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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)
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1965 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | George Blanda | 38 | 16 | 12 | 186 for 442, 2,542 yards, 20 td, 30 int, & 4 rushes for -6 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 12th / 119th pick / 1949 |
| HB | Ode Burrell* | 26 | 1 | 0 | 130 rushes for 528 yards, 3 td, & 55 catches for 650 yards and 4 td | Houston Oilers / 4th / 30th pick / 1964 |
| FB | Charley Tolar | 28 | 5 | 0 | 73 rushes for 230 yards, 0 td, & 25 catches for 138 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 27th / 319th pick / 1959 |
| WR | Charley Frazier | 26 | 3 | 0 | 38 catches for 717 yards, 6 td, & 1 rush for 10 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Charley Hennigan* | 30 | 5 | 0 | 41 catches for 578 yards, 4 td | |
| TE | Willie Frazier*+ | 23 | 1 | 0 | 37 catches for 521 yards, 8 td | |
| LT | Walt Suggs | 26 | 3 | 0 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 24th pick / 1961 |
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| LG | Bob Talamini*+ | 26 | 5 | 0 | ||
| C | John Frongillo | 26 | 3 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 111th pick / 1961 |
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| C | Wayne Frazier | 26 | 3 | 0 | San Diego Chargers / 32nd / 256th pick / 1962 |
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| RG | Sonny Bishop | 26 | 3 | 0 | San Diego Chargers / 11th / 88th pick / 1962 |
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| RT | Norm Evans | 23 | Rook | 0 | Houston Oilers / 14th / 106th pick / 1965 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Gary Cutsinger | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 4th / 30th pick / 1962 |
| LDT | Bud McFadin | 37 | 13 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 11th pick / 1951 |
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| LDT | Scott Appleton | 23 | 1 | 0 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 4th pick / 1964 |
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| RDT | Ed Husmann | 34 | 12 | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 9th / 99th pick / 1953 |
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| RDE | Don Floyd | 27 | 5 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1960 |
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| LLB | Johnny Baker | 24 | 2 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 37th pick / 1963 |
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| LLB | Bobby Maples | 23 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 4th / 26th pick / 1965 |
| MLB | Doug Cline | 27 | 5 | 0 | New York Giants / 14th / 168th pick / 1960 |
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| RLB | Danny Brabham | 24 | 2 | 0 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 6th pick / 1963 |
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| LCB | Tony Banfield | 28 | 5 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | W.K. Hicks | 23 | 1 | 0 | 9 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LS | Jim Norton | 27 | 5 | 0 | 7 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 7th / 75th pick / 1960 |
| RS | Fred Glick | 28 | 6 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 23rd / 266th pick / 1959 |
| RS | Bobby Jancik | 25 | 3 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 19th / 151st pick / 1962 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | George Blanda | 38 | 16 | 12 | 11 of 21 field goals & 28 of 28 extra points | Chicago Bears / 12th / 119th pick / 1949 |
| P | Jim Norton | 27 | 5 | 0 | 85 punts for a 43.7 average, 1 blocked | Detroit Lions / 7th / 75th pick / 1960 |
| PR | Bobby Jancik | 25 | 3 | 0 | 12 punt returns for a 7.1 average and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 19th / 151st pick / 1962 |
| KR | Bobby Jancik | 25 | 3 | 0 | 18 kick returns for a 23.9 average and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 19th / 151st pick / 1962 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Scott Appleton | 23 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Texas | 2/20/1942 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 4th pick / 1964 |
| Johnny Baker | 24 | LB-DE | 7 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Mississippi State | 3/15/1941 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 37th pick / 1963 |
| Tony Banfield | 28 | DB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Oklahoma State | 12/18/1937 | 5 | |
| Sonny Bishop | 26 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Fresno State | 10/1/1939 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 11th / 88th pick / 1962 |
| George Blanda | 38 | QB | 14 | 12 | 215 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 9/17/1927 | 16 | Chicago Bears / 12th / 119th pick / 1949 |
| Danny Brabham | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Arkansas | 2/25/1941 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 6th pick / 1963 |
| Ode Burrell* | 26 | RB-WR-P | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Mississippi State | 9/15/1939 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 30th pick / 1964 |
| B.W. Cheeks | 24 | HB | 2 | 0 | 229 | 6-1 | Texas Southern | 8/1/1941 | Rook | |
| Doug Cline | 27 | LB-FB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Clemson | 3/22/1938 | 5 | New York Giants / 14th / 168th pick / 1960 |
| Dick Compton | 25 | SE-B | 3 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | McMurry | 4/16/1940 | 3 | |
