1969 Houston Oilers (AFL) |
| 2nd place • Eastern Division • 6-6-2 .500 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Wally Lemm |
| Joe Childress | Offensive Backs |
| Hugh Devore | Linebackers |
| F.A. Dry | Offensive Line |
| Bud McFadin | Defensive Line |
| Fran Polsfoot | Receivers |
| Walt Schlinkman | Defensive Backs |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/2/1969 | H | Buffalo Bills | 24-7 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 37250 | |
| Fri | 8/15/1969 | H | Baltimore Colts | 29-33 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 47015 | |
| Fri | 8/22/1969 | H | Chicago Bears | 19-17 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 45225 | |
| Thu | 8/28/1969 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 11-14 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 55310 | |
| Sat | 9/6/1969 | A | New Orleans Saints | 30-14 | W | New Orleans, LA | Tulane Stadium | 76932 | |
| Sun | 9/14/1969 | A | Oakland Raiders | 17-21 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 49361 | |
| Sun | 9/21/1969 | A | Buffalo Bills | 17-3 | W | Buffalo, NY | War Memorial Stadium | 40146 | |
| Sun | 9/28/1969 | H | Miami Dolphins | 22-10 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 41086 | |
| Sun | 10/5/1969 | H | Buffalo Bills | 28-14 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 46485 | |
| Sun | 10/12/1969 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 0-24 | L | Kansas City, MO | Municipal Stadium | 45805 | |
| Mon | 10/20/1969 | A | New York Jets | 17-26 | L | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 63841 | |
| Sun | 10/26/1969 | H | Denver Broncos | 24-21 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 45348 | |
| Sun | 11/2/1969 | A | Boston Patriots | 0-24 | L | Boston, MA | Boston College Alumni Stadium | 19006 | |
| Sun | 11/9/1969 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 31-31 | T | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 45298 | |
| Sun | 11/16/1969 | A | Denver Broncos | 20-20 | T | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 45002 | |
| Sun | 11/23/1969 | A | Miami Dolphins | 32-7 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 27218 | |
| Thu | 11/27/1969 | H | San Diego Chargers | 17-21 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 40065 | |
| Sat | 12/6/1969 | H | New York Jets | 26-34 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 51923 | |
| Sun | 12/14/1969 | H | Boston Patriots | 27-23 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 39215 | |
| Inter-Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/21/1969 | A | Oakland Raiders | 7-56 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 53539 | |
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 |
| Hank Autry | 61 | C | 6-3 | 233 | 22 | Southern Mississippi | 14 | 0 |
| Pete Beathard | 11 | QB | 6-2 | 205 | 27 | Southern California | 12 | 11 |
| Jim Beirne | 81 | WR | 6-2 | 200 | 23 | Purdue | 14 | 14 |
| Elvin Bethea | 65 | RDE | 6-3 | 255 | 23 | North Carolina A&T State | 14 | 14 |
| Sonny Bishop | 66 | ROG | 6-2 | 243 | 30 | Riverside CC; Fresno State | 14 | 13 |
| Garland Boyette | 52 | MLB | 6-1 | 237 | 29 | Grambling State | 14 | 14 |
| Ode Burrell | 25 | RB | 6-0 | 189 | 30 | Holmes CC; Mississippi State | 13 | 2 |
| Woody Campbell | 35 | RB | 5-11 | 201 | 25 | Northwestern | 4 | 3 |
| Ed Carrington | 88 | TE | 6-4 | 220 | 25 | Virginia | 14 | 0 |
| Bob Davis | 12 | QB | 6-3 | 205 | 24 | Virginia | 2 | 0 |
| Tom Domres | 71 | RDT | 6-3 | 247 | 23 | Wisconsin | 14 | 14 |
| John Douglas | 21 | RCB | 6-1 | 195 | 24 | Texas Southern | 8 | 4 |
| Elbert Drungo | 75 | OT | 6-5 | 265 | 26 | Tennessee State | 14 | 0 |
| Miller Farr | 20 | LCB | 6-1 | 190 | 26 | Wichita State | 14 | 14 |
| Roy Gerela | 3 | P-K | 5-10 | 185 | 21 | New Mexico State | 14 | 0 |
| Hoyle Granger | 32 | RB | 6-1 | 225 | 25 | Mississippi State | 13 | 13 |
| Mac Haik | 86 | WR | 6-1 | 199 | 23 | Mississippi | 13 | 7 |
| W.K. Hicks | 33 | RS | 6-1 | 191 | 27 | Texas Southern | 14 | 9 |
| Glen Ray Hines | 78 | ROT | 6-5 | 258 | 26 | Arkansas | 14 | 14 |
| Pat Holmes | 79 | LDE | 6-5 | 254 | 29 | Texas Tech | 14 | 14 |
| Roy Hopkins | 36 | RB | 6-1 | 233 | 24 | Texas Southern | 14 | 10 |
| Ken Houston | 29 | LS | 6-3 | 196 | 25 | Prairie View A&M | 14 | 14 |
| Rich Johnson | 38 | RB | 6-1 | 210 | 22 | Illinois | 14 | 0 |
| Charlie Joiner | 40 | WR | 5-11 | 186 | 22 | Grambling State | 7 | 0 |
| Jim LeMoine | 63/62 | ROG | 6-2 | 247 | 24 | Chabot JC; Utah State | 14 | 1 |
| Jerry LeVias | 23 | WR | 5-10 | 177 | 23 | Southern Methodist | 14 | 7 |
| Bobby Maples | 50 | C | 6-3 | 247 | 27 | Baylor | 14 | 14 |
| Ben Mayes | 77 | DE | 6-5 | 265 | 24 | Drake | 5 | 0 |
| Zeke Moore | 22 | RCB | 6-1 | 195 | 26 | Lincoln (Missouri) | 13 | 10 |
| Willie Parker | 74 | LDT | 6-2 | 266 | 24 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 12 | 1 |
| Johnny Peacock | 44 | RS | 6-2 | 205 | 22 | Houston | 14 | 5 |
