1981 Houston Oilers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Ed Biles (7-9)
Location: Houston, Texas
1981 Houston Oilers StatisticsTeam Record: 7-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Ed Biles (7-9)
Location: Houston, Texas
1981 Houston Oilers Results
The Houston Oilers of the National Football League ended the 1981 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, finishing third in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference.
The Oilers scored 281 points, but the defensive squad yielded 355. Ken Stabler threw for 1,988 yards. Ken Burrough topped all receivers, hauling in 40 passes for 668 yards. Mike Renfro and Dave Casper provided receiving help also.
Earl Campbell ran for a team-leading 1,376 yards for Houston.
Greg Stemrick and Carter Hartwig each picked off 3 errant tosses from the opposition.
Ed Biles coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Adger Armstrong | RB | June 21, 1957 | 6'0" | 213 | Texas A&M | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 2 |
| 11 | Harold Bailey | WR,SB | April 12, 1957 | 6'2" | 195 | Oklahoma St. | Houston, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
| 75 | Jesse Baker | DE | July 10, 1957 | 6'5" | 269 | Jacksonville St. | Conyers, GA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 86 | Mike Barber | TE | June 4, 1953 | 6'3" | 235 | Louisiana Tech | Marshall, TX USA | 16 | 6 |
| 65 | Elvin Bethea | RDE | March 1, 1946 | 6'2" | 260 | North Carolina A&T | Trenton, NJ USA | 15 | 14 |
| 54 | Gregg Bingham | LILB | March 13, 1951 | 6'1" | 227 | Purdue | Evanston, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 52 | Robert Brazile | ROLB | February 7, 1953 | 6'4" | 241 | Jackson St. | Mobile, AL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 88 | Billy Brooks | WR | August 20, 1953 | 6'3" | 204 | Oklahoma | Houston, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 00 | Ken Burrough | WR | July 14, 1948 | 6'3" | 215 | Texas Southern | Jacksonville, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 34 | Earl Campbell | RB | March 29, 1955 | 5'11" | 232 | Texas | Tyler, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 26 | Rob Carpenter | RB | April 20, 1955 | 6'1" | 224 | Miami (OH) | Lancaster, OH USA | 4 | 4 |
| 58 | David Carter | C | November 27, 1953 | 6'2" | 250 | West. Kentucky | Vincennes, IN USA | 16 | 13 |
| 87 | Dave Casper | TE | September 26, 1951 | 6'4" | 240 | Notre Dame | Bemidji, MN USA | 16 | 10 |
| 47 | Ronnie Coleman | RB | July 9, 1951 | 5'10" | 195 | Alabama A&M | Jasper, AL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 57 | John Corker | LB | December 29, 1958 | 6'5" | 240 | Oklahoma St. | Miami, FL USA | 11 | 0 |
| 66 | Greg Davidson | C | April 24, 1958 | 6'2" | 250 | North Texas | Independence, IA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 69 | Andy Dorris | LDE | August 11, 1951 | 6'4" | 238 | New Mexico St. | Bellaire, OH USA | 15 | 15 |
| 78 | Nick Eyre | T | June 16, 1959 | 6'5" | 276 | BYU | Las Vegas, NV USA | 6 | 0 |
| 77 | Angelo Fields | T | September 15, 1957 | 6'6" | 321 | Michigan St. | Washington, DC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 60 | Ed Fisher | RG | May 31, 1949 | 6'3" | 249 | Arizona St. | Stockton, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 16 | Toni Fritsch | K | July 10, 1945 | 5'7" | 190 | none | Petronell, Austria | 16 | 0 |
| 74 | Leon Gray | LT | November 15, 1951 | 6'3" | 256 | Jackson St. | Olive Branch, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 36 | Carter Hartwig | DB | February 27, 1956 | 6'0" | 205 | USC | Culver City, CA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 84 | Mike Holston | WR | January 8, 1958 | 6'3" | 189 | Morgan St. | Seat Pleasant, MD USA | 16 | 4 |
| 50 | Daryl Hunt | RILB | November 3, 1956 | 6'3" | 229 | Oklahoma | Odessa, TX USA | 16 | 13 |
| 22 | Bill Kay | DB | January 10, 1960 | 6'1" | 190 | Purdue | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 2 |
| 71 | Ken Kennard | NT | October 4, 1954 | 6'2" | 248 | Angelo State (TX) | Fort Worth, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 55 | Carl Mauck | C | July 7, 1947 | 6'4" | 243 | Southern Illinois | McLeansboro, IL USA | 14 | 4 |
| 14 | Gifford Nielsen | QB | October 25, 1954 | 6'4" | 205 | BYU | Provo, UT USA | 5 | 2 |
| 18 | Cliff Parsley | P | December 26, 1954 | 6'1" | 211 | Oklahoma St. | Kansas City, MO USA | 16 | 0 |
| 32 | Vernon Perry | SS | September 22, 1953 | 6'2" | 211 | Jackson St. | Jackson, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 8 | John Reaves | QB | March 2, 1950 | 6'3" | 210 | Florida | Anniston, AL USA | 5 | 2 |
| 37 | Mike Reinfeldt | FS | May 6, 1953 | 6'2" | 192 | Wisc-Milwaukee | Baraboo, WI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 82 | Mike Renfro | WR | June 19, 1955 | 6'0" | 184 | TCU | Fort Worth, TX USA | 12 | 12 |
| 53 | Avon Riley | LB | February 10, 1958 | 6'3" | 230 | UCLA | Savannah, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 85 | Carl Roaches | PR | October 2, 1953 | 5'8" | 168 | Texas A&M | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 62 | John Schuhmacher | LG | September 23, 1955 | 6'3" | 271 | USC | Salem, OR USA | 16 | 15 |
| 90 | Daryle Skaugstad | NT | April 8, 1957 | 6'5" | 254 | California | Seattle, WA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 83 | Tim Smith | WR | March 20, 1957 | 6'2" | 201 | Nebraska | Tucson, AZ USA | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | Ken Stabler | QB | December 25, 1945 | 6'3" | 215 | Alabama | Foley, AL USA | 13 | 12 |
| 27 | Greg Stemrick | RCB | October 25, 1951 | 5'11" | 185 | Colorado St. | Cincinnati, OH USA | 16 | 15 |
| 67 | Mike Stensrud | NT | February 19, 1956 | 6'5" | 280 | Iowa St. | Forest City, IA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 56 | Art Stringer | LB | January 30, 1954 | 6'1" | 223 | Ball St. | Troy, AL USA | 5 | 1 |
| 28 | Rich Thomaselli | RB | February 26, 1957 | 6'1" | 199 | West Virginia Wesleyan | Follansbee, WV USA | 12 | 0 |
| 51 | Ted Thompson | LB | January 17, 1953 | 6'1" | 220 | SMU | Atlanta, TX USA | 16 | 1 |
| 76 | Morris Towns | RT | January 10, 1954 | 6'4" | 270 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 16 |
| 20 | Willie Tullis | KR | April 5, 1958 | 6'0" | 193 | Southern Miss | Newville, AL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 59 | Ted Washington | LOLB | February 16, 1948 | 6'1" | 244 | Miss. Valley St. | Tampa, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 33 | J.C. Wilson | LCB | March 11, 1956 | 6'0" | 178 | Tampa | Cleveland, OH USA | 16 | 14 |
| 45 | Tim Wilson | FB | January 14, 1954 | 6'3" | 226 | Maryland | New Castle, DE USA | 16 | 9 |
