1980 Houston Oilers Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Wild Card
Coach: Bum Phillips (11-5)
Location: Houston, Texas
1980 Houston Oilers Statistics
1980 Houston Oilers Results

The Houston Oilers of the National Football League ended the 1980 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

Houston chalked up 295 points, while the solid defense allowed 251. Earl Campbell powered the ground game, running for a 1,934 yards for the Oilers.

Ken Stabler triggered the aerial attack, passing for 3,202 yards. Mike Barber hauled in 59 passes for 712 yards.

Jack Tatum picked off 7 errant tosses from the opposition.

Bum Phillips coached the team. The 1980 Houston Oilers lost in the Wild Card.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
39Adger ArmstrongRBJune 21, 19576'0"213Texas A&MHouston, TX USA160
75Jesse BakerDEJuly 10, 19576'5"269Jacksonville St.Conyers, GA USA164
86Mike BarberTEJune 4, 19536'3"235Louisiana TechMarshall, TX USA1616
65Elvin BetheaRDEMarch 1, 19466'2"260North Carolina A&TTrenton, NJ USA1412
54Gregg BinghamRILBMarch 13, 19516'1"227PurdueEvanston, IL USA1616
10Craig BradshawQBAugust 14, 19576'5"215Louisiana TechShreveport, LA USA20
52Robert BrazileROLBFebruary 7, 19536'4"241Jackson St.Mobile, AL USA1616
00Ken BurroughWRJuly 14, 19486'3"215Texas SouthernJacksonville, FL USA20
34Earl CampbellRBMarch 29, 19555'11"232TexasTyler, TX USA1515
26Rob CarpenterRBApril 20, 19556'1"224Miami (OH)Lancaster, OH USA151
58David CarterCNovember 27, 19536'2"250West. KentuckyVincennes, IN USA164
87Dave CasperTESeptember 26, 19516'4"240Notre DameBemidji, MN USA109
88Rich CasterTEOctober 16, 19486'5"228Jackson St.Mobile, AL USA161
42Boobie ClarkRBNovember 8, 19506'2"245Bethune-CookmanJacksonville, FL USA60
47Ronnie ColemanRBJuly 9, 19515'10"195Alabama A&MJasper, AL USA140
57John CorkerLBDecember 29, 19586'5"240Oklahoma St.Miami, FL USA160
78Curley CulpNTMarch 10, 19466'2"265Arizona St.Yuma, AZ USA105
66Greg DavidsonCApril 24, 19586'2"250North TexasIndependence, IA USA140
79Charles DavisDT-NTNovember 17, 19516'1"269TCUWortham, TX USA10
69Andy DorrisLDEAugust 11, 19516'4"238New Mexico St.Bellaire, OH USA1616
77Angelo FieldsTSeptember 15, 19576'6"321Michigan St.Washington, DC USA163
60Ed FisherRGMay 31, 19496'3"249Arizona St.Stockton, CA USA1616
16Toni FritschKJuly 10, 19455'7"190nonePetronell, Austria150
74Leon GrayLTNovember 15, 19516'3"256Jackson St.Olive Branch, MS USA1414
41Sammy GreenLBOctober 12, 19546'2"228FloridaBradenton, FL USA20
81Jeff GrothWRJuly 2, 19575'10"176Bowling GreenMankato, MN USA160
36Carter HartwigDBFebruary 27, 19566'0"205USCCulver City, CA USA150
70Conway HaymanGJanuary 9, 19496'3"264DelawareWilmington, DE USA53
53Thomas HendersonLBMarch 1, 19536'2"221LangstonAustin, TX USA70
50Daryl HuntLILBNovember 3, 19566'3"229OklahomaOdessa, TX USA166
84Billy JohnsonWRJanuary 21, 19525'9"170WidenerBoothwyn, PA USA166
71Ken KennardNTOctober 4, 19546'2"248Angelo State (TX)Fort Worth, TX USA1611
5Chester MarcolKOctober 24, 19496'0"190HillsdaleOpole, Poland10
55Carl MauckCJuly 7, 19476'4"243Southern IllinoisMcLeansboro, IL USA1616
29Guido MerkensWR-QB-DBAugust 14, 19556'1"200Sam Houston St.San Antonio, TX USA30
14Gifford NielsenQBOctober 25, 19546'4"205BYUProvo, UT USA160
18Cliff ParsleyPDecember 26, 19546'1"211Oklahoma St.Kansas City, MO USA160
32Vernon PerrySSSeptember 22, 19536'2"211Jackson St.Jackson, MS USA1616
37Mike ReinfeldtFSMay 6, 19536'2"192Wisc-MilwaukeeBaraboo, WI USA1616
82Mike RenfroWRJune 19, 19556'0"184TCUFort Worth, TX USA1616
85Carl RoachesKROctober 2, 19535'8"168Texas A&MHouston, TX USA160
83Tim SmithWRMarch 20, 19576'2"201NebraskaTucson, AZ USA160
12Ken StablerQBDecember 25, 19456'3"215AlabamaFoley, AL USA1616
27Greg StemrickRCBOctober 25, 19515'11"185Colorado St.Cincinnati, OH USA1616
67Mike StensrudNT-DE-DTFebruary 19, 19566'5"280Iowa St.Forest City, IA USA160
56Art StringerLILBJanuary 30, 19546'1"223Ball St.Troy, AL USA88
28Jack TatumDBNovember 18, 19485'10"200Ohio St.Cherryville, NC USA160
51Ted ThompsonLBJanuary 17, 19536'1"220SMUAtlanta, TX USA153
76Morris TownsRTJanuary 10, 19546'4"270MissouriSt. Louis, MO USA1612
59Ted WashingtonLOLBFebruary 16, 19486'1"244Miss. Valley St.Tampa, FL USA1615
33J.C. WilsonLCBMarch 11, 19566'0"178TampaCleveland, OH USA1616
45Tim WilsonFBJanuary 14, 19546'3"226MarylandNew Castle, DE USA1616
63Bob YoungLGSeptember 3, 19426'1"270TexasMarshall, TX USA1512



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