Hoyle John Granger
Position: RB
Height: 6-1 Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: March 7, 1944 in Oberlin, LA
College: Mississippi St. (school history)
Drafted by the Houston Oilers in the 5th round (37th overall) of the 1966 AFL Draft.
Drafted by the Baltimore Colts in the 4th round (63rd overall) of the 1966 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 39 (2290th overall since 1950)
2-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
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Output includes all games from 1960 to 2011.
Career Game Log: Regular Season · Playoffs
| Rushing | Receiving | Scoring | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | ||||
| 1 | 1966 | 8 | 1966-10-30 | 22-237 | HOU | @ | KAN | L 23-48 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 1966 | 9 | 1966-11-06 | 22-244 | HOU | @ | OAK | L 23-38 | 3 | 70 | 23.33 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 1966 | 10 | 1966-11-13 | 22-251 | HOU | @ | BOS | L 21-27 | 8 | 24 | 3.00 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 1966 | 11 | 1966-11-20 | 22-258 | HOU | BUF | L 20-42 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 1966 | 12 | 1966-12-04 | 22-272 | HOU | SDG | L 22-28 | 19 | 183 | 9.63 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | 1966 | 13 | 1966-12-11 | 22-279 | HOU | BOS | L 14-38 | 13 | 38 | 2.92 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | 1966 | 14 | 1966-12-18 | 22-286 | HOU | @ | MIA | L 28-29 | 8 | 46 | 5.75 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 26.00 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rushing | Receiving | Scoring | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | ||||
| 8 | 1967 | 1 | 1967-09-09 | 23-186 | HOU | KAN | L 20-25 | 13 | 101 | 7.77 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | 1967 | 2 | 1967-09-17 | 23-194 | HOU | @ | BUF | W 20-3 | 17 | 55 | 3.24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 1967 | 3 | 1967-09-24 | 23-201 | HOU | @ | SDG | L 3-13 | 10 | 25 | 2.50 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | 1967 | 4 | 1967-10-01 | 23-208 | HOU | DEN | W 10-6 | 20 | 138 | 6.90 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | 1967 | 5 | 1967-10-15 | 23-222 | HOU | @ | NYJ | T 28-28 | 15 | 43 | 2.87 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | 1967 | 6 | 1967-10-22 | 23-229 | HOU | @ | KAN | W 24-19 | 13 | 51 | 3.92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | 1967 | 7 | 1967-10-29 | 23-236 | HOU | BUF | W 10-3 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 15 | 1967 | 8 | 1967-11-05 | 23-243 | HOU | @ | BOS | L 7-18 | 11 | 49 | 4.45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | 1967 | 9 | 1967-11-12 | 23-250 | HOU | @ | DEN | W 20-18 | 22 | 142 | 6.45 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 7.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | 1967 | 10 | 1967-11-26 | 23-264 | HOU | BOS | W 27-6 | 22 | 124 | 5.64 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | 1967 | 11 | 1967-12-03 | 23-271 | HOU | MIA | W 17-14 | 25 | 111 | 4.44 | 1 | 8 | 97 | 12.13 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | 1967 | 12 | 1967-12-10 | 23-278 | HOU | OAK | L 7-19 | 18 | 76 | 4.22 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | 1967 | 13 | 1967-12-16 | 23-284 | HOU | SDG | W 24-17 | 27 | 107 | 3.96 | 1 | 1 | -7 | -7.00 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | 1967 | 14 | 1967-12-23 | 23-291 | HOU | @ | MIA | W 41-10 | 21 | 160 | 7.62 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 43.00 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rushing | Receiving | Scoring | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | ||||
| 22 | 1968 | 1 | 1968-09-09 | 24-186 | HOU | KAN | L 21-26 | 9 | 36 | 4.00 | 1 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | 1968 | 2 | 1968-09-14 | 24-191 | HOU | @ | MIA | W 24-10 | 20 | 59 | 2.95 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | 1968 | 3 | 1968-09-21 | 24-198 | HOU | @ | SDG | L 14-30 | 12 | 31 | 2.58 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | 1968 | 4 | 1968-09-29 | 24-206 | HOU | OAK | L 15-24 | 21 | 71 | 3.38 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 26 | 1968 | 5 | 1968-10-06 | 24-213 | HOU | MIA | L 7-24 | 10 | 64 | 6.40 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 30.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | 1968 | 6 | 1968-10-13 | 24-220 | HOU | @ | BOS | W 16-0 | 22 | 60 | 2.73 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | 1968 | 8 | 1968-10-27 | 24-234 | HOU | @ | BUF | W 30-7 | 9 | 25 | 2.78 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 32.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | 1968 | 9 | 1968-11-03 | 24-241 | HOU | @ | CIN | W 27-17 | 19 | 82 | 4.32 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | 1968 | 10 | 1968-11-10 | 24-248 | HOU | @ | NYJ | L 7-26 | 13 | 84 | 6.46 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | 1968 | 11 | 1968-11-17 | 24-255 | HOU | DEN | W 38-17 | 15 | 79 | 5.27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 32 | 1968 | 12 | 1968-11-28 | 24-266 | HOU | @ | KAN | L 10-24 | 19 | 57 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | 1968 | 13 | 1968-12-07 | 24-275 | HOU | BUF | W 35-6 | 15 | 96 | 6.40 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 34 | 1968 | 14 | 1968-12-15 | 24-283 | HOU | BOS | W 45-17 | 18 | 104 | 5.78 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rushing | Receiving | Scoring | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | ||||
