1980 Houston Oilers season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Houston Oilers 1980 11–5 2nd AFC Central Bum Phillips Ed Biles Bud Adams Bum Phillips Houston Astrodome Lost Wild Card Playoffs(at Raiders) 7–27 Oilers seasons The 1980 Houston Oilers season was the franchise's 21st overall and the 11th in the National Football League (NFL). The team scored 295 points while the defense gave up 251 points. Their record of 11 wins and 5 losses resulted in a second-place finish in the AFC Central Division. The Oilers appeared twice on Monday Night Football. In their first appearance on Monday Night Football, the Oilers beat the Cleveland Browns 16–7. In their second appearance, the Oilers defeated the New England Patriots 38–34. Earl Campbell led the NFL in rushing for the third consecutive year and had four 200-yard rushing games. This was the third season in a row that the Oilers made the playoffs. The team lost in the AFC Wild Card Round to the eventual Super Bowl champions, the Oakland Raiders. The Oilers would not make it back to the playoffs again until 1987. The last remaining active member of the 1980 Houston Oilers was defensive lineman Mike Stensrud, who retired after the 1989 season. Third-year fullback Earl Campbell had the best season of his career. He rushed for 1,934 yards and scored 13 touchdowns. The Oilers' average team member age in 1980 was 27.7, making this the oldest Houston Oiler team assembled at the time. Offseason NFL draft 1980 NFL draft 1980 Houston Oilers 2 38 Angelo Fields Tackle Michigan State yes 2 52 Daryle Skaugstad Defensive tackle California yes 3 79 Tim Smith Wide receiver Nebraska yes 4 106 Chris Combs Tight end New Mexico 5 134 John Corker Linebacker Oklahoma State yes 7 182 Craig Bradshaw Quarterback Utah State yes 8 217 Harold Bailey Wide receiver Oklahoma State yes 9 244 Ed Harris Running back Bishop 11 301 Ed Preston Wide receiver Western Kentucky 12 328 Wiley Pitts Wide receiver Temple no no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/oti/1980_draft.htm 1980 Houston Oilers draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com October 22, 2014 Personnel Staff 1980 Houston Oilers President – Bud Adams General manager – Bum Phillips Senior Vice President/Chief Administrative Officer – Ladd Herzeg Assistant General Manager – Pat Peppler Director of College Scouting – Joe Woolley Head coach – Bum Phillips Quarterbacks/Receivers – King Hill Offensive Backs – Andy Bourgeois Offensive Line – Joe Bugel Defensive Coordinator – Ed Biles Defensive Line – Wade Phillips Linebackers – John Paul Young Defensive Secondary – Bob Gambold Special Teams – John Paul Young Roster 1980 Houston Oilers 14 Gifford Nielsen 12 Ken Stabler 39 Adger Armstrong 34 Earl Campbell 26 Rob Carpenter running back 42 Boobie Clark 47 Ronnie Coleman American football 45 Tim Wilson American football 81 Jeff Groth American football 84 Billy Johnson 82 Mike Renfro 85 Carl Roaches 83 Tim Smith wide receiver y 86 Mike Barber tight end 87 Dave Casper 88 Rich Caster 58 David Carter offensive lineman G/C 66 Greg Davidson American football y C 77 Angelo Fields y T 60 Ed Fisher American football G 70 Conway Hayman T 55 Carl Mauck C 76 Morris Towns T 63 Bob Young offensive lineman G 75 Jesse Baker American football DE 65 Elvin Bethea DE 69 Andy Dorris DE 71 Ken Kennard NT 67 Mike Stensrud DE 54 Gregg Bingham ILB 52 Robert Brazile OLB 57 John Corker y OLB 53 Thomas Henderson American football OLB 50 Daryl Hunt ILB 51 Ted Thompson ILB 59 Ted Washington Sr. OLB 36 Carter Hartwig CB 32 Vernon Perry SS 37 Mike Reinfeldt FS 27 Greg Stemrick CB 28 Jack Tatum FS 33 J. C. Wilson CB 16 Toni Fritsch K  5 Chester Marcol K 18 Cliff Parsley P 11 Harold Bailey gridiron football y WR IR 10 Craig Bradshaw American football y QB IR 00 Ken Burrough WR IR 74 Leon Gray T IR 21 Charles Jefferson American football CB IR 61 Darryl Payne American football y G IR 64 George Reihner G IR 62 John Schuhmacher G IR 90 Daryle Skaugstad y NT IR 56 Art Stringer ILB IR 79 Randy Young T IR Regular season Earl Campbell In 1980, Earl Campbell had four 200-yard rushing games. DateOpponentAttemptsYardsTouchdownsOctober 19Tampa Bay Buccaneers332030October 26Cincinnati Bengals27202 2November 16Chicago Bears31206 0December 21Minnesota Vikings29203 1 Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 7 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 17–31 0–1 Three Rivers StadiumRecap 2 September 15 at Cleveland Browns W 16–7 1–1 Cleveland Municipal StadiumRecap 3 September 21 Baltimore Colts W 21–16 2–1 AstrodomeRecap 4 September 28 at Cincinnati Bengals W 13–10 3–1 Riverfront StadiumRecap 5 October 5 Seattle Seahawks L 7–26 3–2 AstrodomeRecap 6 October 12 at Kansas City Chiefs L 20–21 3–3 Arrowhead StadiumRecap 7 October 19 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 20–14 4–3 AstrodomeRecap 8 October 26 Cincinnati Bengals W 23–3 5–3 Astrodome Recap 9 November 2 at Denver Broncos W 20–16 6–3 Mile High StadiumRecap 10 November 10 New England Patriots W 38–34 7–3 AstrodomeRecap 11 November 16 at Chicago Bears W 10–6 8–3 Soldier FieldRecap 12 November 23 at New York Jets L 28–31 8–4 Shea StadiumRecap 13 November 30 Cleveland Browns L 14–17 8–5 AstrodomeRecap 14 December 4 Pittsburgh Steelers W 6–0 9–5 AstrodomeRecap 15 December 14 at Green Bay Packers W 22–3 10–5 Lambeau FieldRecap 16 December 21 Minnesota Vikings W 20–16 11–5 AstrodomeRecaphttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/oti/1980.htm 1980 Houston Oilers Statistics & Players Pro-Football-Reference.com Standings Postseason AFC Wild Card Oakland Raiders 27, Houston Oilers 7 Oilers 7 0 0 0 Raiders 3 7 0 17 Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California 5:00 p.m. EST 58 F C 1 or, sunny NBC Charlie Jones and Len Dawson Chuck Heberling 52,762 Even though the Oilers recorded more yards, more first downs, and more time of possession, the Raiders scored on big plays to win, 27–7. In the first of his two seasons with the Oilers, this would be Kenny "Snake" Stabler's final playoff game. Awards and records Earl Campbell, NFL Rushing Leader, (1,934) Earl Campbell, All-Pro selection 1980 Earl Campbell, Pro Bowl selection 1980 Earl Campbell, NEA NFL MVP (1980) Earl Campbell, NFL Offensive Player of the Year (1980) Milestones Earl Campbell, 3rd 1,000-yard rushing season Earl Campbell, 3rd NFL Rushing Title Earl Campbell, Four 200-yard rushing games (Oct 19, Oct 26, Nov., 16, Dec. 21) References External links 1980 Houston Oilers at Pro-Football-Reference.com Houston Oilers Category:Houston Oilers seasons Houston Category:Long stubs with short prose