1970 Houston Oilers Game-by-Game Results
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 3-10-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Wally Lemm (3-10-1)
Location: Houston, Texas
1970 Houston Oilers StatisticsTeam Record: 3-10-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Wally Lemm (3-10-1)
Location: Houston, Texas
1970 Houston Oilers Roster
The Houston Oilers of the National Football League ended the 1970 season with a record of 3 wins and 10 losses and 1 ties, finishing fourth in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference.
Houston racked up 217 points, while the leaky defense allowed 352. Charley Johnson passed for 1,652 yards, and Jerry Rhome spent time under center, too. Alvin Reed hauled in 47 passes for 604 yards, while Jerry LeVias provided receiving help also.
Joe Dawkins ran for a team-leading 517 yards for the Oilers.
Zeke Moore picked off 6 errant tosses from the opposition.
Wally Lemm coached the team.
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Regular Season Points For: 217
Regular Season Points Against: 352
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 20, 1970 | Houston Oilers 19 at Pittsburgh Steelers 7 | W | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 | ||
| September 27, 1970 | Miami Dolphins 20 at Houston Oilers 10 | L | 0-1-0 | 1-0-0 | 1-1-0 | ||
| October 4, 1970 | Houston Oilers 20 at Cincinnati Bengals 13 | W | 0-1-0 | 2-0-0 | 2-1-0 | ||
| October 11, 1970 | Baltimore Colts 24 at Houston Oilers 20 | L | 0-2-0 | 2-0-0 | 2-2-0 | ||
| October 18, 1970 | Pittsburgh Steelers 7 at Houston Oilers 3 | L | 0-3-0 | 2-0-0 | 2-3-0 | ||
| October 25, 1970 | Houston Oilers 31 at San Diego Chargers 31 | T | 0-3-0 | 2-0-1 | 2-3-1 | ||
| November 1, 1970 | Houston Oilers 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 44 | L | 0-3-0 | 2-1-1 | 2-4-1 | ||
| November 8, 1970 | Houston Oilers 9 at Kansas City Chiefs 24 | L | 0-3-0 | 2-2-1 | 2-5-1 | ||
| November 15, 1970 | San Francisco 49ers 30 at Houston Oilers 20 | L | 0-4-0 | 2-2-1 | 2-6-1 | ||
| November 22, 1970 | Houston Oilers 14 at Cleveland Browns 28 | L | 0-4-0 | 2-3-1 | 2-7-1 | ||
| November 29, 1970 | Denver Broncos 21 at Houston Oilers 31 | W | 1-4-0 | 2-3-1 | 3-7-1 | ||
| December 7, 1970 | Cleveland Browns 21 at Houston Oilers 10 | L | 1-5-0 | 2-3-1 | 3-8-1 | ||
| December 13, 1970 | Cincinnati Bengals 30 at Houston Oilers 20 | L | 1-6-0 | 2-3-1 | 3-9-1 | ||
| December 20, 1970 | Houston Oilers 10 at Dallas Cowboys 52 | L | 1-6-0 | 2-4-1 | 3-10-1 |