| Gary Cutsinger | 25 | DE | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-5 | Oklahoma State | 2/4/1940 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 30th pick / 1962 |
| Bob Evans | 23 | DE | 4 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 2/9/1942 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 18th / 142nd pick / 1965 |
| Norm Evans | 23 | T | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | TCU | 9/28/1942 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 14th / 106th pick / 1965 |
| Don Floyd | 27 | DE | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | TCU | 7/10/1938 | 5 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1960 |
| Charley Frazier | 26 | WR | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Texas Southern | 8/12/1939 | 3 | |
| Wayne Frazier | 26 | C-LB | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Auburn | 3/5/1939 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 32nd / 256th pick / 1962 |
| Willie Frazier*+ | 23 | TE | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 6/19/1942 | 1 | |
| John Frongillo | 26 | C-G | 9 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Baylor | 10/12/1939 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 111th pick / 1961 |
| Fred Glick | 28 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Colorado State | 2/25/1937 | 6 | Chicago Cardinals / 23rd / 266th pick / 1959 |
| Tom Goode | 27 | C-LB | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Mississippi State | 12/1/1938 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 16th pick / 1961 |
| Jim Hayes | 25 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 263 | 6-4 | Jackson State | 11/26/1940 | Rook | |
| Charley Hennigan* | 30 | WR | 14 | 0 | 187 | 6-1 | LSU,Northwest State (LA) | 3/19/1935 | 5 | |
| W.K. Hicks | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Texas Southern | 7/14/1942 | 1 | |
| Dalton Hoffman | 24 | FB | 4 | 0 | 207 | 6-0 | Baylor | 12/23/1941 | 1 | |
| Harry Hooligan | 27 | FB | 1 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Bishop | 9/13/1938 | Rook | |
| Ed Husmann | 34 | DT-G-DE-LB | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 8/6/1931 | 12 | Chicago Cardinals / 9th / 99th pick / 1953 |
| Bobby Jackson | 25 | FB | 10 | 0 | 238 | 6-3 | New Mexico State | 3/16/1940 | 3 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 19th pick / 1962 |
| Bobby Jancik | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 178 | 5-11 | Lamar | 2/9/1940 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 19th / 151st pick / 1962 |
| Pete Jaquess | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Eastern New Mexico | 12/25/1940 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 20th / 158th pick / 1964 |
| Keith Kinderman | 25 | FB-DB | 4 | 0 | 221 | 6-0 | Florida State,Iowa | 4/16/1940 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 18th pick / 1963 |
| George Kinney | 23 | DE | 1 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Wiley | 11/13/1942 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 9th / 66th pick / 1965 |
| Bobby Maples | 23 | C-LB | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Baylor | 12/28/1942 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 4th / 26th pick / 1965 |
| Bud McFadin | 37 | DT-DG-LB-G | 12 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Texas | 8/21/1928 | 13 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 11th pick / 1951 |
| Bob McLeod | 27 | TE | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Abilene Christian | 11/10/1938 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 12th / 96th pick / 1961 |
| Rich Michael | 27 | T | 14 | 0 | 242 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 11/15/1938 | 5 | |
| Jim Norton | 27 | DB-P | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-3 | Idaho | 10/20/1938 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 75th pick / 1960 |
| Larry Onesti | 27 | LB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Northwestern | 11/12/1938 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 9th / 71st pick / 1962 |
| Charlie Rieves | 26 | LB | 7 | 0 | 218 | 6-1 | Alabama,Houston | 1/6/1939 | 3 | |
| Jack Spikes | 28 | FB-HB-K | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | TCU | 2/5/1937 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 6th pick / 1960 |
| Art Strahan | 22 | DT-DE | 4 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Texas Southern | 7/17/1943 | Rook | |
| Walt Suggs | 26 | T-C | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Mississippi State | 5/15/1939 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 24th pick / 1961 |
| Bob Talamini*+ | 26 | G | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-1 | Kentucky | 1/8/1939 | 5 | |
| Charley Tolar | 28 | FB | 11 | 0 | 199 | 5-6 | Northwest State (LA) | 9/5/1937 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 27th / 319th pick / 1959 |
| Don Trull | 24 | QB | 14 | 2 | 195 | 6-1 | Baylor | 10/20/1941 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 14th / 111th pick / 1963 |
| Sammy Weir | 24 | WR | 9 | 0 | 170 | 5-9 | Arkansas State | 3/18/1941 | Rook | |
| Maxie Williams | 25 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Southeastern Louisiana | 6/28/1940 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 10th / 74th pick / 1965 |
| John Wittenborn | 29 | G-K | 14 | 0 | 238 | 6-2 | Southeast Missouri State | 3/1/1936 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 17th / 203rd pick / 1958 |
| Team Total | 26.2 | 14 | 225.3 | 6-2.0 | 3.2 |