| Ron Pritchard | 58 | LB | 6-1 | 236 | 22 | Arizona State | 14 | 0 |
| Alvin Reed | 89 | TE | 6-5 | 232 | 25 | Prairie View A&M | 14 | 14 |
| Tom Regner | 60 | LOG | 6-1 | 255 | 25 | Notre Dame | 14 | 14 |
| George Rice | 72 | DT | 6-3 | 262 | 25 | Louisiana State | 7 | 0 |
| Mike Richardson | 24 | RB | 5-11 | 196 | 23 | Southern Methodist | 14 | 0 |
| Carel Stith | 70 | LDT | 6-5 | 257 | 24 | Nebraska | 14 | 13 |
| Walt Suggs | 76 | LOT | 6-5 | 257 | 30 | Mississippi State | 14 | 14 |
| Don Trull | 10 | QB | 6-1 | 189 | 28 | Baylor | 14 | 2 |
| Olen Underwood | 56 | RLB | 6-1 | 224 | 27 | Texas | 14 | 14 |
| Loyd Wainscott | 53 | LB | 6-1 | 235 | 23 | Texas | 14 | 0 |
| Ed Watson | 57 | LB | 6-4 | 222 | 24 | Grambling State | 3 | 0 |
| George Webster | 90 | LLB | 6-4 | 225 | 24 | Michigan State | 14 | 14 |
| Glen Woods | 80 | DE | 6-4 | 250 | 23 | Prairie View A&M | 7 | 0 |
| Paul Zaeske | 87 | WR | 6-2 | 200 | 24 | North Park | 6 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 15 | Ron Pritchard | LB | Arizona State |
| 2 | 40 | Jerry LeVias | FL | Southern Methodist |
| 3 | 65 | Elbert Drungo | T | Tennessee State |
| 3 | 78 | Rich Johnson | RB | Illinois |
| 4 | 93 | Charlie Joiner | DB | Grambling State |
| 4 | 96 | Roy Gerela | P | New Mexico State |
| 5 | 118 | Johnny Peacock | DB | Houston |
| 6 | 143 | Willie Grate | FL | South Carolina State |
| 7 | 171 | Mike Richardson | RB | Southern Methodist |
| 8 | 196 | Glen Woods | DE | Prairie View A&M |
| 9 | 221 | Ed Watson | LB | Grambling State |
| 10 | 249 | Joe Pryor | DE | Boston College |
| 10 | 256 | Bob Naponic | QB | Illinois |
| 11 | 274 | Terry May | C | Southern Methodist |
| 12 | 299 | George Resley | DT | Texas A&M |
| 13 | 327 | Richard Pickens | RB | Tennessee |
| 14 | 352 | Roy Reeves | DB | South Carolina |
| 15 | 377 | John Tyszkiewicz | G | Tennessee-Chattanooga |
| 16 | 405 | Loyd Wainscott | DT | Texas |
| 17 | 430 | Hank Autry | C | Southern Mississippi |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 28 | 84 | 58 | 108 | 278 |
| Opponents Totals | 92 | 82 | 51 | 54 | 279 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 25:43 | 256 | 95 | 146 | 15 | / % | / % | 70 | 730 |
| Opponents Totals | 34:17 | 183 | 77 | 93 | 13 | / % | / % | 61 | 592 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | X2 | X2A | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Gerela | 0 | 29 | 29 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 40 | 47.5 | 0 | 86 |
| Roy Hopkins | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Jerry Levias | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Jim Beirne | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | ||
| Hoyle Granger | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Pete Beathard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Alvin Reed | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Don Trull | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Woody Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Tom Domres | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mac Haik | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ken Houston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Rich Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Zeke Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Johnny Peacock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Elvin Bethea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Mike Richardson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 31 | 29 | 29 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 40 | 47.5 | 1 | 278 |
| Opponents Totals | 33 | 33 | 33 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 30 | 53.3 | 0 | 279 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Gerela | 19 | 40 | 47.5 | 2 | 50 | 9/9 | 5/6 | 3/12 | 1/8 | 1/5 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 40 | 47.5 | 2 | 50 | 9/9 | 5/6 | 3/12 | 1/8 | 1/5 |
| Opponents Totals | 16 | 30 | 53.3 | 8/9 | 3/7 | 3/5 | 2/9 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoyle Granger | 186 | 740 | 4.0 | 23 | 3 |
| Roy Hopkins | 131 | 473 | 3.6 | 43t | 4 |
| Ode Burrell | 41 | 147 | 3.6 | 19 | 0 |
| Woody Campbell | 28 | 98 | 3.5 | 10 | 1 |
| Pete Beathard | 19 | 89 | 4.7 | 16 | 2 |
| Mike Richardson | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 28 | 0 |
| Rich Johnson | 11 | 42 | 3.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Don Trull | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 7 | 2 |
| Mac Haik | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Jerry Levias | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Bob Davis | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 440 | 1706 | 3.9 | 43t | 12 |
| Opponents Totals | 430 | 1556 | 3.6 | 56 | 10 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Beathard | 370 | 180 | 48.6 | 169 | 2455 | 6.6 | 13.6 | 86t | 10 | 2.7 | 21 | 5.7 | 22 | 205 | 2250 | 55.6 |
| Don Trull | 75 | 34 | 45.3 | 35 | 469 | 6.3 | 13.8 | 57 | 3 | 4.0 | 6 | 8.0 | 11 | 85 | 384 | 45.9 |
