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1979 Houston Oilers

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Record: 11-5-0, Finished 2nd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 362 points (22.6/g), 8th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 331 points (20.7/g), 16th.
 Differential of 31 points (1.9/g), 10th.
 Expected W-L: 8.8-7.2.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +18 (1.1/g), 2nd.

Coached by Bum Phillips (11-5-0)

1979 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Drafted Players

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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
2 31 HOU Mike Stensrud NT 11 1979 1989 0 0 4 29 139 Iowa State
2 50 HOU Jesse Baker DE 9 1979 1987 0 0 4 30 128 Jacksonville State
3 72 HOU Kenny King RB 7 1979 1985 0 1 5 22 97 579 2477 7 89 715 1 Oklahoma
6 143 HOU Daryl Hunt LB 6 1979 1984 0 0 2 18 78 Oklahoma
6 159 HOU Mike Murphy LB 1 1979 1979 0 0 0 0 3 Southwest Missouri State
7 171 HOU Tim Ries DB 0 0 0 Southwest Missouri State
8 214 HOU Carter Hartwig DB 6 1979 1984 0 0 2 15 86 USC
9 243 HOU Rich Ellender RB 1 1979 1979 0 0 0 0 13 1 15 0 McNeese State
11 298 HOU Mike Taylor T 0 0 0 Georgia Tech
12 324 HOU Wayne Wilson RB 9 1979 1987 0 0 3 29 111 684 2531 18 181 1533 14 Shepherd