1975 Houston Oilers

The 1975 Houston Oilers season was the team's 16th year, and sixth in the National Football League.

Although Houston's 10-4 record did allow them to make the playoffs in a strong AFC Central division, it was a three-win improvement over their previous season, and the franchise's best record since 1962.

1975 Houston Oilers season
Head Coach	Bum Phillips
Home Field	Astrodome
Results
Record	10–4
Place	3rd AFC Central
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
1974	1976

Offseason

"Bum" Phillips replaced Sid Gillman as head coach and general manager.

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School	Notes
1	6	Robert Brazile	Linebacker	Jackson State	From Kansas City
1	15	Don Hardeman	Running back	Texas A&I
2	40	Emmett Edwards	Wide receiver	Kansas
6	146	Jesse O'Neal	Defensive end	Grambling

Regular season

The team achieved a winning record with ten wins and four losses, but finished only third in the division and missed the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance
1	September 21	at New England	W 7–0	1-0	51,934
2	September 28	San Diego	W 33–17	2-0	33,765
3	October 5	Cincinnati	L 21–19	2-1	42,412
4	October 12	at Cleveland	W 40–10	3-1	46,531
5	October 19	Washington	W 13–10	4-1	49,566
6	October 26	Detroit	W 24–8	5-1	46,904
7	November 2	at Kansas City	W 17–13	6-1	62,989
8	November 9	at Pittsburgh	L 24–17	6-2	49,460
9	November 16	Miami	W 20–19	7-2	48,892
10	November 24	Pittsburgh	L 32–9	7-3	49,947
11	November 30	at Cincinnati	L 23–19	7-4	46,128
12	December 7	at San Francisco	W 27–13	8-4	44,015
13	December 14	at Oakland	W 27–26	9-4	50,719
14	December 21	Cleveland	W 21–10	10-4	43,770

Game Summaries

Week 12: at San Francisco 49ers

Week 12: Houston Oilers at San Francisco 49ers;– Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Oilers 3 3 7 14 27 49ers 0 10 3 0 13 at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California Date: December 7 Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C) TV: CBS Pro Football Reference Game information First quarter HOU – Skip Butler 27 yard field goal, Oilers 3-0. Second quarter SF – Steve Mike-Mayer 42 yard field goal, Tied 3-3. HOU – Skip Butler 30 yard field goal, Oilers 6-3. SF – Larry Schreiber 1 yard rush, (Steve Mike-Mayer kick), 49ers 10-6. Third quarter SF – Steve Mike-Mayer 41 yard field goal, 49ers 13-6. HOU – Don Hardeman 1 yard rush, (Skip Butler kick), Tied 13-13. Fourth quarter HOU – Willie Rodgers 1 yard rush, (Skip Butler kick), Oilers 20-13. HOU – Ronnie Coleman 2 yard rush, (Skip Butler kick), Oilers 27-13. Top passers HOU – Dan Pastorini – 11/23, 118 yards SF – Norm Snead – 6/12, 94 yards Top rushers HOU – Ronnie Coleman - 20 rushes, 82 yards, TD SF – Larry Schreiber – 9 rushes, 12 yards, TD Top receivers HOU – Ken Burrough - 7 receptions, 85 yards SF – Tom Mitchell - 2 receptions, 55 yards

Standings

AFC Central
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Pittsburgh Steelers	12	2	0	.857	373	162
Cincinnati Bengals	11	3	0	.786	340	246
Houston Oilers	10	4	0	.714	293	226
Cleveland Browns	3	11	0	.214	218	372

Roster

Quarterbacks Running Backs Wide Receivers Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen Defensive Linemen

Linebackers Defensive Backs CB Special Teams

Reserve Lists Practice Squad Rookies in italics

References

• Oilers on Pro Football Reference
• Oilers on jt-sw.com