1972 Houston Oilers Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 1-13
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Bill Peterson (1-13)
Location: Houston, Texas
1972 Houston Oilers Statistics
1972 Houston Oilers Results

The Houston Oilers of the National Football League ended the 1972 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 labored to change the scoreboard with just 164 points, while the shaky defensive squad allowed 380. Paul Robinson ran for a team-leading 355 yards for Houston, and Fred Willis also contributed to the rushing attack.

Dan Pastorini tossed for 1,711 yards. Fred Willis topped pass catchers, hauling in 36 passes, while Ken Burrough added 521 receiving yards.

John Charles and Bob Atkins each snatched 2 opponent throws.

Bill Peterson coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
88Allen AldridgeDEApril 27, 19456'6"250Prairie ViewEagle Lake, TX USA80
19Willie AlexanderLCBSeptember 21, 19496'2"194Alcorn St.Montgomery, LA USA140
48Bob AtkinsDBApril 2, 19466'3"215Grambling St.Atlanta, GA USA140
18Ed BakerQBMay 29, 19486'2"200LafayetteEast Orange, NJ USA10
81Jim BeirneWR-TEOctober 15, 19466'2"206PurdueMcKeesport, PA USA100
65Elvin BetheaRDEMarch 1, 19466'2"260North Carolina A&TTrenton, NJ USA1414
82Ron BillingsleyDT-DEApril 6, 19456'8"290WyomingFlorence, AL USA40
52Garland BoyetteLB-DEMarch 22, 19406'1"238Grambling St.Rayville, LA USA140
73Lee BrooksRDTDecember 7, 19476'5"261TexasShidler, OK USA120
00Ken BurroughWRJuly 14, 19486'3"215Texas SouthernJacksonville, FL USA140
2Skip ButlerKOctober 21, 19476'1"201Texas-ArlingtonGladewater, TX USA130
63Levert CarrRTJune 30, 19446'2"273North CentralBirmingham, AL USA140
25John CharlesFSMay 9, 19446'0"205PurdueNewark, NJ USA130
26Linzy ColeWRApril 21, 19485'11"172TCUDallas, TX USA20
59Phil CroyleRLBOctober 30, 19476'3"223CaliforniaGreat Lakes, IL USA120
20Rhett DawsonWRDecember 22, 19486'1"185Florida St.Valdosta, GA USA140
74Gene FergusonT-DTJune 5, 19476'8"300Norfolk St.Lynchburg, VA USA10
69Solomon FreelonGFebruary 19, 19516'2"250Grambling St.Monroe, LA USA140
66Tom FunchessLTSeptember 12, 19446'5"265Jackson St.Crystal Springs, MS USA140
30Hoyle GrangerRBMarch 7, 19446'1"225Mississippi St.Oberlin, LA USA130
61Buzz HighsmithG-T-CAugust 27, 19436'3"247Florida A&MTampa, FL USA90
79Pat HolmesLDEAugust 3, 19406'5"255Texas TechDurant, OK USA140
39Robert HolmesRBOctober 5, 19455'9"221SouthernHuntsville, TX USA60
29Ken HoustonPRNovember 12, 19446'3"197Prairie ViewLufkin, TX USA140
51Calvin HuntCDecember 31, 19476'3"245BaylorOceanside, CA USA100
15Al JohnsonDB-RBJune 17, 19506'0"200CincinnatiBaltimore, MD USA140
33Benny JohnsonRCBJune 29, 19485'11"178Johnson C. SmithFort Valley, GA USA140
18Charlie JoinerWROctober 14, 19475'11"188Grambling St.Many, LA USA60
40Lewis JolleyRBNovember 15, 19495'11"210North CarolinaBostic, NC USA70
55Rich LewisLBJune 8, 19506'3"220Portland St.Portland, OR USA100
67Ralph MillerGAugust 13, 19486'3"260California LutheranHartford, AL USA60
22Zeke MooreDBDecember 2, 19436'3"198Lincoln (MO)Tuskegee, AL USA80
11Mark MoseleyKMarch 12, 19485'11"202Texas A&MLaneville, TX USA10
50Guy MurdockCJune 27, 19506'2"245MichiganChicago, IL USA140
14Kent NixQBMarch 12, 19446'2"195TCUCorpus Christi, TX USA122
7Dan PastoriniPMay 26, 19496'2"208Santa ClaraSonora, CA USA1412
58Ron PritchardMLBApril 9, 19476'1"235Arizona St.Chicago, IL USA60
89Alvin ReedTEAugust 1, 19446'5"235Prairie ViewKilgore, TX USA140
60Tom RegnerLGApril 19, 19446'1"235Notre DameKenosha, WI USA140
85Floyd RiceLLBAugust 31, 19496'3"223Alcorn St.Natchez, MS USA140
56Guy RobertsLBJune 12, 19506'1"217MarylandNorth Babylon, NY USA70
18Paul RobinsonRBDecember 19, 19446'0"198ArizonaTucson, AZ USA80
34Willie RodgersKRFebruary 8, 19496'0"210Kentucky St.Suffolk, VA USA140
77Council RudolphDEJanuary 18, 19506'4"255Kentucky St.Anniston, AL USA120
91Greg SampsonT-DT-DEOctober 25, 19506'6"265StanfordBellingham, WA USA140
64Ron SaulRGFebruary 5, 19486'2"255Michigan St.Butler, PA USA130
87Dave SmithWRMay 18, 19476'2"205WaynesburgNew York, NY USA80
78Mike TillemanDTMarch 30, 19446'7"272MontanaChinook, MT USA140
42Jim TolbertDBMarch 12, 19446'4"200Lincoln (MO)Fairfield, AL USA30
32Ward WalshRBNovember 21, 19476'0"213ColoradoParadise, CA USA60
90George WebsterLBNovember 25, 19456'4"220Michigan St.Anderson, SC USA50
44Fred WillisFBDecember 9, 19476'0"212Boston Col.Natick, MA USA80



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