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1971 Houston Oilers

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Record: 4-9-1, Finished 3rd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 251 points (17.9/g), 16th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 330 points (23.6/g), 22nd.
 Differential of -79 points (-5.6/g), 19th.
 Expected W-L: 4.8-9.2.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -14 (-1.0/g), 24th.

Coached by Ed Hughes (4-9-1)

1971 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 19 box L 0-1 @ Cleveland Browns 0 31 11 243 208 35 6 21 377 269 108 2
2 Sun September 26 box L 0-2 Kansas City Chiefs 16 20 15 198 172 26 3 19 286 207 79 2
3 Sun October 3 box T 0-2-1 New Orleans Saints 13 13 13 263 156 107 3 16 263 79 184 2
4 Sun October 10 box L 0-3-1 @ Washington Redskins 13 22 13 192 146 46 5 11 251 136 115 2
5 Sun October 17 box L 0-4-1 Detroit Lions 7 31 13 295 209 86 5 20 385 155 230 3
6 Sun October 24 box L 0-5-1 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 16 23 19 272 180 92 2 26 419 254 165 5
7 Sun October 31 box W 1-5-1 Cincinnati Bengals 10 6 9 177 83 94 5 9 83 -52 135 1
8 Sun November 7 box L 1-6-1 @ New England Patriots 20 28 16 331 260 71 3 21 253 154 99
9 Sun November 14 box L 1-7-1 @ Oakland Raiders 21 41 16 189 130 59 6 12 245 163 82 4
10 Sun November 21 box L 1-8-1 @ Cincinnati Bengals 13 28 13 241 171 70 2 19 263 143 120 2
11 Sun November 28 box L 1-9-1 Cleveland Browns 24 37 10 216 170 46 5 19 311 151 160 4
12 Sun December 5 box W 2-9-1 Pittsburgh Steelers 29 3 15 275 128 147 10 132 59 73 3
13 Sun December 12 box W 3-9-1 @ Buffalo Bills 20 14 16 268 176 92 1 14 292 207 85 3
14 Sun December 19 box W 4-9-1 San Diego Chargers 49 33 22 355 220 135 5 20 235 147 88 4

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 251 3515 815 4.3 201 194 423 2409 12 37 5.3 117 361 1106 10 3.1 62 51 14 22
Team Defense 330 3795 880 4.3 357 180 354 2072 11 23 5.3 97 489 1723 22 3.5 237 37 14 23
Lg Rank Offense 16 22 21 4 6 19 26 15 25 26 18 26 26 10
Lg Rank Defense 22 9 14 13 10 5 9 8 20 11 25 6 13 15

Passing

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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%
Dan Pastorini 22 QB 14 13 4-4-0 127 270 47.0 1702 7 2.6 21 7.8 62 6.3 3.1 13.4 121.6 43.8 20 152 5.3 2.3 6.9
Charley Johnson 33 14 4 0-4-0 46 94 48.9 592 3 3.2 7 7.4 70 6.3 3.3 12.9 42.3 48.7 8 61 5.2 2.4 7.8
Lynn Dickey 22 7 2 0-1-1 19 57 33.3 315 0 0.0 9 15.8 42 5.5 -1.6 16.6 45.0 13.3 3 21 4.9 -1.9 5.0
Woody Campbell 27 RB 12 0 2 2 100.0 34 2 100.0 0 0.0 20 17.0 27.0 17.0 2.8 158.3 0 0 17.0 27.0 0.0
Team Total 25.8 14 4-9-1 194 423 45.9 2643 12 2.8 37 8.7 70 6.2 2.6 13.6 188.8 39.3 31 234 5.3 1.9 6.8
Opp Total 14 180 354 50.8 2072 11 3.1 23 6.5 5.9 3.2 11.5 148.0 52.1 37 344 5.3 2.1

