1973 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: Sid Gillman (1-8)
Coach: Bill Peterson (0-5)
Location: Houston, Texas

1973 Houston Oilers Statistics
1973 Houston Oilers Results

The Houston Oilers of the National Football League ended the 1973 season with a record of 1 wins and 13 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference.

Houston stumbled, scoring only 199 points, while the leaky defense conceded 447, most in the league. Dan Pastorini passed for 1,482 yards. Fred Willis hauled in 57 passes, while Billy Parks added 581 receiving yards, while Ken Burrough provided receiving help, too.

Fred Willis ran for a team-leading 579 yards for the Oilers.

Jeff Severson and Guy Roberts each seized 4 opponent throws.

Sid Gillman and Bill Peterson coached the team.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
19	Willie Alexander	RCB	September 21, 1949	6'2"	194	Alcorn St.	Montgomery, LA USA	11	0
82	Mack Alston	TE	April 27, 1947	6'2"	230	Md-Eastern Shore	Georgetown, SC USA	14	0
12	George Amundson	RB	March 31, 1951	6'3"	215	Iowa St.	Pendleton, OR USA	9	0
48	Bob Atkins	FS	April 2, 1946	6'3"	215	Grambling St.	Atlanta, GA USA	5	0
81	Jim Beirne	WR-TE	October 15, 1946	6'2"	206	Purdue	McKeesport, PA USA	1	0
65	Elvin Bethea	RDE	March 1, 1946	6'2"	260	North Carolina A&T	Trenton, NJ USA	14	14
54	Gregg Bingham	MLB	March 13, 1951	6'1"	227	Purdue	Evanston, IL USA	14	14
27	Joe Blahak	DB	August 29, 1950	5'9"	187	Nebraska	Columbia, NE 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	14	0
63	Levert Carr	T-G-DT	June 30, 1944	6'2"	273	North Central	Birmingham, AL USA	13	0
25	John Charles	DB	May 9, 1944	6'0"	205	Purdue	Newark, NJ USA	4	0
55	Ralph Cindrich	LB	October 29, 1949	6'1"	228	Pittsburgh	Washington, PA USA	13	0
76	Al Cowlings	LDT	June 16, 1947	6'5"	255	USC	San Francisco, CA USA	14	0
59	Phil Croyle	LB	October 30, 1947	6'3"	223	California	Great Lakes, IL USA	1	0
49	Dick Cunningham	T-LB	October 12, 1944	6'3"	245	Arkansas	Boston, MA USA	1	0
50	Bill Curry	C-LB	October 21, 1942	6'3"	235	Georgia Tech	College Park, GA USA	4	0
10	Lynn Dickey	QB	October 19, 1949	6'3"	214	Kansas St.	Paola, KS USA	12	4
75	Elbert Drungo	RT	April 30, 1943	6'5"	265	Tennessee St.	Columbus, MS USA	14	0
26	Larry Eaglin	DB	August 27, 1948	6'3"	195	S.F. Austin	Raywood, TX USA	11	0
67	Mike Fanucci	DE	September 25, 1949	6'4"	235	Arizona St.	Scranton, PA USA	13	0
69	Solomon Freelon	LG	February 19, 1951	6'2"	250	Grambling St.	Monroe, LA USA	11	0
66	Tom Funchess	LT	September 12, 1944	6'5"	265	Jackson St.	Crystal Springs, MS USA	14	0
68	Brian Goodman	G	December 7, 1949	6'2"	250	UCLA	Los Angeles, CA USA	3	0
71	Wes Grant	DE-DT	September 24, 1946	6'3"	245	UCLA	Los Angeles, CA USA	3	0
11	Dave Green	P	September 21, 1949	5'11"	206	Ohio	Mason City, IA USA	4	0
