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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > Houston Oilers at Oakland Raiders - October 8th, 1978
Houston Oilers 17 at Oakland Raiders 21
Sunday, October 8, 1978
Houston Oilers 17, Oakland Raiders 21| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers (3-3-0) | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Oakland Raiders (4-2-0) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Scoring
| HOU | OAK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | HOU | Toni Fritsch 35 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| OAK | Arthur Whittington 4 yard rush (Errol Mann kick) | 3 | 7 | |
| HOU | Mike Renfro 58 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick) | 10 | 7 | |
| 3rd | HOU | Mike Barber 17 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick) | 17 | 7 |
| OAK | Charlie Phillips 96 yard fumble return (Errol Mann kick) | 17 | 14 | |
| 4th | OAK | Dave Casper 34 yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick) | 17 | 21 |
Team Stats
| HOU | OAK | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 20 | 22 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 51-205-0 | 33-123-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 9-17-168-2-1 | 14-23-168-1-3 |
| Sacked-yards | 0-0 | 2-12 |
| Net pass yards | 168 | 156 |
| Total yards | 373 | 279 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 5 |
| Penalties-yards | 6-72 | 3-30 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Earl Campbell | HOU | 25 | 104 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||
| Dan Pastorini | HOU | 9 | 17 | 168 | 2 | 1 | 58 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Ronnie Coleman | HOU | 9 | 30 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 22 | ||||||
| Mike Renfro | HOU | 3 | 72 | 1 | 58 | ||||||||||
| Rob Carpenter | HOU | 12 | 47 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Mike Barber | HOU | 2 | 27 | 1 | 23 | ||||||||||
| Rich Caster | HOU | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||||
| Tim Wilson | HOU | 5 | 15 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Ken Stabler | OAK | 14 | 23 | 168 | 1 | 3 | 23 | ||||||||
| Morris Bradshaw | OAK | 5 | 75 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||
| Mark van Eeghen | OAK | 11 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 13 | ||||||
| Terry Robiskie | OAK | 7 | 30 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | ||||||
| Arthur Whittington | OAK | 11 | 39 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Dave Casper | OAK | 4 | 33 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Pete Banaszak | OAK | 4 | 21 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Cliff Branch | OAK | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Fred Biletnikoff | OAK | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Willie Alexander | HOU | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Johnnie Dirden | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Billy Johnson | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Art Stringer | HOU | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Larry Brunson | OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Neal Colzie | OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Jack Tatum | OAK | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Arthur Whittington | OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||