1973 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: 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 Results
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.
Houston stumbled, scoring only 199 points, while 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. Ken Burrough was targeted regularly, too.
Fred Willis ran for a team-leading 579 yards for the Oilers.
Jeff Severson and Guy Roberts each seized 4 opponent throws.
Sid Gillman and Bill Peterson coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Willie Alexander | RCB | September 21, 1949 | 6'2" | 194 | Alcorn St. | Montgomery, LA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 82 | Mack Alston | TE | April 27, 1947 | 6'2" | 230 | Md-Eastern Shore | Georgetown, SC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 12 | George Amundson | RB | March 31, 1951 | 6'3" | 215 | Iowa St. | Pendleton, OR USA | 9 | 2 |
| 48 | Bob Atkins | FS | April 2, 1946 | 6'3" | 215 | Grambling St. | Atlanta, GA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 81 | Jim Beirne | WR-TE | October 15, 1946 | 6'2" | 206 | Purdue | McKeesport, PA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 65 | Elvin Bethea | RDE | March 1, 1946 | 6'2" | 260 | North Carolina A&T | Trenton, NJ USA | 14 | 14 |
| 54 | Gregg Bingham | MLB | March 13, 1951 | 6'1" | 227 | Purdue | Evanston, IL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 27 | Joe Blahak | FS | August 29, 1950 | 5'9" | 187 | Nebraska | Columbia, NE USA | 12 | 4 |
| 00 | Ken Burrough | WR | July 14, 1948 | 6'3" | 215 | Texas Southern | Jacksonville, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Skip Butler | K | October 21, 1947 | 6'1" | 201 | Texas-Arlington | Gladewater, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 63 | Levert Carr | ROT-ROG | June 30, 1944 | 6'2" | 273 | North Central | Birmingham, AL USA | 13 | 8 |
| 25 | John Charles | DB | May 9, 1944 | 6'0" | 205 | Purdue | Newark, NJ USA | 4 | 0 |
| 55 | Ralph Cindrich | LLB-MLB | October 29, 1949 | 6'1" | 228 | Pittsburgh | Washington, PA USA | 13 | 4 |
| 76 | Al Cowlings | LDT | June 16, 1947 | 6'5" | 255 | USC | San Francisco, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 59 | Phil Croyle | LB | October 30, 1947 | 6'3" | 223 | California | Great Lakes, IL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Dick Cunningham | LB | October 12, 1944 | 6'3" | 245 | Arkansas | Boston, MA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | Bill Curry | C | October 21, 1942 | 6'3" | 235 | Georgia Tech | College Park, GA USA | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | Lynn Dickey | QB | October 19, 1949 | 6'3" | 214 | Kansas St. | Paola, KS USA | 12 | 4 |
| 75 | Elbert Drungo | RT | April 30, 1943 | 6'5" | 265 | Tennessee St. | Columbus, MS USA | 14 | 9 |
| 26 | Larry Eaglin | RCB-LCB | August 27, 1948 | 6'3" | 195 | S.F. Austin | Raywood, TX USA | 11 | 2 |
| 67 | Mike Fanucci | LDE-RDE | September 25, 1949 | 6'4" | 235 | Arizona St. | Scranton, PA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 69 | Solomon Freelon | LG | February 19, 1951 | 6'2" | 250 | Grambling St. | Monroe, LA USA | 11 | 9 |
| 66 | Tom Funchess | LT | September 12, 1944 | 6'5" | 265 | Jackson St. | Crystal Springs, MS USA | 14 | 14 |
| 68 | Brian Goodman | LOG | December 7, 1949 | 6'2" | 250 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA USA | 3 | 2 |
| 71 | Wes Grant | DE-DT | September 24, 1946 | 6'3" | 245 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Dave Green | P | September 21, 1949 | 5'11" | 206 | Ohio | Mason City, IA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 36 | Bob Gresham | RB | July 9, 1948 | 5'11" | 195 | West Virginia | Porter, AL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 57 | Sam Gruneisen | C | January 16, 1941 | 6'1" | 242 | Villanova | Louisville, KY USA | 10 | 9 |
