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1976 Houston Oilers

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Record: 5-9-0, Finished 4th in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 222 points (15.9/g), 22nd of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 273 points (19.5/g), 17th.
 Differential of -51 points (-3.6/g), 18th.
 Expected W-L: 5.3-8.7.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.4/g), 20th.

Coached by Bum Phillips (5-9-0)

1976 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Dan Pastorini 27 5 10 167 for 309, 1,795 yards, 10 td, 10 int, & 11 rushes for 45 yards and 0 td

Houston Oilers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1971

RB Ronnie Coleman 25 2 0 171 rushes for 684 yards, 2 td, & 40 catches for 247 yards and 3 td
FB Fred Willis 29 5 0 148 rushes for 542 yards, 2 td, & 32 catches for 255 yards and 1 td

Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 93rd pick / 1971

WR Ken Burrough 28 6 0 51 catches for 932 yards, 7 td, & 3 rushes for 22 yards and 0 td

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 10th pick / 1970

WR Billy Johnson 24 2 0 47 catches for 495 yards, 4 td, & 6 rushes for 6 yards and 0 td

Houston Oilers / 15th / 365th pick / 1974

TE Mack Alston 29 6 0 19 catches for 174 yards, 1 td

Washington Redskins / 11th / 277th pick / 1970

LT Greg Sampson 26 4 0 1 fumble recovered

Houston Oilers / 1st / 6th pick / 1972

LT Kevin Hunt 28 4 6

Green Bay Packers / 10th / 246th pick / 1971

LG Conway Hayman 27 1 14

Washington Redskins / 6th / 141st pick / 1971

C Carl Mauck 29 7 14

Baltimore Colts / 13th / 337th pick / 1969

RG Ed Fisher 27 2 14 2 fumbles recovered
RT Elbert Drungo 33 7 0 2 fumbles recovered

Houston Oilers / 3rd / 65th pick / 1969

 Defensive Starters
LDE Tody Smith 28 5 0

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 25th pick / 1971

LDE Al Burton 24 Rook 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered
NT Curley Culp* 30 8 0 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Denver Broncos / 2nd / 31st pick / 1968

RDE Elvin Bethea 30 8 14 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Houston Oilers / 3rd / 77th pick / 1968

LOLB Ted Washington 28 3 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Kansas City Chiefs / 17th / 439th pick / 1972

LILB Steve Kiner 29 6 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1970

RILB Gregg Bingham 25 3 14 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Houston Oilers / 4th / 79th pick / 1973

ROLB Robert Brazile* 23 1 14 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered

Houston Oilers / 1st / 6th pick / 1975

LCB Willie Alexander 27 5 0

Houston Oilers / 6th / 134th pick / 1971

RCB Zeke Moore 33 9 0 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Houston Oilers / 5th / 127th pick / 1967

SS Mike Reinfeldt 23 Rook 11 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered
FS C.L. Whittington 24 2 0 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered
 Special Teams Starters
K Skip Butler 29 5 0 16 of 27 field goals & 24 of 24 extra points

Green Bay Packers / 4th / 96th pick / 1970

P Dan Pastorini 27 5 10 70 punts for a 36.7 average, 0 blocked

Houston Oilers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1971

PR Billy Johnson 24 2 0 38 punt returns for a 10.6 average and 0 td

Houston Oilers / 15th / 365th pick / 1974

KR Billy Johnson 24 2 0 26 kick returns for a 22.3 average and 0 td

Houston Oilers / 15th / 365th pick / 1974

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Willie Alexander 27 DB 12 0 194 6-2 Alcorn State 9/21/1949 5

Houston Oilers / 6th / 134th pick / 1971

Mack Alston 29 TE 14 0 230 6-2 Md-Eastern Shore 4/27/1947 6

Washington Redskins / 11th / 277th pick / 1970

Bob Atkins 30 DB 14 0 215 6-3 Grambling State 4/2/1946 8

St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1968

Melvin Baker 26 WR 8 0 189 6-0 Texas Southern 8/12/1950 2

Miami Dolphins / 8th / 208th pick / 1974

Mike Barber 23 TE 2 0 235 6-3 Louisiana Tech 6/4/1953 Rook

Houston Oilers / 2nd / 48th pick / 1976

Jim Beirne 30 WR-TE 7 0 206 6-2 Purdue 10/15/1946 8

Houston Oilers / 4th / 105th pick / 1968

Duane Benson 31 LB 14 0 215 6-2 Hamline 8/5/1945 9

Oakland Raiders / 11th / 280th pick / 1967

Elvin Bethea 30 DE 14 14 260 6-2 North Carolina A&T 3/1/1946 8

Houston Oilers / 3rd / 77th pick / 1968

Gregg Bingham 25 LB 14 14 227 6-1 Purdue 3/13/1951 3

Houston Oilers / 4th / 79th pick / 1973

Robert Brazile* 23 LB 14 14 241 6-4 Jackson State 2/7/1953 1

Houston Oilers / 1st / 6th pick / 1975

Ken Burrough 28 WR 14 0 215 6-3 Texas Southern 7/14/1948 6

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 10th pick / 1970

Al Burton 24 DE 12 0 267 6-5 Bethune-Cookman 3/30/1952 Rook
Skip Butler 29 K 14 0 201 6-1 Texas-Arlington 10/21/1947 5

