Houston Oilers

11-5-0 2nd in AFC Central
Logo for the 1979 Houston Oilers

PPG

22.6

8th

OPP PPG

20.7

16th

RUSH YDS/G

160.7

4th

PASS YDS/G

155.9

25th

Overview Stats Scores & Schedule Roster Splits History

Team Regular Season

GP PTS YDS PLY AVG RUSH YDS RUSH ATT RUSH AVG PASS YDS PASS ATT PASS AVG SCK SCKY 1DWN RUSH 1DWN PASS 1DWN PEN 1DWN PEN PEN YDS
Team 16 362 4,827 1,034 4.7 2,571 616 4.2 2,494 386 6.5 32 238 268 149 100 19 109 942
Team Rank 8th 22nd 18th 20th 4th 3rd 7th 25th 25th 21st 9th 22nd 22nd 3rd 26th 25th 21st 21st
Opponent 16 331 4,990 1,038 4.8 2,225 522 4.3 3,186 465 6.9 51 421 304 125 158 21 103 920
Opponent Rank 16th 13th 14th 14th 17th 11th 21st 17th 14th 13th 3rd 26th 16th 14th 18th 11th 14th 9th
Net +31 -163 -4 -0.1 +346 +94 -0.1 -692 -79 -0.4 -19 -183 -36 +24 -58 -2 +6 +22
Net Rank 10th 15th 17th 16th 10th 4th 15th 24th 25th 19th 4th 26th 23rd 6th 26th 19th 18th 18th

Player Regular Season

Passing GP CMP ATT PCT ATT/G YDS AVG YDS/G TD TD% INT INT% LNG SCK SCKY RATE
Dan Pastorini Dan Pastorini 15 163 324 50.3 21.6 2,090 6.5 139.3 14 4.3 18 5.6 55 29 212 62.1
Gifford Nielsen Gifford Nielsen 16 32 61 52.5 3.8 404 6.6 25.3 3 4.9 3 4.9 41 3 26 69.3
Ken Burrough Ken Burrough 16 0 1 0.0 0.1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 39.6

Team Playoffs

GP PTS YDS PLY AVG RUSH YDS RUSH ATT RUSH AVG PASS YDS PASS ATT PASS AVG SCK SCKY 1DWN RUSH 1DWN PASS 1DWN PEN 1DWN PEN PEN YDS
Team 3 43 768 176 4.4 307 104 3.0 481 70 6.9 2 20 41 9 74
Team Rank 4th 3rd 3rd 6th 3rd 3rd 9th 3rd 2nd 4th 4th 5th 3rd 6th 6th
Opponent 3 48 954 202 4.7 336 87 3.9 696 104 6.7 11 78 64 18 134
Opponent Rank 9th 10th 10th 6th 10th 9th 8th 10th 10th 4th 1st 10th 10th 1st 3rd
Net -5 -186 -26 -0.4 -29 +17 -0.9 -215 -34 +0.2 -9 -58 -23 -9 -60
Net Rank 7th 10th 10th 5th 6th 3rd 9th 10th 10th 5th 1st 10th 10th 1st 2nd

Rushing GP ATT ATT/G YDS YPC YDS/G TD LNG PLY SCM YDS SCM
Earl Campbell Earl Campbell 16 368 23.0 1,697 4.6 106.1 19 61 384 1,791
Rob Carpenter Rob Carpenter 16 92 5.8 355 3.9 22.2 3 13 108 471
Tim Wilson Tim Wilson 16 84 5.3 319 3.8 19.9 2 19 113 527
Boobie Clark Boobie Clark 15 22 1.5 51 2.3 3.4 0 7 28 109
Ronnie Coleman Ronnie Coleman 14 21 1.5 81 3.9 5.8 0 10 33 195
Dan Pastorini Dan Pastorini 15 15 1.0 23 1.5 1.5 0 14 15 23
Gifford Nielsen Gifford Nielsen 16 5 0.3 7 1.4 0.4 0 7 5 7
Rich Caster Rich Caster 16 4 0.3 25 6.3 1.6 0 10 22 264
Kenny King Kenny King 12 3 0.3 9 3.0 0.8 0 4 3 9
Mike Barber Mike Barber 15 2 0.1 4 2.0 0.3 0 6 29 381

