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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.
Coached by Wally Lemm (3-11-0)
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1966 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 | 39 | 17 | 8 | 122 for 271, 1,764 yards, 17 td, 21 int, & 3 rushes for 1 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 12th / 119th pick / 1949 |
| QB | Don Trull | 25 | 2 | 5 | 84 for 172, 1,200 yards, 10 td, 5 int, & 38 rushes for 139 yards and 7 td | Houston Oilers / 14th / 111th pick / 1963 |
| HB | Ode Burrell | 27 | 2 | 0 | 122 rushes for 406 yards, 0 td, & 33 catches for 400 yards and 5 td | Houston Oilers / 4th / 30th pick / 1964 |
| HB | Sid Blanks | 26 | 2 | 0 | 71 rushes for 235 yards, 0 td, & 19 catches for 234 yards and 2 td | Houston Oilers / 5th / 38th pick / 1964 |
| FB | Charley Tolar | 29 | 6 | 0 | 46 rushes for 105 yards, 0 td, & 13 catches for 68 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 27th / 319th pick / 1959 |
| WR | Charley Frazier* | 27 | 4 | 0 | 57 catches for 1,129 yards, 12 td | |
| WR | Charley Hennigan | 31 | 6 | 0 | 27 catches for 313 yards, 3 td | |
| TE | Bob McLeod | 28 | 5 | 0 | 23 catches for 339 yards, 3 td | Houston Oilers / 12th / 96th pick / 1961 |
| TE | Bob Poole | 25 | 2 | 0 | 12 catches for 131 yards, 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 102nd pick / 1964 |
| LT | Walt Suggs | 27 | 4 | 0 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 24th pick / 1961 |
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| LG | Bob Talamini* | 27 | 6 | 0 | ||
| C | Bobby Maples | 24 | 1 | 0 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 26th pick / 1965 |
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| RG | Sonny Bishop | 27 | 4 | 0 | San Diego Chargers / 11th / 88th pick / 1962 |
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| RT | Glen Ray Hines | 23 | Rook | 9 | St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 82nd pick / 1965 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Gary Cutsinger | 26 | 4 | 0 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 30th pick / 1962 |
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| LDT | Pat Holmes | 26 | Rook | 14 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 40th pick / 1962 |
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| RDT | Ernie Ladd | 28 | 5 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 48th pick / 1961 |
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| RDE | Don Floyd | 28 | 6 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1960 |
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| RDE | Garland Boyette | 26 | 4 | 0 | ||
| LLB | Johnny Baker | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 37th pick / 1963 |
| MLB | Doug Cline | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 14th / 168th pick / 1960 |
| MLB | Ronnie Caveness | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 16th pick / 1965 |
| RLB | John Meyer | 24 | Rook | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 110th pick / 1965 |
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| LCB | Theophile Viltz | 23 | Rook | 0 | Dallas Cowboys / 18th / 241st pick / 1964 |
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| RCB | W.K. Hicks* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LS | Fred Glick | 29 | 7 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 23rd / 266th pick / 1959 |
| RS | Jim Norton | 28 | 6 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 7th / 75th pick / 1960 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | George Blanda | 39 | 17 | 8 | 16 of 30 field goals & 39 of 40 extra points | Chicago Bears / 12th / 119th pick / 1949 |
| P | Jim Norton | 28 | 6 | 0 | 69 punts for a 42.1 average, 0 blocked | Detroit Lions / 7th / 75th pick / 1960 |
| PR | Bobby Jancik | 26 | 4 | 0 | 10 punt returns for a 6.2 average and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 19th / 151st pick / 1962 |
| KR | Bobby Jancik | 26 | 4 | 0 | 34 kick returns for a 25.7 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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| George Allen | 22 | T | 9 | 0 | 270 | 6-7 | West Texas A&M | 4/4/1944 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 4th / 28th pick / 1966 |
| Scott Appleton | 24 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Texas | 2/20/1942 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 4th pick / 1964 |
| Johnny Baker | 25 | LB-DE | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Mississippi State | 3/15/1941 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 37th pick / 1963 |
| Sonny Bishop | 27 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Fresno State | 10/1/1939 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 11th / 88th pick / 1962 |
| George Blanda | 39 | QB | 14 | 8 | 215 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 9/17/1927 | 17 | Chicago Bears / 12th / 119th pick / 1949 |
| Sid Blanks | 26 | RB | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 4/29/1940 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 38th pick / 1964 |
| Garland Boyette | 26 | LB-DE | 14 | 0 | 238 | 6-1 | Grambling State | 3/22/1940 | 4 | |
| Danny Brabham | 25 | LB | 3 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Arkansas | 2/25/1941 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 6th pick / 1963 |
| Ode Burrell | 27 | RB-WR-P | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Mississippi State | 9/15/1939 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 30th pick / 1964 |
| John Carrell | 24 | LB | 6 | 0 | 227 | 6-3 | Texas Tech | 12/19/1942 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 15th / 199th pick / 1965 |
| Ronnie Caveness | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 3/6/1943 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 16th pick / 1965 |