Green Bay Packers / 4th / 96th pick / 1970

Leroy Clark 26 P 1 0 202 5-11 Prairie View 1/16/1950 Rook
Ronnie Coleman 25 RB 13 0 195 5-10 Alabama A&M 7/9/1951 2
Curley Culp* 30 DT-NT-G 14 0 265 6-2 Arizona State 3/10/1946 8

Denver Broncos / 2nd / 31st pick / 1968

Al Darby 22 TE 2 0 221 6-5 Florida 9/14/1954 Rook

Seattle Seahawks / 6th / 157th pick / 1976

Joe Dawkins 28 RB 14 0 223 6-0 Wisconsin 1/27/1948 6

Houston Oilers / 10th / 249th pick / 1970

Elbert Drungo 33 T-G 14 0 265 6-5 Tennessee State 4/30/1943 7

Houston Oilers / 3rd / 65th pick / 1969

Emmett Edwards 24 WR 3 0 187 6-1 Kansas 6/6/1952 1

Houston Oilers / 2nd / 40th pick / 1975

Ken Ellis 29 DB 1 0 190 5-10 Southern 9/27/1947 6

Green Bay Packers / 4th / 93rd pick / 1970

Ed Fisher 27 G-C-DE 14 14 249 6-3 Arizona State 5/31/1949 2
John Hadl 36 QB 14 4 214 6-1 Kansas 2/15/1940 14

Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1962
San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 24th pick / 1962

Don Hardeman 24 RB 13 0 235 6-2 Texas A&M-Kingsville 8/13/1952 1

Houston Oilers / 1st / 15th pick / 1975

Dennis Havig 27 G 14 0 253 6-2 Colorado 5/6/1949 4

Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 189th pick / 1971

Conway Hayman 27 G-T 14 14 264 6-3 Delaware 1/9/1949 1

Washington Redskins / 6th / 141st pick / 1971

Mitch Hoopes 23 P 1 0 207 6-1 Arizona 7/8/1953 1

Dallas Cowboys / 8th / 200th pick / 1975

Kevin Hunt 28 T-G 13 6 260 6-5 Doane 11/29/1948 4

Green Bay Packers / 10th / 246th pick / 1971

Al Johnson 26 DB-RB 14 0 200 6-0 Cincinnati 6/17/1950 4
Billy Johnson 24 WR 14 0 170 5-9 Widener 1/21/1952 2

Houston Oilers / 15th / 365th pick / 1974

Steve Kiner 29 LB 14 0 220 6-1 Tennessee 6/12/1947 6

Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1970

John Little 29 DT-DE-NT 14 0 241 6-3 Oklahoma State 5/3/1947 6

New York Jets / 14th / 358th pick / 1970

Ron Lou 25 C 14 0 240 6-2 Arizona State 7/24/1951 3

Houston Oilers / 14th / 339th pick / 1973

Carl Mauck 29 C 14 14 243 6-4 Southern Illinois 7/7/1947 7

Baltimore Colts / 13th / 337th pick / 1969

Zeke Moore 33 DB 14 0 198 6-3 Lincoln (MO) 12/2/1943 9

Houston Oilers / 5th / 127th pick / 1967

Joe Owens 30 DE 3 0 245 6-2 Alcorn State 11/8/1946 6

New Orleans Saints / 9th / 215th pick / 1969

Dan Pastorini 27 QB 13 10 208 6-2 Santa Clara 5/26/1949 5

Houston Oilers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1971

Mike Reinfeldt 23 DB 11 11 192 6-2 Wisconsin-Milwaukee 5/6/1953 Rook
Tim Rossovich 30 LB-DE 14 0 240 6-4 USC 3/14/1946 8

Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 14th pick / 1968

Greg Sampson 26 T-DT-DE 8 0 265 6-6 Stanford 10/25/1950 4

Houston Oilers / 1st / 6th pick / 1972

John Sawyer 23 TE 14 4 230 6-2 Southern Miss 7/26/1953 1

Houston Oilers / 11th / 271st pick / 1975

Dave Simonson 24 T 2 0 246 6-6 Minnesota 5/2/1952 2

Baltimore Colts / 12th / 292nd pick / 1974

Bubba Smith 31 DE-DT 4 0 265 6-7 Michigan State 2/28/1945 9

Baltimore Colts / 1st / 1st pick / 1967

Tody Smith 28 DE 9 0 250 6-5 Michigan State,USC 12/24/1948 5

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 25th pick / 1971

Greg Stemrick 25 DB 14 0 185 5-11 Colorado State 10/25/1951 1
Altie Taylor 29 RB 11 0 200 5-10 Utah State 9/29/1947 7

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 1969

Earl Thomas 28 WR-TE 7 0 224 6-3 Houston 10/4/1948 5

Chicago Bears / 6th / 135th pick / 1971

Ted Thompson 23 LB 14 0 220 6-1 SMU 1/17/1953 1
Ted Washington 28 LB 13 0 244 6-1 Miss. Valley State 2/16/1948 3

Kansas City Chiefs / 17th / 439th pick / 1972

Mike Weger 31 DB 4 0 200 6-2 Bowling Green 10/2/1945 9

Detroit Lions / 9th / 218th pick / 1967

C.L. Whittington 24 DB 14 0 200 6-1 Prairie View 8/1/1952 2
Sam Williams 24 DB 4 0 192 6-2 California,New Mexico Highlands 7/22/1952 2

San Diego Chargers / 12th / 289th pick / 1974

Fred Willis 29 RB 13 0 212 6-0 Boston College 12/9/1947 5

Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 93rd pick / 1971

Team Total 27.2 14 223.7 6-2.0 4.3