1979 Houston Oilers Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Bum Phillips (11-5)
Location: Houston, Texas
1979 Houston Oilers Statistics
1979 Houston Oilers Results

The Houston Oilers of the National Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.

The Oilers scored 362 points, and the defensive squad allowed 331. Earl Campbell powered the ground game, running for a 1,697 yards for Houston.

Dan Pastorini tossed for 2,090 yards. Ken Burrough topped pass catchers, hauling in 40 passes for 752 yards.

The ball-hawking defense led the way with 50 turnovers, topping in the league. Mike Reinfeldt intercepted 12 errant tosses from the opposition.

Bum Phillips coached the team. The 1979 Houston Oilers lost in the Conference Championship.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
19Willie AlexanderDBSeptember 21, 19496'2"194Alcorn St.Montgomery, LA USA130
75Jesse BakerDEJuly 10, 19576'5"269Jacksonville St.Conyers, GA USA162
86Mike BarberTEJune 4, 19536'3"235Louisiana TechMarshall, TX USA1515
63Steve BaumgartnerDE-LBMarch 26, 19516'7"256PurdueChicago, IL USA120
65Elvin BetheaRDEMarch 1, 19466'2"260North Carolina A&TTrenton, NJ USA1414
54Gregg BinghamLILBMarch 13, 19516'1"227PurdueEvanston, IL USA1616
52Robert BrazileROLBFebruary 7, 19536'4"241Jackson St.Mobile, AL USA1616
00Ken BurroughWRJuly 14, 19486'3"215Texas SouthernJacksonville, FL USA160
34Earl CampbellRBMarch 29, 19555'11"232TexasTyler, TX USA1616
26Rob CarpenterRBApril 20, 19556'1"224Miami (OH)Lancaster, OH USA160
58David CarterCNovember 27, 19536'2"250West. KentuckyVincennes, IN USA162
88Rich CasterWROctober 16, 19486'5"228Jackson St.Mobile, AL USA160
42Boobie ClarkRBNovember 8, 19506'2"245Bethune-CookmanJacksonville, FL USA150
47Ronnie ColemanRBJuly 9, 19515'10"195Alabama A&MJasper, AL USA140
78Curley CulpNTMarch 10, 19466'2"265Arizona St.Yuma, AZ USA160
20Bill CurrierDBJanuary 5, 19556'0"196South CarolinaGlen Burnie, MD USA160
69Andy DorrisLDEAugust 11, 19516'4"238New Mexico St.Bellaire, OH USA1616
85Rich EllenderKRJune 9, 19575'11"171McNeese St.Sulphur, LA USA130
57Jimbo ElrodLBMay 25, 19546'0"220OklahomaMemphis, TN USA40
60Ed FisherRGMay 31, 19496'3"249Arizona St.Stockton, CA USA1616
89Eddie FosterWRJune 5, 19545'10"185HoustonHouston, TX USA10
16Toni FritschKJuly 10, 19455'7"190nonePetronell, Austria160
74Leon GrayLTNovember 15, 19516'3"256Jackson St.Olive Branch, MS USA1616
81Jeff GrothWRJuly 2, 19575'10"176Bowling GreenMankato, MN USA60
36Carter HartwigDBFebruary 27, 19566'0"205USCCulver City, CA USA160
70Conway HaymanLGJanuary 9, 19496'3"264DelawareWilmington, DE USA1616
50Daryl HuntLBNovember 3, 19566'3"229OklahomaOdessa, TX USA160
21Charles JeffersonDBMay 5, 19576'0"178McNeese St.New Orleans, LA USA50
84Billy JohnsonWRJanuary 21, 19525'9"170WidenerBoothwyn, PA USA20
71Ken KennardNT-DEOctober 4, 19546'2"248Angelo State (TX)Fort Worth, TX USA160
30Kenny KingRBMarch 7, 19575'11"203OklahomaClarendon, TX USA120
55Carl MauckCJuly 7, 19476'4"243Southern IllinoisMcLeansboro, IL USA1616
12Guido MerkensWR-QB-DBAugust 14, 19556'1"200Sam Houston St.San Antonio, TX USA160
56Mike MurphyLBJanuary 14, 19576'2"222SW Missouri St.St. Louis, MO USA30
14Gifford NielsenQBOctober 25, 19546'4"205BYUProvo, UT USA161
18Cliff ParsleyPDecember 26, 19546'1"211Oklahoma St.Kansas City, MO USA160
7Dan PastoriniQBMay 26, 19496'2"208Santa ClaraSonora, CA USA1515
32Vernon PerrySSSeptember 22, 19536'2"211Jackson St.Jackson, MS USA1616
61Wes PhillipsTAugust 1, 19536'5"275Savannah St.Atlanta, GA USA80
68Tom RandallGAugust 3, 19566'5"245Iowa St.Mason City, IA USA130
64George ReihnerGApril 27, 19556'4"263Penn St.Pittsburgh, PA USA20
37Mike ReinfeldtFSMay 6, 19536'2"192Wisc-MilwaukeeBaraboo, WI USA1616
82Mike RenfroWRJune 19, 19556'0"184TCUFort Worth, TX USA152
87Conrad RuckerTENovember 15, 19546'3"255SouthernCincinnati, OH USA160
27Greg StemrickRCBOctober 25, 19515'11"185Colorado St.Cincinnati, OH USA1616
67Mike StensrudNT-DE-DTFebruary 19, 19566'5"280Iowa St.Forest City, IA USA60
53Art StringerRILBJanuary 30, 19546'1"223Ball St.Troy, AL USA88
51Ted ThompsonLBJanuary 17, 19536'1"220SMUAtlanta, TX USA162
76Morris TownsRTJanuary 10, 19546'4"270MissouriSt. Louis, MO USA1614
59Ted WashingtonLOLBFebruary 16, 19486'1"244Miss. Valley St.Tampa, FL USA150
33J.C. WilsonLCBMarch 11, 19566'0"178TampaCleveland, OH USA1616
45Tim WilsonFBJanuary 14, 19546'3"226MarylandNew Castle, DE USA1616
77Jim YoungDEJuly 8, 19506'2"260Texas SouthernHouston, TX USA50



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