1971 Houston Oilers Roster

By Team Sports Glory

1971 Houston Oilers Team Info

LeagueCoachRecordPostseason RecordDivision StandingEnd of Season
National Football League (NFL)Ed Hughes (4-9-1)4-9–Finished 3rd in the NFL’s American Football Conference Central Division–

Roster

PlayerPos.Birth DateHeightWeightCollege
Allen AldridgeDEApril 27, 19456’6′250Prairie View
Willie AlexanderDBSeptember 21, 19496’2′194Alcorn St.
Bob AtkinsDBApril 2, 19466’3′215Grambling St.
Braden BeckKJanuary 12, 19446’2′200Stanford
Jim BeirneWR-TEOctober 15, 19466’2′206Purdue
Bruce BergeyDEAugust 8, 19466’2′240UCLA
Elvin BetheaDEMarch 1, 19466’2′260North Carolina A&T
Ron BillingsleyDT-DEApril 6, 19456’8′290Wyoming
Garland BoyetteLB-DEMarch 22, 19406’1′238Grambling St.
Lee BrooksDTDecember 7, 19476’5′261Texas
Ken BurroughWRJuly 14, 19486’3′215Texas Southern
Woody CampbellRBSeptember 26, 19445’10’204Northwestern
John CharlesDBMay 9, 19446’0′205Purdue
Linzy ColeWRApril 21, 19485’11’172TCU
Phil CroyleLBOctober 30, 19476’3′223California
Joe DawkinsRBJanuary 27, 19486’0′223Wisconsin
Lynn DickeyQBOctober 19, 19496’3′214Kansas St.
Tom DomresDTOctober 19, 19466’3′260Wisconsin
Elbert DrungoT-GApril 30, 19436’5′265Tennessee St.
Gene FergusonT-DTJune 5, 19476’8′300Norfolk St.
Willie FrazierTEJune 19, 19426’4′245Ark-Pine Bluff
Tom FunchessTSeptember 12, 19446’5′265Jackson St.
Mac HaikWRJanuary 19, 19466’1′195Mississippi
Pat HolmesDE-DTAugust 3, 19406’5′255Texas Tech
Robert HolmesRBOctober 5, 19455’9′221Southern
Andy HopkinsRBOctober 19, 19495’10’186S.F. Austin
Ken HoustonDBNovember 12, 19446’3′197Prairie View
Leroy HowardDBJune 16, 19495’11’175Bishop
Benny JohnsonDBJune 29, 19485’11’178Johnson C. Smith
Charley JohnsonQBNovember 22, 19386’1′200Schreiner College
Charlie JoinerWROctober 14, 19475’11’188Grambling St.
Zeke MooreDBDecember 2, 19436’3′198Lincoln (MO)
Mark MoseleyKMarch 12, 19485’11’202Texas A&M
Dave OlerichLB-TENovember 14, 19446’1′220San Francisco
Dan PastoriniQBMay 26, 19496’2′208Santa Clara
Dickie PostRBSeptember 27, 19455’9′190Houston
Ron PritchardLBApril 9, 19476’1′235Arizona St.
Alvin ReedTEAugust 1, 19446’5′235Prairie View
Tom RegnerGApril 19, 19446’1′235Notre Dame
Floyd RiceLB-TEAugust 31, 19496’3′223Alcorn St.
Mike RichardsonRBDecember 8, 19465’11’196SMU
Ron SaulGFebruary 5, 19486’2′255Michigan St.
Leroy SledgeRBOctober 11, 19466’2′230Bakersfield JC
Jerry SturmC-T-GDecember 31, 19366’3′260Illinois
Walt SuggsT-CMay 15, 19396’5′260Mississippi St.
Mike TillemanDTMarch 30, 19446’7′272Montana
Ward WalshRBNovember 21, 19476’0′213Colorado
Sam WaltonTJanuary 3, 19436’5′270Texas A&M-Commerce
George WebsterLBNovember 25, 19456’4′220Michigan St.
Bob YoungG-DE-DTSeptember 3, 19426’1′270Texas