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1978 Houston Oilers
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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 2nd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 283 points (17.7/g), 14th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 298 points (18.6/g), 16th.
Differential of -15 points (-0.9/g), 15th.
Expected W-L: 7.5-8.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -4 (-0.2/g), 19th.
Coached by Bum Phillips (10-6-0)
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1978 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Drafted Players
Glossary · CSV · PRE · Draft Index · Full 1978 Draft Results| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rnd | Pick | Tm | Pos | Yrs | From | To | AP1 | PB | St | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | College/Univ | |
| 1 | 1 | HOU | Earl Campbell HOF | RB | 8 | 1978 | 1985 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 115 | 1 | 3 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 2187 | 9407 | 74 | 121 | 806 | 0 | Texas |
| 3 | 73 | HOU | Gifford Nielsen | QB | 6 | 1978 | 1983 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 273 | 498 | 3255 | 20 | 22 | 29 | 89 | 0 | BYU | |||
| 4 | 98 | HOU | Mike Renfro | WR | 10 | 1978 | 1987 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 133 | 2 | 3 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 323 | 4708 | 28 | TCU |
| 6 | 154 | HOU | Conrad Rucker | TE | 3 | 1978 | 1980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 6 | 78 | 0 | Saginaw Valley State | ||||||||
| 8 | 210 | HOU | J.C. Wilson | DB | 6 | 1978 | 1983 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 84 | Pittsburgh | |||||||||||
| 9 | 239 | HOU | Jim Mol | DE | 0 | 0 | 0 | Morningside | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | 266 | HOU | Steve Young | TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wake Forest | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | 295 | HOU | Willie Thicklen | WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | Alabama State | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | 322 | HOU | John Schuhmacher | G | 6 | 1978 | 1985 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 69 | USC | |||||||||||
Supplemental Draft
Glossary · CSV · PRE · Draft Index · Full 1978 Draft Results| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rnd | Pick | Tm | Pos | Yrs | From | To | AP1 | PB | St | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | College/Univ | |
| 10 | 1 | HOU | Johnnie Dirden | WR | 3 | 1978 | 1981 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | Sam Houston State | |||||||||||