1974 Houston Oilers Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Sid Gillman (7-7)
Location: Houston, Texas
1974 Houston Oilers Statistics
1974 Houston Oilers Results

The Houston Oilers of the National Football League ended the 1974 season with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference.

The Oilers racked up 236 points, but the defensive squad allowed 282. Dan Pastorini tossed for 1,571 yards. Ken Burrough hauled in 36 passes for 492 yards, while Billy Johnson provided receiving help, too.

Willie Rodgers ran for a team-leading 413 yards for Houston.

Bob Atkins picked off 6 errant tosses from the opposition.

Sid Gillman coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
19Willie AlexanderLCBSeptember 21, 19496'2"194Alcorn St.Montgomery, LA USA140
82Mack AlstonTEApril 27, 19476'2"230Md-Eastern ShoreGeorgetown, SC USA130
12George AmundsonRBMarch 31, 19516'3"215Iowa St.Pendleton, OR USA140
48Bob AtkinsFSApril 2, 19466'3"215Grambling St.Atlanta, GA USA140
52Duane BensonLBAugust 5, 19456'2"215HamlineBelmond, IA USA130
65Elvin BetheaRDEMarch 1, 19466'2"260North Carolina A&TTrenton, NJ USA1414
4David BeverlyPAugust 19, 19506'2"180AuburnSelma, AL USA140
54Gregg BinghamLILBMarch 13, 19516'1"227PurdueEvanston, IL USA1414
83Jerry BroadnaxTEAugust 19, 19516'2"225SouthernDallas, TX USA80
00Ken BurroughWRJuly 14, 19486'3"215Texas SouthernJacksonville, FL USA110
2Skip ButlerKOctober 21, 19476'1"201Texas-ArlingtonGladewater, TX USA140
63Ronnie CarrollGApril 11, 19496'2"265ArkansasGalveston, TX USA140
25John CharlesDBMay 9, 19446'0"205PurdueNewark, NJ USA10
55Ralph CindrichLBOctober 29, 19496'1"228PittsburghWashington, PA USA60
47Ronnie ColemanRBJuly 9, 19515'10"195Alabama A&MJasper, AL USA130
76Al CowlingsLOLBJune 16, 19476'5"255USCSan Francisco, CA USA140
78Curley CulpLDTMarch 10, 19466'2"265Arizona St.Yuma, AZ USA80
58Marvin DavisLBMay 25, 19526'4"235SouthernShreveport, LA USA130
10Lynn DickeyQBOctober 19, 19496'3"214Kansas St.Paola, KS USA144
75Elbert DrungoRTApril 30, 19436'5"265Tennessee St.Columbus, MS USA130
29Leonard FairleyDBJanuary 2, 19515'11"200Alcorn St.Biloxi, MS USA20
70Ed FisherG-C-DEMay 31, 19496'3"249Arizona St.Stockton, CA USA110
69Solomon FreelonGFebruary 19, 19516'2"250Grambling St.Monroe, LA USA140
68Brian GoodmanRGDecember 7, 19496'2"250UCLALos Angeles, CA USA140
36Bob GreshamRBJuly 9, 19485'11"195West VirginiaPorter, AL USA140
53Fred HoaglinCJanuary 28, 19446'4"250PittsburghAlliance, OH USA140
72Kevin HuntT-GNovember 29, 19486'5"260DoaneFramington, MA USA130
15Al JohnsonSSJune 17, 19506'0"200CincinnatiBaltimore, MD USA140
84Billy JohnsonKRJanuary 21, 19525'9"170WidenerBoothwyn, PA USA140
61Harris JonesLGOctober 3, 19456'5"255Johnson C. SmithLake City, SC USA110
57Steve KinerRILBJune 12, 19476'1"220TennesseeSandstone, MN USA140
42Tommy MaxwellDBMay 5, 19476'2"195Texas A&MHouston, TX USA130
71Bubba McCollumDTSeptember 13, 19526'0"250KentuckyLouisville, KY USA110
24Mike MontgomeryRB-WRJuly 10, 19496'2"210Kansas St.Wichita Falls, TX USA50
22Zeke MooreRCBDecember 2, 19436'3"198Lincoln (MO)Tuskegee, AL USA140
20Billy ParksWRJanuary 1, 19486'1"185Long Beach St.Santa Monica, CA USA140
7Dan PastoriniQBMay 26, 19496'2"208Santa ClaraSonora, CA USA1110
46Jeff QueenRB-TEAugust 15, 19466'1"217Morgan St.Boston, MA USA110
56Guy RobertsLBJune 12, 19506'1"217MarylandNorth Babylon, NY USA140
34Willie RodgersFBFebruary 8, 19496'0"210Kentucky St.Suffolk, VA USA140
73Greg SampsonLTOctober 25, 19506'6"265StanfordBellingham, WA USA140
64Ron SaulGFebruary 5, 19486'2"255Michigan St.Butler, PA USA140
45Jeff SeversonDBSeptember 16, 19496'1"183Long Beach St.Fargo, ND USA140
85Tody SmithLDEDecember 24, 19486'5"250Michigan St.Orange, TX USA140
77Sid SmithCJuly 6, 19486'4"260USCWichita, KS USA110
59Ted WashingtonROLBFebruary 16, 19486'1"244Miss. Valley St.Tampa, FL USA140
23Vic WashingtonRBMarch 23, 19465'11"197WyomingPlainfield, NJ USA120
41Terry WellsRBApril 20, 19515'11"195Southern MissWade, MS USA60
79Jim WhiteDESeptember 5, 19486'4"256Colorado St.Chicago, IL USA120
38C.L. WhittingtonDBAugust 1, 19526'1"200Prairie ViewBeaumont, TX USA140
44Fred WillisRBDecember 9, 19476'0"212Boston Col.Natick, MA USA100



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