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1977 Houston Oilers
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Record: 8-6-0, Finished 2nd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 299 points (21.4/g), 5th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 230 points (16.4/g), 14th.
Differential of 69 points (4.9/g), 7th.
Expected W-L: 9.1-4.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +16 (1.1/g), 3rd.
Simple Rating System: Total 6.6, Offense: 4.4, Defense: 2.3, SoS: 1.7, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Bum Phillips (8-6-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Ken Shipp
Defensive Coordinator: Ed Biles
Other Notable Asst.: Wade Phillips (Defensive Line)
Training Camp: Stephen F. Austin State (Nacogdoches, Texas)
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Drafted Players
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 11 | HOU | Morris Towns | T | 8 | 1977 | 1984 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 92 | Missouri | |||||||||||
| 2 | 38 | HOU | George Reihner | G | 4 | 1977 | 1982 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 27 | Penn St. | |||||||||||
| 3 | 66 | HOU | Tim Wilson | FB | 8 | 1977 | 1984 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 101 | 398 | 1414 | 6 | 99 | 609 | 3 | Maryland | |||||
| 3 | 70 | HOU | Jimmie Giles | TE | 13 | 1977 | 1989 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 60 | 188 | 5 | -3 | 0 | 350 | 5084 | 41 | Alcorn St. | |||||
| 3 | 84 | HOU | Rob Carpenter | RB | 10 | 1977 | 1986 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 118 | 1172 | 4363 | 29 | 215 | 1707 | 5 | ||||||
| 4 | 98 | HOU | Warren Anderson | WR | 2 | 1977 | 1978 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | West Virginia St. | |||||||||||
| 6 | 148 | HOU | Gary Woolford | DB | 1 | 1980 | 1980 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | Florida St. | |||||||||||
| 6 | 165 | HOU | David Carter | C | 9 | 1977 | 1985 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 121 | West. Kentucky | |||||||||||
| 8 | 198 | HOU | Steve Davis | WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | Georgia | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 205 | HOU | Eddie Foster | WR | 2 | 1977 | 1979 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 208 | 0 | Houston | ||||||||
| 9 | 232 | HOU | Bill Currier | DB | 9 | 1977 | 1985 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 111 | South Carolina | |||||||||||
| 10 | 262 | HOU | Harvey Hull | LB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mississippi St. | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 289 | HOU | Al Romano | LB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pittsburgh | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 316 | HOU | Ove Johansson | K | 1 | 1977 | 1977 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Abilene Christian | |||||||||||