1967 Houston Oilers (AFL) |
| 1st place • Eastern Division • 9-4-1 .692 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Wally Lemm |
| Joe Childress | Offensive Backs |
| Hugh Devore | Receivers |
| F.A. Dry | Offensive Line |
| Bud McFadin | Defensive Line |
| Wayne Robinson | Linebackers |
| Walt Schlinkman | Defense |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/5/1967 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 9-24 | L | Houston, TX | Rice Stadium | 36362 | |
| Sat | 8/12/1967 | A | Oakland Raiders | 7-24 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 23647 | |
| Sat | 8/26/1967 | N | New York Jets | 7-13 | L | Charlotte, NC | Memorial Stadium | 15000 | |
| Sat | 9/2/1967 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 17-30 | L | Houston, TX | Rice Stadium | 53125 | |
| Sat | 9/9/1967 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 20-25 | L | Houston, TX | Rice Stadium | 28003 | |
| Sun | 9/17/1967 | A | Buffalo Bills | 20-3 | W | Buffalo, NY | War Memorial Stadium | 41384 | |
| Sun | 9/24/1967 | A | San Diego Chargers | 3-13 | L | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 36032 | |
| Sun | 10/1/1967 | H | Denver Broncos | 10-6 | W | Houston, TX | Rice Stadium | 21798 | |
| Sun | 10/15/1967 | A | New York Jets | 28-28 | T | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 62729 | |
| Sun | 10/22/1967 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 24-19 | W | Kansas City, MO | Municipal Stadium | 46365 | |
| Sun | 10/29/1967 | H | Buffalo Bills | 10-3 | W | Houston, TX | Rice Stadium | 30060 | |
| Sun | 11/5/1967 | A | Boston Patriots | 7-18 | L | Boston, MA | Fenway Park | 19422 | |
| Sun | 11/12/1967 | A | Denver Broncos | 20-18 | W | Denver, CO | Bears Stadium | 30392 | |
| Sun | 11/26/1967 | H | Boston Patriots | 27-6 | W | Houston, TX | Rice Stadium | 28044 | |
| Sun | 12/3/1967 | H | Miami Dolphins | 17-14 | W | Houston, TX | Rice Stadium | 20979 | |
| Sun | 12/10/1967 | H | Oakland Raiders | 7-19 | L | Houston, TX | Rice Stadium | 36375 | |
| Sat | 12/16/1967 | H | San Diego Chargers | 24-17 | W | Houston, TX | Rice Stadium | 19870 | |
| Sat | 12/23/1967 | A | Miami Dolphins | 41-10 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 25982 | |
| League Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/31/1967 | A | Oakland Raiders | 7-40 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 53330 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Billy Guy Anderson | 14 | QB | 6-2 | 195 | 26 | Navarro JC; Tulsa | 8 | 0 |
| Pete Barnes | 58 | LB | 6-2 | 243 | 22 | Southern University | 8 | 0 |
| Glenn Bass | 27 | FL-SE | 6-2 | 202 | 28 | East Carolina | 7 | 0 |
| Pete Beathard | 11 | QB | 6-2 | 205 | 25 | Southern California | 10 | 9 |
| Sonny Bishop | 66 | ROG | 6-2 | 243 | 28 | Riverside CC; Fresno State | 12 | 11 |
| Sid Blanks | 42 | HB | 6-0 | 206 | 26 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 13 | 5 |
| Garland Boyette | 52 | MLB | 6-1 | 237 | 27 | Grambling State | 14 | 14 |
| Danny Brabham | 85 | LB | 6-4 | 236 | 26 | Arkansas | 12 | 0 |
| Ode Burrell | 25 | FL | 6-0 | 189 | 28 | Holmes CC; Mississippi State | 10 | 8 |
| Woody Campbell | 35 | HB | 5-11 | 201 | 23 | Northwestern | 14 | 9 |
| Larry Carwell | 41 | CB | 6-1 | 189 | 23 | Iowa State | 9 | 0 |
| Ronnie Caveness | 51 | LB | 6-1 | 223 | 24 | Arkansas | 14 | 0 |
| Bob Davis | 12 | QB | 6-3 | 205 | 22 | Virginia | 2 | 2 |
| Larry Elkins | 26 | FL | 6-1 | 193 | 24 | Baylor | 4 | 4 |
| Miller Farr | 20 | LCB | 6-1 | 190 | 24 | Wichita State | 14 | 14 |
| Don Floyd | 75 | RDE | 6-4 | 242 | 29 | Texas Christian | 12 | 4 |
| Charley Frazier | 28 | SE-FL | 6-0 | 177 | 28 | Texas Southern | 13 | 7 |
