1980 Houston Oilers (NFL) |
| 2nd place American Football Conference Central Division 11-5-0 .688 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Bum Phillips |
| Ed Biles | Defensive Coordinator |
| Andy Bourgeois | Running Backs |
| Joe Bugel | Offensive Line |
| Bob Gambold | Defensive Backs |
| King Hill | Receivers/Quarterbacks |
| Wade Phillips | Defensive Line |
| John Paul Young | Linebackers/Special Teams |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Mon | 8/11/1980 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 7-21 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 48827 | |
| Sun | 8/17/1980 | H | New Orleans Saints | 20-17 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 43376 | |
| Sat | 8/23/1980 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 13-20 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 63658 | |
| Thu | 8/28/1980 | H | Buffalo Bills | 24-7 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 45973 | |
| Sun | 9/7/1980 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 17-31 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 54386 | |
| Mon | 9/15/1980 | A | Cleveland Browns | 16-7 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 80243 | |
| Sun | 9/21/1980 | H | Baltimore Colts | 21-16 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 47878 | |
| Sun | 9/28/1980 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 13-10 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 50413 | |
| Sun | 10/5/1980 | H | Seattle Seahawks | 7-26 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 46680 | |
| Sun | 10/12/1980 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 20-21 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 75048 | |
| Sun | 10/19/1980 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 20-14 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 48167 | |
| Sun | 10/26/1980 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 23-3 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 49189 | |
| Sun | 11/2/1980 | A | Denver Broncos | 20-16 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 74717 | |
| Mon | 11/10/1980 | H | New England Patriots | 38-34 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 51524 | |
| Sun | 11/16/1980 | A | Chicago Bears | 10-6 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 53390 | |
| Sun | 11/23/1980 | A | New York Jets | 28-31 | L | OT | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 52358 |
| Sun | 11/30/1980 | H | Cleveland Browns | 14-17 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 51514 | |
| Thu | 12/4/1980 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 6-0 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 53960 | |
| Sun | 12/14/1980 | A | Green Bay Packers | 22-3 | W | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 53201 | |
| Sun | 12/21/1980 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 20-16 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 51064 | |
| AFC Wild Card Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/28/1980 | A | Oakland Raiders | 7-27 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 52762 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| 39 | Adger Armstrong | FB | 6-0 | 230 | 23 | Texas A&M | 16 | 0 |
| 75 | Jesse Baker | RDE | 6-5 | 271 | 23 | Jacksonville State | 16 | 4 |
| 86 | Mike Barber | TE | 6-3 | 237 | 27 | Louisiana Tech | 16 | 16 |
| 65 | Elvin Bethea | RDE | 6-3 | 255 | 34 | North Carolina A&T State | 14 | 12 |
| 54 | Gregg Bingham | RILB | 6-1 | 227 | 29 | Purdue | 16 | 16 |
| 10 | Craig Bradshaw | QB | 6-5 | 215 | 23 | Louisiana Tech; Utah State | 2 | 0 |
| 52 | Robert Brazile | ROLB | 6-4 | 238 | 27 | Jackson State | 16 | 16 |
| 00 | Ken Burrough | WR | 6-3 | 215 | 32 | Texas Southern | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Earl Campbell | RB | 5-11 | 238 | 25 | Texas | 15 | 15 |
| 26 | Rob Carpenter | RB | 6-1 | 226 | 25 | Miami (Ohio) | 15 | 1 |
| 58 | David Carter | LOG | 6-2 | 260 | 27 | Western Kentucky | 16 | 4 |
| 88 | Dave Casper | TE | 6-4 | 232 | 29 | Notre Dame | 10 | 9 |
| 88 | Rich Caster | TE | 6-5 | 228 | 32 | Jackson State | 16 | 1 |
| 42 | Boobie Clark | RB | 6-2 | 245 | 31 | Bethune-Cookman | 6 | 0 |
| 47 | Ronnie Coleman | RB | 5-10 | 197 | 29 | Alabama A&M | 14 | 0 |
| 57 | John Corker | ROLB | 6-5 | 240 | 22 | Oklahoma State | 16 | 0 |
| 78 | Curley Culp | MG | 6-1 | 265 | 34 | Arizona State | 10 | 5 |
| 66 | Greg Davidson | C | 6-2 | 250 | 22 | North Texas | 14 | 0 |
| 79 | Charlie Davis | MG | 6-2 | 275 | 29 | Texas Christian | 1 | 0 |
| 69 | Andy Dorris | LDE | 6-4 | 248 | 29 | New Mexico State | 16 | 16 |
| 77 | Angelo Fields | LOT-ROT | 6-6 | 319 | 23 | Michigan State | 16 | 3 |
| 60 | Ed Fisher | ROG | 6-3 | 249 | 31 | Arizona State | 16 | 16 |
| 16 | Toni Fritsch | K | 5-7 | 188 | 35 | none | 15 | 0 |
| 74 | Leon Gray | LOT | 6-3 | 261 | 29 | Jackson State | 14 | 14 |
| 53 | Sammy Green | LB | 6-2 | 230 | 26 | Florida | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | Jeff Groth | WR | 5-10 | 172 | 23 | Bowling Green State | 16 | 0 |
| 36 | Carter Hartwig | CB | 6-0 | 203 | 24 | Southern California | 15 | 0 |
| 70 | Conway Hayman | ROT | 6-3 | 255 | 31 | Delaware | 5 | 3 |
