1980 Houston Oilers (NFL) |
| 2nd place • American Football Conference • Central Division • 11-5-0 .688 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| AFC Wild Card Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/28/1980 | A | Oakland Raiders | 7-27 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 52762 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Adger Armstrong | 39 | RB | 6-0 | 230 | 23 | Texas A&M | 1 | 0 |
| Jesse Baker | 75 | DE | 6-5 | 271 | 23 | Jacksonville State | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Barber | 86 | TE | 6-3 | 237 | 27 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 1 |
| Elvin Bethea | 65 | RDE | 6-3 | 255 | 34 | North Carolina A&T State | 1 | 1 |
| Gregg Bingham | 54 | RILB | 6-1 | 227 | 29 | Purdue | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Brazile | 52 | ROLB | 6-4 | 238 | 27 | Jackson State | 1 | 1 |
| Earl Campbell | 34 | RB | 5-11 | 238 | 25 | Texas | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Carpenter | 26 | RB | 6-1 | 226 | 25 | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 0 |
| David Carter | 58 | OL | 6-2 | 260 | 27 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Casper | 88 | TE | 6-4 | 232 | 28 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 |
| Rich Caster | 88 | TE | 6-5 | 228 | 32 | Jackson State | 1 | 0 |
| Boobie Clark | 42 | RB | 6-2 | 245 | 31 | Bethune-Cookman | 1 | 0 |
| Ronnie Coleman | 47 | RB | 5-10 | 197 | 29 | Alabama A&M | 1 | 0 |
| John Corker | 57 | LB | 6-5 | 240 | 22 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Davidson | 66 | C | 6-2 | 250 | 22 | North Texas | 1 | 0 |
| Andy Dorris | 69 | LDE | 6-4 | 248 | 29 | New Mexico State | 1 | 1 |
| Angelo Fields | 77 | LOT | 6-6 | 319 | 23 | Michigan State | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Fisher | 60 | ROG | 6-3 | 249 | 31 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 |
| Toni Fritsch | 16 | K | 5-7 | 188 | 35 | none | 1 | 0 |
| Carter Hartwig | 36 | CB | 6-0 | 203 | 24 | Southern California | 1 | 0 |
| Conway Hayman | 70 | OL | 6-3 | 255 | 31 | Delaware | 1 | 0 |
| Thomas Henderson | 53 | LB | 6-2 | 220 | 27 | Langston | 1 | 0 |
| Daryl Hunt | 50 | LILB | 6-3 | 243 | 24 | Oklahoma | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Johnson | 84 | WR | 5-9 | 170 | 28 | Widener | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Kennard | 71 | MG | 6-2 | 255 | 26 | Angelo State | 1 | 1 |
| Carl Mauck | 55 | C | 6-3 | 242 | 33 | Southern Illinois | 1 | 1 |
| Gifford Nielsen | 14 | QB | 6-4 | 205 | 26 | Brigham Young | 1 | 0 |
| Cliff Parsley | 18 | P | 6-1 | 211 | 26 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 0 |
| Vernon Perry | 32 | SS | 6-2 | 211 | 27 | Jackson State | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Reinfeldt | 37 | FS | 6-2 | 192 | 27 | Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Renfro | 82 | WR | 6-0 | 189 | 25 | Texas Christian | 1 | 1 |
| Carl Roaches | 85 | WR | 5-7 | 163 | 27 | Texas A&M | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Smith | 83 | WR | 6-2 | 280 | 23 | Nebraska | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Stabler | 12 | QB | 6-3 | 210 | 35 | Alabama | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Stemrick | 27 | RCB | 5-11 | 178 | 29 | Colorado State | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Stensrud | 67 | DE | 6-5 | 280 | 24 | Iowa State | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Tatum | 28 | S | 5-10 | 203 | 32 | Ohio State | 1 | 0 |
| Ted Thompson | 51 | LB | 6-1 | 218 | 27 | Southern Methodist | 1 | 0 |
| Morris Towns | 76 | ROT | 6-4 | 263 | 26 | Missouri | 1 | 1 |
| Ted Washington | 59 | LOLB | 6-1 | 250 | 32 | Mississippi Valley State | 1 | 1 |
| J.C. Wilson | 33 | LCB | 6-0 | 177 | 24 | Tampa; Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 |
| Tim Wilson | 45 | RB | 6-3 | 235 | 26 | Maryland | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Young | 63 | LOT | 6-2 | 269 | 38 | Texas; Texas State; Howard Payne | 1 | 1 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 27 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 32:04 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 2/15 13.3% | / % | 8 | 64 |
| Opponents Totals | 27:56 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3/15 20.0% | / % | 14 | 91 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Toni Fritsch | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 27 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toni Fritsch | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Campbell | 27 | 91 | 3.4 | 14 | 1 |
| Rob Carpenter | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 4 | 0 |
| Tim Wilson | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 97 | 2.9 | 14 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 35 | 111 | 3.2 | 27 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Stabler | 26 | 15 | 57.7 | 9 | 243 | 9.3 | 16.2 | 39 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7.7 | 7 | 65 | 178 | 57.1 |
| Earl Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 27 | 15 | 55.6 | 10 | 243 | 9.0 | 16.2 | 39 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7.4 | 7 | 65 | 178 | 55.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 8 | 34.8 | 14 | 168 | 7.3 | 21.0 | 44t | 2 | 8.7 | 1 | 4.3 | 3 | 29 | 139 | 72.4 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Barber | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 33 | 0 | ||
| Mike Renfro | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| Dave Casper | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Rob Carpenter | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Ronnie Coleman | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Billy Johnson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 15 | 243 | 16.2 | 39 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 8 | 168 | 21.0 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Perry | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 20t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Parsley | 9 | 396 | 44.0 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 347 | 38.6 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 396 | 44.0 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 347 | 38.6 |
| Opponents Totals | 9 | 460 | 51.1 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 84 | 356 | 39.6 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Roaches | 7 | 0 | 84 | 12.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 0 | 84 | 12.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 0 | 29 | 4.8 | 10 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Coleman | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 24 | 0 | |
| Carl Roaches | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 6 | 118 | 19.7 | 27 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 33 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Elvin Bethea | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| Gregg Bingham | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 | 29.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 7.0 | 65.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Campbell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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