1978 Houston Oilers (NFL) |
| 2nd place • American Football Conference • Central Division • 10-6-0 .625 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| AFC Wild Card Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/24/1978 | A | Miami Dolphins | 17-9 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 70036 | |
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/31/1978 | A | New England Patriots | 31-14 | W | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 60881 | |
| AFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/7/1979 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 5-34 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 49417 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Willie Alexander | 19 | LCB | 6-3 | 192 | 29 | Alcorn State | 3 | 3 |
| Mike Barber | 86 | TE | 6-3 | 237 | 25 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 3 |
| Steve Baumgartner | 63 | LB | 6-7 | 245 | 27 | Purdue | 3 | 0 |
| Elvin Bethea | 65 | RDE | 6-3 | 255 | 32 | North Carolina A&T State | 3 | 3 |
| Gregg Bingham | 54 | LILB | 6-1 | 227 | 27 | Purdue | 3 | 3 |
| Robert Brazile | 52 | LOLB | 6-4 | 238 | 25 | Jackson State | 3 | 3 |
| Ken Burrough | 00 | WR | 6-3 | 215 | 30 | Texas Southern | 3 | 3 |
| Earl Campbell | 34 | HB | 5-11 | 238 | 23 | Texas | 3 | 3 |
| David Carter | 58 | OL | 6-2 | 260 | 25 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 0 |
| Rich Caster | 88 | WR | 6-5 | 228 | 30 | Jackson State | 3 | 2 |
| Ronnie Coleman | 47 | RB | 5-10 | 197 | 27 | Alabama A&M | 3 | 0 |
| Curley Culp | 78 | MG | 6-1 | 265 | 32 | Arizona State | 3 | 3 |
| Bill Currier | 20 | SS | 6-0 | 193 | 23 | South Carolina | 3 | 3 |
| Johnnie Dirden | 81 | WR | 6-0 | 190 | 26 | Sam Houston State | 3 | 0 |
| Andy Dorris | 69 | DL | 6-4 | 248 | 27 | New Mexico State | 3 | 0 |
| Brian Duncan | 31 | RB | 6-0 | 201 | 26 | Southern Methodist | 2 | 0 |
| Ed Fisher | 60 | ROG | 6-3 | 249 | 29 | Arizona State | 3 | 3 |
| Toni Fritsch | 16 | K | 5-7 | 188 | 33 | none | 3 | 0 |
| Conway Hayman | 70 | ROT | 6-3 | 255 | 29 | Delaware | 3 | 3 |
| Al Johnson | 15 | DB | 6-0 | 200 | 28 | Cincinnati | 3 | 0 |
| Ken Kennard | 71 | DL | 6-2 | 255 | 24 | Angelo State | 2 | 0 |
| Steve Kiner | 57 | RILB | 6-0 | 219 | 31 | Tennessee | 3 | 3 |
| Kurt Knoff | 25 | DB | 6-2 | 188 | 24 | Kansas | 3 | 0 |
| Carl Mauck | 55 | C | 6-3 | 242 | 31 | Southern Illinois | 3 | 3 |
| Guido Merkens | 29 | WR | 6-1 | 200 | 23 | Sam Houston State | 3 | 1 |
| Gifford Nielsen | 14 | QB | 6-4 | 205 | 24 | Brigham Young | 3 | 0 |
| Cliff Parsley | 18 | P | 6-1 | 211 | 24 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 0 |
| Dan Pastorini | 7 | QB | 6-3 | 205 | 29 | Santa Clara | 3 | 3 |
| Larry Poole | 39 | RB | 6-1 | 195 | 26 | Kent State | 3 | 0 |
| George Reihner | 64 | LOG | 6-4 | 263 | 23 | Penn State | 3 | 2 |
| Mike Reinfeldt | 37 | FS | 6-2 | 192 | 25 | Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 3 | 3 |
| Conrad Rucker | 87 | TE | 6-3 | 260 | 24 | Southern University | 3 | 0 |
| Greg Sampson | 73 | LOT | 6-6 | 270 | 28 | Stanford | 3 | 3 |
| John Schuhmacher | 62 | OL | 6-3 | 275 | 23 | Southern California | 3 | 0 |
| Greg Stemrick | 27 | RCB | 5-11 | 178 | 27 | Colorado State | 3 | 3 |
| Ted Thompson | 51 | LB | 6-1 | 218 | 25 | Southern Methodist | 3 | 0 |
| Morris Towns | 76 | ROT | 6-4 | 263 | 24 | Missouri | 3 | 1 |
| Ted Washington | 59 | ROLB | 6-1 | 250 | 30 | Mississippi Valley State | 3 | 3 |
| C.L. Whittington | 38 | DB | 6-1 | 200 | 26 | Prairie View A&M | 3 | 0 |
| J.C. Wilson | 33 | DB | 6-0 | 177 | 22 | Tampa; Pittsburgh | 3 | 0 |
| Tim Wilson | 45 | FB | 6-3 | 235 | 24 | Maryland | 3 | 3 |
| Robert Woods | 42 | WR | 5-7 | 170 | 23 | Grambling State | 3 | 0 |
| James Young | 77 | LDE | 6-2 | 260 | 28 | Texas Southern | 3 | 3 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 7 | 24 | 5 | 17 | 53 |
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 57 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 30:18 | 54 | 25 | 25 | 4 | 20/44 45.5% | / % | 5 | 37 |
| Opponents Totals | 29:42 | 50 | 20 | 26 | 4 | 12/34 35.3% | / % | 13 | 129 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toni Fritsch | 0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Mike Barber | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Earl Campbell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Ken Burrough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Tim Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ted Washington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 6 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 1 | 53 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 1 | 57 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toni Fritsch | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/1 |
