1977 Houston Oilers

1977 Houston Oilers season
Owner	Bud Adams
Head Coach	Bum Phillips
Home Field	Astrodome
Results
Record	8–6
Place	2nd AFC Central
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
1976	1978

The 1977 Houston Oilers season was the 18th season overall and eighth with the league. The team improved upon their previous season's output of 5–9, winning eight games,^[1] but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the eighth consecutive season.

NFL Draft[]

Roster[]

1977 Houston Oilers roster

Quarterbacks

11 Tom Duniven
21 John Hadl
7 Dan Pastorini

Running backs

26 Rob Carpenter FB
47 Ronnie Coleman
30 Don Hardeman
31 Mike Voight
45 Tim Wilson FB

Wide receivers

83 Warren Anderson
00 Ken Burrough
89 Eddie Foster
84 Billy Johnson

Tight ends

86 Mike Barber
88 Jimmie Giles

Offensive linemen

75 Elbert Drungo G
60 Ed Fisher G
70 Conway Hayman G
72 Kevin Hunt T
55 Carl Mauck C
64 George Reihner G
73 Greg Sampson T
76 Morris Towns T

Defensive linemen

65 Elvin Bethea DE
78 Curley Culp NT
69 Andy Dorris DE
71 Ken Kennard NT
77 James Young DE

Linebackers

54 Gregg Bingham ILB
52 Robert Brazile OLB
57 Steve Kiner OLB
51 Ted Thompson ILB
59 Ted Washington OLB

Defensive backs

19 Willie Alexander CB/FS
20 Bill Currier FS
15 Al Johnson DB
25 Kurt Knoff SS
37 Mike Reinfeldt FS
39 Art Stringer
28 Mike Weger SS

Special teams

16 Toni Fritsch K
18 Cliff Parsley P

Reserve lists

Practice/Taxi Squad

Rookies in italics

Schedule[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 18, 1977	New York Jets	W 20–0	39,488
2	September 25, 1977	at Green Bay Packers	W 16–10	55,071
3	October 2, 1977	at Miami Dolphins	L 27–7	49,619
4	October 9, 1977	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 27–10	49,226
5	October 16, 1977	Cleveland Browns	L 24–23	47,888
6	October 23, 1977	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 27–10	48,517
7	October 30, 1977	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 13–10	53,194
8	November 6, 1977	Chicago Bears	W 47–0	47,226
9	November 13, 1977	at Oakland Raiders	L 34–29	53,667
10	November 20, 1977	at Seattle Seahawks	W 22–10	61,519
11	November 27, 1977	Kansas City Chiefs	W 34–20	42,934
12	December 4, 1977	Denver Broncos	L 24–14	46,875
13	December 11, 1977	at Cleveland Browns	W 19–15	30,898
14	December 18, 1977	Cincinnati Bengals	W 21–16	46,212

Standings[]

1977 AFC Central standings
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Pittsburgh Steelers	9	5	0	.643	283	243	W-1
Houston Oilers	8	6	0	.571	299	230	W-2
Cincinnati Bengals	8	6	0	.571	238	235	L-1
Cleveland Browns	6	8	0	.429	269	267	L-4

References[]

↑ 1977 Houston Oilers

External links[]

[1] 1977 Houston Oilers

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