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1972 Houston Oilers: 1-13-0
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Home record: 1-6-0 (90 points scored, 188 allowed) Road record: 0-7-0 (74 points scored, 192 allowed) Head Coach: Bill Peterson

164 points scored (25th of 26 teams), 380 points allowed (25th) NFL Averages: 20.3 points/game (283.5 points/team)

Team stats and rankings:
           ---------------- PASSING ----------------    ----------- RUSHING ----------    --- TOTAL ---
           Cmp   Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD  Int    Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD    Yards   (Rank)  Turnovers
Offense:   181   375   1,673   (23)   3.98   10   23    397   1,518   (23)    3.8    7    3,191    (26)      33
Defense:   174   324   2,143   (11)   6.16   12    6    546   2,591   (25)    4.7   23    4,734    (23)      24

Team roster (starters in bold):
 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
00  Ken Burrough         WR    14   6'4   210   24    3   Texas Southern
 2  Skip Butler          K     13   6'2   200   25    2   Texas-Arlington
 7  Dan Pastorini        QB    14   6'3   215   23    2   Santa Clara
11  Mark Moseley         K      1   5'11  182   24    3   Stephen F. Austin
14  Kent Nix             QB    12   6'1   195   28    6   Texas Christian
15  Al Johnson           RB    14   6'0   200   22    R   Cincinnati
18  Paul Robinson        RB     8   6'0   198   27    5   Arizona
18  Ed Baker             QB     1   6'2   198   24    1   Lafayette
18  Charlie Joiner       WR     6   5'11  188   25    4   Grambling
19  Willie Alexander     DB    14   6'2   195   23    2   Alcorn State
20  Rhett Dawson         WR    14   6'1   185   23    R   Florida State
22  Zeke Moore           DB     8   6'2   196   28    6   Lincoln (Mo.)
25  John Charles         DB    13   6'1   192   28    6   Purdue
29  Ken Houston          DB    14   6'3   195   27    6   Prairie View A&M
30  Hoyle Granger        RB    13   6'1   225   28    7   Mississippi State
32  Ward Walsh           RB     6   6'0   210   24    2   Colorado
33  Benny Johnson        DB    14   5'11  178   24    3   Johnson C. Smith
34  Willie Rodgers       RB    14   6'0   210   23    R   Kentucky State
39  Robert Holmes        RB     6   5'9   220   27    5   Southern
40  Lewis Jolley         RB     7   6'0   210   22    R   North Carolina
42  Jim Tolbert          DB     3   6'3   202   28    7   Lincoln (Mo.)
44  Fred Willis          RB     8   6'0   212   24    2   Boston College
48  Bob Atkins           DB    14   6'3   210   26    5   Grambling
50  Guy Murdock          C     14   6'2   245   22    R   Michigan
51  Calvin Hunt          C     10   6'3   245   24    2   Baylor
52  Garland Boyette      LB    14   6'1   235   32    9   Grambling
55  Rich Lewis           LB    10   6'3   220   22    R   Portland State
57  Guy Roberts          LB     7   6'1   215   22    R   Maryland
58  Ron Pritchard        LB     6   6'1   235   25    4   Arizona State
59  Phil Croyle          LB    12   6'3   220   25    2   California
60  Tom Regner           OG    14   6'1   255   28    6   Notre Dame
61  Buzz Highsmith       OT     9   6'4   255   29    3   Florida A&M
62  Ralph Miller         OG     6   6'4   260   24    1   Alabama State
63  Levert Carr          OT    14   6'5   260   28    4   North Central
64  Ron Saul             OG    13   6'2   255   24    3   Michigan State
65  Elvin Bethea         DE    14   6'3   262   26    5   North Carolina A&T
66  Tom Funchess         OT    14   6'5   265   28    5   Jackson State
69  Solomon Freelon      OG    14   6'2   250   21    R   Grambling
73  Lee Brooks           DT    12   6'5   255   24    3   Texas
74  Gene Ferguson        OT     1   6'7   300   25    4   Norfolk State
77  Council Rudolph      DE    12   6'3   260   22    R   Kentucky State
78  Mike Tilleman        DT    14   6'5   280   28    7   Montana
79  Pat Holmes           DE    14   6'5   250   32    7   Texas Tech
81  Jim Beirne           WR    10   6'2   196   26    5   Purdue
82  Ron Billingsley      DT     4   6'8   290   27    6   Wyoming
85  Floyd Rice           LB    14   6'3   225   23    2   Alcorn State
87  Dave Smith           WR     8   6'2   205   25    3   Indiana (Pa.)
87  Linzy Cole           WR     2   5'11  170   24    3   Texas Christian
88  Allen Aldridge       DE     8   6'6   260   27    2   Prairie View A&M
89  Alvin Reed           TE    14   6'5   235   28    6   Prairie View A&M
90  George Webster       LB     5   6'4   223   26    6   Michigan State
91  Greg Sampson         DT    14   6'6   260   22    R   Stanford