| Doug Cline | 28 | LB-FB | 9 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Clemson | 3/22/1938 | 6 | New York Giants / 14th / 168th pick / 1960 |
| Gary Cutsinger | 26 | DE | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-5 | Oklahoma State | 2/4/1940 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 30th pick / 1962 |
| Larry Elkins | 23 | WR | 14 | 0 | 192 | 6-1 | Baylor | 7/28/1943 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1965 |
| Don Floyd | 28 | DE | 6 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | TCU | 7/10/1938 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1960 |
| Charley Frazier* | 27 | WR | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Texas Southern | 8/12/1939 | 4 | |
| John Frongillo | 27 | C-G | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Baylor | 10/12/1939 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 111th pick / 1961 |
| Fred Glick | 29 | DB | 10 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Colorado State | 2/25/1937 | 7 | Chicago Cardinals / 23rd / 266th pick / 1959 |
| Hoyle Granger | 22 | RB | 11 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Mississippi State | 3/7/1944 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 5th / 37th pick / 1966 |
| Jim Hayes | 26 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 263 | 6-4 | Jackson State | 11/26/1940 | 1 | |
| Charley Hennigan | 31 | WR | 14 | 0 | 187 | 6-1 | LSU,Northwest State (LA) | 3/19/1935 | 6 | |
| W.K. Hicks* | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Texas Southern | 7/14/1942 | 2 | |
| Glen Ray Hines | 23 | T | 14 | 9 | 265 | 6-5 | Arkansas | 10/26/1943 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 82nd pick / 1965 |
| Pat Holmes | 26 | DE-DT | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-5 | Texas Tech | 8/3/1940 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 40th pick / 1962 |
| Buddy Humphrey | 31 | QB | 6 | 1 | 198 | 6-1 | Baylor | 9/29/1935 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 16th pick / 1959 |
| Bobby Jancik | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 178 | 5-11 | Lamar | 2/9/1940 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 19th / 151st pick / 1962 |
| John Henry Johnson | 37 | FB-HB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Arizona State,St. Mary's (CA) | 11/24/1929 | 12 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 18th pick / 1953 |
| Ernie Ladd | 28 | DT | 14 | 0 | 290 | 6-9 | Grambling State | 11/28/1938 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 48th pick / 1961 |
| Jacky Lee | 27 | QB | 8 | 0 | 189 | 6-1 | Cincinnati | 7/11/1939 | 6 | St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 61st pick / 1960 |
| Bobby Maples | 24 | C-LB | 13 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Baylor | 12/28/1942 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 26th pick / 1965 |
| Bob McLeod | 28 | TE | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Abilene Christian | 11/10/1938 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 12th / 96th pick / 1961 |
| John Meyer | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 2/20/1942 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 110th pick / 1965 |
| Rich Michael | 28 | T | 14 | 0 | 242 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 11/15/1938 | 6 | |
| Jim Norton | 28 | DB-P | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-3 | Idaho | 10/20/1938 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 75th pick / 1960 |
| Bernie Parrish | 30 | DB | 11 | 0 | 194 | 5-11 | Florida | 4/29/1936 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 108th pick / 1958 |
| Bob Poole | 25 | TE | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Clemson | 10/5/1941 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 102nd pick / 1964 |
| George Rice | 22 | DT | 5 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | LSU | 6/10/1944 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 1st / 12th pick / 1966 |
| Ed Scrutchins | 25 | DE | 4 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Toledo | 7/28/1941 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 15th / 198th pick / 1963 |
| Donnie Stone | 29 | HB-FB | 5 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 1/5/1937 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 21st / 249th pick / 1959 |
| Walt Suggs | 27 | T-C | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Mississippi State | 5/15/1939 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 24th pick / 1961 |
| Mickey Sutton | 23 | DB | 5 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Auburn | 7/17/1943 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 7th / 90th pick / 1965 |
| Bob Talamini* | 27 | G | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-1 | Kentucky | 1/8/1939 | 6 | |
| Charley Tolar | 29 | FB | 14 | 0 | 199 | 5-6 | Northwest State (LA) | 9/5/1937 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 27th / 319th pick / 1959 |
| Allen Trammel | 24 | DB | 3 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Florida | 7/19/1942 | Rook | |
| Don Trull | 25 | QB | 14 | 5 | 195 | 6-1 | Baylor | 10/20/1941 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 14th / 111th pick / 1963 |
| Olen Underwood | 24 | LB | 11 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Texas | 5/25/1942 | 1 | New York Giants / 14th / 183rd pick / 1965 |
| Theophile Viltz | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | USC | 4/20/1943 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 18th / 241st pick / 1964 |
| John Wittenborn | 30 | G-K | 14 | 0 | 238 | 6-2 | Southeast Missouri State | 3/1/1936 | 8 | San Francisco 49ers / 17th / 203rd pick / 1958 |
| Team Total | 26.5 | 14 | 224.4 | 6-2.1 | 3.6 |