| Houston Oilers at Oakland Raiders Game Statistics |
| Date: October 8, 1978 Location: Oakland, CA |
| Venue: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Attendance: 52550 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 66 F Humidty: 70% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Oakland RaidersOAK | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | OAK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Toni Fritsch 35 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Arthur Whittington 4 run (Errol Mann kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Mike Renfro 58 pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Mike Barber 17 pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 3 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Charles Phillips 96 opponents fumble recovery (Errol Mann kick) | 17 | 14 |
| 4 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Dave Casper 34 pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick) | 17 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 00 | WR | Ken Burrough |
| 82 | WR | Mike Renfro |
| 73 | LOT | Greg Sampson |
| 64 | LOG | George Reihner |
| 55 | C | Carl Mauck |
| 60 | ROG | Ed Fisher |
| 70 | ROT | Conway Hayman |
| 86 | TE | Mike Barber |
| 7 | QB | Dan Pastorini |
| 47 | RB | Ronnie Coleman |
| 45 | RB | Tim Wilson |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | James Young |
| 78 | MG | Curley Culp |
| 65 | RDE | Elvin Bethea |
| 52 | LOLB | Robert Brazile |
| 54 | LILB | Gregg Bingham |
| 57 | RILB | Steve Kiner |
| 59 | ROLB | Ted Washington |
| 27 | LCB | Greg Stemrick |
| 25 | SS | Kurt Knoff |
| 37 | WS | Mike Reinfeldt |
| 19 | RCB | Willie Alexander |
| Oakland Raiders | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Morris Bradshaw |
| 21 | WR | Cliff Branch |
| 78 | LOT | Art Shell |
| 63 | LOG | Gene Upshaw |
| 50 | C | Dave Dalby |
| 65 | ROG | Mickey Marvin |
| 70 | ROT | Henry Lawrence |
| 87 | TE | Dave Casper |
| 12 | QB | Ken Stabler |
| 35 | RB | Terry Robiskie |
| 30 | RB | Mark van Eeghen |
| Offense | ||
| 72 | LDE | John Matuszak |
| 60 | MG | Otis Sistrunk |
| 73 | RDE | Dave Browning |
| 83 | SLB | Ted Hendricks |
| 58 | LILB | Monte Johnson |
| 53 | RILB | Rod Martin |
| 41 | WLB | Phil Villapiano |
| 37 | LCB | Lester Hayes |
| 47 | SS | Charles Phillips |
| 32 | FS | Jack Tatum |
| 42 | RCB | Monte Jackson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Earl Campbell | 25 | 104 | 4.2 | 23 | 0 |
| Rob Carpenter | 12 | 47 | 3.9 | 9 | 0 |
| Ronnie Coleman | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Tim Wilson | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Dan Pastorini | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Arthur Whittington | 11 | 39 | 3.5 | 12 | 1 |
| Mark van Eeghen | 11 | 33 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Terry Robiskie | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Pete Banaszak | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 10 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Dan Pastorini | 17 | 9 | 52.9 | 1 | 168 | 9.9 | 58t | 2 | 0 | 0 | 102.1 |
| Oakland Raiders | |||||||||||
| Ken Stabler | 23 | 14 | 60.9 | 3 | 168 | 7.3 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 58.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Mike Renfro | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 58t | 1 |
| Ronnie Coleman | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Mike Barber | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 17t | 1 |
| Rich Caster | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Morris Bradshaw | 5 | 75 | 15.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Dave Casper | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 11 | 1 |
| Mark van Eeghen | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Cliff Branch | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Fred Biletnikoff | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Terry Robiskie | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Willie Alexander | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Art Stringer | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Jack Tatum | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Cliff Parsley | 6 | 232 | 38.7 | 46 | 0 |
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Ray Guy | 3 | 124 | 41.3 | 54 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Billy Johnson | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Oakland Raiders | ||||||
| Neal Colzie | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Johnnie Dirden | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Billy Johnson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Oakland Raiders | ||||||
| Larry Brunson | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 47 | 0 | |
| Arthur Whittington | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 33 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |
| Ken Kennard | 1.0 |
| Elvin Bethea | 1.0 |
| Oakland Raiders | |
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