Houston Oilers

1979 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	DOB	AGE	COLLEGE
19	Willie Alexander W. Alexander	DB	6'2"	194	9/21/1949	30	Alcorn State
75	Jesse Baker J. Baker	DL	6'5"	269	7/10/1957	22	Jacksonville State
86	Mike Barber M. Barber	TE	6'3"	235	6/4/1953	26	Louisiana Tech
63	Steve Baumgartner S. Baumgartner	LB	6'7"	256	3/26/1951	28	Purdue
65	Elvin Bethea E. Bethea	DL	6'2"	260	3/1/1946	33	North Carolina A&T
54	Gregg Bingham G. Bingham	LB	6'1"	227	3/13/1951	28	Purdue
52	Robert Brazile R. Brazile	LB	6'4"	241	2/7/1953	26	Jackson State
00	Ken Burrough K. Burrough	WR	6'3"	215	7/14/1948	31	Texas Southern
34	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	RB	5'11"	232	3/29/1955	24	Texas
26	Rob Carpenter R. Carpenter	RB	6'1"	224	4/20/1955	24	Miami (OH)
58	David Carter D. Carter	OL	6'2"	250	11/27/1953	26	Western Kentucky
88	Rich Caster R. Caster	WR	6'5"	228	10/16/1948	31	Jackson State
42	Boobie Clark B. Clark	RB	6'2"	245	11/8/1950	29	Bethune-Cookman
47	Ronnie Coleman R. Coleman	RB	5'10"	195	7/9/1951	28	Alabama A&M
78	Curley Culp C. Culp	DL	6'2"	265	3/10/1946	33	Arizona State
20	Bill Currier B. Currier	DB	6'0"	196	1/5/1955	24	South Carolina
69	Andy Dorris A. Dorris	DL	6'4"	238	8/11/1951	28	New Mexico State
85	Rich Ellender R. Ellender	WR	5'11"	171	6/9/1957	22	McNeese State
57	Jimbo Elrod J. Elrod	LB	6'0"	220	5/25/1954	25	Oklahoma
60	Ed Fisher E. Fisher	OL	6'3"	249	5/31/1949	30	Arizona State
89	Eddie Foster E. Foster	WR	5'10"	185	6/5/1954	25	Houston
16	Toni Fritsch T. Fritsch	K	5'7"	190	7/10/1945	34	None
74	Leon Gray L. Gray	OL	6'3"	256	11/15/1951	28	Jackson State
81	Jeff Groth J. Groth	WR	5'10"	176	7/2/1957	22	Bowling Green
36	Carter Hartwig C. Hartwig	DB	6'0"	205	2/27/1956	23	Southern California
70	Conway Hayman C. Hayman	OL	6'3"	264	1/9/1949	30	Delaware
50	Daryl Hunt D. Hunt	LB	6'3"	229	11/3/1956	23	Oklahoma
21	Charles Jefferson C. Jefferson	DB	6'0"	178	5/5/1957	22	McNeese State
84	Billy Johnson B. Johnson	WR	5'9"	170	1/21/1952	27	Widener
71	Ken Kennard K. Kennard	DL	6'2"	248	10/4/1954	25	Angelo State
30	Kenny King K. King	RB	5'11"	203	3/7/1957	22	Oklahoma
55	Carl Mauck C. Mauck	OL	6'4"	243	7/7/1947	32	Southern Illinois
12	Guido Merkens G. Merkens	QB	6'1"	200	8/14/1955	24	Sam Houston State
56	Mike Murphy M. Murphy	LB	6'2"	222	1/14/1957	22	Missouri State
14	Gifford Nielsen G. Nielsen	QB	6'4"	205	10/25/1954	25	Brigham Young
18	Cliff Parsley C. Parsley	P	6'1"	211	12/26/1954	25	Oklahoma State
7	Dan Pastorini D. Pastorini	QB	6'2"	208	5/26/1949	30	Santa Clara
32	Vernon Perry V. Perry	DB	6'2"	211	9/22/1953	26	Jackson State
61	Wes Phillips W. Phillips	OL	6'5"	275	8/1/1953	26	Lenoir-Rhyne
68	Tom Randall T. Randall	OL	6'5"	245	8/3/1956	23	Iowa State
64	George Reihner G. Reihner	OL	6'4"	263	4/27/1955	24	Penn State
37	Mike Reinfeldt M. Reinfeldt	DB	6'2"	192	5/6/1953	26	Milwaukee
82	Mike Renfro M. Renfro	WR	6'0"	184	6/19/1955	24	Texas Christian
87	Conrad Rucker C. Rucker	TE	6'3"	255	11/15/1954	25	Southern University
27	Greg Stemrick G. Stemrick	DB	5'11"	185	10/25/1951	28	Colorado State
67	Mike Stensrud M. Stensrud	DL	6'5"	280	2/19/1956	23	Iowa State
53	Art Stringer A. Stringer	LB	6'1"	223	1/30/1954	25	Ball State
51	Ted Thompson T. Thompson	LB	6'1"	220	1/17/1953	26	Southern Methodist
76	Morris Towns M. Towns	OL	6'4"	270	1/10/1954	25	Missouri
59	Ted Washington T. Washington	LB	6'1"	244	2/16/1948	31	Mississippi Valley State
33	J.C. Wilson	DB	6'0"	178	3/11/1956	23	Pittsburgh
45	Tim Wilson T. Wilson	RB	6'3"	226	1/14/1954	25	Maryland
77	James Young J. Young	DL	6'2"	260	7/8/1950	29	Texas Southern

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,381

Prescott

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

507

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

29.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

76.1

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

48

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-4

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000