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1966 Houston Oilers

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Record: 3-11-0, Finished 4th in AFL East Division
AFL Season Summary

Scored 335 points (23.9/g), 3rd of 9 in the AFL.
 Allowed 396 points (28.3/g), 9th.
 Differential of -61 points (-4.4/g), 7th.
 Expected W-L: 5.6-8.4.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -9 (-0.6/g), 7th.

Simple Rating System: Total -4.8, Offense: 2.1, Defense: -6.9, SoS: -0.4, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Wally Lemm (3-11-0)

Training Camp: Oilers Training Facility (Houston, Texas)

Team Stats and Rankings

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 335 4412 926 4.8 246 226 485 2897 29 28 5.6 144 413 1515 11 3.7 76 40 12 26
Team Defense 396 4995 881 5.7 244 209 438 3162 35 18 6.9 131 422 1833 10 4.3 88 31 13 25
Lg Rank Offense 3 7 4 2 4 2 6 7 4 5 6 7 7 4
Lg Rank Defense 9 9 7 5 8 9 8 8 7 7 3 7 7 5

Team Games & Schedule

Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date OT Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sat September 3 boxscore W 1-0 Denver Broncos 45 7 28 472 259 213 1 26 -7 33 3
2 Sat September 10 boxscore W 2-0 Oakland Raiders 31 0 20 269 197 72 3 23 272 199 73 7
2 Sun September 18 boxscore L 2-1 @ New York Jets 13 52 16 207 136 71 5 23 466 340 126
4 Sun September 25 boxscore L 2-2 @ Buffalo Bills 20 27 15 300 276 24 5 14 276 140 136 3
4 Sun October 2 boxscore L 2-3 @ Denver Broncos 38 40 20 384 289 95 3 17 362 212 150 2
6 Sun October 16 boxscore W 3-3 New York Jets 24 0 17 339 198 141 3 11 216 163 53 5
7 Sun October 23 boxscore L 3-4 Miami Dolphins 13 20 13 301 201 100 5 13 340 139 201
8 Sun October 30 boxscore L 3-5 @ Kansas City Chiefs 23 48 22 268 174 94 4 15 441 290 151 3
9 Sun November 6 boxscore L 3-6 @ Oakland Raiders 23 38 8 246 126 120 3 14 390 249 141 3
9 Sun November 13 boxscore L 3-7 @ Boston Patriots 21 27 20 374 302 72 20 391 242 149
11 Sun November 20 boxscore L 3-8 Buffalo Bills 20 42 11 315 228 87 3 23 508 352 156
12 Sun December 4 boxscore L 3-9 San Diego Chargers 22 28 23 395 152 243 2 15 378 302 76 3
13 Sun December 11 boxscore L 3-10 Boston Patriots 14 38 13 235 170 65 1 31 512 272 240
14 Sun December 18 boxscore L 3-11 @ Miami Dolphins 28 29 20 307 189 118 2 25 417 269 148 2

Passing

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
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% 4QC GWD
16 George Blanda 39 QB/K 14 8 3-5-0 122 271 45.0 1764 17 6.3 21 7.7 79 6.5 4.3 14.5 126.0 55.3
10 Don Trull 25 qb 14 5 0-5-0 84 172 48.8 1200 10 5.8 5 2.9 62 7.0 6.8 14.3 85.7 79.1
11 Buddy Humphrey 31 6 1 0-1-0 15 32 46.9 168 2 6.3 1 3.1 32 5.3 5.1 11.2 28.0 70.8
15 Jacky Lee 27 8 0 4 8 50.0 27 0 0.0 1 12.5 10 3.4 -2.3 6.8 3.4 18.2
25 Ode Burrell 27 HB 14 0 1 1 100.0 9 0 0.0 0 0.0 9 9.0 9.0 9.0 0.6 104.2
44 Charley Tolar 29 FB 14 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Team Total 26.5 14 3-11-0 226 485 46.6 3168 29 6.0 28 5.8 79 6.5 5.1 14.0 226.3 64.0 0 0
Opp Total 14 209 438 47.7 3390 35 8.0 18 4.1 7.7 7.5 16.2 242.1 83.6 21 228 6.9 6.6 4.6

