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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > Houston Oilers at Washington Redskins - September 2nd, 1979
Houston Oilers 29 at Washington Redskins 27
Sunday, September 2, 1979
Houston Oilers 29, Washington Redskins 27| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers (1-0-0) | 6 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 29 |
| Washington Redskins (0-1-0) | 0 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
Scoring
| HOU | WAS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | HOU | Toni Fritsch 41 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| HOU | Toni Fritsch 46 yard field goal | 6 | 0 | |
| 2nd | WAS | Mark Moseley 27 yard field goal | 6 | 3 |
| WAS | Jean Fugett 8 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 6 | 10 | |
| WAS | Benny Malone 1 yard rush (Mark Moseley kick) | 6 | 17 | |
| 3rd | HOU | Earl Campbell 13 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) | 13 | 17 |
| WAS | Jean Fugett 30 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 13 | 24 | |
| 4th | WAS | Mark Moseley 39 yard field goal | 13 | 27 |
| HOU | Billy Johnson 14 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (kick failed) | 19 | 27 | |
| HOU | Toni Fritsch 26 yard field goal | 22 | 27 | |
| HOU | Earl Campbell 3 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) | 29 | 27 |
Team Stats
| HOU | WAS | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 21 | 14 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 45-199-2 | 34-142-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 12-30-176-1-3 | 7-14-123-2-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-10 | 2-19 |
| Net pass yards | 166 | 104 |
| Total yards | 365 | 246 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-0 | 2-2 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-44 | 6-55 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Earl Campbell | HOU | 32 | 166 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
| Dan Pastorini | HOU | 12 | 30 | 176 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Billy Johnson | HOU | 4 | 76 | 1 | 29 | ||||||||||
| Ken Burrough | HOU | 3 | 66 | 0 | 35 | ||||||||||
| Tim Wilson | HOU | 4 | 22 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
| Conrad Rucker | HOU | 2 | 25 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Rob Carpenter | HOU | 5 | 15 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Mike Barber | HOU | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Joe Theismann | WAS | 7 | 14 | 123 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Benny Malone | WAS | 17 | 58 | 1 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Jean Fugett | WAS | 3 | 55 | 2 | 30 | ||||||||||
| John Riggins | WAS | 12 | 54 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Ricky Thompson | WAS | 2 | 51 | 0 | 28 | ||||||||||
| Clarence Harmon | WAS | 4 | 23 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
| Danny Buggs | WAS | 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 | |||
| Billy Johnson | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Kenny King | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Guido Merkens | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Mike Reinfeldt | 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 | |||
| Buddy Hardeman | WAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 91 | 30.3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Clarence Harmon | WAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Don Harris | WAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Joe Lavender | WAS | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Lemar Parrish | WAS | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Ray Waddy | WAS | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||