1969 Houston Oilers Statistics
American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 6-6-2
Finishing 2nd in the AFL's East Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Wally Lemm (6-6-2)
Location: Houston, Texas
1969 Houston Oilers RosterTeam Record: 6-6-2
Finishing 2nd in the AFL's East Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Wally Lemm (6-6-2)
Location: Houston, Texas
1969 Houston Oilers Results
The Houston Oilers of the American Football League ended the 1969 season with a record of 6 wins and 6 losses and 2 ties, finishing second in the AFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Oilers netted 278 points, but the defensive squad gave up 279. Pete Beathard passed for 2,455 yards. Alvin Reed hauled in 51 passes, while Jerry LeVias added 696 receiving yards. Jim Beirne contributed to the receiving game, too.
Hoyle Granger ran for a team-leading 740 yards for Houston.
Miller Farr picked off 6 errant tosses from the opposition.
Wally Lemm coached the team. The 1969 Houston Oilers lost in the Division Playoff.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Beathard | 370 | 180 | 48.6 | 2455 | 6.6 | 10 | 2.7 | 21 | 5.7 | 86 | 22 | 205 | 55.6 |
| Don Trull | 75 | 34 | 45.3 | 469 | 6.3 | 3 | 4.0 | 6 | 8.0 | 57 | 11 | 85 | 45.9 |
| Bob Davis | 42 | 25 | 59.5 | 223 | 5.3 | 2 | 4.8 | 4 | 9.5 | 22 | 3 | 32 | 50.1 |
| Jerry LeVias | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 489 | 239 | 48.9 | 3147 | 6.4 | 15 | 3.1 | 31 | 6.3 | 86 | 36 | 322 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoyle Granger | 186 | 740 | 4.0 | 23 | 3 |
| Roy Hopkins | 131 | 473 | 3.6 | 43 | 4 |
| Ode Burrell | 41 | 147 | 3.6 | 19 | 0 |
| Woody Campbell | 28 | 98 | 3.5 | 10 | 1 |
| Pete Beathard | 19 | 89 | 4.7 | 16 | 2 |
| Mike Richardson | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 28 | 0 |
| Rich Johnson | 11 | 42 | 3.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Don Trull | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 7 | 2 |
| Mac Haik | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Jerry LeVias | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Bob Davis | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 440 | 1706 | 3.9 | 43 | 12 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin Reed | 51 | 664 | 13.0 | 43 | 2 |
| Jerry LeVias | 42 | 696 | 16.6 | 86 | 5 |
| Jim Beirne | 42 | 540 | 12.9 | 37 | 4 |
| Roy Hopkins | 29 | 338 | 11.7 | 56 | 1 |
| Mac Haik | 27 | 375 | 13.9 | 42 | 1 |
| Hoyle Granger | 27 | 330 | 12.2 | 53 | 1 |
| Woody Campbell | 7 | 82 | 11.7 | 37 | 0 |
| Charlie Joiner | 7 | 77 | 11.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Ode Burrell | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Rich Johnson | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 16 | 1 |
| Totals | 239 | 3147 | 13.2 | 86 | 15 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Gerela | 41 | 1656 | 40.4 | 70 |
| Ode Burrell | 29 | 1066 | 36.8 | 56 |
| Totals | 70 | 2722 | 38.9 | 70 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry LeVias | 35 | 292 | 8.3 | 46 | 0 |
| Mike Richardson | 7 | 93 | 13.3 | 27 | 0 |
| Ode Burrell | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 43 | 391 | 9.1 | 46 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry LeVias | 38 | 940 | 24.7 | 87 | 0 |
| Ode Burrell | 5 | 101 | 20.2 | 32 | 0 |
| Charlie Joiner | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 28 | 0 |
| Alvin Reed | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 49 | 1114 | 22.7 | 87 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Farr | 6 | 48 | 8.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 51 | 1 |
| Zeke Moore | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 51 | 1 |
| W.K. Hicks | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Johnny Peacock | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 39 | 0 |
| George Webster | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Olen Underwood | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 23 | 335 | 14.6 | 51 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Houston | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Zeke Moore | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jerry LeVias | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| George Webster | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Glenn Woods | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Domres | 0 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Walt Suggs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Johnny Peacock | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 0 | |
| Willie Parker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Elbert Drungo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Pritchard | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Carel Stith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hank Autry | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Woody Campbell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bobby Maples | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Garland Boyette | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Olen Underwood | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sonny Bishop | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Davis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alvin Reed | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Roy Hopkins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mac Haik | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Pete Beathard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ode Burrell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hoyle Granger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mike Richardson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Roy Gerela | 1 | 0 | -10 | 0 | |||
| Don Trull | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 24 | 22 | 62 | 2 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Roy Gerela | 19 | 29 | 0 | 86 | ||||||||||
| Roy Hopkins | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| Jerry LeVias | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| Jim Beirne | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | ||||||||
| Hoyle Granger | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Pete Beathard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Don Trull | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Alvin Reed | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Ken Houston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Woody Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Tom Domres | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Rich Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Zeke Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Johnny Peacock | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Mac Haik | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Elvin Bethea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Mike Richardson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Totals | 12 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 278 |