Rushing & Receiving

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
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 27 HB 14 0 122 406 0 45 3.3 29.0 8.7 33 400 12.1 5 34 2.4 28.6 806 5 3
42 Sid Blanks 26 hb 14 0 71 235 0 30 3.3 16.8 5.1 19 234 12.3 2 42 1.4 16.7 469 2 2
35 John Henry Johnson 37 14 0 70 226 3 28 3.2 16.1 5.0 8 150 18.8 0 53 0.6 10.7 376 3 0
32 Hoyle Granger 22 11 0 56 388 1 69 6.9 35.3 5.1 12 104 8.7 1 26 1.1 9.5 492 2 0
44 Charley Tolar 29 FB 14 0 46 105 0 17 2.3 7.5 3.3 13 68 5.2 0 14 0.9 4.9 173 0 3
10 Don Trull 25 qb 14 5 38 139 7 23 3.7 9.9 2.7 139 7 3
36 Donnie Stone 29 5 0 6 18 0 12 3.0 3.6 1.2 1 17 17.0 0 17 0.2 3.4 35 0 1
16 George Blanda 39 QB/K 14 8 3 1 0 1 0.3 0.1 0.2 1 0 3
15 Jacky Lee 27 8 0 1 -3 0 -3 -3.0 -0.4 0.1 -3 0 1
28 Charley Frazier* 27 WR 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 57 1129 19.8 12 79 4.1 80.6 1129 12 0
87 Charley Hennigan 31 WR 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 27 313 11.6 3 23 1.9 22.4 313 3 0
81 Bob McLeod 28 TE 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 23 339 14.7 3 41 1.6 24.2 339 3 0
26 Larry Elkins 23 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 21 283 13.5 3 62 1.5 20.2 283 3 0
88 Bob Poole 25 te 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 12 131 10.9 0 19 0.9 9.4 131 0 0
Team Total 26.5 14 413 1515 11 69 3.7 108.2 29.5 226 3168 14.0 29 79 16.1 226.3 4683 40 19
Opp Total 14 422 1833 10 4.3 130.9 30.1 209 3162 15.1 35 14.9 225.9 4995 45 25

Kick & Punt Returns

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
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 26 PR/KR 14 0 10 62 0 28 6.2 34 875 0 53 25.7 937
42 Sid Blanks 26 hb 14 0 21 487 0 37 23.2 956
25 Ode Burrell 27 HB 14 0 8 78 0 29 9.8 1 16 0 16 16.0 900
47 Allen Trammel 24 3 0 5 19 0 8 3.8 3 63 0 26 21.0 82
52 Garland Boyette 26 rde 14 0 3 42 0 18 14.0 42
62 Jim Hayes 26 14 0 2 31 0 16 15.5 31
Team Total 26.5 14 23 159 0 29 6.9 64 1514 0 53 23.7 6356
Opp Total 14 37 0 60 1385 2 23.1

Kicking & Punting

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
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
16 George Blanda 39 QB/K 14 8 4 3 1 7 3 12 8 6 2 30 16 53.3% 40 39 97.5%
43 Jim Norton 28 RS/P 14 0 69 2908 65 0 42.1
Team Total 26.5 14 4 3 1 7 3 12 8 6 2 30 16 53.3% 40 39 97.5% 69 2908 65 0 42.1
Opp Total 14 30 15 50.0% 49 49 100.0% 68 2720 40.0

Defense & Fumbles

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
27 Fred Glick 29 LS 10 0 4 57 0 41 0 0 1 0 0 0
43 Jim Norton 28 RS/P 14 0 4 125 0 56 0 0 1 0 0 0
16 George Blanda 39 QB/K 14 8 0 3 0 0 0
25 Ode Burrell 27 HB 14 0 0 3 0 0 0
33 W.K. Hicks* 24 RCB 14 0 3 12 0 12 0
23 Bobby Jancik 26 PR/KR 14 0 2 36 0 35 0 0 1 0 0 0
44 Charley Tolar 29 FB 14 0 0 3 0 0 0
10 Don Trull 25 qb 14 5 0 3 0 0 0
42 Sid Blanks 26 hb 14 0 0 2 0 0 0
30 Bernie Parrish 30 11 0 2 0 0 0 0
84 Johnny Baker 25 LLB 14 0 1 0 0 0 0
51 Ronnie Caveness 23 mlb 14 0 1 6 0 6 0
31 Doug Cline 28 MLB 9 0 1 23 0 23 0
15 Jacky Lee 27 8 0 0 1 0 0 0
36 Donnie Stone 29 5 0 0 1 0 0 0
Team Total 26.5 14 18 259 0 56 0 0 19 0 0 1
Opp Total 14 28 25 12

Scoring Summary

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
16 George Blanda 39 QB/K 14 8 39 16 87
28 Charley Frazier* 27 WR 14 0 12 12 72
10 Don Trull 25 qb 14 5 7 7 42
25 Ode Burrell 27 HB 14 0 5 5 30
26 Larry Elkins 23 14 0 3 3 18
87 Charley Hennigan 31 WR 14 0 3 3 18
35 John Henry Johnson 37 14 0 3 3 18
81 Bob McLeod 28 TE 14 0 3 3 18
42 Sid Blanks 26 hb 14 0 2 2 12
32 Hoyle Granger 22 11 0 1 1 2 12
31 Doug Cline 28 MLB 9 0 1 1 6
Team Total 26.5 14 11 29 1 41 39 16 333
Opp Total 14 10 35 2 49 15 396