1980 Houston Oilers Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
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 RosterTeam 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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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Stabler | 457 | 293 | 64.1 | 3202 | 7.0 | 13 | 2.8 | 28 | 6.1 | 79 | 27 | 264 | 68.7 |
| Earl Campbell | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 57 | 28.5 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 135.4 |
| Gifford Nielsen | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 12 | 3.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 95.8 |
| Totals | 463 | 296 | 63.9 | 3271 | 7.1 | 15 | 3.2 | 28 | 6.0 | 79 | 27 | 264 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Campbell | 373 | 1934 | 5.2 | 55 | 13 |
| Rob Carpenter | 97 | 359 | 3.7 | 46 | 3 |
| Tim Wilson | 66 | 257 | 3.9 | 15 | 1 |
| Ronnie Coleman | 14 | 82 | 5.9 | 27 | 1 |
| Mike Renfro | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Dave Casper | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Boobie Clark | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Barber | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Gifford Nielsen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Stabler | 15 | -22 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 573 | 2635 | 4.6 | 55 | 18 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Barber | 59 | 712 | 12.1 | 79 | 5 |
| Rob Carpenter | 43 | 346 | 8.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Mike Renfro | 35 | 459 | 13.1 | 42 | 1 |
| Dave Casper | 34 | 526 | 15.5 | 43 | 3 |
| Billy Johnson | 31 | 343 | 11.1 | 57 | 2 |
| Tim Wilson | 30 | 170 | 5.7 | 13 | 1 |
| Rich Caster | 27 | 341 | 12.6 | 68 | 3 |
| Ronnie Coleman | 16 | 168 | 10.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Earl Campbell | 11 | 47 | 4.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Ken Burrough | 4 | 91 | 22.8 | 54 | 0 |
| Jeff Groth | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Tim Smith | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Totals | 296 | 3271 | 11.1 | 79 | 15 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toni Fritsch | 27 | 26 | 96.3 | 24 | 19 | 79.2 | 83 |
| Chester Marcol | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 4 |
| Ted Thompson | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 4 | |||
| Totals | 34 | 31 | 91.2 | 25 | 20 | 80.0 | 91 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Parsley | 67 | 2727 | 40.7 | 57 |
| Totals | 67 | 2727 | 40.7 | 57 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Roaches | 47 | 384 | 8.2 | 68 | 0 |
| Jeff Groth | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 48 | 384 | 8.0 | 68 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Roaches | 37 | 746 | 20.2 | 46 | 0 |
| Jeff Groth | 12 | 216 | 18.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Mike Barber | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Rob Carpenter | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Gregg Bingham | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 53 | 981 | 18.5 | 46 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Tatum | 7 | 100 | 14.3 | 35 | 0 |
| Vernon Perry | 5 | 85 | 17.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Mike Reinfeldt | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Greg Stemrick | 4 | 25 | 6.2 | 15 | 0 |
| Robert Brazile | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 33 | 0 |
| J.C. Wilson | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Thomas Henderson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Carter Hartwig | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 26 | 313 | 12.0 | 42 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Roaches | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Earl Campbell | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Gregg Bingham | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jack Tatum | 0 | 0 | 2 | -7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Stabler | 7 | 2 | -16 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andy Dorris | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Elvin Bethea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jesse Baker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rob Carpenter | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mike Barber | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| John Corker | 0 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Daryl Hunt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Conway Hayman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| J.C. Wilson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Fisher | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Greg Stemrick | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Young | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jeff Groth | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Washington | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Billy Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ronnie Coleman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dave Casper | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Rich Caster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tim Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gifford Nielsen | 1 | 0 | -7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 33 | 25 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Toni Fritsch | 19 | 26 | 0 | 83 | ||||||||||
| Earl Campbell | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | ||||||||
| Mike Barber | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| Rob Carpenter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Dave Casper | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Rich Caster | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Billy Johnson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Tim Wilson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| John Corker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Mike Renfro | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Ronnie Coleman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Chester Marcol | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Ted Thompson | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 18 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 295 |
