1977 Houston Oilers Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-6
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Bum Phillips (8-6)
Location: Houston, Texas
1977 Houston Oilers Statistics
1977 Houston Oilers Results

The Houston Oilers of the National Football League ended the 1977 season with a record of 8 wins and 6 losses, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference.

Houston moved the ball well, scoring 299 points, while the defensive squad allowed 230. Ronnie Coleman ran for a team-leading 660 yards for the Oilers, while Rob Carpenter also buoyed the ground attack.

Dan Pastorini threw for 1,987 yards. Ken Burrough hauled in 43 passes for 816 yards.

The opportunistic defense created 54 turnovers, topping in the league. Mike Reinfeldt intercepted 5 opponent throws.

Bum Phillips coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
19Willie AlexanderLCBSeptember 21, 19496'2"194Alcorn St.Montgomery, LA USA1414
83Warren AndersonWRJuly 3, 19556'2"195West Virginia St.Williamsburg, VA USA80
86Mike BarberTEJune 4, 19536'3"235Louisiana TechMarshall, TX USA1310
63Steve BaumgartnerDE-LBMarch 26, 19516'7"256PurdueChicago, IL USA60
65Elvin BetheaRDEMarch 1, 19466'2"260North Carolina A&TTrenton, NJ USA99
54Gregg BinghamRILBMarch 13, 19516'1"227PurdueEvanston, IL USA1414
52Robert BrazileROLBFebruary 7, 19536'4"241Jackson St.Mobile, AL USA1414
00Ken BurroughWRJuly 14, 19486'3"215Texas SouthernJacksonville, FL USA140
68Al BurtonDEMarch 30, 19526'5"267Bethune-CookmanDaytona Beach, FL USA60
2Skip ButlerKOctober 21, 19476'1"201Texas-ArlingtonGladewater, TX USA10
26Rob CarpenterFBApril 20, 19556'1"224Miami (OH)Lancaster, OH USA117
58David CarterC-GNovember 27, 19536'2"250West. KentuckyVincennes, IN USA140
47Ronnie ColemanRBJuly 9, 19515'10"195Alabama A&MJasper, AL USA140
78Curley CulpNTMarch 10, 19466'2"265Arizona St.Yuma, AZ USA140
20Bill CurrierSSJanuary 5, 19556'0"196South CarolinaGlen Burnie, MD USA1411
23Tom DempseyKJanuary 12, 19476'2"255Palomar CollegeMilwaukee, WI USA50
69Andy DorrisDEAugust 11, 19516'4"238New Mexico St.Bellaire, OH USA50
75Elbert DrungoRGApril 30, 19436'5"265Tennessee St.Columbus, MS USA1414
11Tom DunivenQBMay 20, 19546'3"210Texas TechPampa, TX USA10
60Ed FisherG-C-DEMay 31, 19496'3"249Arizona St.Stockton, CA USA140
89Eddie FosterWRJune 5, 19545'10"185HoustonHouston, TX USA1414
16Toni FritschKJuly 10, 19455'7"190nonePetronell, Austria90
82Gary GarrisonWR-SEJanuary 21, 19446'2"193San Diego St.Amarillo, TX USA30
88Jimmie GilesTENovember 8, 19546'3"239Alcorn St.Natchez, MS USA143
21John HadlQBFebruary 15, 19406'1"214KansasLawrence, KS USA142
30Don HardemanRBAugust 13, 19526'2"235Texas A&M-KingsvilleKilleen, TX USA120
70Conway HaymanGJanuary 9, 19496'3"264DelawareWilmington, DE USA122
72Kevin HuntRTNovember 29, 19486'5"260DoaneFramington, MA USA1312
15Al JohnsonDB-RBJune 17, 19506'0"200CincinnatiBaltimore, MD USA140
84Billy JohnsonKRJanuary 21, 19525'9"170WidenerBoothwyn, PA USA140
71Ken KennardNT-DEOctober 4, 19546'2"248Angelo State (TX)Fort Worth, TX USA110
57Steve KinerLILBJune 12, 19476'1"220TennesseeSandstone, MN USA1414
79Ernest KirkDEApril 14, 19526'2"265Howard PayneMarlin, TX USA140
25Kurt KnoffDBApril 6, 19546'2"191KansasEast Grand Forks, MN USA30
55Carl MauckCJuly 7, 19476'4"243Southern IllinoisMcLeansboro, IL USA1414
22Zeke MooreRCBDecember 2, 19436'3"198Lincoln (MO)Tuskegee, AL USA140
18Cliff ParsleyPDecember 26, 19546'1"211Oklahoma St.Kansas City, MO USA140
7Dan PastoriniQBMay 26, 19496'2"208Santa ClaraSonora, CA USA1412
64George ReihnerLGApril 27, 19556'4"263Penn St.Pittsburgh, PA USA130
37Mike ReinfeldtFSMay 6, 19536'2"192Wisc-MilwaukeeBaraboo, WI USA1414
73Greg SampsonLTOctober 25, 19506'6"265StanfordBellingham, WA USA1414
29Rich SowellsDBOctober 27, 19486'0"179Alcorn St.Prairie View, TX USA90
27Greg StemrickDBOctober 25, 19515'11"185Colorado St.Cincinnati, OH USA90
39Art StringerLBJanuary 30, 19546'1"223Ball St.Troy, AL USA130
51Ted ThompsonLBJanuary 17, 19536'1"220SMUAtlanta, TX USA140
76Morris TownsTJanuary 10, 19546'4"270MissouriSt. Louis, MO USA10
31Mike VoightRBFebruary 28, 19546'0"214North CarolinaNorfolk, VA USA140
59Ted WashingtonLOLBFebruary 16, 19486'1"244Miss. Valley St.Tampa, FL USA140
28Mike WegerDBOctober 2, 19456'2"200Bowling GreenDallas, TX USA110
45Tim WilsonFBJanuary 14, 19546'3"226MarylandNew Castle, DE USA105
77Jim YoungLDEJuly 8, 19506'2"260Texas SouthernHouston, TX USA130



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