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1980 Houston Oilers

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Record: 11-5-0, Finished 1st in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 295 points (18.4/g), 20th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 251 points (15.7/g), 2nd.
 Differential of 44 points (2.8/g), 11th.
 Expected W-L: 9.5-6.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -8 (-0.5/g), 21st.

Coached by Bum Phillips (11-5-0)

1980 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 7 box L 0-1 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 17 31 16 292 232 60 5 20 356 237 119 4
2 Mon September 15 box W 1-1 @ Cleveland Browns 16 7 23 369 177 192 1 13 181 106 75 1
3 Sun September 21 box W 2-1 Baltimore Colts 21 16 27 392 182 210 5 14 240 101 139 1
4 Sun September 28 box W 3-1 @ Cincinnati Bengals 13 10 20 259 222 37 2 14 250 134 116 1
5 Sun October 5 box L 3-2 Seattle Seahawks 7 26 16 242 163 79 6 14 303 185 118 2
6 Sun October 12 box L 3-3 @ Kansas City Chiefs 20 21 21 330 131 199 3 14 281 132 149 1
7 Sun October 19 box W 4-3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20 14 23 467 222 245 4 12 193 126 67 4
8 Sun October 26 box W 5-3 Cincinnati Bengals 23 3 17 373 122 251 2 13 259 157 102 4
9 Sun November 2 box W 6-3 @ Denver Broncos 20 16 23 330 157 173 1 18 252 156 96
10 Mon November 10 box W 7-3 New England Patriots 38 34 20 390 242 148 1 27 473 374 99 2
11 Sun November 16 box W 8-3 @ Chicago Bears 10 6 20 330 93 237 1 14 326 148 178 1
12 Sun November 23 box L 8-4 @ New York Jets 28 31 28 472 349 123 6 17 327 223 104 3
13 Sun November 30 box L 8-5 Cleveland Browns 14 17 17 322 208 114 5 11 194 73 121 1
14 Thu December 4 box W 9-5 Pittsburgh Steelers 6 0 13 268 177 91 1 18 278 118 160 5
15 Sun December 14 box W 10-5 @ Green Bay Packers 22 3 22 371 114 257 2 16 337 283 54 5
16 Sun December 21 box W 11-5 Minnesota Vikings 20 16 23 435 216 219 2 24 362 248 114 4
Playoffs
WildCard Sun December 28 box L 11-6 @ Oakland Raiders 7 27 18 275 178 97 3 12 250 139 111 1

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 295 5642 1063 5.3 329 296 463 3007 15 28 6.1 152 573 2635 18 4.6 155 47 19 22
Team Defense 251 4612 932 4.9 259 246 454 2801 16 26 5.7 147 444 1811 8 4.1 94 39 13 18
Lg Rank Offense 20 4 5 20 17 23 26 10 6 2 8 1 27 23
Lg Rank Defense 2 5 2 7 4 3 6 8 2 8 1 20 12 18

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
12 Ken Stabler 35 QB 16 16 11-5-0 293 457 64.1 3202 13 2.8 28 6.1 79 7.0 4.8 10.9 200.1 68.7 27 264 6.1 4.0 5.6
14 Gifford Nielsen 26 16 0 2 4 50.0 12 1 25.0 0 0.0 8 3.0 8.0 6.0 0.8 95.8 0 0 3.0 8.0 0.0
34 Earl Campbell*+ 25 RB 15 15 1 2 50.0 57 1 50.0 0 0.0 57 28.5 38.5 57.0 3.8 135.4 0 0 28.5 38.5 0.0
Team Total 27.7 16 11-5-0 296 463 63.9 3271 15 3.2 28 6.0 79 7.1 5.0 11.1 204.4 70.4 27 264 6.1 4.2 5.5
Opp Total 16 246 454 54.2 3053 16 3.5 26 5.7 6.7 4.9 12.4 190.8 63.1 34 252 5.7 4.0

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
No. Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
34 Earl Campbell*+ 25 RB 15 15 373 1934 13 55 5.2 128.9 24.9 11 47 4.3 0 10 0.7 3.1 1981 13 4
26 Rob Carpenter 25 15 1 97 359 3 46 3.7 23.9 6.5 43 346 8.0 0 25 2.9 23.1 705 3 4
45 Tim Wilson 26 FB 16 16 66 257 1 15 3.9 16.1 4.1 30 170 5.7 1 13 1.9 10.6 427 2 2
12 Ken Stabler 35 QB 16 16 15 -22 0 0 -1.5 -1.4 0.9 -22 0 7
47 Ronnie Coleman 29 14 0 14 82 1 27 5.9 5.9 1.0 16 168 10.5 0 27 1.1 12.0 250 1 1
87 Dave Casper* 29 te 10 9 2 8 0 6 4.0 0.8 0.2 34 526 15.5 3 43 3.4 52.6 534 3 2
84 Billy Johnson 28 WR 16 6 2 1 0 4 0.5 0.1 0.1 31 343 11.1 2 57 1.9 21.4 344 2 1
86 Mike Barber 27 TE 16 16 1 1 0 1 1.0 0.1 0.1 59 712 12.1 5 79 3.7 44.5 713 5 0
82 Mike Renfro 25 WR 16 16 1 12 0 12 12.0 0.8 0.1 35 459 13.1 1 42 2.2 28.7 471 1 0
42 Boobie Clark 30 6 0 1 3 0 3 3.0 0.5 0.2 3 0 0
14 Gifford Nielsen 26 16 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0 0 1
88 Rich Caster 32 16 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 27 341 12.6 3 68 1.7 21.3 341 3 1
00 Ken Burrough 32 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 91 22.8 0 54 2.0 45.5 91 0 0
81 Jeff Groth 23 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 47 11.8 0 18 0.3 2.9 47 0 2
83 Tim Smith 23 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 21 10.5 0 13 0.1 1.3 21 0 1
Team Total 27.7 16 573 2635 18 55 4.6 164.7 35.8 296 3271 11.1 15 79 18.5 204.4 5906 33 33
Opp Total 16 444 1811 8 4.1 113.2 27.8 246 2801 11.4 16 15.4 175.1 4612 24 22