| OWN | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/1 |
| OPP | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 0/3 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Campbell | 75 | 264 | 3.5 | 35 | 2 |
| Tim Wilson | 30 | 108 | 3.6 | 21 | 0 |
| Larry Poole | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Ronnie Coleman | 9 | 16 | 1.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Robert Woods | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Brian Duncan | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Gifford Nielsen | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Dan Pastorini | 3 | -9 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 125 | 411 | 3.3 | 35 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 92 | 353 | 3.8 | 23 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Pastorini | 70 | 44 | 62.9 | 20 | 602 | 8.6 | 13.7 | 71t | 4 | 5.7 | 6 | 8.6 | 9 | 72 | 530 | 73.6 |
| Mike Barber | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 71 | 44 | 62.0 | 21 | 602 | 8.5 | 13.7 | 71t | 4 | 5.6 | 6 | 8.5 | 9 | 72 | 530 | 72.6 |
| Opponents Totals | 84 | 39 | 46.4 | 37 | 543 | 6.5 | 13.9 | 34 | 5 | 6.0 | 8 | 9.5 | 6 | 45 | 498 | 48.0 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Wilson | 10 | 73 | 7.3 | 13t | 1 | ||
| Mike Barber | 9 | 195 | 21.7 | 55 | 2 | ||
| Ken Burrough | 9 | 194 | 21.6 | 71t | 1 | ||
| Rich Caster | 8 | 67 | 8.4 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Earl Campbell | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Robert Woods | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Ronnie Coleman | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 44 | 602 | 13.7 | 71t | 4 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 39 | 543 | 13.9 | 5 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Reinfeldt | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Gregg Bingham | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Greg Stemrick | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Alexander | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 50 | 6.3 | 27 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 90 | 15.0 | 35 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Parsley | 16 | 631 | 39.4 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 121 | 470 | 29.4 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 631 | 39.4 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 121 | 470 | 29.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 469 | 46.9 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 412 | 41.2 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Woods | 5 | 0 | 18 | 3.6 | 11 | 0 |
| Kurt Knoff | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 0 | 17 | 2.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 2 | 121 | 12.1 | 24 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnnie Dirden | 5 | 109 | 21.8 | 33 | 0 | |
| Robert Woods | 5 | 104 | 20.8 | 40 | 0 | |
| Guido Merkens | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 35 | 0 | |
| Brian Duncan | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 13 | 287 | 22.1 | 40 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 281 | 23.4 | 47 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Ted Washington | 2.0 | 21.0 |
| Elvin Bethea | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| James Young | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| Robert Brazile | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| Team Totals | 6.0 | 45.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 9.0 | 72.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Brazile | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Campbell | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronnie Coleman | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnnie Dirden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Kennard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Mauck | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Pastorini | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Reinfeldt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Washington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Wilson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Woods | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -21 | 0 |
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