1970 Houston Oilers

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 season was the 11th season overall and its first as part of the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 6–6–2, winning only three games.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1970 NFL draft

1970 Houston Oilers draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	14	Doug Wilkerson *	Guard	North Carolina Central
2	31	Leo Brooks *	Defensive tackle	Texas	from Boston
2	40	Bill Dusenbery	Running back	Johnson C. Smith
4	92	Spike Jones	Punter	Georgia
5	110	Ron Saul	Guard	Michigan State	from Cincinnati via N. Y. Jets
5	118	Ed Duley	Defensive tackle	Northern Arizona
6	144	Benny Johnson	Cornerback	Johnson C. Smith
7	170	Charles Olson	Defensive back	Concordia (Moorhead)
8	196	Mike McClish	Tackle	Wisconsin
9	222	Charlie Blossom	Defensive end	Texas Southern
10	249	Joe Dawkins	Running back	Wisconsin
11	274	Robert Morris	Center	Duke
12	300	Richard Dawkins	Tight end	Johnson C. Smith
13	326	Jess Lewis	Linebacker	Oregon State
14	352	Claire Rasmussen	Guard	Wisconsin–Oshkosh
15	378	David Sharp	Tackle	Stanford
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Roster

1970 Houston Oilers roster
	Quarterbacks 14 Bob Naponic 17 Jerry Rhome Running backs 34 Joe Dawkins 36 Roy Hopkins 24 Mike Richardson 39 Tom Smiley Wide receivers 81 Jim Beirne 84 Mac Haik 18 Charlie Joiner 23 Jerry LeVias Tight ends 84 Donnie Davis 89 Alvin Reed		Offensive linemen 61 Hank Autry C 75 Elbert Drungo G 62 Ken Gray G 78 Glen Ray Hines T 50 Bobby Maples C 64 Ron Saul G 69 Terry Stoepel T 76 Walter Suggs T 63 Doug Wilkerson G Defensive linemen 65 Elvin Bethea DE 73 Leo Brooks DT 71 Tom Domres DT 79 Pat Holmes DE 77 Spain Musgrove DE 74 Willie Parker DT		Linebackers 52 Garland Boyette MLB 37 Jess Lewis OLB 58 Ron Pritchard OLB 56 Olen Underwood OLB 53 Loyd Wainscott MLB Defensive backs Special teams  3 Roy Gerela K 11 Spike Jones P		Reserve lists 35 Woody Campbell RB (IR) 21 John Douglas CB (IR) 32 Hoyle Granger RB (IR) 12 Charley Johnson QB (IR) 60 Tom Regner G (IR) 90 George Webster LB (IR) Practice/Taxi Squad 82 Charley Blossom DE 88 Claude Harvey LB 57 Ken Mendenhall C 87 Paul Zaeske WR Rookies in italics

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 Date: November 15 Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST/10:00 a.m. PST Game weather: indoors TV: CBS Pro Football Reference 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 SF – John Brodie – 15/26, 205 yards, 3 TDs, INT HOU – Charley Johnson – 18/35, 174 yards 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

AFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Cincinnati Bengals	8	6	0	.571	312	255	W-7
Cleveland Browns	7	7	0	.500	286	265	W-1
Pittsburgh Steelers	5	9	0	.357	210	272	L-3
Houston Oilers	3	10	1	.231	217	352	L-3

External links

• 1970 Houston Oilers season article at Wikipedia
• 1970 Houston Oilers at Pro-Football-Reference.com