1981 Houston Oilers Game-by-Game Results

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 Statistics
1981 Houston Oilers Roster

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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Regular Season Points For: 281
Regular Season Points Against: 355

Date Game Res Home Road Record
September 6, 1981 Houston Oilers 27 at Los Angeles Rams 20 W 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0
September 13, 1981 Houston Oilers 9 at Cleveland Browns 3 W 0-0-0 2-0-0 2-0-0
September 20, 1981 Miami Dolphins 16 at Houston Oilers 10 L 0-1-0 2-0-0 2-1-0
September 27, 1981 Houston Oilers 17 at New York Jets 33 L 0-1-0 2-1-0 2-2-0
October 4, 1981 Cincinnati Bengals 10 at Houston Oilers 17 W 1-1-0 2-1-0 3-2-0
October 11, 1981 Seattle Seahawks 17 at Houston Oilers 35 W 2-1-0 2-1-0 4-2-0
October 18, 1981 Houston Oilers 10 at New England Patriots 38 L 2-1-0 2-2-0 4-3-0
October 26, 1981 Houston Oilers 13 at Pittsburgh Steelers 26 L 2-1-0 2-3-0 4-4-0
November 1, 1981 Houston Oilers 21 at Cincinnati Bengals 34 L 2-1-0 2-4-0 4-5-0
November 8, 1981 Oakland Raiders 16 at Houston Oilers 17 W 3-1-0 2-4-0 5-5-0
November 15, 1981 Houston Oilers 10 at Kansas City Chiefs 23 L 3-1-0 2-5-0 5-6-0
November 22, 1981 New Orleans Saints 27 at Houston Oilers 24 L 3-2-0 2-5-0 5-7-0
November 29, 1981 Atlanta Falcons 31 at Houston Oilers 27 L 3-3-0 2-5-0 5-8-0
December 3, 1981 Cleveland Browns 13 at Houston Oilers 17 W 4-3-0 2-5-0 6-8-0
December 13, 1981 Houston Oilers 6 at San Francisco 49ers 28 L 4-3-0 2-6-0 6-9-0
December 20, 1981 Pittsburgh Steelers 20 at Houston Oilers 21 W 5-3-0 2-6-0 7-9-0


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