1970 Houston Oilers season
Head Coach Wally Lemm
Home Field Astrodome
Results
Record 3–10–1
Place 4th AFC Central
Playoff Finish did not qualify
Timeline
Previous Season
Next Season
1969
1971
The 1970 Houston Oilers seasonleague . The team failed to improve on their previous season 's output of 6–6–2, winning only three games.[1]
NFL Draft [ ] Schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Attendance
1
September 20
at Pittsburgh
W 19–7
1-0
45,538
2
September 27
Miami
L 20–10
1-1
39,840
3
October 4
at Cincinnati
W 20–13
2-1
55,094
4
October 11
Baltimore
L 24–20
2-2
48,050
5
October 18
Pittsburgh
L 7–3
2-3
42,799
6
October 25
at San Diego
T 31–31
2-3-1
41,427
7
November 1
at St. Louis
L 44–0
2-4-1
47,911
8
November 8
at Kansas City
L 24–9
2-5-1
49,810
9
November 15
San Francisco
L 30–20
2-6-1
43,040
10
November 22
at Cleveland
L 28–14
2-7-1
74,723
11
November 29
Denver
W 31–21
3-7-1
35,733
12
December 7
Cleveland
L 21–10
3-8-1
50,582
13
December 13
Cincinnati
L 30–20
3-9-1
34,435
14
December 20
at Dallas
L 52–10
3-10-1
50,504
Game Summaries [ ] Week 9: vs. San Francisco 49ers [ ]
Week 9: San Francisco 49ers at Houston Oilers;– Game summary
1
2
3
4
Total
49ers
7
0
9
14
30
Oilers
7
3
3
7
20
at Astrodome , Houston, Texas
Game information
First quarter
SF – Jimmy Thomas 54 yard pass from John Brodie , (Bruce Gossett kick), 49ers 7-0.
HOU - Roy Hopkins 4 yard rush, (Roy Gerela kick). Tied 7-7. Second quarter
HOU - Roy Gerela 26 yard field goal. Oilers 10-7. Third quarter
SF - Al Randolph safety, blocked punt in end zone. Oilers 10-9.
SF – Dick Witcher 9 yard pass from John Brodie, (Bruce Gossett kick), 49ers 16-10.
HOU - Roy Gerela 26 yard field goal. 49ers 16-13. Fourth quarter
SF – Ken Willard 3 yard rush, (Bruce Gossett kick), 49ers 23-16.
SF – Gene Washington 15 yard pass from John Brodie, (Bruce Gossett kick), 49ers 30-13.
HOU - Roy Hopkins 1 yard rush, (Roy Gerela kick). 49ers 30-20. Top passers
Top rushers
SF - Doug Cunningham - 18 rushes, 92 yards
HOU – Roy Hopkins – 16 rushes, 78 yards, 2 TDs Top receivers
SF - Gene Washington - 4 receptions, 62 yards, TD
HOU – Mike Richardson – 6 receptions, 74 yards
Standings [ ] References [ ] 