36	Bob Gresham	RB	July 9, 1948	5'11"	195	West Virginia	Porter, AL USA	13	0
57	Sam Gruneisen	C	January 16, 1941	6'1"	242	Villanova	Louisville, KY USA	10	0
58	Paul Guidry	LB	January 14, 1944	6'3"	227	LSU	Breaux Bridge, LA USA	14	0
14	Edd Hargett	QB	June 26, 1947	5'11"	185	Texas A&M	Marietta, TX USA	5	0
13	Alvin Haymond	KR	August 31, 1942	6'0"	194	Southern	New Orleans, LA USA	6	0
87	Eddie Hinton	WR	June 26, 1947	6'0"	200	Oklahoma	Lawton, OK USA	11	0
52	Calvin Hunt	C	December 31, 1947	6'3"	245	Baylor	Oceanside, CA USA	4	0
72	Kevin Hunt	T-G	November 29, 1948	6'5"	260	Doane	Framington, MA USA	4	0
60	Al Jenkins	RG	July 15, 1946	6'2"	245	Southern Illinois	New Orleans, LA USA	13	0
15	Al Johnson	DB-RB	June 17, 1950	6'0"	200	Cincinnati	Baltimore, MD USA	5	0
33	Benny Johnson	DB	June 29, 1948	5'11"	178	Johnson C. Smith	Fort Valley, GA USA	13	0
40	Lewis Jolley	RB	November 15, 1949	5'11"	210	North Carolina	Bostic, NC USA	10	0
61	Harris Jones	G	October 3, 1945	6'5"	255	Johnson C. Smith	Lake City, SC USA	5	0
51	Ron Lou	C	July 24, 1951	6'2"	240	Arizona St.	Los Angeles, CA USA	9	0
78	John Matuszak	RDT	October 25, 1950	6'8"	272	Missouri	Milwaukee, WI USA	14	0
80	Ron Mayo	TE	October 11, 1950	6'2"	222	Morgan St.	Washington, DC USA	13	0
59	Brian McConnell	LB	January 21, 1950	6'4"	220	Michigan St.	Smoke Rise, NJ USA	7	0
86	Clifton McNeil	WR-FL-SE	May 25, 1940	6'2"	187	Grambling St.	Mobile, AL USA	3	0
62	Ralph Miller	G	August 13, 1948	6'3"	260	California Lutheran	Hartford, AL USA	1	0
22	Zeke Moore	LCB	December 2, 1943	6'3"	198	Lincoln (MO)	Tuskegee, AL USA	13	0
83	Dave Parks	SE-TE-WR	December 25, 1941	6'2"	220	Texas Tech	Muenster, TX USA	5	0
20	Billy Parks	WR	January 1, 1948	6'1"	185	Long Beach St.	Santa Monica, CA USA	14	0
7	Dan Pastorini	QB	May 26, 1949	6'2"	208	Santa Clara	Sonora, CA USA	14	10
85	Floyd Rice	LLB	August 31, 1949	6'3"	223	Alcorn St.	Natchez, MS USA	5	0
56	Guy Roberts	RLB	June 12, 1950	6'1"	217	Maryland	North Babylon, NY USA	14	0
18	Paul Robinson	RB	December 19, 1944	6'0"	198	Arizona	Tucson, AZ USA	11	0
73	Greg Sampson	T-DT-DE	October 25, 1950	6'6"	265	Stanford	Bellingham, WA USA	13	0
64	Ron Saul	G	February 5, 1948	6'2"	255	Michigan St.	Butler, PA USA	3	0
37	Jeff Severson	PR	September 16, 1949	6'1"	183	Long Beach St.	Fargo, ND USA	14	0
70	Tody Smith	LDE	December 24, 1948	6'5"	250	Michigan St.	Orange, TX USA	14	0
28	Bill Thomas	RB	August 7, 1949	6'2"	225	Boston Col.	Ossining, NY USA	6	0
73	Vern Vanoy	DT	December 31, 1946	6'8"	275	Kansas	Kansas City, MO USA	1	0
53	Ted Washington	LB	February 16, 1948	6'1"	244	Miss. Valley St.	Tampa, FL USA	1	0
44	Fred Willis	FB	December 9, 1947	6'0"	212	Boston Col.	Natick, MA USA	14	0
41	Alvin Wyatt	DB	December 13, 1947	5'10"	184	Bethune-Cookman	Jacksonville, FL USA	4	0