| 58 | Paul Guidry | LB | January 14, 1944 | 6'3" | 227 | LSU | Breaux Bridge, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 14 | Edd Hargett | QB | June 26, 1947 | 5'11" | 185 | Texas A&M | Marietta, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | Alvin Haymond | KR | August 31, 1942 | 6'0" | 194 | Southern | New Orleans, LA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 87 | Eddie Hinton | WR | June 26, 1947 | 6'0" | 200 | Oklahoma | Lawton, OK USA | 11 | 0 |
| 52 | Calvin Hunt | C | December 31, 1947 | 6'3" | 245 | Baylor | Oceanside, CA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 72 | Kevin Hunt | OT | November 29, 1948 | 6'5" | 260 | Doane | Framington, MA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 60 | Al Jenkins | RG | July 15, 1946 | 6'2" | 245 | Southern Illinois | New Orleans, LA USA | 13 | 6 |
| 15 | Al Johnson | RB | June 17, 1950 | 6'0" | 200 | Cincinnati | Baltimore, MD USA | 5 | 0 |
| 33 | Benny Johnson | RCB-LCB | June 29, 1948 | 5'11" | 178 | Johnson C. Smith | Fort Valley, GA USA | 13 | 4 |
| 40 | Lewis Jolley | RB | November 15, 1949 | 5'11" | 210 | North Carolina | Bostic, NC USA | 10 | 0 |
| 61 | Harris Jones | ROG | October 3, 1945 | 6'5" | 255 | Johnson C. Smith | Lake City, SC USA | 5 | 4 |
| 51 | Ron Lou | C | July 24, 1951 | 6'2" | 240 | Arizona St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 9 | 1 |
| 78 | John Matuszak | RDT | October 25, 1950 | 6'8" | 272 | Missouri | Milwaukee, WI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 80 | Ron Mayo | TE | October 11, 1950 | 6'2" | 222 | Morgan St. | Washington, DC USA | 13 | 0 |
| 59 | Brian McConnell | LB | January 21, 1950 | 6'4" | 220 | Michigan St. | Smoke Rise, NJ USA | 7 | 0 |
| 86 | Clifton McNeil | WR-FL-SE | May 25, 1940 | 6'2" | 187 | Grambling St. | Mobile, AL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 62 | Ralph Miller | ROG | August 13, 1948 | 6'3" | 260 | California Lutheran | Hartford, AL USA | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Zeke Moore | LCB | December 2, 1943 | 6'3" | 198 | Lincoln (MO) | Tuskegee, AL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 83 | Dave Parks | SE-TE-WR | December 25, 1941 | 6'2" | 220 | Texas Tech | Muenster, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | Billy Parks | WR | January 1, 1948 | 6'1" | 185 | Long Beach St. | Santa Monica, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 7 | Dan Pastorini | QB | May 26, 1949 | 6'2" | 208 | Santa Clara | Sonora, CA USA | 14 | 10 |
| 85 | Floyd Rice | LLB | August 31, 1949 | 6'3" | 223 | Alcorn St. | Natchez, MS USA | 5 | 6 |
| 56 | Guy Roberts | RLB | June 12, 1950 | 6'1" | 217 | Maryland | North Babylon, NY USA | 14 | 12 |
| 18 | Paul Robinson | RB | December 19, 1944 | 6'0" | 198 | Arizona | Tucson, AZ USA | 11 | 1 |
| 73 | Greg Sampson | LDT-RDT-RO | October 25, 1950 | 6'6" | 265 | Stanford | Bellingham, WA USA | 13 | 1 |
| 64 | Ron Saul | LOG | February 5, 1948 | 6'2" | 255 | Michigan St. | Butler, PA USA | 3 | 3 |
| 37 | Jeff Severson | PR | September 16, 1949 | 6'1" | 183 | Long Beach St. | Fargo, ND USA | 14 | 14 |
| 70 | Tody Smith | LDE | December 24, 1948 | 6'5" | 250 | Michigan St. | Orange, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 28 | Bill Thomas | RB | August 7, 1949 | 6'2" | 225 | Boston Col. | Ossining, NY USA | 6 | 1 |
| 73 | Vern Vanoy | DT | December 31, 1946 | 6'8" | 275 | Kansas | Kansas City, MO USA | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | Ted Washington | MLB | February 16, 1948 | 6'1" | 244 | Miss. Valley St. | Tampa, FL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Fred Willis | FB | December 9, 1947 | 6'0" | 212 | Boston Col. | Natick, MA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 41 | Alvin Wyatt | DB | December 13, 1947 | 5'10" | 184 | Bethune-Cookman | Jacksonville, FL USA | 4 | 0 |
