1978 Houston Oilers Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-6
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Bum Phillips (10-6)
Location: Houston, Texas

1978 Houston Oilers Roster
1978 Houston Oilers Results

The Houston Oilers of the National Football League ended the 1978 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.

The Oilers scored 283 points, but the defense conceded 298. Earl Campbell ran for a team-leading 1,450 yards for Houston.

Dan Pastorini passed for 2,473 yards. Ken Burrough topped the receiving corps, hauling in 47 passes for 624 yards, while Mike Barber contributed to the receiving game, too.

Willie Alexander snatched 5 errant tosses from the opposition.

Bum Phillips coached the team. The 1978 Houston Oilers lost in the Conference Championship.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Dan Pastorini	368	199	54.1	2473	6.7	16	4.3	17	4.6	80	15	123	70.4
Ken Burrough	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Gifford Nielsen	4	2	50.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	2	12	56.3
Totals	373	201	53.9	2473	6.6	16	4.3	17	4.6	80	17	135

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Earl Campbell	302	1450	4.8	81	13
Tim Wilson	126	431	3.4	24	0
Rob Carpenter	82	348	4.2	20	5
Ronnie Coleman	61	188	3.1	16	1
Rich Caster	5	32	6.4	11	0
Mike Barber	2	14	7.0	13	0
Dan Pastorini	18	11	0.6	11	0
Mike Renfro	1	9	9.0	9	0
Robert Woods	2	4	2.0	5	0
Brian Duncan	1	0	0.0	0	0
Ken Burrough	3	-11	-3.7	1	0
Totals	603	2476	4.1	81	19

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ken Burrough	47	624	13.3	44	2
Mike Barber	32	513	16.0	72	3
Mike Renfro	26	339	13.0	58	2
Rich Caster	20	316	15.8	47	5
Ronnie Coleman	19	246	12.9	33	1
Rob Carpenter	17	150	8.8	37	0
Tim Wilson	15	91	6.1	14	1
Earl Campbell	12	48	4.0	20	0
Robert Woods	6	96	16.0	80	2
Conrad Rucker	2	38	19.0	22	0
Brian Duncan	2	0	0.0	0	0
Billy Johnson	1	10	10.0	10	0
Guido Merkens	1	6	6.0	6	0
Greg Sampson	1	-4	-4.0	-4	0
Totals	201	2473	12.3	80	16

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Toni Fritsch	32	31	96.9	18	14	77.8	73
Totals	32	31	96.9	18	14	77.8	73

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Cliff Parsley	91	3539	38.9	59
Totals	91	3539	38.9	59

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ronnie Coleman	16	142	8.9	32
Guido Merkens	13	132	10.2	42
Robert Woods	9	82	9.1	14
Billy Johnson	8	60	7.5	20
Totals	46	416	9.0	42

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Johnnie Dirden	32	780	24.4	60
Larry Poole	4	107	26.8	31
Anthony Davis	4	98	24.5	31
Billy Johnson	4	73	18.2	22
Robert Turner	4	69	17.2	23
Robert Woods	3	59	19.7	24
Ronnie Coleman	2	40	20.0	23
Brian Duncan	2	38	19.0	21
Tim Wilson	2	29	14.5	16
Rob Carpenter	1	11	11.0	11
Totals	58	1304	22.5	60

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Willie Alexander	5	51	10.2	29
Greg Stemrick	3	65	21.7	38
J.C. Wilson	2	10	5.0	10
Robert Brazile	1	30	30.0	30
Art Stringer	1	20	20.0	20
Bill Currier	1	8	8.0	8
C.L. Whittington	1	6	6.0	6
Kurt Knoff	1	6	6.0	6
Steve Kiner	1	3	3.0	3
Mike Reinfeldt	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	17	199	11.7	38

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Mike Reinfeldt		0	0	2	0	0
Greg Sampson			0	2	0	0
Gregg Bingham			0	2	2	0
Ted Thompson			0	2	0	0
David Carter			0	2	0	0
Bill Currier		0	0	2	0	0
Ted Washington			0	2	0	0
Earl Campbell			9	2	0
Robert Woods			1	1	0
George Reihner			0	1	0	0
Curley Culp			0	1	4	0
Steve Kiner		0	0	1	0	0
Willie Alexander		0	0	1	0	0
Jim Young			0	1	0	0
Ronnie Coleman			4	1	0
Dan Pastorini			5	1	-19	0
Art Stringer		0	0	1	0	0
Elvin Bethea			0	1	0	0
Tim Wilson			5	1	0
Guido Merkens			3	0	0	0
Johnnie Dirden			1	0	0	0
Rich Caster			1	0	0
Mike Renfro			1	0	0
Gifford Nielsen			1	0	0	0
Mike Barber			4	0	0
Totals	0	0	35	27	-13	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Earl Campbell	13	0							0	0	0			78
Toni Fritsch									14	31	0			73
Rich Caster	0	5							0	0	0			30
Rob Carpenter	5	0		0					0	0	0			30
Mike Barber	0	3							0	0	0			18
Ken Burrough	0	2							0	0	0			12
Robert Woods	0	2	0	0					0	0	0			12
Mike Renfro	0	2							0	0	0			12
Ronnie Coleman	1	1	0	0					0	0	0			12
Tim Wilson	0	1		0					0	0	0			6
Totals	19	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	31	0	0	0	283