| Houston Oilers at Miami Dolphins |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 14, 1968 Location: Miami, FL Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 40067 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 85 F Humidty: 61% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | John Wittenborn 34 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Jimmy Keyes 22 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Mac Haik 48 pass from Pete Beathard (John Wittenborn kick) | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Ken Houston 66 interception return (John Wittenborn kick) | 17 | 3 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Woody Campbell 1 run (John Wittenborn kick) | 24 | 3 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Karl Noonan 2 pass from Bob Griese (Jimmy Keyes kick) | 24 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 28 | SE | Charlie Frazier |
| 76 | LOT | Walt Suggs |
| 60 | LOG | Tom Regner |
| 50 | C | Bobby Maples |
| 66 | ROG | Sonny Bishop |
| 78 | ROT | Glen Ray Hines |
| 87 | TE | Lionel Taylor |
| 11 | QB | Pete Beathard |
| 42 | HB | Sid Blanks |
| 86 | FL | Mac Haik |
| 32 | FB | Hoyle Granger |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Pat Holmes |
| 74 | LDT | Willie Parker |
| 72 | RDT | George Rice |
| 80 | RDE | Gary Cutsinger |
| 90 | LLB | George Webster |
| 52 | MLB | Garland Boyette |
| 56 | RLB | Olen Underwood |
| 20 | LCB | Miller Farr |
| 29 | LS | Ken Houston |
| 43 | RS | Jim Norton |
| 33 | RCB | W.K. Hicks |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | SE | Karl Noonan |
| 78 | LOT | Maxie Williams |
| 71 | LOG | Charlie Fowler |
| 58 | C | Tom Goode |
| 63 | ROG | Billy Neighbors |
| 73 | ROT | Norm Evans |
| 20 | TE | Larry Seiple |
| 12 | QB | Bob Griese |
| 39 | RB | Larry Csonka |
| 35 | RB | Stan Mitchell |
| 81 | FL | Howard Twilley |
| Defense | ||
| 70 | LDE | Jim Riley |
| 84 | LDT | Ray Jacobs |
| 76 | RDT | Tom Nomina |
| 86 | RDE | Mel Branch |
| 55 | LLB | Randy Edmunds |
| 50 | MLB | Frank Emanuel |
| 57 | RLB | John Bramlett |
| 49 | LCB | Jimmy Warren |
| 48 | LS | Bob Petrella |
| 40 | RS | Dick Anderson |
| 45 | RCB | Mack Lamb |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | / | / | 8 | 77 | 1 | 0 | |
| MIA | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | / | / | 4 | 47 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Woody Campbell | 6 | 62 | 10.3 | 37 | 1 |
| Hoyle Granger | 20 | 59 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Pete Beathard | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Sid Blanks | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 7 | 0 |
| Roy Hopkins | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 164 | 4.4 | 37 | 1 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Stan Mitchell | 15 | 68 | 4.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Larry Seiple | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Larry Csonka | 10 | 26 | 2.6 | 6 | 0 |
| Jim Kiick | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Bob Griese | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 130 | 4.1 | 32 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Pete Beathard | 26 | 13 | 50.0 | 3 | 239 | 9.2 | 48t | 1 | 1 | 7 | 55.3 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 13 | 50.0 | 3 | 239 | 9.2 | 48t | 1 | 1 | 7 | 55.3 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 28 | 13 | 46.4 | 3 | 165 | 5.9 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37.6 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 13 | 46.4 | 3 | 165 | 5.9 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Lionel Taylor | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Charlie Frazier | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Sid Blanks | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Hoyle Granger | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 36 | 0 |
| Mac Haik | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 48t | 1 |
| Woody Campbell | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 239 | 18.4 | 48t | 1 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Karl Noonan | 7 | 104 | 14.9 | 44 | 1 |
| Howard Twilley | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Larry Csonka | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Mitchell | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 165 | 12.7 | 44 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Ken Houston | 1 | 66 | 66.0 | 66t | 1 |
| Larry Carwell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Norton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 66t | 1 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Dick Anderson | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Frank Emanuel | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mack Lamb | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 33 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Jim Norton | 3 | 149 | 49.7 | 53 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 149 | 49.7 | 53 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 5 | 210 | 42.0 | 51 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 210 | 42.0 | 51 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Larry Carwell | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Gary Tucker | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Bobby Neff | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Larry Carwell | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Zeke Moore | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Ken Houston | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 33 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Bobby Neff | 2 | 121 | 60.5 | 95 | 0 | |
| Jim Kiick | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 149 | 49.7 | 95 | 0 | |