The club moved its training camp to Lamar Hunt's alma mater of Southern Methodist University and started the regular season at 3–1 before hitting a six-game losing skid, the longest such streak of head coach Hank Stram's tenure with the franchise.
One of those losses was a 28–21 decision in a Friday night contest at Boston (11/3) which featured a bizarre ending as a raincoat-clad fan knocked down a potential game-tying TD from Cotton Davidson to Chris Burford on the game's final play.
[2] The Texans began the preseason with four consecutive victories before falling in the final exhibition game in San Diego.
[1] The Texans fell from contention after dropping six straight games in mid-season.
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings in the AFL.