1976 Houston Oilers Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-9
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Bum Phillips (5-9)
Location: Houston, Texas
1976 Houston Oilers Statistics
1976 Houston Oilers Results

The Houston Oilers of the National Football League ended the 1976 season with a record of 5 wins and 9 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference.

The Oilers scored 222 points, but the defensive unit surrendered 273. Dan Pastorini passed for 1,795 yards. Ken Burrough topped pass catchers, hauling in 51 passes for 932 yards. Billy Johnson and Ronnie Coleman contributed to the receiving game, too.

Ronnie Coleman ran for a team-leading 684 yards for Houston, while Fred Willis also contributed to the rushing attack.

C.L. Whittington snatched 5 errant tosses from the opposition.

Bum Phillips coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
19Willie AlexanderLCBSeptember 21, 19496'2"194Alcorn St.Montgomery, LA USA120
82Mack AlstonTEApril 27, 19476'2"230Md-Eastern ShoreGeorgetown, SC USA140
48Bob AtkinsDBApril 2, 19466'3"215Grambling St.Atlanta, GA USA140
12Melvin BakerWRAugust 12, 19506'0"189Texas SouthernBeaumont, TX USA80
49Mike BarberTEJune 4, 19536'3"235Louisiana TechMarshall, TX USA20
88Jim BeirneWR-TEOctober 15, 19466'2"206PurdueMcKeesport, PA USA70
50Duane BensonLBAugust 5, 19456'2"215HamlineBelmond, IA USA140
65Elvin BetheaRDEMarch 1, 19466'2"260North Carolina A&TTrenton, NJ USA1414
54Gregg BinghamRILBMarch 13, 19516'1"227PurdueEvanston, IL USA1414
52Robert BrazileROLBFebruary 7, 19536'4"241Jackson St.Mobile, AL USA1414
00Ken BurroughWRJuly 14, 19486'3"215Texas SouthernJacksonville, FL USA140
68Al BurtonDEMarch 30, 19526'5"267Bethune-CookmanDaytona Beach, FL USA120
2Skip ButlerKOctober 21, 19476'1"201Texas-ArlingtonGladewater, TX USA140
14Leroy ClarkPJanuary 16, 19505'11"202Prairie ViewCollege Station, TX USA10
47Ronnie ColemanRBJuly 9, 19515'10"195Alabama A&MJasper, AL USA130
78Curley CulpNTMarch 10, 19466'2"265Arizona St.Yuma, AZ USA140
87Al DarbyTESeptember 14, 19546'5"221FloridaMiami, FL USA20
33Joe DawkinsRBJanuary 27, 19486'0"223WisconsinLos Angeles, CA USA140
75Elbert DrungoRTApril 30, 19436'5"265Tennessee St.Columbus, MS USA140
87Emmett EdwardsWRJune 6, 19526'1"187KansasTulsa, OK USA30
40Ken EllisDBSeptember 27, 19475'10"190SouthernWoodbine, GA USA10
60Ed FisherRGMay 31, 19496'3"249Arizona St.Stockton, CA USA1414
21John HadlQBFebruary 15, 19406'1"214KansasLawrence, KS USA144
30Don HardemanRBAugust 13, 19526'2"235Texas A&M-KingsvilleKilleen, TX USA130
56Dennis HavigGMay 6, 19496'2"253ColoradoPowell, WY USA140
70Conway HaymanLGJanuary 9, 19496'3"264DelawareWilmington, DE USA1414
12Mitch HoopesPJuly 8, 19536'1"207ArizonaBisbee, AZ USA10
72Kevin HuntLTNovember 29, 19486'5"260DoaneFramington, MA USA136
15Al JohnsonDB-RBJune 17, 19506'0"200CincinnatiBaltimore, MD USA140
84Billy JohnsonKRJanuary 21, 19525'9"170WidenerBoothwyn, PA USA140
57Steve KinerLILBJune 12, 19476'1"220TennesseeSandstone, MN USA140
80John LittleDT-DE-NTMay 3, 19476'3"241Oklahoma St.Tallulah, LA USA140
53Ron LouCJuly 24, 19516'2"240Arizona St.Los Angeles, CA USA140
55Carl MauckCJuly 7, 19476'4"243Southern IllinoisMcLeansboro, IL USA1414
22Zeke MooreRCBDecember 2, 19436'3"198Lincoln (MO)Tuskegee, AL USA140
71Joe OwensDENovember 8, 19466'2"245Alcorn St.Columbia, MS USA30
7Dan PastoriniPMay 26, 19496'2"208Santa ClaraSonora, CA USA1310
37Mike ReinfeldtSSMay 6, 19536'2"192Wisc-MilwaukeeBaraboo, WI USA1111
58Tim RossovichLB-DEMarch 14, 19466'4"240USCPalo Alto, CA USA140
73Greg SampsonLTOctober 25, 19506'6"265StanfordBellingham, WA USA80
81John SawyerTEJuly 26, 19536'2"230Southern MissBrookhaven, MS USA144
71Dave SimonsonTMay 2, 19526'6"246MinnesotaAustin, MN USA20
77Bubba SmithDE-DTFebruary 28, 19456'7"265Michigan St.Beaumont, TX USA40
85Tody SmithLDEDecember 24, 19486'5"250Michigan St.Orange, TX USA90
27Greg StemrickDBOctober 25, 19515'11"185Colorado St.Cincinnati, OH USA140
42Altie TaylorRBSeptember 29, 19475'10"200Utah St.Pittsburg, CA USA110
89Earl ThomasWR-TEOctober 4, 19486'3"224HoustonGreenville, TX USA70
51Ted ThompsonLBJanuary 17, 19536'1"220SMUAtlanta, TX USA140
59Ted WashingtonLOLBFebruary 16, 19486'1"244Miss. Valley St.Tampa, FL USA130
28Mike WegerDBOctober 2, 19456'2"200Bowling GreenDallas, TX USA40
38C.L. WhittingtonFSAugust 1, 19526'1"200Prairie ViewBeaumont, TX USA140
49Sam WilliamsDBJuly 22, 19526'2"192New Mex. HighlandsCameron, TX USA40
44Fred WillisFBDecember 9, 19476'0"212Boston Col.Natick, MA USA130



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