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1965 Houston Oilers

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Record: 4-10-0, Finished 4th in AFL East Division
AFL Season Summary

Scored 298 points (21.3/g), 5th of 8 in the AFL.
 Allowed 429 points (30.6/g), 8th.
 Differential of -131 points (-9.4/g), 8th.
 Expected W-L: 4.2-9.8.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -6 (-0.4/g), 5th.

Coached by Hugh Taylor (4-10-0)

1965 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 12 box W 1-0 New York Jets 27 21 14 292 120 172 5 12 228 49 179 5
2 Sun September 19 box W 2-0 Boston Patriots 31 10 17 420 320 100 4 22 207 150 57 5
3 Sun September 26 box L 2-1 @ Oakland Raiders 17 21 14 269 183 86 3 15 326 180 146 3
4 Sun October 3 box L 2-2 @ San Diego Chargers 14 31 12 193 146 47 1 26 493 222 271
5 Sun October 17 box L 2-3 @ Denver Broncos 17 28 23 328 241 87 5 15 280 170 110 4
6 Sun October 24 box W 3-3 Kansas City Chiefs 38 36 21 366 302 64 1 32 542 240 302 4
7 Sun October 31 box W 4-3 @ Buffalo Bills 19 17 16 272 148 124 1 19 283 162 121 4
8 Sun November 7 box L 4-4 Oakland Raiders 21 33 23 317 296 21 4 16 392 203 189 2
9 Sun November 14 box L 4-5 Denver Broncos 21 31 21 334 234 100 7 12 193 20 173 4
10 Sun November 21 box L 4-6 @ New York Jets 14 41 17 275 213 62 4 23 522 238 284 3
11 Sun November 28 box L 4-7 @ Kansas City Chiefs 21 52 13 289 122 167 1 23 511 277 234
12 Sun December 5 box L 4-8 Buffalo Bills 18 29 15 300 214 86 5 11 284 82 202 3
13 Sun December 12 box L 4-9 San Diego Chargers 26 37 13 221 202 19 2 18 361 136 225 2
14 Sat December 18 box L 4-10 @ Boston Patriots 14 42 7 112 72 40 3 22 531 341 190 1

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 298 3988 905 4.4 227 224 550 2813 25 35 4.8 140 324 1175 10 3.6 63 46 11 24
Team Defense 429 5153 945 5.5 271 177 416 2470 27 27 5.6 111 507 2683 17 5.3 132 40 13 28
Lg Rank Offense 5 6 4 1 2 1 8 8 8 7 6 6 7 2
Lg Rank Defense 8 8 8 1 3 8 3 5 8 8 7 8 3 4

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
16 George Blanda 38 QB 14 12 3-9-0 186 442 42.1 2542 20 4.5 30 6.8 95 5.8 3.6 13.7 181.6 47.9
10 Don Trull 24 14 2 1-1-0 38 107 35.5 528 5 4.7 5 4.7 57 4.9 3.8 13.9 37.7 48.3
44 Charley Tolar 28 FB 11 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Team Total 26.2 14 4-10-0 224 550 40.7 3070 25 4.5 35 6.4 95 5.6 3.6 13.7 219.3 47.9
Opp Total 14 177 416 42.5 2643 27 6.5 27 6.5 6.4 4.7 14.9 188.8 58.6 22 173 5.6 4.1

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
No. Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
25 Ode Burrell* 26 HB 14 0 130 528 3 63 4.1 37.7 9.3 55 650 11.8 4 52 3.9 46.4 1178 7 6
44 Charley Tolar 28 FB 11 0 73 230 0 18 3.2 20.9 6.6 25 138 5.5 0 21 2.3 12.5 368 0 0
32 Jack Spikes 28 14 0 47 173 3 20 3.7 12.4 3.4 8 57 7.1 0 17 0.6 4.1 230 3 3
46 Bobby Jackson 25 10 0 37 85 2 7 2.3 8.5 3.7 1 31 31.0 0 31 0.1 3.1 116 2 0
10 Don Trull 24 14 2 29 145 2 18 5.0 10.4 2.1 145 2 3
16 George Blanda 38 QB 14 12 4 -6 0 0 -1.5 -0.4 0.3 -6 0 2
28 Charley Frazier 26 WR 12 0 1 10 0 8 10.0 0.8 0.1 38 717 18.9 6 64 3.2 59.8 727 6 1
20 Dick Compton 25 3 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 0.7 0.3 3 140 46.7 2 95 1.0 46.7 142 2 0
34 Dalton Hoffman 24 4 0 1 11 0 11 11.0 2.8 0.3 11 0 0
87 Charley Hennigan* 30 WR 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 41 578 14.1 4 53 2.9 41.3 578 4 1
83 Willie Frazier*+ 23 TE 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 37 521 14.1 8 57 3.1 43.4 521 8 0
81 Bob McLeod 27 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 15 226 15.1 1 49 1.1 16.1 226 1 1
20 Sammy Weir 24 9 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 12 12.0 0 12 0.1 1.3 12 0 1
Team Total 26.2 14 323 1178 10 63 3.6 84.1 23.1 224 3070 13.7 25 95 16.0 219.3 4248 35 22
Opp Total 14 507 2683 17 5.3 191.6 36.2 177 2470 14.0 27 12.6 176.4 5153 44 31