| 53 | Thomas Henderson | LB | 6-2 | 220 | 27 | Langston | 7 | 0 |
| 50 | Daryl Hunt | LILB | 6-3 | 243 | 24 | Oklahoma | 16 | 6 |
| 84 | Billy Johnson | WR | 5-9 | 170 | 28 | Widener | 16 | 6 |
| 71 | Ken Kennard | MG | 6-2 | 255 | 26 | Angelo State | 16 | 11 |
| 5 | Chester Marcol | K | 6-0 | 190 | 31 | Hillsdale | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | Carl Mauck | C | 6-3 | 242 | 33 | Southern Illinois | 16 | 16 |
| 29 | Guido Merkens | WR | 6-1 | 200 | 25 | Sam Houston State | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Gifford Nielsen | QB | 6-4 | 205 | 26 | Brigham Young | 16 | 0 |
| 18 | Cliff Parsley | P | 6-1 | 211 | 26 | Oklahoma State | 16 | 0 |
| 32 | Vernon Perry | SS | 6-2 | 211 | 27 | Jackson State | 16 | 16 |
| 37 | Mike Reinfeldt | FS | 6-2 | 192 | 27 | Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 16 | 16 |
| 82 | Mike Renfro | WR | 6-0 | 189 | 25 | Texas Christian | 16 | 16 |
| 85 | Carl Roaches | WR | 5-7 | 163 | 27 | Texas A&M | 16 | 0 |
| 83 | Tim Smith | WR | 6-2 | 280 | 23 | Nebraska | 16 | 0 |
| 12 | Ken Stabler | QB | 6-3 | 210 | 35 | Alabama | 16 | 16 |
| 27 | Greg Stemrick | RCB | 5-11 | 178 | 29 | Colorado State | 16 | 16 |
| 67 | Mike Stensrud | LDE | 6-5 | 280 | 24 | Iowa State | 16 | 0 |
| 56 | Art Stringer | LILB | 6-1 | 223 | 26 | Ball State | 8 | 8 |
| 28 | Jack Tatum | FS | 5-10 | 203 | 32 | Ohio State | 16 | 0 |
| 51 | Ted Thompson | LILB-LOLB | 6-1 | 218 | 27 | Southern Methodist | 15 | 3 |
| 76 | Morris Towns | ROT | 6-4 | 263 | 26 | Missouri | 16 | 12 |
| 59 | Ted Washington | LOLB | 6-1 | 250 | 32 | Mississippi Valley State | 16 | 15 |
| 33 | J.C. Wilson | LCB | 6-0 | 177 | 24 | Tampa; Pittsburgh | 16 | 16 |
| 45 | Tim Wilson | FB | 6-3 | 235 | 26 | Maryland | 16 | 16 |
| 63 | Bob Young | LOG | 6-2 | 269 | 38 | Texas; Texas State; Howard Payne | 15 | 12 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 2 | 38 | Angelo Fields | T | Michigan State |
| 2 | 52 | Daryle Skaugstad | DT | California |
| 3 | 79 | Tim Smith | WR-P | Nebraska |
| 4 | 106 | Chris Combs | TE | New Mexico |
| 5 | 134 | John Corker | LB | Oklahoma State |
| 7 | 182 | Craig Bradshaw | QB | Utah State |
| 8 | 217 | Harold Bailey | RB | Oklahoma State |
| 9 | 244 | Ed Harris | RB | Bishop |
| 11 | 301 | Eddie Preston | WR | Western Kentucky |
| 12 | 328 | Wiley Pitts | WR | Temple |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 25 | 82 | 80 | 108 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 63 | 85 | 34 | 66 | 3 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 33:16 | 329 | 155 | 152 | 22 | 92/211 43.6% | / % | 101 | 838 |
| Opponents Totals | 26:44 | 259 | 94 | 147 | 18 | 76/211 36.0% | / % | 101 | 763 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toni Fritsch | 0 | 26 | 27 | 96.3 | 19 | 24 | 79.2 | 0 | 83 |
| Earl Campbell | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | ||
| Mike Barber | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Rob Carpenter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Dave Casper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Rich Caster | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Billy Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Tim Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Ronnie Coleman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| John Corker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mike Renfro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Chester Marcol | 0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ted Thompson | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Team Totals | 34 | 31 | 34 | 91.2 | 20 | 25 | 80.0 | 0 | 295 |
| Opponents Totals | 27 | 26 | 27 | 96.3 | 21 | 29 | 72.4 | 0 | 251 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toni Fritsch | 19 | 24 | 79.2 | 1 | 49 | 1/1 | 7/9 | 7/8 | 4/6 | 0/0 |
| Chester Marcol | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 27 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 25 | 80.0 | 1 | 46 | 1/1 | 8/10 | 7/8 | 4/6 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 29 | 72.4 | 0/0 | 12/12 | 5/7 | 3/7 | 1/3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Campbell | 373 | 1934 | 5.2 | 55t | 13 |
| Rob Carpenter | 97 | 359 | 3.7 | 46 | 3 |
| Tim Wilson | 66 | 257 | 3.9 | 15 | 1 |
| Ronnie Coleman | 14 | 82 | 5.9 | 27 | 1 |
| Mike Renfro | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Dave Casper | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Boobie Clark | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Barber | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Gifford Nielsen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Stabler | 15 | -22 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 573 | 2635 | 4.6 | 55t | 18 |
| Opponents Totals | 444 | 1811 | 4.1 | 58 | 8 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Stabler | 457 | 293 | 293 | 136 | 3202 | 7.0 | 10.9 | 79t | 13 | 2.8 | 28 | 6.1 | 27 | 264 | 2938 | 68.7 |
| Earl Campbell | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 28.5 | 57.0 | 57t | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 135.4 |
| Gifford Nielsen | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 8t | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 95.8 |
