1979 Houston Oilers Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Bum Phillips (11-5)
Location: Houston, Texas

1979 Houston Oilers Statistics
1979 Houston Oilers Results

The Houston Oilers of the National Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.

Houston scored 362 points, while the defensive squad allowed 331. Earl Campbell powered the ground game, running for a 1,697 yards for the Oilers.

Dan Pastorini tossed for 2,090 yards. Ken Burrough topped pass catchers, hauling in 40 passes for 752 yards.

The ball-hawking defense led the way with 50 turnovers, topping in the league. Mike Reinfeldt intercepted 12 errant tosses from the opposition.

Bum Phillips coached the team. The 1979 Houston Oilers lost in the Conference Championship.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
19	Willie Alexander	DB	September 21, 1949	6'2"	194	Alcorn St.	Montgomery, LA USA	13	0
75	Jesse Baker	DE	July 10, 1957	6'5"	269	Jacksonville St.	Conyers, GA USA	16	2
86	Mike Barber	TE	June 4, 1953	6'3"	235	Louisiana Tech	Marshall, TX USA	15	15
63	Steve Baumgartner	DE-LB	March 26, 1951	6'7"	256	Purdue	Chicago, IL USA	12	0
65	Elvin Bethea	RDE	March 1, 1946	6'2"	260	North Carolina A&T	Trenton, NJ USA	14	14
54	Gregg Bingham	LILB	March 13, 1951	6'1"	227	Purdue	Evanston, IL USA	16	16
52	Robert Brazile	ROLB	February 7, 1953	6'4"	241	Jackson St.	Mobile, AL USA	16	16
00	Ken Burrough	WR	July 14, 1948	6'3"	215	Texas Southern	Jacksonville, FL USA	16	0
34	Earl Campbell	RB	March 29, 1955	5'11"	232	Texas	Tyler, TX USA	16	16
26	Rob Carpenter	RB	April 20, 1955	6'1"	224	Miami (OH)	Lancaster, OH USA	16	0
58	David Carter	C	November 27, 1953	6'2"	250	West. Kentucky	Vincennes, IN USA	16	2
88	Rich Caster	WR	October 16, 1948	6'5"	228	Jackson St.	Mobile, AL USA	16	0
42	Boobie Clark	RB	November 8, 1950	6'2"	245	Bethune-Cookman	Jacksonville, FL USA	15	0
47	Ronnie Coleman	RB	July 9, 1951	5'10"	195	Alabama A&M	Jasper, AL USA	14	0
78	Curley Culp	NT	March 10, 1946	6'2"	265	Arizona St.	Yuma, AZ USA	16	0
20	Bill Currier	DB	January 5, 1955	6'0"	196	South Carolina	Glen Burnie, MD USA	16	0
69	Andy Dorris	LDE	August 11, 1951	6'4"	238	New Mexico St.	Bellaire, OH USA	16	16
85	Rich Ellender	KR	June 9, 1957	5'11"	171	McNeese St.	Sulphur, LA USA	13	0
57	Jimbo Elrod	LB	May 25, 1954	6'0"	220	Oklahoma	Memphis, TN USA	4	0
60	Ed Fisher	RG	May 31, 1949	6'3"	249	Arizona St.	Stockton, CA USA	16	16
89	Eddie Foster	WR	June 5, 1954	5'10"	185	Houston	Houston, TX USA	1	0
16	Toni Fritsch	K	July 10, 1945	5'7"	190	none	Petronell, Austria	16	0
74	Leon Gray	LT	November 15, 1951	6'3"	256	Jackson St.	Olive Branch, MS USA	16	16
81	Jeff Groth	WR	July 2, 1957	5'10"	176	Bowling Green	Mankato, MN USA	6	0
36	Carter Hartwig	DB	February 27, 1956	6'0"	205	USC	Culver City, CA USA	16	0
70	Conway Hayman	LG	January 9, 1949	6'3"	264	Delaware	Wilmington, DE USA	16	16
50	Daryl Hunt	LB	November 3, 1956	6'3"	229	Oklahoma	Odessa, TX USA	16	0
21	Charles Jefferson	DB	May 5, 1957	6'0"	178	McNeese St.	New Orleans, LA USA	5	0
84	Billy Johnson	WR	January 21, 1952	5'9"	170	Widener	Boothwyn, PA USA	2	0
71	Ken Kennard	NT-DE	October 4, 1954	6'2"	248	Angelo State (TX)	Fort Worth, TX USA	16	0
30	Kenny King	RB	March 7, 1957	5'11"	203	Oklahoma	Clarendon, TX USA	12	0
55	Carl Mauck	C	July 7, 1947	6'4"	243	Southern Illinois	McLeansboro, IL USA	16	16
12	Guido Merkens	WR-QB-DB	August 14, 1955	6'1"	200	Sam Houston St.	San Antonio, TX USA	16	0
56	Mike Murphy	LB	January 14, 1957	6'2"	222	SW Missouri St.	St. Louis, MO USA	3	0
14	Gifford Nielsen	QB	October 25, 1954	6'4"	205	BYU	Provo, UT USA	16	1
18	Cliff Parsley	P	December 26, 1954	6'1"	211	Oklahoma St.	Kansas City, MO USA	16	0
7	Dan Pastorini	QB	May 26, 1949	6'2"	208	Santa Clara	Sonora, CA USA	15	15
32	Vernon Perry	SS	September 22, 1953	6'2"	211	Jackson St.	Jackson, MS USA	16	16
61	Wes Phillips	T	August 1, 1953	6'5"	275	Savannah St.	Atlanta, GA USA	8	0
68	Tom Randall	G	August 3, 1956	6'5"	245	Iowa St.	Mason City, IA USA	13	0
64	George Reihner	G	April 27, 1955	6'4"	263	Penn St.	Pittsburgh, PA USA	2	0
37	Mike Reinfeldt	FS	May 6, 1953	6'2"	192	Wisc-Milwaukee	Baraboo, WI USA	16	16
82	Mike Renfro	WR	June 19, 1955	6'0"	184	TCU	Fort Worth, TX USA	15	2
87	Conrad Rucker	TE	November 15, 1954	6'3"	255	Southern	Cincinnati, OH USA	16	0
27	Greg Stemrick	RCB	October 25, 1951	5'11"	185	Colorado St.	Cincinnati, OH USA	16	16
67	Mike Stensrud	NT-DE-DT	February 19, 1956	6'5"	280	Iowa St.	Forest City, IA USA	6	0
53	Art Stringer	RILB	January 30, 1954	6'1"	223	Ball St.	Troy, AL USA	8	8
51	Ted Thompson	LB	January 17, 1953	6'1"	220	SMU	Atlanta, TX USA	16	2
76	Morris Towns	RT	January 10, 1954	6'4"	270	Missouri	St. Louis, MO USA	16	14
59	Ted Washington	LOLB	February 16, 1948	6'1"	244	Miss. Valley St.	Tampa, FL USA	15	0
33	J.C. Wilson	LCB	March 11, 1956	6'0"	178	Tampa	Cleveland, OH USA	16	16
45	Tim Wilson	FB	January 14, 1954	6'3"	226	Maryland	New Castle, DE USA	16	16
77	Jim Young	DE	July 8, 1950	6'2"	260	Texas Southern	Houston, TX USA	5	0