1977 Houston Oilers Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-6
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Bum Phillips (8-6)
Location: Houston, Texas
1977 Houston Oilers RosterTeam Record: 8-6
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Bum Phillips (8-6)
Location: Houston, Texas
1977 Houston Oilers Results
The Houston Oilers of the National Football League ended the 1977 season with a record of 8 wins and 6 losses, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference.
The Oilers moved the ball well, scoring 299 points, and the defensive squad allowed 230. Ronnie Coleman ran for a team-leading 660 yards for Houston, while Rob Carpenter also buoyed the ground attack.
Dan Pastorini threw for 1,987 yards. Ken Burrough hauled in 43 passes for 816 yards.
The opportunistic defense created 54 turnovers, topping in the league. Mike Reinfeldt intercepted 5 opponent throws.
Bum Phillips coached the team.
Click on column headings to sort.
Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Pastorini | 319 | 169 | 53.0 | 1987 | 6.2 | 13 | 4.1 | 18 | 5.6 | 85 | 20 | 198 | 62.3 |
| John Hadl | 24 | 11 | 45.8 | 76 | 3.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 12.5 | 18 | 2 | 26 | 13.9 |
| Ronnie Coleman | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 44 | 14.7 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 121.5 |
| Billy Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0.0 | ||||
| Ken Burrough | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 347 | 181 | 52.2 | 2107 | 6.1 | 14 | 4.0 | 21 | 6.1 | 85 | 23 | 232 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Coleman | 185 | 660 | 3.6 | 22 | 5 |
| Rob Carpenter | 144 | 652 | 4.5 | 77 | 1 |
| Tim Wilson | 99 | 343 | 3.5 | 16 | 3 |
| Don Hardeman | 42 | 162 | 3.9 | 18 | 2 |
| Billy Johnson | 6 | 102 | 17.0 | 61 | 1 |
| Dan Pastorini | 18 | 39 | 2.2 | 15 | 2 |
| Mike Voight | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 6 | 0 |
| John Hadl | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 6 | 1 |
| Ken Burrough | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Jimmie Giles | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 |
| Totals | 509 | 1989 | 3.9 | 77 | 15 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Burrough | 43 | 816 | 19.0 | 85 | 8 |
| Rob Carpenter | 23 | 156 | 6.8 | 27 | 0 |
| Ronnie Coleman | 22 | 115 | 5.2 | 21 | 1 |
| Billy Johnson | 20 | 412 | 20.6 | 71 | 3 |
| Tim Wilson | 20 | 107 | 5.4 | 17 | 0 |
| Jimmie Giles | 17 | 147 | 8.6 | 17 | 0 |
| Eddie Foster | 15 | 208 | 13.9 | 56 | 0 |
| Don Hardeman | 11 | 47 | 4.3 | 9 | 1 |
| Mike Barber | 9 | 94 | 10.4 | 23 | 1 |
| Gary Garrison | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 181 | 2107 | 11.6 | 85 | 14 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toni Fritsch | 20 | 19 | 95.0 | 16 | 12 | 75.0 | 55 |
| Tom Dempsey | 11 | 8 | 72.7 | 6 | 4 | 66.7 | 20 |
| Skip Butler | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | |
| Dan Pastorini | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 35 | 29 | 82.9 | 25 | 16 | 64.0 | 77 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Parsley | 77 | 3030 | 39.4 | 55 |
| Totals | 77 | 3030 | 39.4 | 55 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Johnson | 35 | 539 | 15.4 | 87 | 2 |
| Greg Stemrick | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 539 | 15.0 | 87 | 2 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Johnson | 25 | 630 | 25.2 | 76 | 1 |
| Warren Anderson | 8 | 182 | 22.8 | 38 | 0 |
| Mike Voight | 8 | 156 | 19.5 | 34 | 0 |
| Tim Wilson | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Eddie Foster | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Art Stringer | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Ted Thompson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 46 | 1056 | 23.0 | 76 | 1 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Reinfeldt | 5 | 78 | 15.6 | 30 | 0 |
| Willie Alexander | 3 | 111 | 37.0 | 95 | 1 |
| Zeke Moore | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 34 | 0 |
| Robert Brazile | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Ted Washington | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Gregg Bingham | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Bill Currier | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curley Culp | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Art Stringer | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Greg Stemrick | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Steve Kiner | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Ernest Kirk | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 26 | 429 | 16.5 | 95 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Pastorini | 7 | 4 | -2 | 0 | |||
| Al Burton | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Kiner | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zeke Moore | 0 | 1 | 3 | 68 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ted Thompson | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ronnie Coleman | 7 | 2 | -6 | 0 | |||
| Bill Currier | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Curley Culp | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Baumgartner | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Greg Stemrick | 0 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 1 | 0 | |
| Mike Reinfeldt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Elbert Drungo | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Elvin Bethea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Voight | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Hunt | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rob Carpenter | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Gregg Bingham | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 0 | |
| Al Johnson | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Wilson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ted Washington | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Art Stringer | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eddie Foster | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Willie Alexander | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | ||
| David Carter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Hadl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ken Burrough | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Billy Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 30 | 40 | 215 | 3 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Toni Fritsch | 12 | 19 | 0 | 55 | ||||||||||
| Ken Burrough | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| Billy Johnson | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||
| Ronnie Coleman | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| Tom Dempsey | 4 | 8 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Tim Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Don Hardeman | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Dan Pastorini | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| John Hadl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Mike Barber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Greg Stemrick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Rob Carpenter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Gregg Bingham | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Zeke Moore | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Willie Alexander | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Jim Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
| Ken Kennard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Skip Butler | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 15 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 299 |
