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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)
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1971 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Dan Pastorini | 22 | Rook | 13 | 127 for 270, 1,702 yards, 7 td, 21 int, & 26 rushes for 140 yards and 3 td | Houston Oilers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1971 |
| RB | Woody Campbell | 27 | 4 | 0 | 96 rushes for 259 yards, 1 td, & 20 catches for 179 yards and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 10th / 242nd pick / 1967 |
| FB | Robert Holmes | 26 | 3 | 0 | 91 rushes for 288 yards, 4 td, & 17 catches for 138 yards and 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 14th / 375th pick / 1968 |
| WR | Jim Beirne | 25 | 3 | 0 | 38 catches for 550 yards, 1 td | Houston Oilers / 4th / 105th pick / 1968 |
| WR | Charlie Joiner | 24 | 2 | 13 | 31 catches for 681 yards, 7 td | Houston Oilers / 4th / 93rd pick / 1969 |
| TE | Alvin Reed | 27 | 4 | 0 | 25 catches for 408 yards, 1 td | |
| TE | Willie Frazier | 29 | 7 | 0 | 8 catches for 113 yards, 0 td | |
| LT | Gene Ferguson | 24 | 2 | 0 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1969 |
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| LG | Bob Young | 29 | 5 | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals / 19th / 261st pick / 1964 |
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| C | Walt Suggs | 32 | 9 | 0 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 24th pick / 1961 |
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| C | Jerry Sturm | 35 | 10 | 0 | ||
| RG | Elbert Drungo | 28 | 2 | 0 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 65th pick / 1969 |
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| RT | Sam Walton | 28 | 3 | 0 | New York Jets / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1968 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Pat Holmes | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 40th pick / 1962 |
| LDT | Mike Tilleman | 27 | 5 | 0 | Minnesota Vikings / 12th / 163rd pick / 1965 |
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| RDT | Ron Billingsley | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 14th pick / 1967 |
| RDE | Elvin Bethea* | 25 | 3 | 14 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 77th pick / 1968 |
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| LLB | George Webster | 26 | 4 | 0 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 5th pick / 1967 |
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| MLB | Garland Boyette | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | |
| RLB | Ron Pritchard | 24 | 2 | 0 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 15th pick / 1969 |
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| LCB | Zeke Moore | 28 | 4 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 5th / 127th pick / 1967 |
| RCB | Willie Alexander | 22 | Rook | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 6th / 134th pick / 1971 |
| RCB | Benny Johnson | 23 | 1 | 0 | Houston Oilers / 6th / 144th pick / 1970 |
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| SS | Ken Houston* | 27 | 4 | 0 | 9 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 9th / 214th pick / 1967 |
| FS | John Charles | 27 | 4 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Boston Patriots / 1st / 21st pick / 1967 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Mark Moseley | 23 | 1 | 0 | 16 of 26 field goals & 25 of 27 extra points | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 346th pick / 1970 |
| P | Dan Pastorini | 22 | Rook | 13 | 75 punts for a 40.6 average, 0 blocked | Houston Oilers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1971 |
| PR | Ken Houston* | 27 | 4 | 0 | 16 punt returns for a 5.7 average and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 9th / 214th pick / 1967 |
| KR | Linzy Cole | 23 | 1 | 0 | 32 kick returns for a 26.1 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 9th / 210th pick / 1970 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | Allen Aldridge | 26 | DE | 13 | 0 | 250 | 6-6 | Prairie View | 4/27/1945 | Rook | |
| 19 | Willie Alexander | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 194 | 6-2 | Alcorn State | 9/21/1949 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 6th / 134th pick / 1971 |
| 48 | Bob Atkins | 25 | DB | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Grambling State | 4/2/1946 | 3 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1968 |
| 17 | Braden Beck | 27 | K | 2 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Stanford | 1/12/1944 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 19th / 150th pick / 1965 |
| 81 | Jim Beirne | 25 | WR-TE | 14 | 0 | 206 | 6-2 | Purdue | 10/15/1946 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 105th pick / 1968 |
| 83 | Bruce Bergey | 25 | DE | 1 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | UCLA | 8/8/1946 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 14th / 354th pick / 1971 |
| 65 | Elvin Bethea* | 25 | DE | 14 | 14 | 260 | 6-2 | North Carolina A&T | 3/1/1946 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 77th pick / 1968 |
| 82 | Ron Billingsley | 26 | DT-DE | 13 | 0 | 290 | 6-8 | Wyoming | 4/6/1945 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 14th pick / 1967 |
| 52 | Garland Boyette | 31 | LB-DE | 14 | 0 | 238 | 6-1 | Grambling State | 3/22/1940 | 9 | |
| 73 | Lee Brooks | 24 | DT | 11 | 0 | 261 | 6-5 | Texas | 12/7/1947 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 31st pick / 1970 |
| 00 | Ken Burrough | 23 | WR | 13 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Texas Southern | 7/14/1948 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 10th pick / 1970 |
| 35 | Woody Campbell | 27 | RB | 12 | 0 | 204 | 5-10 | Northwestern | 9/26/1944 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 10th / 242nd pick / 1967 |
| 25 | John Charles | 27 | DB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Purdue | 5/9/1944 | 4 | Boston Patriots / 1st / 21st pick / 1967 |
| 87 | Linzy Cole | 23 | WR | 14 | 0 | 172 | 5-11 | TCU | 4/21/1948 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 9th / 210th pick / 1970 |
| 59 | Phil Croyle | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 223 | 6-3 | California | 10/30/1947 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 7th / 159th pick / 1971 |
| 34 | Joe Dawkins | 23 | RB | 6 | 0 | 223 | 6-0 | Wisconsin | 1/27/1948 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 10th / 249th pick / 1970 |
| 10 | Lynn Dickey | 22 | QB | 7 | 2 | 214 | 6-3 | Kansas State | 10/19/1949 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1971 |
| 71 | Tom Domres | 25 | DT | 5 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 10/19/1946 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 10th / 268th pick / 1968 |
| 75 | Elbert Drungo | 28 | T-G | 11 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Tennessee State | 4/30/1943 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 65th pick / 1969 |
| 74 | Gene Ferguson | 24 | T-DT | 14 | 0 | 300 | 6-8 | Norfolk State | 6/5/1947 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1969 |
| 83 | Willie Frazier | 29 | TE | 6 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 6/19/1942 | 7 | |
| 66 | Tom Funchess | 27 | T | 12 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Jackson State | 9/12/1944 | 3 | Boston Patriots / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1968 |
| 86 | Mac Haik | 25 | WR | 4 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 1/19/1946 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 49th pick / 1968 |
| 79 | Pat Holmes | 31 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Texas Tech | 8/3/1940 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 40th pick / 1962 |
| 36 | Robert Holmes | 26 | RB | 8 | 0 | 221 | 5-9 | Southern | 10/5/1945 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 14th / 375th pick / 1968 |
| 28 | Andy Hopkins | 22 | RB | 2 | 0 | 186 | 5-10 | Stephen F. Austin | 10/19/1949 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 15th / 368th pick / 1971 |
| 29 | Ken Houston* | 27 | DB | 14 | 0 | 197 | 6-3 | Prairie View | 11/12/1944 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 9th / 214th pick / 1967 |
| 45 | Leroy Howard | 22 | DB | 7 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | Bishop | 6/16/1949 | Rook | |
| 33 | Benny Johnson | 23 | DB | 10 | 0 | 178 | 5-11 | Johnson C. Smith | 6/29/1948 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 6th / 144th pick / 1970 |
| 12 | Charley Johnson | 33 | QB | 14 | 4 | 200 | 6-1 | New Mexico State,Schreiner College | 11/22/1938 | 10 | San Diego Chargers / 8th / 63rd pick / 1961 |
| 18 | Charlie Joiner | 24 | WR | 14 | 13 | 188 | 5-11 | Grambling State | 10/14/1947 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 93rd pick / 1969 |
| 22 | Zeke Moore | 28 | DB | 13 | 0 | 198 | 6-3 | Lincoln (MO) | 12/2/1943 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 127th pick / 1967 |
| 11 | Mark Moseley | 23 | K | 12 | 0 | 202 | 5-11 | Stephen F. Austin,Texas A&M | 3/12/1948 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 346th pick / 1970 |
| 37 | Dave Olerich | 27 | LB-TE | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | San Francisco | 11/14/1944 | 4 | |
| 7 | Dan Pastorini | 22 | QB | 14 | 13 | 208 | 6-2 | Santa Clara | 5/26/1949 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1971 |
| 2 | Dickie Post | 26 | RB | 7 | 0 | 190 | 5-9 | Houston | 9/27/1945 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 94th pick / 1967 |
| 58 | Ron Pritchard | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Arizona State | 4/9/1947 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 15th pick / 1969 |
| 89 | Alvin Reed | 27 | TE | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-5 | Prairie View | 8/1/1944 | 4 | |
| 60 | Tom Regner | 27 | G | 8 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 4/19/1944 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 23rd pick / 1967 |
| 85 | Floyd Rice | 22 | LB-TE | 14 | 0 | 223 | 6-3 | Alcorn State | 8/31/1949 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 9th / 212th pick / 1971 |
| 24 | Mike Richardson | 25 | RB | 7 | 0 | 196 | 5-11 | SMU | 12/8/1946 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 7th / 171st pick / 1969 |
| 64 | Ron Saul | 23 | G | 3 | 0 | 255 | 6-2 | Michigan State | 2/5/1948 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 110th pick / 1970 |
| 41 | Leroy Sledge | 25 | RB | 6 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Bakersfield Junior College | 10/11/1946 | Rook | |
| 62 | Jerry Sturm | 35 | C-T-G | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Illinois | 12/31/1936 | 10 | |
| 76 | Walt Suggs | 32 | T-C | 11 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Mississippi State | 5/15/1939 | 9 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 24th pick / 1961 |
| 78 | Mike Tilleman | 27 | DT | 14 | 0 | 272 | 6-7 | Montana | 3/30/1944 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 12th / 163rd pick / 1965 |
| 32 | Ward Walsh | 24 | RB | 13 | 0 | 213 | 6-0 | Colorado | 11/21/1947 | Rook | |
| 92 | Sam Walton | 28 | T | 14 | 0 | 270 | 6-5 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 1/3/1943 | 3 | New York Jets / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1968 |
| 90 | George Webster | 26 | LB | 10 | 0 | 220 | 6-4 | Michigan State | 11/25/1945 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 5th pick / 1967 |
| 56 | Bob Young | 29 | G-DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 270 | 6-1 | Howard Payne,Texas,Texas State | 9/3/1942 | 5 | St. Louis Cardinals / 19th / 261st pick / 1964 |
| Team Total | 25.8 | 14 | 226.6 | 6-2.1 | 2.8 |