1968 Houston Oilers (AFL) |
| 2nd place • Eastern Division • 7-7-0 .500 |
| Head Coach: Wally Lemm |
| Joe Childress | Offensive Backs |
| Hugh Devore | General Assistant |
| F.A. Dry | Offensive Line |
| Bud McFadin | Defensive Line |
| Fran Polsfoot | Receivers |
| Walt Schlinkman | Defensive Backs |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Thu | 8/1/1968 | H | Washington Redskins | 9-3 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 41468 | |
| Mon | 8/12/1968 | H | New York Jets | 28-14 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 40534 | |
| Sun | 8/18/1968 | H | New Orleans Saints | 24-23 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 42734 | |
| Fri | 8/23/1968 | N | Buffalo Bills | 37-7 | W | Tulsa, OK | Skelly Field | 21500 | |
| Sat | 8/31/1968 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 19-33 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 52289 | |
| Mon | 9/9/1968 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 21-26 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 45083 | |
| Sat | 9/14/1968 | A | Miami Dolphins | 24-10 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 40067 | |
| Sat | 9/21/1968 | A | San Diego Chargers | 14-30 | L | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 46217 | |
| Sun | 9/29/1968 | H | Oakland Raiders | 15-24 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 46098 | |
| Sun | 10/6/1968 | H | Miami Dolphins | 7-24 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 36109 | |
| Sun | 10/13/1968 | A | Boston Patriots | 16-0 | W | Boston, MA | Fenway Park | 32502 | |
| Sun | 10/20/1968 | H | New York Jets | 14-20 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 51710 | |
| Sun | 10/27/1968 | A | Buffalo Bills | 30-7 | W | Buffalo, NY | War Memorial Stadium | 34339 | |
| Sun | 11/3/1968 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 27-17 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Nippert Stadium | 24012 | |
| Sun | 11/10/1968 | A | New York Jets | 7-26 | L | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 60242 | |
| Sun | 11/17/1968 | H | Denver Broncos | 38-17 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 36075 | |
| Thu | 11/28/1968 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 10-24 | L | Kansas City, MO | Municipal Stadium | 48493 | |
| Sat | 12/7/1968 | H | Buffalo Bills | 35-6 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 34110 | |
| Sun | 12/15/1968 | H | Boston Patriots | 45-17 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 34198 | |
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 |
| Pete Barnes | 58 | LB | 6-2 | 243 | 23 | Southern University | 14 | 0 |
| Glenn Bass | 27 | FL | 6-2 | 202 | 29 | East Carolina | 3 | 0 |
| Pete Beathard | 11 | QB | 6-2 | 205 | 26 | Southern California | 9 | 7 |
| Jim Beirne | 81 | SE-FL | 6-2 | 200 | 22 | Purdue | 14 | 12 |
| Elvin Bethea | 65 | RDE-LDE | 6-3 | 255 | 22 | North Carolina A&T State | 14 | 5 |
| Sonny Bishop | 66 | ROG | 6-2 | 243 | 29 | Riverside CC; Fresno State | 14 | 14 |
| Sid Blanks | 42 | HB | 6-0 | 206 | 27 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 14 | 8 |
| Garland Boyette | 52 | MLB | 6-1 | 237 | 28 | Grambling State | 14 | 14 |
| Ode Burrell | 25 | FL | 6-0 | 189 | 29 | Holmes CC; Mississippi State | 1 | 0 |
| Woody Campbell | 35 | HB | 5-11 | 201 | 24 | Northwestern | 14 | 6 |
| Ed Carrington | 88 | TE | 6-4 | 220 | 24 | Virginia | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Carwell | 41 | RCB | 6-1 | 189 | 24 | Iowa State | 14 | 9 |
| Ronnie Caveness | 51 | LB | 6-1 | 223 | 25 | Arkansas | 11 | 0 |
| Gary Cutsinger | 80 | RDE | 6-4 | 244 | 28 | Oklahoma State | 14 | 9 |
| Bob Davis | 12 | QB | 6-3 | 205 | 23 | Virginia | 6 | 3 |
| Tom Domres | 59 | RDT | 6-3 | 247 | 22 | Wisconsin | 14 | 3 |
| Miller Farr | 20 | LCB | 6-1 | 190 | 25 | Wichita State | 14 | 14 |
| Charley Frazier | 28 | SE | 6-0 | 177 | 29 | Texas Southern | 13? | 4 |
| Hoyle Granger | 32 | FB | 6-1 | 225 | 24 | Mississippi State | 13 | 13 |
| Mac Haik | 86 | FL | 6-1 | 199 | 22 | Mississippi | 14 | 12 |
| W.K. Hicks | 33 | RS-RCB | 6-1 | 191 | 26 | Texas Southern | 14 | 14 |
| Glen Ray Hines | 78 | ROT | 6-5 | 258 | 25 | Arkansas | 14 | 14 |
| Pat Holmes | 79 | LDE | 6-5 | 254 | 28 | Texas Tech | 14 | 14 |
| Roy Hopkins | 36 | FB | 6-1 | 233 | 23 | Texas Southern | 14 | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 29 | LS | 6-3 | 196 | 24 | Prairie View A&M | 14 | 14 |
| Pete Johns | 21 | S | 6-3 | 189 | 23 | Tulane | 9 | 0 |
| Jim LeMoine | 81 | TE | 6-2 | 247 | 23 | Chabot JC; Utah State | 14 | 0 |
| Bobby Maples | 50 | C | 6-3 | 247 | 26 | Baylor | 14 | 14 |
