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

1979 Roster

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

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

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

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
@
KC KC
22-25
Sat
1/27
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
17-10
Sat
1/27
DET DET
@
SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
27-24

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM