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1972 Houston Oilers

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Record: 1-13-0, Finished 4th in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 164 points (11.7/g), 25th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 380 points (27.1/g), 25th.
 Differential of -216 points (-15.4/g), 25th.
 Expected W-L: 1.7-12.3.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -9 (-0.6/g), 20th.

Simple Rating System: Total -13.0, Offense: -7.1, Defense: -5.9, SoS: 2.4, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Bill Peterson

Training Camp: Schreiner Institute (Kerrville, Texas)

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Drafted Players

Draft Index · Full 1972 Draft Results
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Yrs From To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD College/Univ
1 6 HOU Greg Sampson T 7 1972 1978 0 0 5 30 93 1 -4 0 Stanford
3 56 HOU Lewis Jolley RB 2 1972 1973 0 0 0 1 17 7 6 0 3 56 0 North Carolina
3 75 HOU Solomon Freelon G 3 1972 1974 0 0 1 6 39 Grambling St.
6 134 HOU Joe Bullard DB 0 0 0 Tulane
6 136 HOU Elmer Allen LB 0 0 0 Mississippi
7 162 HOU Eric Hutchinson DB 0 0 0 Northwestern
8 187 HOU Guy Roberts LB 6 1972 1977 0 0 1 12 67 Maryland
9 212 HOU Willie Postler T 0 0 0 Montana
10 240 HOU Rhett Dawson WR 2 1972 1973 0 0 0 1 16 8 102 1 Florida St.
10 259 HOU Jim Butler TE 0 0 0 Tulsa
11 264 HOU Ron Evans T 0 0 0 Baylor
12 290 HOU Willie Rodgers RB 3 1972 1975 0 0 1 8 42 211 672 8 30 214 0 Kentucky St.
13 318 HOU Willie Roberts DB 1 1973 1973 0 0 0 0 4 Houston
14 343 HOU Gary Crockett C 0 0 0 Lamar
16 396 HOU Guy Murdock C 1 1972 1972 0 0 0 1 14 Michigan
17 421 HOU Kelly Cochrane QB 0 0 0 Miami (FL)