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
Dan Pastorini        299  144   48.2  1,711   5.72  11.9   7   2.3   12   4.0    37   310    57.1
Kent Nix              63   33   52.4    287   4.56   8.7   3   4.8    6   9.5     6    45    41.0
Ed Baker              10    4   40.0     47   4.70  11.8   0   0.0    4  40.0     2    17    15.4
Fred Willis            3    0    0.0      0   0.00   0.0   0   0.0    1  33.3     0     0     0.0
Receiving             Rec  Yards    Avg   TD
Fred Willis            36    251    7.0    2
Ken Burrough           26    521   20.0    4
Dave Smith             20    218   10.9    0
Alvin Reed             19    251   13.2    0
Charlie Joiner         16    306   19.1    2
Hoyle Granger          15     74    4.9    0
Paul Robinson          14    112    8.0    0
Jim Beirne              7     95   13.6    1
Rhett Dawson            6     78   13.0    1
Willie Rodgers          6     61   10.2    0
Robert Holmes           6     32    5.3    0
Al Johnson              6     24    4.0    0
Ward Walsh              4     22    5.5    0
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Paul Robinson          86    355    4.1    3
Fred Willis            92    334    3.6    0
Dan Pastorini          38    205    5.4    2
Willie Rodgers         71    204    2.9    2
Hoyle Granger          42    175    4.2    0
Robert Holmes          43    172    4.0    0
Ward Walsh              8     36    4.5    0
Al Johnson             11     13    1.2    0
Charlie Joiner          2     12    6.0    0
Ed Baker                1      9    9.0    0
Kent Nix                3      3    1.0    0
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Willie Rodgers         17    335   19.7    0
Benny Johnson          13    230   17.7    0
Lewis Jolley           11    267   24.3    0
Al Johnson              7    154   22.0    0
Linzy Cole              2     41   20.5    0
Robert Holmes           2     39   19.5    0
Zeke Moore              1     22   22.0    0
Hoyle Granger           1      5    5.0    0
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
Ken Houston            25    148    5.9    7    0
Zeke Moore              7     15    2.1    2    0
Al Johnson              2      0    0.0    1    0
Punting Punts Yards Avg TB In20 Blk Ret Yards Net Dan Pastorini 82 3,381 41.2 0 0 1 0 0 40.7 Skip Butler 3 105 35.0 0 0 0 0 0 35.0 Kicking 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total PAT Pts Skip Butler 3/3 3/5 3/4 3/6 0/1 12/19 15/16 51 Mark Moseley 0/0 1/1 0/0 0/1 0/0 1/ 2 2/ 2 5 Defense Sacks Ints Yards TD Allen Aldridge 1.0 Willie Alexander 1 16 0 Bob Atkins 2 37 0 Elvin Bethea 7.0 Lee Brooks 1.0 John Charles 2 6 0 Pat Holmes 2.0 Benny Johnson 1 34 0 Floyd Rice 1.0 Mike Tilleman 11.0

1972 Draft:
NFL Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games College 1 6 DE Greg Sampson 93 Stanford 3 56 RB Lewis Jolley 17 North Carolina 3 75 OG Solomon Freelon 39 Grambling [pick acquired from KC] 6 134 DB Joe Bullard Tulane 6 136 LB Elmer Allen Mississippi [pick acquired from DEN] 7 162 DB Eric Hutchinson Northwestern 8 187 LB Guy Roberts 67 Maryland 9 212 OT Willie Postler Montana 10 240 WR Rhett Dawson 16 Florida State 10 259 TE Jimmy Butler Tulsa [pick acquired from MIA] 11 264 OT Ron Evans Baylor 12 290 RB Willie Rodgers 42 Kentucky State 13 318 DB Willie Roberts 4 Houston 14 343 C Gary Crockett Lamar 16 396 C Guy Murdock 14 Michigan 17 421 QB Kelly Cochrane Miami

Traded draft picks: #2 to NO (Willie Hall), #4 to STL (Martin Imhof), #5 to ATL via DEN, BUF (Billy Taylor), #15 to PIT (John Hulecki)


Transactions:

04-18-1972Steelers claimed Dickie Post on waivers
07-11-1972Mac Haik retired
07-19-1972traded Scott Lewis to Bills for an unspecified 1973 draft pick
07-19-1972Roy Hopkins retired
07-21-1972Sam Walton retired
07-21-1972claimed David Hoot on waivers from Rams
07-26-1972traded Sam Walton to Vikings for a 1973 draft pick
07-28-1972traded Houston's #14 pick in the 1974 draft to Bills for Levert Carr
08-01-1972traded Gene Ferguson to Raiders for Rod Sherman
08-11-1972claimed Scott Mahoney on waivers from Chiefs
08-16-1972traded Charley Johnson to Broncos for Denver's #3 pick in the 1973 draft
08-25-1972traded cash to Colts for Craig Robinson
09-13-1972Cardinals claimed Bob Young on waivers
09-13-1972claimed Council Rudolph on waivers from Cardinals
09-13-1972claimed Jim Fassel on waivers from Chargers
10-24-1972traded Charlie Joiner and Ron Pritchard to Bengals for Paul Robinson and Fred Willis
10-25-1972claimed Jim Tolbert on waivers from Chargers
10-25-1972claimed Warren Wells on waivers from Raiders


1972 Regular Season Game Log:
Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Record
09/17/72 at Denver Broncos L 17-30 0-1-0 09/24/72 at Miami Dolphins L 13-34 0-2-0 10/01/72 vs New York Jets W 26-20 1-2-0 10/09/72 vs Oakland Raiders L 0-34 1-3-0 10/15/72 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 7-24 1-4-0 10/22/72 vs Cleveland Browns L 17-23 1-5-0 10/29/72 at Cincinnati Bengals L 7-30 1-6-0 11/05/72 at Cleveland Browns L 0-20 1-7-0 11/12/72 vs Philadelphia Eagles L 17-18 1-8-0 11/19/72 vs Green Bay Packers L 10-23 1-9-0 11/26/72 at San Diego Chargers L 20-34 1-10-0 12/03/72 at Atlanta Falcons L 10-20 1-11-0 12/10/72 vs Pittsburgh Steelers L 3-9 1-12-0 12/17/72 vs Cincinnati Bengals L 17-61 1-13-0

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