1976 Houston Oilers season

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1976 Houston Oilers season
OwnerBud Adams
Head coachBum Phillips
General managerBum Phillips
Home fieldHouston Astrodome
Results
Record5–9
Division place4th AFC Central
Playoff finishdid not qualify

The 1976 Houston Oilers season was the 17th season overall and seventh with the National Football League (NFL). The team started the season 4–1 with their only loss coming by a single point to the eventual Super Bowl champion Oakland Raiders. They won only one more game, finishing the year 5–9, while failing to qualify for the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season.

Offseason[]

NFL draft[]

Main article: 1976 NFL draft
1976 Houston Oilers draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
2 48 Mike Barber  Tight end Louisiana Tech
4 117 Steve Largent * †  Wide receiver Tulsa
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Roster[]

1976 Houston Oilers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 12 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 20–0 1–0 Astrodome 42,228
2 September 19 at Buffalo Bills W 13–3 2–0 Rich Stadium 61,364
3 September 26 Oakland Raiders L 13–14 2–1 Astrodome 42,338
4 October 3 at New Orleans Saints W 31–26 3–1 Louisiana Superdome 51,973
5 October 10 Denver Broncos W 17–3 4–1 Astrodome 45,928
6 October 17 at San Diego Chargers L 27–30 4–2 San Diego Stadium 31,565
7 October 24 Cincinnati Bengals L 7–27 4–3 Astrodome 45,499
8 November 1 at Baltimore Colts L 14–38 4–4 Memorial Stadium 60,020
9 November 7 Cleveland Browns L 7–21 4–5 Astrodome 39,828
10 November 14 at Cincinnati Bengals L 27–31 4–6 Riverfront Stadium 53,243
11 November 21 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 16–32 4–7 Three Rivers Stadium 47,947
12 November 28 Atlanta Falcons W 20–14 5–7 Astrodome 25,838
13 December 5 at Cleveland Browns L 10–13 5–8 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 56,025
14 December 11 Pittsburgh Steelers L 0–21 5–9 Astrodome 44,743

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings[]

AFC Central
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 W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Pittsburgh Steelers(3) 10 4 0 .714 5–1 9–3 342 138 W9
Cincinnati Bengals 10 4 0 .714 4–2 8–4 335 210 W1
Cleveland Browns 9 5 0 .643 3–3 7–5 267 287 L1
Houston Oilers 5 9 0 .357 0–6 3–9 222 273 L2

References[]

  1. ^ "1976 Houston Oilers draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 11, 2014.

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