| Bud Marshall | 77 | DT | 6-5 | 271 | 27 | Baylor; Stephen F. Austin State | 11 | 0 |
| Dudley Meredith | 75 | DT | 6-4 | 280 | 33 | Del Mar JC; Midwestern State; Lamar | 5 | 0 |
| Zeke Moore | 22 | CB | 6-1 | 195 | 25 | Lincoln (Missouri) | 14 | 0 |
| Jim Norton | 43 | RS-P | 6-3 | 187 | 30 | Idaho | 14 | 5 |
| Willie Parker | 74 | LDT | 6-2 | 266 | 23 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 14 | 14 |
| Steve Quinn | 54 | C | 6-1 | 225 | 22 | Notre Dame | 9 | 0 |
| Alvin Reed | 89 | TE | 6-5 | 232 | 24 | Prairie View A&M | 14 | 13 |
| Tom Regner | 60 | LOG | 6-1 | 255 | 24 | Notre Dame | 14 | 14 |
| George Rice | 72 | RDT | 6-3 | 262 | 24 | Louisiana State | 11 | 11 |
| Bob Robertson | 73 | OT-C | 6-3 | 232 | 22 | Illinois | 14 | 0 |
| Marion Rushing | 55 | LB | 6-2 | 223 | 32 | Southern Illinois | 5 | 0 |
| Bob Smith | 23 | CB | 6-1 | 175 | 23 | Miami (Ohio) | 6 | 0 |
| Carel Stith | 70 | DE | 6-5 | 257 | 23 | Nebraska | 3 | 0 |
| Rich Stotter | 68 | LB | 5-10 | 225 | 23 | Houston | 3 | 0 |
| Walt Suggs | 76 | LOT | 6-5 | 257 | 29 | Mississippi State | 14 | 14 |
| Dick Swatland | 64 | ROG | 6-2 | 245 | 23 | Notre Dame | 4 | 0 |
| Lionel Taylor | 87 | TE | 6-2 | 215 | 33 | New Mexico Highlands | 9 | 1 |
| Don Trull | 10 | QB | 6-1 | 189 | 27 | Baylor | 11 | 4 |
| Olen Underwood | 56 | RLB | 6-1 | 224 | 26 | Texas | 14 | 14 |
| Wayne Walker | 15 | K | 6-2 | 222 | 24 | Northwestern State (Louisiana) | 8 | 0 |
| George Webster | 90 | LLB | 6-4 | 225 | 23 | Michigan State | 14 | 14 |
| John Wittenborn | 67 | K-OG | 6-2 | 238 | 32 | Southeast Missouri State | 6 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 2 | 49 | Mac Haik | E | Mississippi |
| 3 | 77 | Elvin Bethea | T | North Carolina A&T State |
| 4 | 105 | Jim Beirne | E | Purdue |
| 5 | 133 | Bob Longo | E | Pittsburgh |
| 7 | 187 | Paul Toscano | DB | Wyoming |
| 9 | 224 | Bob Robertson | C | Illinois |
| 10 | 263 | Joe Peace | LB | Louisiana Tech |
| 10 | 268 | Tom Domres | DE | Wisconsin |
| 11 | 295 | Bill Halley | E | LaVerne |
| 12 | 322 | Barry Lischner | RB | Missouri |
| 13 | 349 | Jimmy Dousay | RB | Louisiana State |
| 14 | 376 | Rich Stotter | G | Houston |
| 16 | 430 | Bob Smith | DB | Miami (Ohio) |
| 17 | 457 | Billy Alsbrooks | DB | North Carolina Central |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 65 | 81 | 55 | 102 | 303 |
| Opponents Totals | 37 | 75 | 58 | 78 | 248 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 34:17 | 240 | 99 | 128 | 13 | / % | / % | 61 | 644 |
| Opponents Totals | 25:43 | 198 | 89 | 96 | 13 | / % | / % | 54 | 526 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | X2 | X2A | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Walker | 0 | 26 | 26 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | 0 | 50 |
| Mac Haik | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Hoyle Granger | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Woody Campbell | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Alvin Reed | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Jim Beirne | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| John Wittenborn | 0 | 11 | 11 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 30.8 | 0 | 23 |
| Pete Beathard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Miller Farr | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Ken Houston | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Larry Carwell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bob Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Olen Underwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 38 | 37 | 37 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 29 | 41.4 | 1 | 303 |
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 25 | 25 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 30 | 70.0 | 1 | 248 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Walker | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | 1 | 41 | 3/3 | 2/3 | 2/3 | 1/6 | 0/1 |
| John Wittenborn | 4 | 13 | 30.8 | 2 | 44 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 1/3 | 1/4 | 0/2 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 29 | 41.4 | 3 | 44 | 4/5 | 3/5 | 3/6 | 2/10 | 0/3 |
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 30 | 70.0 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 7/8 | 2/6 | 0/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoyle Granger | 202 | 848 | 4.2 | 47t | 7 |
| Woody Campbell | 115 | 436 | 3.8 | 37 | 6 |
| Sid Blanks | 63 | 169 | 2.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Roy Hopkins | 31 | 104 | 3.4 | 18 | 0 |
| Bob Davis | 15 | 91 | 6.1 | 20 | 1 |
