Kenneth Ray Houston
Position: DB
Height: 6-3 Weight: 197 lbs.
Born: November 12, 1944 in Lufkin, TX
College: Prairie View
Drafted by the Houston Oilers in the 9th round (214th overall) of the 1967 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 103 (112th overall since 1950)
12-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1986
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Output includes all games from 1960 to 2011.
Career Game Log: Regular Season · Playoffs
| Scoring | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 1 | 1967 | 1 | 1967-09-09 | 22-301 | HOU | KAN | L 20-25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 0 | |||
| 2 | 1967 | 5 | 1967-10-15 | 22-337 | HOU | @ | NYJ | T 28-28 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 1967 | 11 | 1967-12-03 | 23-021 | HOU | MIA | W 17-14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 1967 | 13 | 1967-12-16 | 23-034 | HOU | SDG | W 24-17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 1967 | 14 | 1967-12-23 | 23-041 | HOU | @ | MIA | W 41-10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 1 | ||
| 6 | 1967 | 15 | 1967-12-31 | 23-049 | HOU | @ | OAK | L 7-40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Scoring | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 7 | 1968 | 2 | 1968-09-14 | 23-307 | HOU | @ | MIA | W 24-10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 1 | |
| 8 | 1968 | 3 | 1968-09-21 | 23-314 | HOU | @ | SDG | L 14-30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 9 | 1968 | 6 | 1968-10-13 | 23-336 | HOU | @ | BOS | W 16-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 10 | 1968 | 8 | 1968-10-27 | 23-350 | HOU | @ | BUF | W 30-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 0 | ||
| 11 | 1968 | 14 | 1968-12-15 | 24-033 | HOU | BOS | W 45-17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 1 | |||
| Scoring | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 12 | 1969 | 2 | 1969-09-21 | 24-313 | HOU | @ | BUF | W 17-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 13 | 1969 | 4 | 1969-10-05 | 24-327 | HOU | BUF | W 28-14 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 1 | |||
| 14 | 1969 | 6 | 1969-10-20 | 24-342 | HOU | @ | NYJ | L 17-26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | 1969 | 17 | 1969-12-21 | 25-039 | HOU | @ | OAK | L 7-56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Scoring | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 16 | 1970 | 4 | 1970-10-11 | 25-333 | HOU | BAL | L 20-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | 1970 | 5 | 1970-10-18 | 25-340 | HOU | PIT | L 3-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 18 | 1970 | 6 | 1970-10-25 | 25-347 | HOU | @ | SDG | T 31-31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 19 | 1970 | 12 | 1970-12-07 | 26-025 | HOU | CLE | L 10-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 20 | 1970 | 13 | 1970-12-13 | 26-031 | HOU | CIN | L 20-30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Scoring | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 21 | 1971 | 2 | 1971-09-26 | 26-318 | HOU | KAN | L 16-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | 1971 | 3 | 1971-10-03 | 26-325 | HOU | NOR | T 13-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | 1971 | 4 | 1971-10-10 | 26-332 | HOU | @ | WAS | L 13-22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | 1971 | 5 | 1971-10-17 | 26-339 | HOU | DET | L 7-31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 25 | 1971 | 6 | 1971-10-24 | 26-346 | HOU | @ | PIT | L 16-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 26 | 1971 | 7 | 1971-10-31 | 26-353 | HOU | CIN | W 10-6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 1 | ||
| 27 | 1971 | 11 | 1971-11-28 | 27-016 | HOU | CLE | L 24-37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 28 | 1971 | 12 | 1971-12-05 | 27-023 | HOU | PIT | W 29-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 29 | 1971 | 13 | 1971-12-12 | 27-030 | HOU | @ | BUF | W 20-14 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 | |
| 30 | 1971 | 14 | 1971-12-19 | 27-037 | HOU | SDG | W 49-33 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 2 | |||