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
23 Bobby Jancik 25 rs 14 0 12 85 0 25 7.1 18 430 0 43 23.9 515
47 Pete Jaquess 25 14 0 4 17 0 11 4.3 13 280 0 69 21.5 297
25 Ode Burrell* 26 HB 14 0 3 39 0 33 13.0 8 202 0 38 25.3 1419
27 Fred Glick 28 RS 14 0 7 44 0 13 6.3 4 84 0 24 21.0 128
20 Sammy Weir 24 9 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 10 215 0 33 21.5 227
33 W.K. Hicks 23 RCB 14 0 1 4 0 4 4.0 7 181 0 40 25.9 185
20 Dick Compton 25 3 0 4 68 0 30 17.0 210
41 Keith Kinderman 25 4 0 4 72 0 29 18.0 72
32 Jack Spikes 28 14 0 4 41 0 15 10.3 271
46 Bobby Jackson 25 10 0 2 39 0 25 19.5 155
22 B.W. Cheeks 24 2 0 1 19 0 19 19.0 19
50 Bobby Maples 23 llb 14 0 1 15 0 15 15.0 15
78 Maxie Williams 25 14 0 1 23 0 23 23.0 23
Team Total 26.2 14 28 189 0 33 6.8 77 1669 0 69 21.7 6106
Opp Total 14 48 2 48 995 0 20.7

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
43 Jim Norton 27 LS 14 0 85 3711 65 1 43.7
16 George Blanda 38 QB 14 12 4 4 1 7 4 7 3 2 21 11 52.4% 28 28 100.0%
32 Jack Spikes 28 14 0 2 1 2 1 50.0% 6 6 100.0%
Team Total 26.2 14 6 5 1 7 4 7 3 2 23 12 52.2% 34 34 100.0% 85 3711 65 1 43.7
Opp Total 14 43 25 58.1% 48 48 100.0% 59 2508 42.5

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
40 Tony Banfield 28 LCB 14 0 3 28 0 28
16 George Blanda 38 QB 14 12 2 0 0 0
25 Ode Burrell* 26 HB 14 0 6 0 0 0
22 B.W. Cheeks 24 2 0 1 0 0 0
80 Gary Cutsinger 25 LDE 14 0 1 72 0 72
28 Charley Frazier 26 WR 12 0 1 0 0 0
27 Fred Glick 28 RS 14 0 2 18 0 18
87 Charley Hennigan* 30 WR 14 0 1 0 0 0
33 W.K. Hicks 23 RCB 14 0 9 156 0 31
23 Bobby Jancik 25 rs 14 0 4 90 0 36 3 0 0 0
50 Bobby Maples 23 llb 14 0 1 0 0 0
81 Bob McLeod 27 14 0 1 0 0 0
43 Jim Norton 27 LS 14 0 7 52 0 18
32 Jack Spikes 28 14 0 3 0 0 0
10 Don Trull 24 14 2 3 0 0 0
20 Sammy Weir 24 9 0 1 0 0 0
Team Total 26.2 14 27 416 0 72 22 0 0 0
Opp Total 14 31 31 18 1

Scoring Summary

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No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
16 George Blanda 38 QB 14 12 28 11 61
83 Willie Frazier*+ 23 TE 12 0 8 8 48
25 Ode Burrell* 26 HB 14 0 3 4 7 2 46
28 Charley Frazier 26 WR 12 0 6 6 36
32 Jack Spikes 28 14 0 3 3 6 1 27
87 Charley Hennigan* 30 WR 14 0 4 4 24
20 Dick Compton 25 3 0 2 2 12
46 Bobby Jackson 25 10 0 2 2 12
10 Don Trull 24 14 2 2 2 12
73 Norm Evans 23 RT 14 0 1 1 6
81 Bob McLeod 27 14 0 1 1 6
45 Larry Onesti 27 14 0 1 1 6
Team Total 26.2 14 10 25 2 37 2 34 12 296
Opp Total 14 17 27 2 48 25 1 429