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1975 Houston Oilers
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Record: 10-4-0, Finished 3rd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 293 points (20.9/g), 12th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 226 points (16.1/g), 5th.
Differential of 67 points (4.8/g), 10th.
Expected W-L: 9.1-4.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +9 (0.6/g), 6th.
Coached by Bum Phillips (10-4-0)
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1975 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 | Dan Pastorini* | 26 | 4 | 14 | 163 for 342, 2,053 yards, 14 td, 16 int, & 23 rushes for 97 yards and 1 td | Houston Oilers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1971 |
| RB | Ronnie Coleman | 24 | 1 | 0 | 175 rushes for 790 yards, 5 td, & 18 catches for 129 yards and 0 td | |
| FB | Don Hardeman | 23 | Rook | 0 | 166 rushes for 648 yards, 5 td, & 5 catches for 10 yards and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 1st / 15th pick / 1975 |
| WR | Ken Burrough* | 27 | 5 | 0 | 53 catches for 1,063 yards, 8 td | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 10th pick / 1970 |
| WR | Billy Johnson* | 23 | 1 | 0 | 37 catches for 393 yards, 1 td, & 5 rushes for 17 yards and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 15th / 365th pick / 1974 |
| TE | Mack Alston | 28 | 5 | 0 | 18 catches for 165 yards, 4 td | Washington Redskins / 11th / 277th pick / 1970 |
| LT | Greg Sampson | 25 | 3 | 14 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 6th pick / 1972 |
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| LG | Ron Saul | 27 | 5 | 14 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 110th pick / 1970 |
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| C | Carl Mauck | 28 | 6 | 14 | Baltimore Colts / 13th / 337th pick / 1969 |
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| RG | Ed Fisher | 26 | 1 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RT | Elbert Drungo | 32 | 6 | 0 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 65th pick / 1969 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Tody Smith | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 25th pick / 1971 |
| NT | Curley Culp*+ | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 31st pick / 1968 |
| RDE | Elvin Bethea* | 29 | 7 | 12 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 77th pick / 1968 |
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| LOLB | Ted Washington | 27 | 2 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 17th / 439th pick / 1972 |
| LILB | Steve Kiner | 28 | 5 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1970 |
| RILB | Gregg Bingham | 24 | 2 | 14 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 4th / 79th pick / 1973 |
| ROLB | Robert Brazile | 22 | Rook | 14 | 0 interceptions, 5 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 1st / 6th pick / 1975 |
| LCB | Willie Alexander | 26 | 4 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 6th / 134th pick / 1971 |
| RCB | Zeke Moore | 32 | 8 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 5th / 127th pick / 1967 |
| SS | Willie Germany | 27 | 3 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 7th / 166th pick / 1971 |
| FS | Bob Atkins | 29 | 7 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1968 |
| FS | C.L. Whittington | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Skip Butler | 28 | 4 | 0 | 18 of 30 field goals & 31 of 34 extra points | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 96th pick / 1970 |
| P | Dan Pastorini* | 26 | 4 | 14 | 62 punts for a 39.5 average, 0 blocked | Houston Oilers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1971 |
| PR | Billy Johnson* | 23 | 1 | 0 | 40 punt returns for a 15.3 average and 3 td | Houston Oilers / 15th / 365th pick / 1974 |
| KR | Billy Johnson* | 23 | 1 | 0 | 33 kick returns for a 24.2 average and 1 td | Houston Oilers / 15th / 365th pick / 1974 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Willie Alexander | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 194 | 6-2 | Alcorn State | 9/21/1949 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 6th / 134th pick / 1971 |
| Mack Alston | 28 | TE | 13 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Md-Eastern Shore | 4/27/1947 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 277th pick / 1970 |
| Bob Atkins | 29 | DB | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Grambling State | 4/2/1946 | 7 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1968 |
| Jim Beirne | 29 | WR-TE | 6 | 0 | 206 | 6-2 | Purdue | 10/15/1946 | 7 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 105th pick / 1968 |
| Duane Benson | 30 | LB | 4 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Hamline | 8/5/1945 | 8 | Oakland Raiders / 11th / 280th pick / 1967 |
| Elvin Bethea* | 29 | DE | 14 | 12 | 260 | 6-2 | North Carolina A&T | 3/1/1946 | 7 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 77th pick / 1968 |
| David Beverly | 25 | P | 2 | 0 | 180 | 6-2 | Auburn | 8/19/1950 | 1 | |
| Gregg Bingham | 24 | LB | 14 | 14 | 227 | 6-1 | Purdue | 3/13/1951 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 79th pick / 1973 |
| Robert Brazile | 22 | LB | 14 | 14 | 241 | 6-4 | Jackson State | 2/7/1953 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 1st / 6th pick / 1975 |
| Ken Burrough* | 27 | WR | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Texas Southern | 7/14/1948 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 10th pick / 1970 |
| Skip Butler | 28 | K | 14 | 0 | 201 | 6-1 | Texas-Arlington | 10/21/1947 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 96th pick / 1970 |
