| Rk | Day | Date | Tm | Opp | Tm | Opp | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun | September 2, 1979 | W | Houston Oilers | @ | Washington Redskins | 29 | 27 | box |
| 2 | Sun | September 9, 1979 | L | Houston Oilers | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 38 | box |
| 3 | Sun | September 23, 1979 | W | Houston Oilers | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | 30 | 27 | box |
| 4 | Sun | September 30, 1979 | W | Houston Oilers | Cleveland Browns | 31 | 10 | box | |
| 5 | Sun | October 7, 1979 | L | Houston Oilers | St. Louis Cardinals | 17 | 24 | box | |
| 6 | Sun | October 14, 1979 | W | Houston Oilers | @ | Baltimore Colts | 28 | 16 | box |
| 7 | Sun | October 21, 1979 | L | Houston Oilers | @ | Seattle Seahawks | 14 | 34 | box |
| 8 | Sun | October 28, 1979 | W | Houston Oilers | New York Jets | 27 | 24 | box | |
| 9 | Mon | November 5, 1979 | W | Houston Oilers | @ | Miami Dolphins | 9 | 6 | box |
| 10 | Sun | November 11, 1979 | W | Houston Oilers | Oakland Raiders | 31 | 17 | box | |
| 11 | Sun | November 18, 1979 | W | Houston Oilers | Cincinnati Bengals | 42 | 21 | box | |
| 12 | Thu | November 22, 1979 | W | Houston Oilers | @ | Dallas Cowboys | 30 | 24 | box |
| 13 | Sun | December 2, 1979 | L | Houston Oilers | @ | Cleveland Browns | 7 | 14 | box |
| 14 | Mon | December 10, 1979 | W | Houston Oilers | Pittsburgh Steelers | 20 | 17 | box | |
| 15 | Sun | December 16, 1979 | L | Houston Oilers | Philadelphia Eagles | 20 | 26 | box | |
| 16 | Sun | December 23, 1979 | W | Houston Oilers | Denver Broncos | 13 | 7 | box | |
| 17 | Sun | January 6, 1980 | L | Houston Oilers | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 27 | box |