1977 Houston Oilers season

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1977 Houston Oilers season
OwnerBud Adams
Head coachBum Phillips
General managerBum Phillips
Home fieldHouston Astrodome
Results
Record8–6
Division place2nd AFC Central
Playoff finishdid not qualify

The 1977 Houston Oilers season was the 18th season overall and eighth with the National Football League (NFL). The Oilers won three of their first four games, which was capped by a 27-10 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Astrodome. However, injuries would hamper the Oilers chances as they lost five of their next six games. The team improved upon their previous season's output of 5–9, winning eight games,[1] but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the eighth consecutive season.

Offseason[]

NFL draft[]

Main article: 1977 NFL draft
1977 Houston Oilers draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 11 Morris Towns  Offensive tackle Missouri
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

[2]

Roster[]

1977 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 18 New York Jets W 20–0 1–0 Astrodome 39,488
2 September 25 at Green Bay Packers W 16–10 2–0 Lambeau Field 55,071
3 October 2 at Miami Dolphins L 7–27 2–1 Miami Orange Bowl 49,619
4 October 9 Pittsburgh Steelers W 27–10 3–1 Astrodome 49,226
5 October 16 Cleveland Browns L 23–24 3–2 Astrodome 47,888
6 October 23 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 10–27 3–3 Three Rivers Stadium 48,517
7 October 30 at Cincinnati Bengals L 10–13 3–4 Riverfront Stadium 53,194
8 November 6 Chicago Bears W 47–0 4–4 Astrodome 47,226
9 November 13 at Oakland Raiders L 29–34 4–5 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 53,667
10 November 20 at Seattle Seahawks W 22–10 5–5 Kingdome 61,519
11 November 27 Kansas City Chiefs W 34–20 6–5 Astrodome 42,934
12 December 4 Denver Broncos L 14–24 6–6 Astrodome 46,875
13 December 11 at Cleveland Browns W 19–15 7–6 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 30,898
14 December 18 Cincinnati Bengals W 21–16 8–6 Astrodome 46,212

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) 9 5 0 .643 4–2 7–5 276 243 W1
Houston Oilers 8 6 0 .571 3–3 6–6 299 230 W2
Cincinnati Bengals 8 6 0 .571 3–3 6–5 238 235 L1
Cleveland Browns 6 8 0 .429 2–4 5–7 269 267 L4

References[]

  1. ^ 1977 Houston Oilers
  2. ^ "1977 Houston Oilers draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 11, 2014.

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