1963 Houston Oilers Roster
Team Record: 6-8
Finishing 3rd in the AFL's East Division
Coach: Pop Ivy (6-8)
Location: Houston, Texas
1963 Houston Oilers Results
The Houston Oilers of the American Football League ended the 1963 season with a record of 6 wins and 8 losses, finishing third in the AFL's East Division.
The Oilers scored 302 points, but the defensive squad allowed 372. George Blanda passed for 3,003 yards. Charley Hennigan topped pass catchers, hauling in 61 passes for 1,051 yards, while Willard Dewveall provided receiving help also.
Charley Tolar ran for a team-leading 659 yards for Houston.
Fred Glick picked off 12 errant tosses from the opposition.
Pop Ivy coached the team.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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33 | Gene Babb | MLB | December 27, 1934 | 6'3" | 216 | Austin | El Paso, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
84 | Johnny Baker | LB-DE | March 15, 1941 | 6'3" | 230 | Mississippi St. | Coy, AL USA | 6 | 0 |
40 | Tony Banfield | LCB | December 18, 1937 | 6'1" | 185 | Oklahoma St. | Independence, KS USA | 14 | 0 |
16 | George Blanda | K | September 17, 1927 | 6'2" | 215 | Kentucky | Youngwood, PA USA | 14 | 13 |
85 | Danny Brabham | LB | February 25, 1941 | 6'4" | 235 | Arkansas | Magnolia, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
21 | Bobby Brezina | HB | April 28, 1941 | 6'0" | 200 | Houston | Sinton, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
20 | Billy Cannon | TE-HB-FB | August 2, 1937 | 6'1" | 207 | LSU | Philadelphia, MS USA | 6 | 0 |
31 | Doug Cline | LLB | March 22, 1938 | 6'2" | 230 | Clemson | Valdese, NC USA | 14 | 0 |
78 | Ed Culpepper | DT | January 21, 1934 | 6'1" | 255 | Alabama | Bradenton, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
80 | Gary Cutsinger | LDE | February 4, 1940 | 6'5" | 245 | Oklahoma St. | Perry, OK USA | 14 | 0 |
88 | Willard Dewveall | WR | April 29, 1936 | 6'4" | 224 | SMU | Springtown, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
35 | Bo Dickinson | FB | July 18, 1935 | 6'2" | 220 | Southern Miss | Hattiesburg, MS USA | 5 | 0 |
30 | Mike Dukes | RLB | March 16, 1936 | 6'3" | 235 | Clemson | Louisville, KY USA | 14 | 0 |
75 | Don Floyd | RDE | July 10, 1938 | 6'3" | 245 | TCU | Abilene, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
28 | Charley Frazier | WR | August 12, 1939 | 6'0" | 190 | Texas Southern | Houston, TX USA | 10 | 0 |
55 | John Frongillo | C-G | October 12, 1939 | 6'3" | 255 | Baylor | Mansfield, MA USA | 3 | 0 |
27 | Fred Glick | PR | February 25, 1937 | 6'1" | 195 | Colorado St. | Aurora, CO USA | 14 | 0 |
68 | Tom Goode | C-LB | December 1, 1938 | 6'3" | 245 | Mississippi St. | West Point, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
87 | Charley Hennigan | WR | March 19, 1935 | 6'1" | 187 | LSU | Bienville, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
82 | Ed Husmann | RDT | August 6, 1931 | 6'2" | 245 | Nebraska | Schuyler, NE USA | 14 | 0 |
23 | Bobby Jancik | KR | February 9, 1940 | 5'11" | 178 | Lamar | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
41 | Mark Johnston | DB | March 4, 1938 | 6'0" | 203 | Northwestern | Sycamore, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
73 | Bob Kelly | T-DT | August 18, 1940 | 6'2" | 270 | New Mexico St. | Carlsbad, NM USA | 11 | 0 |
18 | Randy Kerbow | WR | December 19, 1940 | 6'1" | 190 | Rice | Paris, TX USA | 8 | 0 |
15 | Jacky Lee | QB | July 11, 1939 | 6'1" | 189 | Cincinnati | Minneapolis, MN USA | 14 | 1 |
81 | Bob McLeod | TE | November 10, 1938 | 6'4" | 240 | Abilene Christian | Sweetwater, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
74 | Dudley Meredith | LDT | January 16, 1935 | 6'4" | 280 | Florida | Smithwick, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
77 | Rich Michael | RT | November 15, 1938 | 6'3" | 242 | Ohio St. | Hamilton, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
83 | Ron Nery | DE | December 30, 1934 | 6'6" | 247 | Kansas St. | New Kensington, PA USA | 4 | 0 |
43 | Jim Norton | LS | October 20, 1938 | 6'3" | 190 | Idaho | Glendale, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
45 | Larry Onesti | LB | November 12, 1938 | 6'0" | 195 | Northwestern | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
64 | Willis Perkins | DE-G | February 14, 1934 | 6'0" | 260 | Texas Southern | Columbus, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
52 | Bob Schmidt | C | July 9, 1936 | 6'4" | 248 | Minnesota | Rochester, MN USA | 14 | 0 |
32 | Dave Smith | FB | March 23, 1937 | 6'1" | 210 | Ripon | Milwaukee, WI USA | 14 | 0 |
76 | Walt Suggs | LT | May 15, 1939 | 6'5" | 260 | Mississippi St. | Hattiesburg, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
61 | Bob Talamini | LG | January 8, 1939 | 6'1" | 255 | Kentucky | Louisville, KY USA | 14 | 0 |
47 | Bill Tobin | HB | February 16, 1941 | 5'11" | 210 | Missouri | Burlington Junction, MO USA | 10 | 0 |
44 | Charley Tolar | FB | September 5, 1937 | 5'6" | 199 | NW State (LA) | Natchitoches, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
86 | Bucky Wegener | G | October 31, 1939 | 5'10" | 245 | Missouri | 14 | 0 | |
63 | Hogan Wharton | RG | December 13, 1935 | 6'2" | 250 | Houston | Hood County, TX USA | 14 | 0 |