1979 Houston Oilers (NFL) |
2nd place American Football Conference Central Division 11-5-0 .688 |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
AFC Wild Card Playoff | |||||||||
Sun | 12/23/1979 | H | Denver Broncos | 13-7 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 48776 | |
AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
Sat | 12/29/1979 | A | San Diego Chargers | 17-14 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 51192 | |
AFC Championship | |||||||||
Sun | 1/6/1980 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13-27 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 50475 |
ROSTER | ||||||||
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No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
75 | Jesse Baker | DE | 6-5 | 271 | 22 | Jacksonville State | 3 | 0 |
86 | Mike Barber | TE | 6-3 | 237 | 26 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 3 |
63 | Steve Baumgartner | LB | 6-7 | 245 | 28 | Purdue | 3 | 0 |
65 | Elvin Bethea | RDE | 6-3 | 255 | 33 | North Carolina A&T State | 3 | 3 |
54 | Gregg Bingham | LILB | 6-1 | 227 | 28 | Purdue | 3 | 3 |
52 | Robert Brazile | ROLB | 6-4 | 238 | 26 | Jackson State | 3 | 3 |
00 | Ken Burrough | WR | 6-3 | 215 | 31 | Texas Southern | 3 | 2 |
34 | Earl Campbell | RB | 5-11 | 238 | 24 | Texas | 2 | 2 |
26 | Rob Carpenter | RB | 6-1 | 226 | 24 | Miami (Ohio) | 3 | 1 |
58 | David Carter | LOG | 6-2 | 260 | 26 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 3 |
88 | Rich Caster | WR | 6-5 | 228 | 31 | Jackson State | 3 | 3 |
42 | Boobie Clark | RB | 6-2 | 245 | 30 | Bethune-Cookman | 3 | 0 |
47 | Ronnie Coleman | RB | 5-10 | 197 | 28 | Alabama A&M | 3 | 0 |
78 | Curley Culp | MG | 6-1 | 265 | 33 | Arizona State | 3 | 3 |
20 | Bill Currier | DB | 6-0 | 193 | 24 | South Carolina | 3 | 0 |
69 | Andy Dorris | LDE | 6-4 | 248 | 28 | New Mexico State | 3 | 3 |
85 | Rich Ellender | WR | 5-11 | 171 | 22 | McNeese State | 3 | 0 |
60 | Ed Fisher | ROG | 6-3 | 249 | 30 | Arizona State | 3 | 3 |
16 | Toni Fritsch | K | 5-7 | 188 | 34 | none | 3 | 0 |
74 | Leon Gray | LOT | 6-3 | 261 | 28 | Jackson State | 3 | 3 |
81 | Jeff Groth | WR | 5-10 | 172 | 22 | Bowling Green State | 3 | 0 |
36 | Carter Hartwig | DB | 6-0 | 203 | 23 | Southern California | 3 | 0 |
70 | Conway Hayman | ROT | 6-3 | 255 | 30 | Delaware | 3 | 3 |
50 | Daryl Hunt | LB | 6-3 | 243 | 23 | Oklahoma | 3 | 0 |
21 | Charles Jefferson | DB | 6-0 | 178 | 22 | McNeese State | 2 | 0 |
71 | Ken Kennard | MG | 6-2 | 255 | 25 | Angelo State | 2 | 0 |
55 | Carl Mauck | C | 6-3 | 242 | 32 | Southern Illinois | 3 | 3 |
12 | Guido Merkens | QB-WR | 6-1 | 200 | 24 | Sam Houston State | 3 | 0 |
14 | Gifford Nielsen | QB | 6-4 | 205 | 25 | Brigham Young | 3 | 1 |
18 | Cliff Parsley | P | 6-1 | 211 | 25 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 0 |
7 | Dan Pastorini | QB | 6-3 | 205 | 30 | Santa Clara | 2 | 2 |
32 | Vernon Perry | SS | 6-2 | 211 | 26 | Jackson State | 3 | 3 |
68 | Tom Randall | OG | 6-5 | 245 | 23 | Iowa State | 3 | 0 |
64 | George Reihner | OG | 6-4 | 263 | 24 | Penn State | 1 | 0 |
37 | Mike Reinfeldt | FS | 6-2 | 192 | 26 | Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 3 | 3 |
82 | Mike Renfro | WR | 6-0 | 189 | 24 | Texas Christian | 3 | 1 |
87 | Conrad Rucker | TE | 6-3 | 260 | 25 | Southern University | 3 | 0 |
27 | Greg Stemrick | RCB | 5-11 | 178 | 28 | Colorado State | 3 | 3 |
67 | Mike Stensrud | DT | 6-5 | 280 | 23 | Iowa State | 3 | 0 |
53 | Art Stringer | RILB | 6-1 | 223 | 25 | Ball State | 3 | 3 |
51 | Ted Thompson | LB | 6-1 | 218 | 26 | Southern Methodist | 3 | 0 |
76 | Morris Towns | OT | 6-4 | 263 | 25 | Missouri | 2 | 0 |
59 | Ted Washington | LOLB | 6-1 | 250 | 31 | Mississippi Valley State | 3 | 3 |
33 | J.C. Wilson | LCB | 6-0 | 177 | 23 | Tampa; Pittsburgh | 3 | 3 |
45 | Tim Wilson | RB | 6-3 | 235 | 25 | Maryland | 3 | 3 |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 10 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 43 |
Opponents Totals | 17 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 48 |
TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 29:51 | 41 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 18/44 40.9% | 0/1 0.0% | 2 | 19 |