Receiving GP REC TRG REC/G YDS AVG YDS/G TD LNG PLY SCM YDS SCM
Ken Burrough Ken Burrough 16 40 2.5 752 18.8 47.0 6 55 40 752
Tim Wilson Tim Wilson 16 29 1.8 208 7.2 13.0 1 24 113 527
Mike Barber Mike Barber 15 27 1.8 377 14.0 25.1 3 37 29 381
Rich Caster Rich Caster 16 18 1.1 239 13.3 14.9 1 36 22 264
Mike Renfro Mike Renfro 15 16 1.1 323 20.2 21.5 2 49 16 323
Rob Carpenter Rob Carpenter 16 16 1.0 116 7.3 7.3 1 22 108 471
Earl Campbell Earl Campbell 16 16 1.0 94 5.9 5.9 0 46 384 1,791
Ronnie Coleman Ronnie Coleman 14 12 0.9 114 9.5 8.1 1 17 33 195
Billy Johnson Billy Johnson 2 6 3.0 108 18.0 54.0 1 29 6 108
Boobie Clark Boobie Clark 15 6 0.4 58 9.7 3.9 0 38 28 109
Conrad Rucker Conrad Rucker 16 4 0.3 40 10.0 2.5 0 16 4 40
Guido Merkens Guido Merkens 16 3 0.2 44 14.7 2.8 1 20 3 44
Rich Ellender Rich Ellender 13 1 0.1 15 15.0 1.2 0 15 1 15
Jeff Groth Jeff Groth 6 1 0.2 6 6.0 1.0 0 6 1 6

Defense GP TKL AST COMB TFL SCK PDEF INT YDS AVG TD LNG
Mike Reinfeldt Mike Reinfeldt 16 12 205 17.1 0 39
J.C. Wilson J.C. Wilson 16 6 135 22.5 1 66
Gregg Bingham Gregg Bingham 16 3 78 26 0 54
Vernon Perry Vernon Perry 16 3 33 11 0 24
Greg Stemrick Greg Stemrick 16 2 50 25 0 50
Robert Brazile Robert Brazile 16 2 45 22.5 0 26
Willie Alexander Willie Alexander 13 2 27 13.5 0 19
Carter Hartwig Carter Hartwig 16 2 24 12 0 24
Art Stringer Art Stringer 8 2 21 10.5 0 21

Scoring GP RUSH REC RET TOT FGM XPM XP2 SFTY PTS
Earl Campbell Earl Campbell 16 19 0 0 19 0 0 0 114
Toni Fritsch Toni Fritsch 16 0 0 0 0 21 41 0 104
Ken Burrough Ken Burrough 16 0 6 0 6 0 0 0 36
Rob Carpenter Rob Carpenter 16 3 1 0 4 0 0 0 24
Mike Barber Mike Barber 15 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 18
Tim Wilson Tim Wilson 16 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 18
Mike Renfro Mike Renfro 15 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 12
Jesse Baker Jesse Baker 16 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6
Rich Caster Rich Caster 16 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6
Ronnie Coleman Ronnie Coleman 14 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6
Billy Johnson Billy Johnson 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6
Guido Merkens Guido Merkens 16 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6
J.C. Wilson J.C. Wilson 16 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6

Returns GP KR KR YDS KR AVG KR TD KR LNG PR PR YDS PR AVG PR TD PR LNG
Rich Ellender Rich Ellender 13 24 514 21.4 0 31 203 6.5 0 36
Ronnie Coleman Ronnie Coleman 14 16 321 20.1 0 1 -5 -5.0 0 -5
Carter Hartwig Carter Hartwig 16 13 238 18.3 0 0 0 0
Billy Johnson Billy Johnson 2 4 37 9.3 0 4 17 4.3 0 16
Guido Merkens Guido Merkens 16 2 22 11.0 0 2 6 3.0 0 6
Rob Carpenter Rob Carpenter 16 2 34 17.0 0 0 0 0
Tim Wilson Tim Wilson 16 2 30 15.0 0 0 0 0
Jeff Groth Jeff Groth 6 1 21 21.0 0 0 0 0
Kenny King Kenny King 12 1 17 17.0 0 0 0 0
Rich Caster Rich Caster 16 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Greg Stemrick Greg Stemrick 16 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Kicking GP FGM FGA FG% FG 1-19 FG 20-29 FG 30-39 FG 40-49 FG 50+ XPM XPA XP% PTS
Toni Fritsch Toni Fritsch 16 21 25 84.0 0-0 7-7 5-6 7-10 2-2 41 43 95.3 104

