1974 Houston Oilers Game-by-Game Results

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Sid Gillman (7-7)
Location: Houston, Texas
1974 Houston Oilers Statistics
1974 Houston Oilers Roster

The Houston Oilers of the National Football League ended the 1974 season with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference.

The Oilers racked up 236 points, but the defensive squad allowed 282. Dan Pastorini tossed for 1,571 yards. Ken Burrough hauled in 36 passes for 492 yards, while Billy Johnson contributed to the receiving game, too.

Willie Rodgers ran for a team-leading 413 yards for Houston.

Bob Atkins picked off 6 errant tosses from the opposition.

Sid Gillman coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 236
Regular Season Points Against: 282

Date Game Res Home Road Record
September 15, 1974 San Diego Chargers 14 at Houston Oilers 21 W 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0
September 22, 1974 Houston Oilers 7 at Cleveland Browns 20 L 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-0
September 29, 1974 Kansas City Chiefs 17 at Houston Oilers 7 L 1-1-0 0-1-0 1-2-0
October 6, 1974 Pittsburgh Steelers 13 at Houston Oilers 7 L 1-2-0 0-1-0 1-3-0
October 13, 1974 Houston Oilers 10 at Minnesota Vikings 51 L 1-2-0 0-2-0 1-4-0
October 20, 1974 St. Louis Cardinals 31 at Houston Oilers 27 L 1-3-0 0-2-0 1-5-0
October 27, 1974 Houston Oilers 34 at Cincinnati Bengals 21 W 1-3-0 1-2-0 2-5-0
November 3, 1974 Houston Oilers 27 at New York Jets 22 W 1-3-0 2-2-0 3-5-0
November 10, 1974 Houston Oilers 21 at Buffalo Bills 9 W 1-3-0 3-2-0 4-5-0
November 17, 1974 Cincinnati Bengals 3 at Houston Oilers 20 W 2-3-0 3-2-0 5-5-0
November 24, 1974 Dallas Cowboys 10 at Houston Oilers 0 L 2-4-0 3-2-0 5-6-0
December 1, 1974 Houston Oilers 13 at Pittsburgh Steelers 10 W 2-4-0 4-2-0 6-6-0
December 8, 1974 Houston Oilers 14 at Denver Broncos 37 L 2-4-0 4-3-0 6-7-0
December 15, 1974 Cleveland Browns 24 at Houston Oilers 28 W 3-4-0 4-3-0 7-7-0