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
85 Carl Roaches 27 RET 16 0 47 384 0 68 8.2 37 746 0 46 20.2 1130
81 Jeff Groth 23 16 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 12 216 0 27 18.0 263
86 Mike Barber 27 TE 16 16 1 12 0 12 12.0 725
54 Gregg Bingham 29 RILB 16 16 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
26 Rob Carpenter 25 15 1 1 7 0 7 7.0 712
83 Tim Smith 23 16 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 21
Team Total 27.7 16 48 384 0 68 8.0 53 981 0 46 18.5 7271
Opp Total 16 40 0 68 1265 0 18.6

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
18 Cliff Parsley 26 P 16 0 67 2727 57 0 40.7
16 Toni Fritsch 35 K 15 0 1 1 9 7 8 7 6 4 24 19 79.2% 27 26 96.3%
5 Chester Marcol 31 1 0 1 1 1 1 100.0% 3 1 33.3%
51 Ted Thompson 27 15 3 4 4 100.0%
Team Total 27.7 16 1 1 10 8 8 7 6 4 25 20 80.0% 34 31 91.2% 67 2727 57 0 40.7
Opp Total 16 29 21 72.4% 27 26 96.3% 78 3190 40.9

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
75 Jesse Baker 23 16 4 0 1 0 0
86 Mike Barber 27 TE 16 16 0 1 0 0
65 Elvin Bethea 34 RDE 14 12 0 1 0 0
54 Gregg Bingham 29 RILB 16 16 1 2 9 0
52 Robert Brazile* 27 ROLB 16 16 2 38 0 33
34 Earl Campbell*+ 25 RB 15 15 4 2 0 0
26 Rob Carpenter 25 15 1 4 1 0 0
87 Dave Casper* 29 te 10 9 2 0 0 0
88 Rich Caster 32 16 1 1 0 0 0
47 Ronnie Coleman 29 14 0 1 0 0 0
57 John Corker 22 16 0 0 1 43 1
69 Andy Dorris 29 LDE 16 16 0 1 0 0
60 Ed Fisher 31 RG 16 16 0 1 0 0
81 Jeff Groth 23 16 0 2 1 0 0
36 Carter Hartwig 24 15 0 1 0 0 0
70 Conway Hayman 31 5 3 0 1 1 0
53 Thomas Henderson 27 7 0 1 3 0 3
50 Daryl Hunt 24 lilb 16 6 0 1 0 0
84 Billy Johnson 28 WR 16 6 1 0 0 0
14 Gifford Nielsen 26 16 0 1 0 -7 0
32 Vernon Perry 27 SS 16 16 5 85 0 42
37 Mike Reinfeldt 27 FS 16 16 4 36 0 23
85 Carl Roaches 27 RET 16 0 6 3 0 0
83 Tim Smith 23 16 0 1 0 0 0
12 Ken Stabler 35 QB 16 16 7 2 -16 0
27 Greg Stemrick* 29 RCB 16 16 4 25 0 15 0 1 -4 0
28 Jack Tatum 32 16 0 7 100 0 35 0 2 -7 0
59 Ted Washington 32 LOLB 16 15 0 1 0 0
33 J.C. Wilson 24 LCB 16 16 2 26 0 26 0 1 0 0
45 Tim Wilson 26 FB 16 16 2 0 0 0
63 Bob Young 38 LG 15 12 0 1 0 0
Team Total 27.7 16 26 313 0 42 33 25 19 1
Opp Total 16 27 22 9

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
16 Toni Fritsch 35 K 15 0 26 19 83
34 Earl Campbell*+ 25 RB 15 15 13 13 78
86 Mike Barber 27 TE 16 16 5 5 30
26 Rob Carpenter 25 15 1 3 3 18
87 Dave Casper* 29 te 10 9 3 3 18
88 Rich Caster 32 16 1 3 3 18
84 Billy Johnson 28 WR 16 6 2 2 12
45 Tim Wilson 26 FB 16 16 1 1 2 12
47 Ronnie Coleman 29 14 0 1 1 6
57 John Corker 22 16 0 1 1 6
82 Mike Renfro 25 WR 16 16 1 1 6
5 Chester Marcol 31 1 0 1 1 4
51 Ted Thompson 27 15 3 4 4
Team Total 27.7 16 18 15 1 34 31 20 295
Opp Total 16 8 16 26 21 251