| 35 | 1969 | 1 | 1969-09-14 | 25-191 | HOU | @ | OAK | L 17-21 | 18 | 54 | 3.00 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 36 | 1969 | 2 | 1969-09-21 | 25-198 | HOU | @ | BUF | W 17-3 | 13 | 25 | 1.92 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 37 | 1969 | 3 | 1969-09-28 | 25-205 | HOU | MIA | W 22-10 | 20 | 69 | 3.45 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 38 | 1969 | 4 | 1969-10-05 | 25-212 | HOU | BUF | W 28-14 | 22 | 62 | 2.82 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 39 | 1969 | 5 | 1969-10-12 | 25-219 | HOU | @ | KAN | L 0-24 | 14 | 21 | 1.50 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 40 | 1969 | 6 | 1969-10-20 | 25-227 | HOU | @ | NYJ | L 17-26 | 10 | 29 | 2.90 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 41 | 1969 | 7 | 1969-10-26 | 25-233 | HOU | DEN | W 24-21 | 15 | 63 | 4.20 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 35.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 42 | 1969 | 8 | 1969-11-02 | 25-240 | HOU | @ | BOS | L 0-24 | 15 | 57 | 3.80 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 43 | 1969 | 9 | 1969-11-09 | 25-247 | HOU | CIN | T 31-31 | 15 | 104 | 6.93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 44 | 1969 | 11 | 1969-11-23 | 25-261 | HOU | @ | MIA | W 32-7 | 14 | 92 | 6.57 | 0 | 5 | 70 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 45 | 1969 | 12 | 1969-11-27 | 25-265 | HOU | SDG | L 17-21 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 46 | 1969 | 14 | 1969-12-14 | 25-282 | HOU | BOS | W 27-23 | 25 | 139 | 5.56 | 0 | 6 | 45 | 7.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rushing | Receiving | Scoring | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | ||||
| 47 | 1970 | 1 | 1970-09-20 | 26-197 | HOU | @ | PIT | W 19-7 | 19 | 73 | 3.84 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 48 | 1970 | 2 | 1970-09-27 | 26-204 | HOU | MIA | L 10-20 | 12 | 63 | 5.25 | 1 | 4 | 53 | 13.25 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 49 | 1970 | 3 | 1970-10-04 | 26-211 | HOU | @ | CIN | W 20-13 | 9 | 18 | 2.00 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 50 | 1970 | 4 | 1970-10-11 | 26-218 | HOU | BAL | L 20-24 | 6 | 10 | 1.67 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 51 | 1970 | 5 | 1970-10-18 | 26-225 | HOU | PIT | L 3-7 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Rushing | Receiving | Scoring | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | ||||
| 52 | 1971 | 1 | 1971-09-19 | 27-196 | NOR | RAM | W 24-20 | 8 | 33 | 4.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 53 | 1971 | 2 | 1971-09-26 | 27-203 | NOR | SFO | L 20-38 | 9 | 39 | 4.33 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 54 | 1971 | 3 | 1971-10-03 | 27-210 | NOR | @ | HOU | T 13-13 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 55 | 1971 | 4 | 1971-10-10 | 27-217 | NOR | @ | CHI | L 14-35 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 56 | 1971 | 5 | 1971-10-17 | 27-224 | NOR | DAL | W 24-14 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 57 | 1971 | 6 | 1971-10-24 | 27-231 | NOR | @ | ATL | L 6-28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 58 | 1971 | 7 | 1971-10-31 | 27-238 | NOR | @ | WAS | L 14-24 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 59 | 1971 | 8 | 1971-11-07 | 27-245 | NOR | OAK | T 21-21 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rushing | Receiving | Scoring | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | ||||
| 60 | 1972 | 2 | 1972-09-24 | 28-201 | HOU | @ | MIA | L 13-34 | 12 | 48 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 61 | 1972 | 3 | 1972-10-01 | 28-208 | HOU | NYJ | W 26-20 | 9 | 32 | 3.56 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 62 | 1972 | 4 | 1972-10-09 | 28-216 | HOU | OAK | L 0-34 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 63 | 1972 | 5 | 1972-10-15 | 28-222 | HOU | @ | PIT | L 7-24 | 6 | 23 | 3.83 | 0 | 2 | -7 | -3.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 64 | 1972 | 6 | 1972-10-22 | 28-229 | HOU | CLE | L 17-23 | 8 | 37 | 4.63 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 65 | 1972 | 9 | 1972-11-12 | 28-250 | HOU | PHI | L 17-18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | |||
| 66 | 1972 | 10 | 1972-11-19 | 28-257 | HOU | GNB | L 10-23 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 67 | 1972 | 11 | 1972-11-26 | 28-264 | HOU | @ | SDG | L 20-34 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 67 Games | 805 | 3653 | 4.54 | 19 | 134 | 1339 | 9.99 | 5 | 24 | 144 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | ||||||||
| Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |||
| 1 | 1967 | 15 | 1967-12-31 | 23-299 | HOU | @ | OAK | L 7-40 | 14 | 19 | 1.36 | 0 | 1 | -10 | -10.00 | 0 |
| Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |||
| 2 | 1969 | 17 | 1969-12-21 | 25-289 | HOU | @ | OAK | L 7-56 | 14 | 29 | 2.07 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 0 |
| 2 Games | 28 | 48 | 1.71 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | ||||||||