
1980 Houston Oilers Roster
Team Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Wild Card
Coach: Bum Phillips (11-5)
Location: Houston, Texas
1980 Houston Oilers Results
The Houston Oilers of the National Football League ended the 1980 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Oilers chalked up 295 points, and the solid defense allowed 251. Earl Campbell powered the ground game, running for a 1,934 yards for Houston.
Ken Stabler triggered the aerial attack, passing for 3,202 yards. Mike Barber hauled in 59 passes for 712 yards.
Jack Tatum picked off 7 errant tosses from the opposition.
Bum Phillips coached the team. The 1980 Houston Oilers lost in the Wild Card.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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39 | Adger Armstrong | RB | June 21, 1957 | 6'0" | 213 | Texas A&M | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
75 | Jesse Baker | DE | July 10, 1957 | 6'5" | 269 | Jacksonville St. | Conyers, GA USA | 16 | 4 |
86 | Mike Barber | TE | June 4, 1953 | 6'3" | 235 | Louisiana Tech | Marshall, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
65 | Elvin Bethea | RDE | March 1, 1946 | 6'2" | 260 | North Carolina A&T | Trenton, NJ USA | 14 | 12 |
54 | Gregg Bingham | RILB | March 13, 1951 | 6'1" | 227 | Purdue | Evanston, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
10 | Craig Bradshaw | QB | August 14, 1957 | 6'5" | 215 | Louisiana Tech | Shreveport, LA USA | 2 | 0 |
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 | 2 | 0 |
34 | Earl Campbell | RB | March 29, 1955 | 5'11" | 232 | Texas | Tyler, TX USA | 15 | 15 |
26 | Rob Carpenter | RB | April 20, 1955 | 6'1" | 224 | Miami (OH) | Lancaster, OH USA | 15 | 1 |
58 | David Carter | C | November 27, 1953 | 6'2" | 250 | West. Kentucky | Vincennes, IN USA | 16 | 4 |
87 | Dave Casper | TE | September 26, 1951 | 6'4" | 240 | Notre Dame | Bemidji, MN USA | 10 | 9 |
88 | Rich Caster | TE | October 16, 1948 | 6'5" | 228 | Jackson St. | Mobile, AL USA | 16 | 1 |
42 | Boobie Clark | RB | November 8, 1950 | 6'2" | 245 | Bethune-Cookman | Jacksonville, FL USA | 6 | 0 |
47 | Ronnie Coleman | RB | July 9, 1951 | 5'10" | 195 | Alabama A&M | Jasper, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
57 | John Corker | LB | December 29, 1958 | 6'5" | 240 | Oklahoma St. | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
78 | Curley Culp | NT | March 10, 1946 | 6'2" | 265 | Arizona St. | Yuma, AZ USA | 10 | 5 |
66 | Greg Davidson | C | April 24, 1958 | 6'2" | 250 | North Texas | Independence, IA USA | 14 | 0 |
79 | Charles Davis | DT-NT | November 17, 1951 | 6'1" | 269 | TCU | Wortham, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
69 | Andy Dorris | LDE | August 11, 1951 | 6'4" | 238 | New Mexico St. | Bellaire, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
77 | Angelo Fields | T | September 15, 1957 | 6'6" | 321 | Michigan St. | Washington, DC USA | 16 | 3 |
60 | Ed Fisher | RG | May 31, 1949 | 6'3" | 249 | Arizona St. | Stockton, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
16 | Toni Fritsch | K | July 10, 1945 | 5'7" | 190 | none | Petronell, Austria | 15 | 0 |
74 | Leon Gray | LT | November 15, 1951 | 6'3" | 256 | Jackson St. | Olive Branch, MS USA | 14 | 14 |
41 | Sammy Green | LB | October 12, 1954 | 6'2" | 228 | Florida | Bradenton, FL USA | 2 | 0 |
81 | Jeff Groth | WR | July 2, 1957 | 5'10" | 176 | Bowling Green | Mankato, MN USA | 16 | 0 |
36 | Carter Hartwig | DB | February 27, 1956 | 6'0" | 205 | USC | Culver City, CA USA | 15 | 0 |
70 | Conway Hayman | G | January 9, 1949 | 6'3" | 264 | Delaware | Wilmington, DE USA | 5 | 3 |
53 | Thomas Henderson | LB | March 1, 1953 | 6'2" | 221 | Langston | Austin, TX USA | 7 | 0 |
50 | Daryl Hunt | LILB | November 3, 1956 | 6'3" | 229 | Oklahoma | Odessa, TX USA | 16 | 6 |
84 | Billy Johnson | WR | January 21, 1952 | 5'9" | 170 | Widener | Boothwyn, PA USA | 16 | 6 |
71 | Ken Kennard | NT | October 4, 1954 | 6'2" | 248 | Angelo State (TX) | Fort Worth, TX USA | 16 | 11 |
5 | Chester Marcol | K | October 24, 1949 | 6'0" | 190 | Hillsdale | Opole, Poland | 1 | 0 |
55 | Carl Mauck | C | July 7, 1947 | 6'4" | 243 | Southern Illinois | McLeansboro, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
29 | Guido Merkens | WR-QB-DB | August 14, 1955 | 6'1" | 200 | Sam Houston St. | San Antonio, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
14 | Gifford Nielsen | QB | October 25, 1954 | 6'4" | 205 | BYU | Provo, UT USA | 16 | 0 |
18 | Cliff Parsley | P | December 26, 1954 | 6'1" | 211 | Oklahoma St. | Kansas City, MO USA | 16 | 0 |
32 | Vernon Perry | SS | September 22, 1953 | 6'2" | 211 | Jackson St. | Jackson, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
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 | 16 | 16 |
85 | Carl Roaches | KR | October 2, 1953 | 5'8" | 168 | Texas A&M | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
83 | Tim Smith | WR | March 20, 1957 | 6'2" | 201 | Nebraska | Tucson, AZ USA | 16 | 0 |
12 | Ken Stabler | QB | December 25, 1945 | 6'3" | 215 | Alabama | Foley, AL USA | 16 | 16 |
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 | 16 | 0 |
56 | Art Stringer | LILB | January 30, 1954 | 6'1" | 223 | Ball St. | Troy, AL USA | 8 | 8 |
28 | Jack Tatum | DB | November 18, 1948 | 5'10" | 200 | Ohio St. | Cherryville, NC USA | 16 | 0 |
51 | Ted Thompson | LB | January 17, 1953 | 6'1" | 220 | SMU | Atlanta, TX USA | 15 | 3 |
76 | Morris Towns | RT | January 10, 1954 | 6'4" | 270 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 12 |
59 | Ted Washington | LOLB | February 16, 1948 | 6'1" | 244 | Miss. Valley St. | Tampa, FL USA | 16 | 15 |
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 |
63 | Bob Young | LG | September 3, 1942 | 6'1" | 270 | Texas | Marshall, TX USA | 15 | 12 |