1972 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: Bill Peterson (1-13)
Location: Houston, Texas

1972 Houston Oilers Statistics
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.

The Oilers labored to change the scoreboard with just 164 points, and the shaky defensive squad allowed 380. Paul Robinson ran for a team-leading 355 yards for Houston, 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.

John Charles and Bob Atkins each snatched 2 opponent throws.

Bill Peterson coached the team.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
88	Allen Aldridge	DE	April 27, 1945	6'6"	250	Prairie View	Eagle Lake, TX USA	8	0
19	Willie Alexander	LCB	September 21, 1949	6'2"	194	Alcorn St.	Montgomery, LA USA	14	0
48	Bob Atkins	DB	April 2, 1946	6'3"	215	Grambling St.	Atlanta, GA USA	14	0
18	Ed Baker	QB	May 29, 1948	6'2"	200	Lafayette	East Orange, NJ USA	1	0
81	Jim Beirne	WR-TE	October 15, 1946	6'2"	206	Purdue	McKeesport, PA USA	10	0
65	Elvin Bethea	RDE	March 1, 1946	6'2"	260	North Carolina A&T	Trenton, NJ USA	14	14
82	Ron Billingsley	DT-DE	April 6, 1945	6'8"	290	Wyoming	Florence, AL USA	4	0
52	Garland Boyette	LB-DE	March 22, 1940	6'1"	238	Grambling St.	Rayville, LA USA	14	0
73	Lee Brooks	RDT	December 7, 1947	6'5"	261	Texas	Shidler, OK USA	12	0
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	13	0
63	Levert Carr	RT	June 30, 1944	6'2"	273	North Central	Birmingham, AL USA	14	0
25	John Charles	FS	May 9, 1944	6'0"	205	Purdue	Newark, NJ USA	13	0
26	Linzy Cole	WR	April 21, 1948	5'11"	172	TCU	Dallas, TX USA	2	0
59	Phil Croyle	RLB	October 30, 1947	6'3"	223	California	Great Lakes, IL USA	12	0
20	Rhett Dawson	WR	December 22, 1948	6'1"	185	Florida St.	Valdosta, GA USA	14	0
74	Gene Ferguson	T-DT	June 5, 1947	6'8"	300	Norfolk St.	Lynchburg, VA USA	1	0
69	Solomon Freelon	G	February 19, 1951	6'2"	250	Grambling St.	Monroe, LA USA	14	0
66	Tom Funchess	LT	September 12, 1944	6'5"	265	Jackson St.	Crystal Springs, MS USA	14	0
30	Hoyle Granger	RB	March 7, 1944	6'1"	225	Mississippi St.	Oberlin, LA USA	13	0
61	Buzz Highsmith	G-T-C	August 27, 1943	6'3"	247	Florida A&M	Tampa, FL USA	9	0
79	Pat Holmes	LDE	August 3, 1940	6'5"	255	Texas Tech	Durant, OK USA	14	0
39	Robert Holmes	RB	October 5, 1945	5'9"	221	Southern	Huntsville, TX USA	6	0
29	Ken Houston	PR	November 12, 1944	6'3"	197	Prairie View	Lufkin, TX USA	14	0
51	Calvin Hunt	C	December 31, 1947	6'3"	245	Baylor	Oceanside, CA USA	10	0
15	Al Johnson	DB-RB	June 17, 1950	6'0"	200	Cincinnati	Baltimore, MD USA	14	0
33	Benny Johnson	RCB	June 29, 1948	5'11"	178	Johnson C. Smith	Fort Valley, GA USA	14	0
18	Charlie Joiner	WR	October 14, 1947	5'11"	188	Grambling St.	Many, LA USA	6	0
40	Lewis Jolley	RB	November 15, 1949	5'11"	210	North Carolina	Bostic, NC USA	7	0
55	Rich Lewis	LB	June 8, 1950	6'3"	220	Portland St.	Portland, OR USA	10	0
67	Ralph Miller	G	August 13, 1948	6'3"	260	California Lutheran	Hartford, AL USA	6	0
22	Zeke Moore	DB	December 2, 1943	6'3"	198	Lincoln (MO)	Tuskegee, AL USA	8	0
11	Mark Moseley	K	March 12, 1948	5'11"	202	Texas A&M	Laneville, TX USA	1	0
50	Guy Murdock	C	June 27, 1950	6'2"	245	Michigan	Chicago, IL USA	14	0
14	Kent Nix	QB	March 12, 1944	6'2"	195	TCU	Corpus Christi, TX USA	12	2
7	Dan Pastorini	P	May 26, 1949	6'2"	208	Santa Clara	Sonora, CA USA	14	12
58	Ron Pritchard	MLB	April 9, 1947	6'1"	235	Arizona St.	Chicago, IL USA	6	0
89	Alvin Reed	TE	August 1, 1944	6'5"	235	Prairie View	Kilgore, TX USA	14	0
60	Tom Regner	LG	April 19, 1944	6'1"	235	Notre Dame	Kenosha, WI USA	14	0
85	Floyd Rice	LLB	August 31, 1949	6'3"	223	Alcorn St.	Natchez, MS USA	14	0
56	Guy Roberts	LB	June 12, 1950	6'1"	217	Maryland	North Babylon, NY USA	7	0
18	Paul Robinson	RB	December 19, 1944	6'0"	198	Arizona	Tucson, AZ USA	8	0
34	Willie Rodgers	KR	February 8, 1949	6'0"	210	Kentucky St.	Suffolk, VA USA	14	0
77	Council Rudolph	DE	January 18, 1950	6'4"	255	Kentucky St.	Anniston, AL USA	12	0
91	Greg Sampson	T-DT-DE	October 25, 1950	6'6"	265	Stanford	Bellingham, WA USA	14	0
64	Ron Saul	RG	February 5, 1948	6'2"	255	Michigan St.	Butler, PA USA	13	0
87	Dave Smith	WR	May 18, 1947	6'2"	205	Waynesburg	New York, NY USA	8	0
78	Mike Tilleman	DT	March 30, 1944	6'7"	272	Montana	Chinook, MT USA	14	0
42	Jim Tolbert	DB	March 12, 1944	6'4"	200	Lincoln (MO)	Fairfield, AL USA	3	0
32	Ward Walsh	RB	November 21, 1947	6'0"	213	Colorado	Paradise, CA USA	6	0
90	George Webster	LB	November 25, 1945	6'4"	220	Michigan St.	Anderson, SC USA	5	0
44	Fred Willis	FB	December 9, 1947	6'0"	212	Boston Col.	Natick, MA USA	8	0