| Pete Beathard | 18 | 79 | 4.4 | 20 | 2 |
| Don Trull | 14 | 47 | 3.4 | 15 | 0 |
| Jim Norton | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Mac Haik | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Jim Beirne | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 462 | 1804 | 3.9 | 47t | 16 |
| Opponents Totals | 462 | 1704 | 3.7 | 38 | 9 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Beathard | 223 | 105 | 47.1 | 102 | 1559 | 7.0 | 14.8 | 66t | 7 | 3.1 | 16 | 7.2 | 14 | 150 | 1409 | 51.0 |
| Don Trull | 105 | 53 | 50.5 | 49 | 864 | 8.2 | 16.3 | 60 | 10 | 9.5 | 3 | 2.9 | 9 | 94 | 770 | 98.3 |
| Bob Davis | 86 | 33 | 38.4 | 47 | 441 | 5.1 | 13.4 | 55 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 7.0 | 6 | 72 | 369 | 26.4 |
| Team Totals | 414 | 191 | 46.1 | 198 | 2864 | 6.9 | 15.0 | 66t | 17 | 4.1 | 25 | 6.0 | 29 | 316 | 2548 | 57.9 |
| Opponents Totals | 359 | 158 | 44.0 | 181 | 2003 | 5.6 | 12.7 | 80t | 13 | 3.6 | 20 | 5.6 | 33 | 332 | 1671 | 50.9 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin Reed | 46 | 747 | 16.2 | 60 | 5 |
| Mac Haik | 32 | 584 | 18.3 | 59t | 8 |
| Jim Beirne | 31 | 474 | 15.3 | 66t | 4 |
| Hoyle Granger | 26 | 361 | 13.9 | 55 | 0 |
| Woody Campbell | 21 | 234 | 11.1 | 39 | 0 |
| Sid Blanks | 13 | 184 | 14.2 | 61 | 0 |
| Charley Frazier | 9 | 123 | 13.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Lionel Taylor | 6 | 90 | 15.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Roy Hopkins | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Ode Burrell | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 33 | 0 |
| John Wittenborn | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 191 | 2864 | 15.0 | 66t | 17 |
| Opponents Totals | 158 | 2003 | 12.7 | 80t | 13 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Houston | 5 | 160 | 32.0 | 66t | 2 |
| Larry Carwell | 4 | 81 | 20.3 | 41 | 1 |
| Miller Farr | 3 | 104 | 34.7 | 52t | 2 |
| W.K. Hicks | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Jim Norton | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Webster | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Garland Boyette | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olen Underwood | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 396 | 19.8 | 66t | 5 |
| Opponents Totals | 25 | 326 | 13.0 | 36 | 2 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Norton | 73 | 3008 | 41.2 | 64 | 2 | 7 | 379 | 2489 | 34.1 | |
| Team Totals | 73 | 3008 | 41.2 | 64 | 2 | 7 | 379 | 2489 | 35.1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 88 | 3882 | 44.1 | 70 | 0 | 5 | 443 | 3339 | 37.9 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Carwell | 27 | 2 | 227 | 8.4 | 32 | 0 |
| Sid Blanks | 22 | 6 | 179 | 8.1 | 39 | 0 |
| Ode Burrell | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Zeke Moore | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 52 | 10 | 443 | 8.5 | 39 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 40 | 7 | 379 | 9.5 | 67t | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeke Moore | 32 | 787 | 24.6 | 45 | 0 | |
| Larry Carwell | 15 | 335 | 22.3 | 38 | 0 | |
| Ode Burrell | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | 40 | 0 | |
| Bob Robertson | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 | |
| Roy Hopkins | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Ken Houston | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 53 | 1235 | 23.3 | 45 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 58 | 1302 | 22.4 | 95 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Beathard | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sid Blanks | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Woody Campbell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Carwell | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gary Cutsinger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Davis | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hoyle Granger | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Glen Ray Hines | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Holmes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Hopkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Maples | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zeke Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alvin Reed | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Rice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Trull | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Olen Underwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 1 |
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