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
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
Woody Campbell 27 RB 12 0 96 259 1 18 2.7 21.6 8.0 20 179 9.0 0 24 1.7 14.9 438 1 0
Robert Holmes 26 FB 8 0 91 288 4 31 3.2 36.0 11.4 17 138 8.1 0 22 2.1 17.3 426 4 7
Joe Dawkins 23 6 0 42 135 2 21 3.2 22.5 7.0 9 53 5.9 0 13 1.5 8.8 188 2 0
Ward Walsh 24 13 0 38 129 0 19 3.4 9.9 2.9 6 36 6.0 1 16 0.5 2.8 165 1 2
Dan Pastorini 22 QB 14 13 26 140 3 27 5.4 10.0 1.9 140 3 3
Leroy Sledge 25 6 0 24 74 0 19 3.1 12.3 4.0 6 32 5.3 1 10 1.0 5.3 106 1 1
Dickie Post 26 7 0 22 42 0 10 1.9 6.0 3.1 5 66 13.2 0 28 0.7 9.4 108 0 0
Mike Richardson 25 7 0 17 33 0 13 1.9 4.7 2.4 4 17 4.3 0 9 0.6 2.4 50 0 0
Andy Hopkins 22 2 0 2 2 0 2 1.0 1.0 1.0 2 0 0
Charley Johnson 33 14 4 2 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0 0 2
Lynn Dickey 22 7 2 1 4 0 4 4.0 0.6 0.1 4 0 1
Jim Beirne 25 WR 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 38 550 14.5 1 40 2.7 39.3 550 1 0
Charlie Joiner 24 WR 14 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 31 681 22.0 7 70 2.2 48.6 681 7 1
Ken Burrough 23 13 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 25 370 14.8 1 62 1.9 28.5 370 1 0
Alvin Reed 27 TE 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 25 408 16.3 1 36 1.8 29.1 408 1 1
Willie Frazier 29 te 6 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 8 113 14.1 0 33 1.3 18.8 113 0 1
Team Total 25.8 14 361 1106 10 31 3.1 79.0 25.8 194 2643 13.6 12 70 13.9 188.8 3749 22 24
Opp Total 14 489 1723 22 3.5 123.1 34.9 180 2072 11.5 11 12.9 148.0 3795 33 31

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Linzy Cole 23 RET 14 0 14 107 0 31 7.6 32 834 0 45 26.1 941
Ken Houston* 27 SS 14 0 16 91 0 15 5.7 91
Zeke Moore 28 LCB 13 0 10 214 0 28 21.4 214
Ken Burrough 23 13 0 8 157 0 30 19.6 527
Robert Holmes 26 FB 8 0 5 129 0 29 25.8 555
Floyd Rice 22 14 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Charlie Joiner 24 WR 14 13 1 25 0 25 25.0 706
Mike Richardson 25 7 0 1 26 0 26 26.0 76
Ward Walsh 24 13 0 1 24 0 24 24.0 189
Team Total 25.8 14 32 198 0 31 6.2 59 1409 0 45 23.9 5356
Opp Total 14 39 0 41 862 0 21.0

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
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
Dan Pastorini 22 QB 14 13 75 3044 62 0 40.6
Mark Moseley 23 K 12 0 9 8 4 2 10 6 3 26 16 61.5% 27 25 92.6%
Braden Beck 27 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 50.0% 2 1 50.0%
Team Total 25.8 14 1 1 9 8 5 2 10 6 3 28 17 60.7% 29 26 89.7% 75 3044 62 0 40.6
Opp Total 14 35 24 68.6% 37 36 97.3% 76 3207 42.2

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Allen Aldridge 26 13 0 1 1 -30 0
Willie Alexander 22 RCB 14 0 4 74 0 36
Bob Atkins 25 12 0 1 25 1 25
Ron Billingsley 26 RDT 13 0 0 1 0 0
Garland Boyette 31 MLB 14 0 0 4 24 1
Lee Brooks 24 11 0 1 14 0 14
John Charles 27 FS 14 0 5 94 0 51 0 1 0 0
Linzy Cole 23 RET 14 0 2 0 0 0
Lynn Dickey 22 7 2 1 0 0 0
Willie Frazier 29 te 6 0 1 0 0 0
Tom Funchess 27 12 0 0 1 0 0
Pat Holmes 31 LDE 14 0 0 1 0 0
Robert Holmes 26 FB 8 0 7 4 0 0
Ken Houston* 27 SS 14 0 9 220 4 48 2 2 71 1
Charley Johnson 33 14 4 2 0 0 0
Charlie Joiner 24 WR 14 13 1 0 0 0
Zeke Moore 28 LCB 13 0 3 29 0 26
Dave Olerich 27 14 0 0 2 0 0
Dan Pastorini 22 QB 14 13 3 3 0 0
Alvin Reed 27 TE 14 0 1 0 0 0
Floyd Rice 22 14 0 0 2 4 0
Leroy Sledge 25 6 0 1 0 0 0
Ward Walsh 24 13 0 2 0 0 0
Team Total 25.8 14 23 456 5 51 24 22 69 2
Opp Total 14 31 31 17

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Mark Moseley 23 K 12 0 25 16 73
Charlie Joiner 24 WR 14 13 7 42
Ken Houston* 27 SS 14 0 1 4 30
Robert Holmes 26 FB 8 0 4 24
Dan Pastorini 22 QB 14 13 3 18
Joe Dawkins 23 6 0 2 12
Bob Atkins 25 12 0 1 6
Jim Beirne 25 WR 14 0 1 6
Garland Boyette 31 MLB 14 0 1 6
Ken Burrough 23 13 0 1 6
Woody Campbell 27 RB 12 0 1 6
Alvin Reed 27 TE 14 0 1 6
Leroy Sledge 25 6 0 1 6
Ward Walsh 24 13 0 1 6
Braden Beck 27 2 0 1 1 4
Team Total 25.8 14 10 12 2 5 26 17 251
Opp Total 14 22 11 36 24 330