| Hoyle Granger | 32 | FB | 6-1 | 225 | 23 | Mississippi State | 14 | 14 |
| W.K. Hicks | 33 | RCB | 6-1 | 191 | 25 | Texas Southern | 14 | 14 |
| Glen Ray Hines | 78 | ROT | 6-5 | 258 | 24 | Arkansas | 14 | 14 |
| Pat Holmes | 79 | LDE | 6-5 | 254 | 27 | Texas Tech | 14 | 14 |
| Roy Hopkins | 36 | FB | 6-1 | 233 | 22 | Texas Southern | 14 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 29 | LS | 6-3 | 196 | 23 | Prairie View A&M | 14 | 11 |
| Bobby Jancik | 23 | LS | 5-11 | 178 | 27 | Wharton County JC; Lamar | 11 | 3 |
| Pete Johns | 21 | S | 6-3 | 189 | 22 | Tulane | 13 | 0 |
| Willie Jones | 71 | RDE | 6-2 | 265 | 25 | Kansas State | 6 | 1 |
| Ernie Ladd | 99 | LDT | 6-9 | 302 | 29 | Grambling State | 4 | 4 |
| Monte Ledbetter | 86 | FL | 6-2 | 185 | 24 | Northwestern State (Louisiana) | 5 | 2 |
| Jacky Lee | 15 | QB | 6-1 | 186 | 29 | Cincinnati | 4 | 3 |
| Bobby Maples | 50 | C | 6-3 | 247 | 25 | Baylor | 14 | 14 |
| Ed Marcontell | 62 | OG-C | 6-0 | 250 | 22 | Lamar | 2 | 0 |
| Bud Marshall | 77 | RDE | 6-5 | 271 | 26 | Baylor; Stephen F. Austin State | 11 | 9 |
| Zeke Moore | 22 | CB-S | 6-1 | 195 | 24 | Lincoln (Missouri) | 14 | 0 |
| Jim Norton | 43 | RS-P | 6-3 | 187 | 29 | Idaho | 14 | 14 |
| Willie Parker | 74 | LDT | 6-2 | 266 | 22 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 14 | 10 |
| Bob Poole | 88 | TE | 6-4 | 216 | 26 | Clemson | 14 | 12 |
| Alvin Reed | 89 | TE | 6-5 | 232 | 23 | Prairie View A&M | 14 | 2 |
| Tom Regner | 60 | OG | 6-1 | 255 | 23 | Notre Dame | 14 | 3 |
| Andy Rice | 80 | RDT | 6-3 | 268 | 27 | Texas Southern | 7 | 0 |
| George Rice | 72 | RDT | 6-3 | 262 | 23 | Louisiana State | 14 | 14 |
| Carel Stith | 70 | OT | 6-5 | 257 | 22 | Nebraska | 14 | 0 |
| Walt Suggs | 76 | LOT | 6-5 | 257 | 28 | Mississippi State | 14 | 14 |
| Bob Talamini | 61 | LOG | 6-1 | 249 | 28 | Kentucky | 14 | 14 |
| Lionel Taylor | 87 | SE | 6-2 | 215 | 32 | New Mexico Highlands | 8 | 7 |
| Don Trull | 10 | QB | 6-1 | 189 | 26 | Baylor | 3 | 0 |
| Olen Underwood | 56 | RLB | 6-1 | 224 | 25 | Texas | 14 | 14 |
| George Webster | 90 | LLB | 6-4 | 225 | 22 | Michigan State | 14 | 14 |
| John Wittenborn | 67 | K-C | 6-2 | 238 | 31 | Southeast Missouri State | 14 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 3 | Jim Breland | C | Georgia Tech |
| 1 | 5 | George Webster | LB | Michigan State |
| 1 | 23 | Tom Regner | G | Notre Dame |
| 2 | 30 | Bob Davis | QB | Virginia |
| 2 | 49 | Roy Hopkins | HB | Texas Southern |
| 3 | 56 | Larry Carwell | DB | Iowa State |
| 4 | 85 | Carel Stith | T | Nebraska |
| 5 | 111 | Pete Johns | DB | Tulane |
| 5 | 118 | Willie Parker | DT | Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
| 5 | 127 | Zeke Moore | DB | Lincoln (Missouri) |
| 6 | 136 | Pete Barnes | LB | Southern University |
| 7 | 164 | Ed Carrington | FL | Virginia |
| 8 | 189 | Johnny Brunson | HB | Benedict |
| 8 | 201 | Sharron Washington | FL | Truman State |
| 9 | 214 | Ken Houston | DB | Prairie View A&M |
| 10 | 242 | Woody Campbell | HB | Northwestern |
| 10 | 261 | Tim Sheehan | C | Stanford |
| 11 | 267 | Harry Decker | DE | Kalamazoo |
| 14 | 345 | Henry Hailstock | G | Lincoln (Missouri) |
| 15 | 370 | Marvin McQueen | LB | Mississippi |
| 16 | 398 | Rex Keeling | FL | Samford |
| 17 | 423 | Larry Lee | FL | Texas A&M |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 40 | 82 | 72 | 64 | 258 |
| Opponents Totals | 28 | 56 | 42 | 73 | 199 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 34:17 | 207 | 111 | 86 | 10 | / % | / % | 61 | 698 |
| Opponents Totals | 25:43 | 233 | 86 | 126 | 21 | / % | / % | 59 | 614 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | X2 | X2A | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Wittenborn | 0 | 30 | 30 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 28 | 50.0 | 0 | 72 |