Opponents Totals | 30:09 | 64 | 22 | 39 | 3 | 24/45 53.3% | 0/1 0.0% | 18 | 134 |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Toni Fritsch | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 0 | 19 |
Earl Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Boobie Clark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Vernon Perry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Mike Renfro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Team Totals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 0 | 43 |
Opponents Totals | 6 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 0 | 48 |
FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Toni Fritsch | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
Team Totals | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 |
Opponents Totals | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rob Carpenter | 34 | 126 | 3.7 | 11 | 0 |
Tim Wilson | 23 | 69 | 3.0 | 14 | 0 |
Earl Campbell | 33 | 65 | 2.0 | 9 | 1 |
Boobie Clark | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | 11 | 1 |
Gifford Nielsen | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 14 | 0 |
Ronnie Coleman | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
Rich Caster | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 104 | 307 | 3 | 14 | 2 |
Opponents Totals | 87 | 336 | 3.9 | 25 | 3 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dan Pastorini | 46 | 27 | 58.7 | 17 | 352 | 7.7 | 13.0 | 44 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4.3 | 2 | 20 | 332 | 64.8 |
Gifford Nielsen | 24 | 13 | 54.2 | 9 | 129 | 5.4 | 9.9 | 47t | 1 | 4.2 | 2 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 48.8 |
Team Totals | 70 | 40 | 57.1 | 26 | 481 | 6.9 | 12.0 | 47t | 1 | 1.4 | 4 | 5.7 | 2 | 20 | 461 | 59.3 |
Opponents Totals | 104 | 57 | 54.8 | 40 | 696 | 6.7 | 12.2 | 34 | 3 | 2.9 | 7 | 6.7 | 11 | 78 | 618 | 57.2 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tim Wilson | 14 | 129 | 9.2 | 41 | 0 |
Rob Carpenter | 12 | 72 | 6.0 | 14 | 0 |
Ronnie Coleman | 4 | 100 | 25.0 | 41 | 0 |
Mike Renfro | 4 | 99 | 24.8 | 47t | 1 |
Mike Barber | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 31 | 0 |
Earl Campbell | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 |
Guido Merkens | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
Team Totals | 40 | 481 | 12.0 | 47t | 1 |
Opponents Totals | 57 | 696 | 12.2 | 3 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vernon Perry | 5 | 75 | 15.0 | 75t | 1 |
Gregg Bingham | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
J.C. Wilson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
Mike Reinfeldt | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 7 | 101 | 14.4 | 75t | 1 |
Opponents Totals | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 12 | 0 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cliff Parsley | 15 | 580 | 38.7 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 62 | 518 | 34.5 |
Team Totals | 15 | 584 | 38.9 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 62 | 522 | 34.8 |
Opponents Totals | 11 | 483 | 43.9 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 75 | 408 | 37.1 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1979 Houston Oilers (NFL) | 9 | 2 | 75 | 8.3 | 25 | 0 |
Team Totals | 8 | 2 | 75 | 9.4 | 25 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 8 | 1 | 62 | 7.8 | 17 | 0 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rich Ellender | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 19 | 0 | |
Carter Hartwig | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 26 | 0 | |
Rob Carpenter | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 10 | 143 | 14.3 | 26 | 0 | |
Opponents Totals | 12 | 249 | 20.8 | 27 | 0 |
SACKS | NO | YDS |
---|---|---|
Andy Dorris | 4.5 | 33.5 |
Elvin Bethea | 2.0 | 14.0 |
Curley Culp | 2.0 | 14.0 |
Mike Stensrud | 1.0 | 8.0 |
Ken Kennard | 1.0 | 5.0 |
Ted Washington | 0.5 | 3.5 |
Team Totals | 11.0 | 78.0 |
Opponents Totals | 2.0 | 20.0 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Earl Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
David Carter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rich Ellender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Guido Merkens | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Renfro | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
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