Houston Oilers

1978 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	DOB	AGE	COLLEGE
19	Willie Alexander W. Alexander	DB	6'2"	194	9/21/1949	29	Alcorn State
86	Mike Barber M. Barber	TE	6'3"	235	6/4/1953	25	Louisiana Tech
63	Steve Baumgartner S. Baumgartner	DL	6'7"	256	3/26/1951	27	Purdue
65	Elvin Bethea E. Bethea	DL	6'2"	260	3/1/1946	32	North Carolina A&T
54	Gregg Bingham G. Bingham	LB	6'1"	227	3/13/1951	27	Purdue
52	Robert Brazile R. Brazile	LB	6'4"	241	2/7/1953	25	Jackson State
00	Ken Burrough K. Burrough	WR	6'3"	215	7/14/1948	30	Texas Southern
34	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	RB	5'11"	232	3/29/1955	23	Texas
26	Rob Carpenter R. Carpenter	RB	6'1"	224	4/20/1955	23	Miami (OH)
58	David Carter D. Carter	OL	6'2"	250	11/27/1953	25	Western Kentucky
88	Rich Caster R. Caster	WR	6'5"	228	10/16/1948	30	Jackson State
47	Ronnie Coleman R. Coleman	RB	5'10"	195	7/9/1951	27	Alabama A&M
78	Curley Culp C. Culp	DL	6'2"	265	3/10/1946	32	Arizona State
20	Bill Currier B. Currier	DB	6'0"	196	1/5/1955	23	South Carolina
28	Anthony Davis A. Davis	RB	5'10"	190	9/8/1952	26	Southern California
66	Jimmy Dean J. Dean	DL	6'4"	252	1/8/1955	23	Texas A&M
81	Johnnie Dirden J. Dirden	WR	6'0"	190	3/14/1952	26	Sam Houston State
69	Andy Dorris A. Dorris	DL	6'4"	238	8/11/1951	27	New Mexico State
31	Brian Duncan B. Duncan	RB	6'0"	201	3/31/1952	26	Southern Methodist
60	Ed Fisher E. Fisher	OL	6'3"	249	5/31/1949	29	Arizona State
16	Toni Fritsch T. Fritsch	K	5'7"	190	7/10/1945	33	None
70	Conway Hayman C. Hayman	OL	6'3"	264	1/9/1949	29	Delaware
15	Al Johnson A. Johnson	DB	6'0"	200	6/17/1950	28	Cincinnati
84	Billy Johnson B. Johnson	WR	5'9"	170	1/21/1952	26	Widener
71	Ken Kennard K. Kennard	DL	6'2"	248	10/4/1954	24	Angelo State
57	Steve Kiner S. Kiner	LB	6'1"	220	6/12/1947	31	Tennessee
25	Kurt Knoff K. Knoff	DB	6'2"	191	4/6/1954	24	Kansas
55	Carl Mauck C. Mauck	OL	6'4"	243	7/7/1947	31	Southern Illinois
24	Alvin Maxson A. Maxson	RB	5'11"	205	11/12/1951	27	Southern Methodist
29	Guido Merkens G. Merkens	DB	6'1"	200	8/14/1955	23	Sam Houston State
14	Gifford Nielsen G. Nielsen	QB	6'4"	205	10/25/1954	24	Brigham Young
18	Cliff Parsley C. Parsley	P	6'1"	211	12/26/1954	24	Oklahoma State
7	Dan Pastorini D. Pastorini	QB	6'2"	208	5/26/1949	29	Santa Clara
39	Larry Poole L. Poole	RB	6'1"	195	7/31/1952	26	Kent State
64	George Reihner G. Reihner	OL	6'4"	263	4/27/1955	23	Penn State
37	Mike Reinfeldt M. Reinfeldt	DB	6'2"	192	5/6/1953	25	Milwaukee
82	Mike Renfro M. Renfro	WR	6'0"	184	6/19/1955	23	Texas Christian
87	Conrad Rucker C. Rucker	TE	6'3"	255	11/15/1954	24	Southern University
73	Greg Sampson G. Sampson	OL	6'6"	265	10/25/1950	28	Stanford
62	John Schuhmacher J. Schuhmacher	OL	6'3"	271	9/23/1955	23	Southern California
27	Greg Stemrick G. Stemrick	DB	5'11"	185	10/25/1951	27	Colorado State
53	Art Stringer A. Stringer	LB	6'1"	223	1/30/1954	24	Ball State
51	Ted Thompson T. Thompson	LB	6'1"	220	1/17/1953	25	Southern Methodist
76	Morris Towns M. Towns	OL	6'4"	270	1/10/1954	24	Missouri
46	Robert Turner R. Turner	RB	5'11"	200	3/6/1954	24	Oklahoma State
59	Ted Washington T. Washington	LB	6'1"	244	2/16/1948	30	Mississippi Valley State
38	C.L. Whittington	DB	6'1"	200	8/1/1952	26	Prairie View
33	J.C. Wilson	DB	6'0"	178	3/11/1956	22	Pittsburgh
45	Tim Wilson T. Wilson	RB	6'3"	226	1/14/1954	24	Maryland
42	Robert Woods R. Woods	WR	5'7"	170	7/3/1955	23	Grambling
77	James Young J. Young	DL	6'2"	260	7/8/1950	28	Texas Southern

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,714

Stroud

1,572

Stafford

1,485

Goff

Rush Yards Leaders

580

Robinson

537

Walker

532

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

14

Lawrence

13

Purdy

12

Goff

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

17.3

18.6

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

424.4

412.0

405.8

396.2

394.2

393.8

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

158.0

139.6

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

297.0

285.7

281.6

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

52.4

Likely

50.8

Kittle

49.6

LaPorta

Fantasy K Rankings

75

Shrader

68

Reichard

65

Fairbairn

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-1

3-1-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4-1

1-4

1-3-1

2-4

1-3-2

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Rams	2	3	0	.400
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	4	1	0	.800
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	2	4	0	.333
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000