Punting GP PUNT YDS AVG LNG BLK
Cliff Parsley Cliff Parsley 16 93 3,777 40.6 59 0

Player Playoffs

Passing GP CMP ATT PCT ATT/G YDS AVG YDS/G TD TD% INT INT% LNG SCK SCKY RATE
Dan Pastorini Dan Pastorini 2 27 46 58.7 23.0 352 7.7 176.0 0 0.0 2 4.3 41 2 20 64.8
Gifford Nielsen Gifford Nielsen 3 13 24 54.2 8.0 129 5.4 43.0 1 4.2 2 8.3 47 0 0 48.8

Rushing GP ATT ATT/G YDS YPC YDS/G TD LNG PLY SCM YDS SCM
Rob Carpenter Rob Carpenter 3 34 11.3 126 3.7 42.0 0 11 46 198
Earl Campbell Earl Campbell 2 33 16.5 65 2.0 32.5 1 9 35 83
Tim Wilson Tim Wilson 3 23 7.7 69 3.0 23.0 0 14 37 198
Boobie Clark Boobie Clark 1 9 9.0 30 3.3 30.0 1 11 9 30
Gifford Nielsen Gifford Nielsen 3 2 0.7 12 6.0 4.0 0 14 2 12
Ronnie Coleman Ronnie Coleman 3 2 0.7 5 2.5 1.7 0 4 6 105
Rich Caster Rich Caster 3 1 0.3 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0

Receiving GP REC TRG REC/G YDS AVG YDS/G TD LNG PLY SCM YDS SCM
Tim Wilson Tim Wilson 3 14 4.7 129 9.2 43.0 0 41 37 198
Rob Carpenter Rob Carpenter 3 12 4.0 72 6.0 24.0 0 14 46 198
Ronnie Coleman Ronnie Coleman 3 4 1.3 100 25.0 33.3 0 41 6 105
Mike Renfro Mike Renfro 3 4 1.3 99 24.8 33.0 1 47 4 99
Mike Barber Mike Barber 3 3 1.0 51 17.0 17.0 0 31 3 51
Earl Campbell Earl Campbell 2 2 1.0 18 9.0 9.0 0 11 35 83
Guido Merkens Guido Merkens 3 1 0.3 12 12.0 4.0 0 12 1 12

Defense GP TKL AST COMB TFL SCK PDEF INT YDS AVG TD LNG
Vernon Perry Vernon Perry 3 5 75 15 1 75
Gregg Bingham Gregg Bingham 3 1 15 15 0 15
J.C. Wilson J.C. Wilson 3 1 3 3 0 3
Mike Reinfeldt Mike Reinfeldt 3 0 8 0 8

Scoring GP RUSH REC RET TOT FGM XPM XP2 SFTY PTS
Toni Fritsch Toni Fritsch 3 0 0 0 0 5 4 0 19
Earl Campbell Earl Campbell 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6
Boobie Clark Boobie Clark 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6
Vernon Perry Vernon Perry 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6
Mike Renfro Mike Renfro 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6

Returns GP KR KR YDS KR AVG KR TD KR LNG PR PR YDS PR AVG PR TD PR LNG
Rich Ellender Rich Ellender 3 5 63 12.6 0 9 75 8.3 0 25
Carter Hartwig Carter Hartwig 3 4 76 19.0 0 0 0 0
Rob Carpenter Rob Carpenter 3 1 4 4.0 0 0 0 0

Kicking GP FGM FGA FG% FG 1-19 FG 20-29 FG 30-39 FG 40-49 FG 50+ XPM XPA XP% PTS
Toni Fritsch Toni Fritsch 3 5 5 100.0 4 4 100.0 19

Punting GP PUNT YDS AVG LNG BLK
Cliff Parsley Cliff Parsley 3 15 580 38.7 50 0

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NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529