| 1976 Houston Oilers season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bud Adams |
| General manager | Bum Phillips |
| Head coach | Bum Phillips |
| Home field | Houston Astrodome |
| Results | |
| Record | 5–9 |
| Division place | 4th AFC Central |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers | WR
Ken Burrough PR/KR Billy "White Shoes" Johnson DT Curley Culp LB Robert Brazile |
| AP All-Pros | LB Robert Brazile (1st team) |
The 1976 Houston Oilers season was the 17th season overall and seventh with the National Football League (NFL). The team started the season 4–1 with their only loss coming by a single point to the eventual Super Bowl champion Oakland Raiders. They won only one more game, finishing the year 5–9, while failing to qualify for the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season.
Offseason
NFL draft
| 1976 Houston Oilers draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 48 | Mike Barber | Tight end | Louisiana Tech | |
| 4 | 117 | Steve Largent * † | Wide receiver | Tulsa | |
| 6 | 173 | Todd Simonsen | Offensive tackle | South Dakota State | |
| 7 | 197 | Larry Harris | Defensive tackle | Oklahoma State | |
| 8 | 229 | Bobby Simon | Offensive tackle | Grambling | |
| 9 | 256 | Art Stringer | Linebacker | Ball State | |
| 10 | 284 | Steve Kincannon | Quarterback | Humboldt State | |
| 11 | 311 | Skip Walker | Running back | Texas A&M | |
| 12 | 324 | Larry Bell | Offensive tackle | East Texas State | |
| 13 | 369 | Dan O‘Rourke | Wide receiver | Colorado State | |
| 14 | 395 | John Reimer | Offensive tackle | Wisconsin | |
| 15 | 422 | Bobby Byars | Defensive back | Cheyney (PA) | |
| 16 | 453 | Claude Johnson | Linebacker | Florida A&M | |
| 17 | 479 | Allen Misher | Wide receiver | LSU | |
| Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career | |||||
Roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
Practice squad
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Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 12 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 20–0 | 1–0 | Astrodome | 42,228 | |
| 2 | September 19 | at Buffalo Bills | W 13–3 | 2–0 | Rich Stadium | 61,364 | |
| 3 | September 26 | Oakland Raiders | L 13–14 | 2–1 | Astrodome | 42,338 | |
| 4 | October 3 | at New Orleans Saints | W 31–26 | 3–1 | Louisiana Superdome | 51,973 | |
| 5 | October 10 | Denver Broncos | W 17–3 | 4–1 | Astrodome | 45,928 | |
| 6 | October 17 | at San Diego Chargers | L 27–30 | 4–2 | San Diego Stadium | 31,565 | |
| 7 | October 24 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 7–27 | 4–3 | Astrodome | 45,499 | |
| 8 | November 1 | at Baltimore Colts | L 14–38 | 4–4 | Memorial Stadium | 60,020 | |
| 9 | November 7 | Cleveland Browns | L 7–21 | 4–5 | Astrodome | 39,828 | |
| 10 | November 14 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 27–31 | 4–6 | Riverfront Stadium | 53,243 | |
| 11 | November 21 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 16–32 | 4–7 | Three Rivers Stadium | 47,947 | |
| 12 | November 28 | Atlanta Falcons | W 20–14 | 5–7 | Astrodome | 25,838 | |
| 13 | December 5 | at Cleveland Browns | L 10–13 | 5–8 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 56,025 | |
| 14 | December 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 0–21 | 5–9 | Astrodome | 44,743 | |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | |||||||
Standings
| AFC Central | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers(3) | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 5–1 | 9–3 | 342 | 138 | W9 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 4–2 | 8–4 | 335 | 210 | W1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 3–3 | 7–5 | 267 | 287 | L1 |
| Houston Oilers | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 0–6 | 3–9 | 222 | 273 | L2 |
References
- ^ "1976 Houston Oilers draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
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