| Hoyle Granger | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Woody Campbell | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Miller Farr | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Ken Houston | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Sid Blanks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Glenn Bass | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Pete Beathard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Charley Frazier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Monte Ledbetter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Zeke Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jim Norton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Alvin Reed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Lionel Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jacky Lee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 31 | 30 | 30 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 28 | 50.0 | 0 | 258 |
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 14 | 14 | 100.0 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 42 | 54.8 | 1 | 199 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Wittenborn | 14 | 28 | 50.0 | 1 | 47 | 2/2 | 5/5 | 3/6 | 4/11 | 0/4 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 28 | 50.0 | 1 | 47 | 2/2 | 5/5 | 3/6 | 4/11 | 0/4 |
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 42 | 54.8 | 7/8 | 1/5 | 5/9 | 9/15 | 1/5 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoyle Granger | 236 | 1194 | 5.1 | 67 | 6 |
| Woody Campbell | 110 | 511 | 4.6 | 42 | 4 |
| Sid Blanks | 66 | 206 | 3.1 | 16 | 1 |
| Pete Beathard | 32 | 133 | 4.2 | 23 | 1 |
| Roy Hopkins | 13 | 42 | 3.2 | 19 | 0 |
| Bob Davis | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 10 | 0 |
| Larry Elkins | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Jacky Lee | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Ode Burrell | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Don Trull | 3 | -5 | -1.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Jim Norton | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 476 | 2122 | 4.5 | 67 | 12 |
| Opponents Totals | 424 | 1637 | 3.9 | 35 | 7 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Beathard | 229 | 94 | 41.0 | 119 | 1114 | 4.9 | 11.9 | 43t | 9 | 3.9 | 16 | 7.0 | 14 | 111 | 1003 | 40.5 |
| Jacky Lee | 72 | 36 | 50.0 | 34 | 309 | 4.3 | 8.6 | 53 | 2 | 2.8 | 2 | 2.8 | 2 | 12 | 297 | 59.3 |
| Bob Davis | 19 | 9 | 47.4 | 8 | 71 | 3.7 | 7.9 | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 10.5 | 2 | 10 | 61 | 17.5 |
| Don Trull | 11 | 4 | 36.4 | 7 | 38 | 3.5 | 9.5 | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 46.8 |
| Woody Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 332 | 143 | 43.1 | 169 | 1532 | 4.6 | 10.7 | 53 | 11 | 3.3 | 20 | 6.0 | 20 | 151 | 1381 | 43.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 461 | 228 | 49.5 | 207 | 2619 | 5.7 | 11.5 | 44t | 10 | 2.2 | 26 | 5.6 | 25 | 201 | 2418 | 50.7 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoyle Granger | 31 | 300 | 9.7 | 43t | 3 |
| Charley Frazier | 23 | 253 | 11.0 | 53 | 1 |
| Lionel Taylor | 18 | 233 | 12.9 | 23 | 1 |
| Woody Campbell | 17 | 136 | 8.0 | 32 | 2 |
| Ode Burrell | 12 | 193 | 16.1 | 39 | 0 |
| Alvin Reed | 11 | 144 | 13.1 | 20 | 1 |
| Sid Blanks | 11 | 93 | 8.5 | 39t | 1 |
| Glenn Bass | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 15 | 1 |
| Bob Poole | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Monte Ledbetter | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 16 | 1 |
