1974 Houston Oilers season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Houston Oilers 1974 7–7 2nd AFC Central Sid Gillman Bud Adams Sid Gillman Houston Astrodome Did not qualify Oilers seasons The 1974 Houston Oilers season was the 15th season overall and fifth with the National Football League. The Oilers improved upon their previous season's 1–13 record, winning seven games.1974 Houston Oilers Despite the improvement, they failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season. Offseason NFL draft 1974 NFL draft 1974 Houston Oilers 4 79 Steve Manstedt Linebacker Nebraska no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/oti/1974_draft.htm 1974 Houston Oilers draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com November 12, 2014 Roster 1974 Houston Oilers 10 Lynn Dickey 11 Jim Foote y  7 Dan Pastorini 12 George Amundson 47 Ronnie Coleman American football y 36 Bob Gresham 46 Jeff Queen 24 Willie Rodgers 23 Vic Washington 44 Fred Willis 00 Ken Burrough 84 Billy Johnson 20 Billy Parks 41 Terry Wells American football y 82 Mack Alston 83 Jerry Broadnax y 75 Elbert Drungo T 69 Solomon Freelon G 68 Brian Goodman American football G 53 Fred Hoaglin C 72 Kevin Hunt American football T 61 Harris Jones G 73 Greg Sampson T 64 Ron Saul G 65 Elvin Bethea DE 63 Ronnie Carroll American football y NT 78 Curley Culp NT 70 Ed Fisher American football DE 71 Bubba McCollum y NT no 85 Tody Smith DE 79 Jim White defensive end DE 52 Duane Benson OLB 54 Gregg Bingham ILB 76 Al Cowlings OLB 58 Marvin Davis Canadian football y OLB 57 Steve Kiner ILB 56 Guy Roberts linebacker ILB 59 Ted Washington Sr. OLB 19 Willie Alexander American football CB 48 Bob Atkins American football SS 15 Al Johnson defensive back FS 42 Tommy Maxwell SS 22 Zeke Moore American football CB 45 Jeff Severson FS 38 C. L. Whittington y SS  4 David Beverly P  2 Skip Butler K -- John Babinecz LB IR 53 Ron Lou C IR 24 Mike Montgomery American football WR IR 77 Sid Smith offensive lineman C IR -- Steve Taylor y no C IR Schedule Preseason Due to a player's strike affecting the 1974 preseason, the Oilers, like the rest of the NFL, played the preseason using an all-rookie roster. The strike was resolved prior to the start of the regular season. On July 16, the Oilers played a preseason game vs the minor league San Antonio Toros, marking the last time an NFL team would play a game against a minor league team.Today in SA history (July 16) (In 1969, the Atlanta Falcons rookies would play the minor league Alabama Hawks and in 1972 the New York Jets rookies would play the minor league Long Island Chiefs)https://www.nytimes.com/1972/07/30/archives/packer-excels-at-quarterback-as-jets-top-li-chiefs-293.html Packer Excels at Quarterback as Jets Top L.I. Chiefs, 29‐3 The New York Times July 30, 1972 Regular season Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 15 San Diego Chargers W 21–14 1–0 Astrodome 25,317 Recap 2 September 22 at Cleveland Browns L 7–20 1–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 55,242 Recap 3 September 29 Kansas City Chiefs L 7–17 1–2 Astrodome 28,538 Recap 4 October 6 Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–13 1–3 Astrodome 30,049 Recap 5 October 13 at Minnesota Vikings L 10–51 1–4 Metropolitan Stadium 48,006 Recap 6 October 20 St. Louis Cardinals L 27–31 1–5 Astrodome 26,371 Recap 7 October 27 at Cincinnati Bengals W 34–21 2–5 Riverfront Stadium 55,434 Recap 8 November 3 at New York Jets W 27–22 3–5 Shea Stadium 47,218 Recap 9 November 10 at Buffalo Bills W 21–9 4–5 Rich Stadium 79,144 Recap 10 November 17 Cincinnati Bengals W 20–3 5–5 Astrodome 44,054 Recap 11 November 24 Dallas Cowboys L 0–10 5–6 Astrodome 49,775 Recap 12 December 1 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 13–10 6–6 Three Rivers Stadium 41,195 Recap 13 December 8 at Denver Broncos L 14-37 6–7 Mile High Stadium 46,942 Recap 14 December 15 Cleveland Browns W 28–24 7–7 Astrodome 33,299 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Season summary Week 1 vs Chargers Houston Oilers 1974 2; text-align:center collapsed Week One: San Diego Chargers (0–0) at Houston Oilers (0–0) September 15 1:00 p.m. CST Chargers 0 7 7 0 Oilers 14 0 0 7 Houston Astrodome, Houston, Texas 25,317 Indoors (dome) Pat Haggerty Box Score First quarter HOU – George Amundson 1-yard run (Skip Butler kick). Oilers 7–0. Drive: HOU – George Amundson 8-yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Skip Butler kick). Oilers 14–0. Drive: Second quarter SD – Glen Bonner 3-yard run (Dennis Partee kick). Oilers 14–7. Drive: Third quarter SD – Gary Garrison 29-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Dennis Partee kick). Tie 14–14. Drive: Fourth quarter HOU – George Amundson 3-yard run (Skip Butler kick). Oilers 21–14. Drive: Top passers SD – Dan Fouts – 13/20, 209 yards, TD, 2 INT HOU – Lynn Dickey – 19/26, 195 yards, TD, INT Top rushers SD – Cid Edwards – 16 rushes, 100 yards HOU – Ronnie Coleman – 21 rushes, 123 yards Top receivers SD – Gary Garrison – 4 receptions, 80 yards, TD HOU – George Amundson – 5 receptions, 51 yards References External links 1974 Houston Oilers at Pro-Football-Reference.com Category:Houston Oilers seasons Houston Oilers Houston