| Houston Oilers at Baltimore Colts Game Statistics |
| Date: October 14, 1979 Location: Baltimore, MD |
| Venue: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 45021 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 54 F Humidty: % Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 6 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | BAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Jesse Baker 20 opponents fumble recovery (Toni Fritsch kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Don Hardeman 1 run (Steve Mike-Mayer kick failed) | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Earl Campbell 7 run (Toni Fritsch kick) | 14 | 6 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Earl Campbell 20 run (Toni Fritsch kick) | 21 | 6 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Steve Mike-Mayer 34 FG | 21 | 9 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Earl Campbell 2 run (Toni Fritsch kick) | 28 | 9 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Don McCauley 3 pass from Greg Landry (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) | 28 | 16 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 00 | WR | Ken Burrough |
| 88 | WR | Rich Caster |
| 74 | LOT | Leon Gray |
| 70 | LOG | Conway Hayman |
| 55 | C | Carl Mauck |
| 60 | ROG | Ed Fisher |
| 76 | ROT | Morris Towns |
| 86 | TE | Mike Barber |
| 7 | QB | Dan Pastorini |
| 34 | RB | Earl Campbell |
| 45 | FB | Tim Wilson |
| Defense | ||
| 69 | LDE | Andy Dorris |
| 78 | MG | Curley Culp |
| 75 | RDE | Jesse Baker |
| 59 | LOLB | Ted Washington |
| 54 | LILB | Gregg Bingham |
| 50 | RILB | Daryl Hunt |
| 52 | ROLB | Robert Brazile |
| 33 | LCB | J.C. Wilson |
| 32 | SS | Vernon Perry |
| 37 | WS | Mike Reinfeldt |
| 27 | RCB | Greg Stemrick |
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Roger Carr |
| 35 | WR | Glenn Doughty |
| 89 | LOT | Wade Griffin |
| 60 | LOG | Ron Baker |
| 57 | C | Ken Mendenhall |
| 62 | ROG | Ken Huff |
| 68 | ROT | Jeff Hart |
| 86 | TE | Reese McCall |
| 11 | QB | Greg Landry |
| 20 | HB | Joe Washington |
| 36 | FB | Don Hardeman |
| Offense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Fred Cook |
| 63 | LDT | Mike Barnes |
| 88 | RDT | Herb Orvis |
| 73 | RDE | Ron Fernandes |
| 54 | LLB | Sanders Shiver |
| 55 | MLB | Barry Krauss |
| 53 | RLB | Stan White |
| 30 | LCB | Doug Nettles |
| 40 | SS | Bruce Laird |
| 44 | FS | Lyle Blackwood |
| 28 | RCB | Dwight Harrison |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Earl Campbell | 22 | 149 | 6.8 | 23 | 3 |
| Rob Carpenter | 16 | 44 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Tim Wilson | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Boobie Clark | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | |
| Rich Caster | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dan Pastorini | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Joe Washington | 18 | 86 | 4.8 | 0 | |
| Don Hardeman | 11 | 22 | 2.0 | 1 | |
| Don McCauley | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Dan Pastorini | 14 | 5 | 35.7 | 2 | 49 | 3.5 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 6.8 |
| Gifford Nielsen | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | -2 | -1.0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.2 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Greg Landry | 27 | 13 | 48.1 | 3 | 132 | 4.9 | 50 | 1 | 5 | 50 | 35.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Ken Burrough | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | |
| Rich Caster | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Tim Wilson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Joe Washington | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 0 | |
| Reese McCall | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Roger Carr | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | |
| Glenn Doughty | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Don McCauley | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| Don Hardeman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Mike Reinfeldt | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Willie Alexander | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Bruce Laird | 1 | 68 | 68.0 | 68 | 0 |
| Dwight Harrison | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Cliff Parsley | 7 | 271 | 38.7 | 51 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Bucky Dilts | 5 | 172 | 34.4 | 53 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Rich Ellender | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Nesby Glasgow | 2 | 1 | 36 | 18.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Lyle Blackwood | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Norm Thompson | 1 | 0 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Ronnie Coleman | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | ||
| Carter Hartwig | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Greg Stemrick | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Nesby Glasgow | 5 | 140 | 28.0 | 58 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |
| Jesse Baker | 2.0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |
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