| Larry Elkins | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Roy Hopkins | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jacky Lee | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 143 | 1532 | 10.7 | 53 | 11 |
| Opponents Totals | 228 | 2619 | 11.5 | 44t | 10 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Farr | 10 | 264 | 26.4 | 67 | 3 |
| Jim Norton | 6 | 73 | 12.2 | 26 | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 4 | 151 | 37.8 | 78 | 2 |
| W.K. Hicks | 3 | 122 | 40.7 | 62 | 0 |
| George Webster | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Olen Underwood | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bobby Jancik | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Larry Carwell | 0 | 31 | 31L | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 26 | 676 | 26.0 | 78 | 6 |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 156 | 7.8 | 32t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Norton | 71 | 3025 | 42.6 | 58 | 1 | 6 | 383 | 2522 | 35.5 | |
| Team Totals | 71 | 3025 | 42.6 | 58 | 1 | 6 | 383 | 2522 | 36.0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 63 | 2583 | 41.0 | 71 | 1 | 6 | 255 | 2208 | 35.6 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Carwell | 9 | 4 | 154 | 17.1 | 54 | 0 |
| Bobby Jancik | 6 | 2 | 19 | 3.2 | 19 | 0 |
| Zeke Moore | 5 | 1 | 82 | 16.4 | 46 | 0 |
| Ode Burrell | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sid Blanks | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 20 | 14 | 255 | 12.8 | 54 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 41 | 12 | 383 | 9.3 | 52 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeke Moore | 14 | 405 | 28.9 | 92t | 1 | |
| Bobby Jancik | 16 | 349 | 21.8 | 49 | 0 | |
| Larry Carwell | 8 | 164 | 20.5 | 27 | 0 | |
| Ken Houston | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Roy Hopkins | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Woody Campbell | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Miller Farr | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Alvin Reed | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 44 | 1020 | 23.2 | 92t | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 51 | 950 | 18.6 | 37 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Beathard | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sid Blanks | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ode Burrell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Woody Campbell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Larry Carwell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ronnie Caveness | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Bob Davis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Miller Farr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hoyle Granger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| W.K. Hicks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| Pat Holmes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Hopkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Houston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Jancik | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | |
| Bobby Maples | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Zeke Moore | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Norton | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alvin Reed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| George Rice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Talamini | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| George Webster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 47 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 29 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 0 |
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