| Team Totals | 463 | 296 | 296 | 139 | 3271 | 7.1 | 11.1 | 79t | 15 | 3.2 | 28 | 6.0 | 27 | 264 | 3007 | 70.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 454 | 246 | 246 | 182 | 3053 | 6.7 | 12.4 | 50t | 16 | 3.5 | 26 | 5.7 | 34 | 252 | 2801 | 63.1 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Barber | 59 | 712 | 12.1 | 79t | 5 |
| Rob Carpenter | 43 | 346 | 8.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Mike Renfro | 35 | 459 | 13.1 | 42 | 1 |
| Dave Casper | 34 | 526 | 15.5 | 43 | 3 |
| Billy Johnson | 31 | 343 | 11.1 | 57t | 2 |
| Tim Wilson | 30 | 170 | 5.7 | 13 | 1 |
| Rich Caster | 27 | 341 | 12.6 | 68t | 3 |
| Ronnie Coleman | 16 | 168 | 10.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Earl Campbell | 11 | 47 | 4.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Ken Burrough | 4 | 91 | 22.8 | 54 | 0 |
| Jeff Groth | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Tim Smith | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 296 | 3271 | 11.1 | 79t | 15 |
| Opponents Totals | 246 | 3053 | 12.4 | 50t | 16 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Tatum | 7 | 100 | 14.3 | 35 | 0 |
| Vernon Perry | 5 | 85 | 17.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Mike Reinfeldt | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Greg Stemrick | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Robert Brazile | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 33 | 0 |
| J.C. Wilson | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Thomas Henderson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Carter Hartwig | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 313 | 12.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 28 | 424 | 15.1 | 82t | 2 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Parsley | 67 | 2727 | 40.7 | 57 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 394 | 2173 | 32.4 |
| Team Totals | 67 | 2727 | 40.7 | 57 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 394 | 2173 | 32.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 78 | 3193 | 40.9 | 57 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 384 | 2669 | 34.2 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Roaches | 47 | 6 | 384 | 8.2 | 68 | 0 |
| Jeff Groth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gregg Bingham | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 48 | 8 | 384 | 8.0 | 68 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 40 | 9 | 394 | 9.9 | 50 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Roaches | 37 | 746 | 20.2 | 46 | 0 | |
| Jeff Groth | 12 | 216 | 18.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Mike Barber | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Rob Carpenter | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Gregg Bingham | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tim Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 53 | 981 | 18.5 | 46 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 68 | 1265 | 18.6 | 63 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Jesse Baker | 7.5 | |
| Andy Dorris | 5.0 | |
| Robert Brazile | 4.0 | |
| Mike Stensrud | 3.5 | |
| Ted Washington | 3.0 | |
| Elvin Bethea | 1.0 | |
| Gregg Bingham | 1.0 | |
| Thomas Henderson | 1.0 | |
| (Unknown) | 8.0 | |
| Team Totals | 34.0 | 252.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 27.0 | 264.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Baker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Barber | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Elvin Bethea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gregg Bingham | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | |
| Earl Campbell | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rob Carpenter | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Casper | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rich Caster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ronnie Coleman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Corker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 1 |
| Andy Dorris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Fisher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Groth | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Conway Hayman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Daryl Hunt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Guido Merkens | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gifford Nielsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 0 | |
| Carl Roaches | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tim Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Stabler | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -16 | 0 | |
| Greg Stemrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 |
| Jack Tatum | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -7 | 0 |
| Ted Washington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J.C. Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Young | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 19 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 1 |
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