1977 Houston Oilers season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Houston Oilers 1977 8–6 2nd AFC Central Bum Phillips Bud Adams Bum Phillips Houston Astrodome Did not qualify DT Elvin BetheaDL Curley CulpLB Robert Brazile LB Robert Brazile (1st team)PR/KR Billy "White Shoes" Johnson (1st team)DL Curley Culp (2nd team)WR Ken Burrough (2nd team) Oilers seasons 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,1977 Houston Oilers but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the eighth consecutive season. Offseason NFL draft 1977 NFL draft 1977 Houston Oilers 1 11 Morris Towns Offensive tackle Missouri yes 2 38 George Reihner Offensive guard Penn State yes 3 66 Tim Wilson Running back Maryland yes 3 70 Jimmie Giles Tight end Alcorn State yes yes 3 84 Rob Carpenter Running back Miami (OH) yes 4 98 Warren Anderson Wide receiver West Virginia State yes 6 148 Gary Woolford Cornerback Florida State no 6 165 David Carter Center Western Kentucky yes 8 198 Steve Davis Wide receiver Georgia no 8 205 Eddie Foster Wide receiver Houston yes 9 232 Bill Currier Safety South Carolina yes 10 262 Harvey Hull Linebacker Mississippi State no 11 289 Al Romano Linebacker Pittsburgh no 12 316 Ove Johansson Kicker Abilene Christian no no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/oti/1977_draft.htm 1977 Houston Oilers draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com November 11, 2014 Undrafted free agents + 1977 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeHorace BeltonRunning backSoutheastern Louisiana Roster 1977 Houston Oilers 11 Tommy Duniven y 21 John Hadl  7 Dan Pastorini 26 Rob Carpenter running back y 47 Ronnie Coleman American football 30 Don Hardeman 31 Mike Voight y 45 Tim Wilson American football y 00 Ken Burrough 89 Eddie Foster American football y 82 Gary Garrison 84 Billy Johnson 86 Mike Barber tight end 88 Jimmie Giles y 58 David Carter offensive lineman y C 75 Elbert Drungo G 60 Ed Fisher American football G 70 Conway Hayman T 72 Kevin Hunt American football T 55 Carl Mauck C 64 George Reihner y G 73 Greg Sampson T 63 Steve Baumgartner DE 78 Curley Culp NT 69 Andy Dorris DE 71 Ken Kennard y NT 74 Ernie Kirk DE 77 James Young American football DE 54 Gregg Bingham ILB 52 Robert Brazile OLB 57 Steve Kiner OLB 53 Art Stringer ILB 51 Ted Thompson OLB 59 Ted Washington Sr. OLB 19 Willie Alexander American football CB 20 Bill Currier y SS 15 Al Johnson defensive back FS 25 Kurt Knoff SS 22 Zeke Moore American football CB 37 Mike Reinfeldt FS 29 Rich Sowells CB 27 Greg Stemrick CB 23 Tom Dempsey K 16 Toni Fritsch K 18 Cliff Parsley y P 83 Warren Anderson American football y WR IR 65 Elvin Bethea DE IR 67 Jimmy Dean y no DE IR 66 Ted Hand no C IR 40 John Housman y no RB IR -- Harvey Hull y no LB IR -- Ernest Knox no DE IR 74 Bobby Simon G no IR 76 Morris Towns y T IR 28 Mike Weger S IR 38 C. L. Whittington S IR 44 Fred Willis RB IR 24 Gary Woolford y CB IR 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 References External links 1977 Houston Oilers at Pro-Football-Reference.com Category:Houston Oilers seasons Houston Oilers Houston