| Scoring | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 31 | 1972 | 1 | 1972-09-17 | 27-310 | HOU | @ | DEN | L 17-30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 10.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | 1972 | 2 | 1972-09-24 | 27-317 | HOU | @ | MIA | L 13-34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | 1972 | 3 | 1972-10-01 | 27-324 | HOU | NYJ | W 26-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 34 | 1972 | 4 | 1972-10-09 | 27-332 | HOU | OAK | L 0-34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -10 | -5.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 35 | 1972 | 8 | 1972-11-05 | 27-359 | HOU | @ | CLE | L 0-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 36 | 1972 | 9 | 1972-11-12 | 28-000 | HOU | PHI | L 17-18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 37 | 1972 | 10 | 1972-11-19 | 28-007 | HOU | GNB | L 10-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 38 | 1972 | 11 | 1972-11-26 | 28-014 | HOU | @ | SDG | L 20-34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 39 | 1972 | 12 | 1972-12-03 | 28-021 | HOU | @ | ATL | L 10-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | -3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 40 | 1972 | 13 | 1972-12-10 | 28-028 | HOU | PIT | L 3-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 41 | 1972 | 14 | 1972-12-17 | 28-035 | HOU | CIN | L 17-61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Scoring | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 42 | 1973 | 1 | 1973-09-16 | 28-308 | WAS | SDG | W 38-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | |||
| 43 | 1973 | 5 | 1973-10-14 | 28-336 | WAS | @ | NYG | W 21-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 44 | 1973 | 10 | 1973-11-18 | 29-006 | WAS | BAL | W 22-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 45 | 1973 | 13 | 1973-12-09 | 29-027 | WAS | @ | DAL | L 7-27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 46 | 1973 | 15 | 1973-12-22 | 29-040 | WAS | @ | MIN | L 20-27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Scoring | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 47 | 1974 | 8 | 1974-11-03 | 29-356 | WAS | @ | GNB | W 17-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 48 | 1974 | 9 | 1974-11-10 | 29-363 | WAS | @ | PHI | W 27-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 49 | 1974 | 10 | 1974-11-17 | 30-005 | WAS | DAL | W 28-21 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 72 | 24.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 50 | 1974 | 11 | 1974-11-24 | 30-012 | WAS | PHI | W 26-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 0 | |||
| 51 | 1974 | 13 | 1974-12-09 | 30-027 | WAS | @ | RAM | W 23-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 52 | 1974 | 15 | 1974-12-22 | 30-040 | WAS | @ | RAM | L 10-19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Scoring | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 53 | 1975 | 1 | 1975-09-21 | 30-313 | WAS | NOR | W 41-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | |||
| 54 | 1975 | 4 | 1975-10-13 | 30-335 | WAS | STL | W 27-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 55 | 1975 | 7 | 1975-11-02 | 30-355 | WAS | DAL | W 30-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | |||
| 56 | 1975 | 9 | 1975-11-16 | 31-004 | WAS | @ | STL | L 17-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Scoring | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 57 | 1976 | 1 | 1976-09-12 | 31-305 | WAS | NYG | W 19-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | |||
| 58 | 1976 | 10 | 1976-11-14 | 32-002 | WAS | @ | NYG | L 9-12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 59 | 1976 | 13 | 1976-12-05 | 32-023 | WAS | @ | NYJ | W 37-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Scoring | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 60 | 1977 | 4 | 1977-10-09 | 32-331 | WAS | @ | TAM | W 10-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 61 | 1977 | 8 | 1977-11-07 | 32-360 | WAS | @ | BAL | L 3-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 62 | 1977 | 10 | 1977-11-21 | 33-009 | WAS | GNB | W 10-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 63 | 1977 | 11 | 1977-11-27 | 33-015 | WAS | DAL | L 7-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 64 | 1977 | 12 | 1977-12-04 | 33-022 | WAS | @ | BUF | W 10-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Scoring | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 65 | 1978 | 5 | 1978-10-02 | 33-324 | WAS | DAL | W 9-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 66 | 1978 | 9 | 1978-10-29 | 33-351 | WAS | SFO | W 38-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 0 | |||
| Scoring | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 67 | 1979 | 2 | 1979-09-09 | 34-301 | WAS | @ | DET | W 27-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 67 Games | 10 | 60 | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0 | 51 | 333 | 6.53 | 1 | 49 | 890 | 9 | ||||||||
| Def Interceptions | |||||||||||
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| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Int | Yds | TD | |
| 1 | 1976 | 15 | 1976-12-18 | 32-036 | WAS | @ | MIN | L 20-35 | 1 | 8 | 0 |