| Ralph Cindrich | 26 | LB | 4 | 0 | 228 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 10/29/1949 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 119th pick / 1972 |
| Ronnie Coleman | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 5-10 | Alabama A&M | 7/9/1951 | 1 | |
| Mark Cotney | 23 | DB | 14 | 3 | 204 | 6-0 | Cameron,New Mexico Highlands | 6/26/1952 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 7th / 171st pick / 1975 |
| Curley Culp*+ | 29 | DT-NT-G | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-2 | Arizona State | 3/10/1946 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 31st pick / 1968 |
| Lynn Dickey | 26 | QB | 14 | 0 | 214 | 6-3 | Kansas State | 10/19/1949 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1971 |
| Elbert Drungo | 32 | T-G | 13 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Tennessee State | 4/30/1943 | 6 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 65th pick / 1969 |
| Emmett Edwards | 23 | WR | 11 | 0 | 187 | 6-1 | Kansas | 6/6/1952 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 40th pick / 1975 |
| Ed Fisher | 26 | G-C-DE | 14 | 14 | 249 | 6-3 | Arizona State | 5/31/1949 | 1 | |
| Willie Frazier | 33 | TE | 5 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 6/19/1942 | 11 | |
| Willie Germany | 27 | DB | 14 | 0 | 192 | 6-0 | Morgan State | 5/9/1948 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 166th pick / 1971 |
| Don Hardeman | 23 | RB | 13 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 8/13/1952 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 1st / 15th pick / 1975 |
| Nate Hawkins | 25 | WR | 11 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | UNLV | 2/8/1950 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 403rd pick / 1972 |
| Conway Hayman | 26 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 264 | 6-3 | Delaware | 1/9/1949 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 6th / 141st pick / 1971 |
| Fred Hoaglin | 31 | C | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh | 1/28/1944 | 9 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 93rd pick / 1966 |
| Robert Holmes | 30 | RB | 14 | 0 | 221 | 5-9 | Southern | 10/5/1945 | 7 | Kansas City Chiefs / 14th / 375th pick / 1968 |
| Kevin Hunt | 27 | T-G | 13 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Doane | 11/29/1948 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 10th / 246th pick / 1971 |
| Billy Johnson* | 23 | WR | 14 | 0 | 170 | 5-9 | Widener | 1/21/1952 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 15th / 365th pick / 1974 |
| Steve Kiner | 28 | LB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 6/12/1947 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1970 |
| John Little | 28 | DT-DE-NT | 14 | 0 | 241 | 6-3 | Oklahoma State | 5/3/1947 | 5 | New York Jets / 14th / 358th pick / 1970 |
| Carl Mauck | 28 | C | 14 | 14 | 243 | 6-4 | Southern Illinois | 7/7/1947 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 13th / 337th pick / 1969 |
| Zeke Moore | 32 | DB | 14 | 0 | 198 | 6-3 | Lincoln (MO) | 12/2/1943 | 8 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 127th pick / 1967 |
| Billy Parks | 27 | WR | 10 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Long Beach State | 1/1/1948 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 146th pick / 1970 |
| Dan Pastorini* | 26 | QB | 14 | 14 | 208 | 6-2 | Santa Clara | 5/26/1949 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1971 |
| Guy Roberts | 25 | LB | 14 | 0 | 217 | 6-1 | Maryland | 6/12/1950 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 8th / 187th pick / 1972 |
| Willie Rodgers | 26 | RB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Kentucky State | 2/8/1949 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 12th / 290th pick / 1972 |
| Greg Sampson | 25 | T-DT-DE | 14 | 14 | 265 | 6-6 | Stanford | 10/25/1950 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 6th pick / 1972 |
| Ron Saul | 27 | G | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-2 | Michigan State | 2/5/1948 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 110th pick / 1970 |
| John Sawyer | 22 | TE | 8 | 3 | 230 | 6-2 | Southern Miss | 7/26/1953 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 11th / 271st pick / 1975 |
| Bubba Smith | 30 | DE-DT | 12 | 0 | 265 | 6-7 | Michigan State | 2/28/1945 | 8 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 1st pick / 1967 |
| Tody Smith | 27 | DE | 13 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Michigan State,USC | 12/24/1948 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 25th pick / 1971 |
| Greg Stemrick | 24 | DB | 11 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Colorado State | 10/25/1951 | Rook | |
| Ted Thompson | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | SMU | 1/17/1953 | Rook | |
| Ted Washington | 27 | LB | 14 | 0 | 244 | 6-1 | Miss. Valley State | 2/16/1948 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 17th / 439th pick / 1972 |
| Jim White | 27 | DE | 14 | 0 | 256 | 6-4 | Colorado State | 9/5/1948 | 3 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1972 |
| C.L. Whittington | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Prairie View | 8/1/1952 | 1 | |
| Fred Willis | 28 | RB | 13 | 0 | 212 | 6-0 | Boston College | 12/9/1947 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 93rd pick / 1971 |
| Elmo Wright | 26 | WR | 2 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Houston | 7/3/1949 | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 16th pick / 1971 |
| Team Total | 26.6 | 14 | 223.2 | 6-1.9 | 3.7 |