| Bob Davis | 42 | 25 | 59.5 | 13 | 223 | 5.3 | 8.9 | 22 | 2 | 4.8 | 4 | 9.5 | 3 | 32 | 191 | 50.1 |
| Jerry Levias | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 489 | 239 | 48.9 | 219 | 3147 | 6.4 | 13.2 | 86t | 15 | 3.1 | 31 | 6.3 | 36 | 322 | 2825 | 53.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 371 | 167 | 45.0 | 181 | 2495 | 6.7 | 14.9 | 79t | 18 | 4.9 | 23 | 6.2 | 32 | 278 | 2217 | 58.0 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin Reed | 51 | 664 | 13.0 | 43t | 2 |
| Jerry Levias | 42 | 696 | 16.6 | 86t | 5 |
| Jim Beirne | 42 | 540 | 12.9 | 37t | 4 |
| Roy Hopkins | 29 | 338 | 11.7 | 56 | 1 |
| Mac Haik | 27 | 375 | 13.9 | 42 | 1 |
| Hoyle Granger | 27 | 330 | 12.2 | 53 | 1 |
| Woody Campbell | 7 | 82 | 11.7 | 37 | 0 |
| Charlie Joiner | 7 | 77 | 11.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Ode Burrell | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Rich Johnson | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 16 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 239 | 3147 | 13.2 | 86t | 15 |
| Opponents Totals | 167 | 2495 | 14.9 | 79t | 18 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Farr | 6 | 48 | 8.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 51t | 1 |
| Zeke Moore | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 51t | 1 |
| W.K. Hicks | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Johnny Peacock | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 39 | 0 |
| George Webster | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Olen Underwood | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 335 | 14.6 | 51t | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 31 | 441 | 14.2 | 57t | 3 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Gerela | 41 | 1656 | 40.4 | 70 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ode Burrell | 29 | 1066 | 36.8 | 56 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 70 | 2722 | 38.9 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 196 | 2506 | 35.8 | |
| Opponents Totals | 85 | 3660 | 43.1 | 78 | 0 | 7 | 391 | 3129 | 36.8 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry LeVias | 35 | 11 | 292 | 8.3 | 46 | 0 |
| Mike Richardson | 7 | 7 | 93 | 13.3 | 27 | 0 |
| Ode Burrell | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 43 | 18 | 391 | 9.1 | 46 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 37 | 14 | 196 | 5.3 | 34 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Levias | 38 | 940 | 24.7 | 87 | 0 | |
| Ode Burrell | 5 | 101 | 20.2 | 32 | 0 | |
| Charlie Joiner | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 28 | 0 | |
| Alvin Reed | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Houston | 0 | 27 | 20L | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 49 | 1141 | 23.3 | 87 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 38 | 792 | 20.8 | 51 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hank Autry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pete Beathard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sonny Bishop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Garland Boyette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ode Burrell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Woody Campbell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Davis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Domres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 1 |
| Elbert Drungo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Gerela | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -10 | 0 | |
| Hoyle Granger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mac Haik | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roy Hopkins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Houston | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | |
| Jerry LeVias | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Maples | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zeke Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Parker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Peacock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 1 |
| Ron Pritchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alvin Reed | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Richardson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carel Stith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Suggs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Trull | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Olen Underwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| George Webster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Woods | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 19 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 62 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 27 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 2 |
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