1973 Houston Oilers Game-by-Game Results
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 1-13
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Sid Gillman (1-8)
Coach: Bill Peterson (0-5)
Location: Houston, Texas
1973 Houston Oilers StatisticsTeam Record: 1-13
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Sid Gillman (1-8)
Coach: Bill Peterson (0-5)
Location: Houston, Texas
1973 Houston Oilers Roster
The Houston Oilers of the National Football League ended the 1973 season with a record of 1 wins and 13 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference.
The Oilers stumbled, scoring only 199 points, and the leaky defense conceded 447, most in the league. Dan Pastorini passed for 1,482 yards. Fred Willis hauled in 57 passes, while Billy Parks added 581 receiving yards, while Ken Burrough contributed to the receiving game, too.
Fred Willis ran for a team-leading 579 yards for Houston.
Guy Roberts and Jeff Severson each seized 4 opponent throws.
Sid Gillman and Bill Peterson coached the team.
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Regular Season Points For: 199
Regular Season Points Against: 447
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 16, 1973 | Houston Oilers 14 at New York Giants 34 | L | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | ||
| September 23, 1973 | Houston Oilers 10 at Cincinnati Bengals 24 | L | 0-0-0 | 0-2-0 | 0-2-0 | ||
| September 30, 1973 | Pittsburgh Steelers 36 at Houston Oilers 7 | L | 0-1-0 | 0-2-0 | 0-3-0 | ||
| October 7, 1973 | Los Angeles Rams 31 at Houston Oilers 26 | L | 0-2-0 | 0-2-0 | 0-4-0 | ||
| October 14, 1973 | Denver Broncos 48 at Houston Oilers 20 | L | 0-3-0 | 0-2-0 | 0-5-0 | ||
| October 21, 1973 | Houston Oilers 13 at Cleveland Browns 42 | L | 0-3-0 | 0-3-0 | 0-6-0 | ||
| October 28, 1973 | Houston Oilers 14 at Chicago Bears 35 | L | 0-3-0 | 0-4-0 | 0-7-0 | ||
| November 4, 1973 | Houston Oilers 31 at Baltimore Colts 27 | W | 0-3-0 | 1-4-0 | 1-7-0 | ||
| November 11, 1973 | Cleveland Browns 23 at Houston Oilers 13 | L | 0-4-0 | 1-4-0 | 1-8-0 | ||
| November 18, 1973 | Houston Oilers 14 at Kansas City Chiefs 38 | L | 0-4-0 | 1-5-0 | 1-9-0 | ||
| November 25, 1973 | New England Patriots 32 at Houston Oilers 0 | L | 0-5-0 | 1-5-0 | 1-10-0 | ||
| December 2, 1973 | Oakland Raiders 17 at Houston Oilers 6 | L | 0-6-0 | 1-5-0 | 1-11-0 | ||
| December 9, 1973 | Houston Oilers 7 at Pittsburgh Steelers 33 | L | 0-6-0 | 1-6-0 | 1-12-0 | ||
| December 16, 1973 | Cincinnati Bengals 27 at Houston Oilers 24 | L | 0-7-0 | 1-6-0 | 1-13-0 |
