1972 Houston Oilers Statistics

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 Roster
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.

Houston 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 the Oilers, 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.

Bob Atkins and John Charles each snatched 2 opponent throws.

Bill Peterson coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Dan Pastorini	299	144	48.2	1711	5.7	7	2.3	12	4.0	82	37	310	57.1
Kent Nix	63	33	52.4	287	4.6	3	4.8	6	9.5	19	6	45	41.0
Ed Baker	10	4	40.0	47	4.7	0	0.0	4	40.0	18	2	17	15.4
Fred Willis	3	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	33.3	0	0	0	0.0
Totals	375	181	48.3	2045	5.5	10	2.7	23	6.1	82	45	372

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Paul Robinson	86	355	4.1	30	3
Fred Willis	92	334	3.6	43	0
Dan Pastorini	38	205	5.4	17	2
Willie Rodgers	71	204	2.9	14	2
Hoyle Granger	42	175	4.2	14	0
Robert Holmes	43	172	4.0	18	0
Ward Walsh	8	36	4.5	14	0
Al Johnson	11	13	1.2	7	0
Charlie Joiner	2	12	6.0	9	0
Ed Baker	1	9	9.0	9	0
Kent Nix	3	3	1.0	5	0
Totals	397	1518	3.8	43	7

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Fred Willis	36	251	7.0	27	2
Ken Burrough	26	521	20.0	80	4
Dave Smith	20	218	10.9	24	0
Alvin Reed	19	251	13.2	29	0
Charlie Joiner	16	306	19.1	82	2
Hoyle Granger	15	74	4.9	20	0
Paul Robinson	14	112	8.0	24	0
Jim Beirne	7	95	13.6	19	1
Rhett Dawson	6	78	13.0	20	1
Willie Rodgers	6	61	10.2	15	0
Robert Holmes	6	32	5.3	13	0
Al Johnson	6	24	4.0	16	0
Ward Walsh	4	22	5.5	16	0
Totals	181	2045	11.3	82	10

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Skip Butler	16	15	93.8	19	12	63.2	51
Mark Moseley	2	2	100.0	2	1	50.0	5
Totals	18	17	94.4	21	13	61.9	56

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Dan Pastorini	82	3381	41.2	63
Skip Butler	3	105	35.0	47
Totals	85	3486	41.0	63

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ken Houston	25	148	5.9	33
Zeke Moore	7	15	2.1	19
Al Johnson	2	0	0.0	0
Totals	34	163	4.8	33

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Willie Rodgers	17	335	19.7	32
Lewis Jolley	11	267	24.3	43
Benny Johnson	13	230	17.7	29
Al Johnson	7	154	22.0	28
Linzy Cole	2	41	20.5	21
Robert Holmes	2	39	19.5	21
Zeke Moore	1	22	22.0	22
Hoyle Granger	1	5	5.0	5
Totals	54	1093	20.2	43

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bob Atkins	2	37	18.5	34
John Charles	2	6	3.0	6
Benny Johnson	1	34	34.0	34
Willie Alexander	1	16	16.0	16
Totals	6	93	15.5	34

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds
Elvin Bethea			0	5	0
Ken Houston			2	4	24
Willie Rodgers			5	4	0
Kent Nix			3	2	0
Willie Alexander		0	0	2	27
George Webster			0	2	0
Dan Pastorini			6	2	-10
Calvin Hunt			0	2	0
Benny Johnson		0	1	2	16
Tom Regner			0	1	0
Skip Butler			0	1	0
Lee Brooks			0	1	0
Garland Boyette			0	1	0
Guy Murdock			0	1	0
Al Johnson			2	1	4
Zeke Moore			3	1	0
Rich Lewis			0	1	0
Bob Atkins		0	0	1	0
Robert Holmes			0	1	0
Ron Billingsley			0	1	0
Pat Holmes			0	1	0
Dave Smith			0	1	0
Allen Aldridge			1	0	-25
Alvin Reed			2	0	0
Fred Willis			2	0	0
Hoyle Granger			2	0	0
Charlie Joiner			1	0	0
Totals	0	0	30	38	36

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Skip Butler	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	15	0			51
Ken Burrough	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Paul Robinson	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Willie Rodgers	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Dan Pastorini	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Fred Willis	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Charlie Joiner	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Rhett Dawson	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Ward Walsh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0			6
Jim Beirne	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Mark Moseley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0			5
Totals	7	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	13	17	0	0	0	164