1972 Houston Oilers Roster

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1972 Houston Oilers Team Info

LeagueCoachRecordPostseason RecordDivision StandingEnd of Season
National Football League (NFL)Bill Peterson (1-13)1-13–Finished 4th 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.
Ed BakerQBMay 29, 19486’2′200Lafayette
Jim BeirneWR-TEOctober 15, 19466’2′206Purdue
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
Skip ButlerKOctober 21, 19476’1′201Texas-Arlington
Levert CarrT-G-DTJune 30, 19446’2′273North Central
John CharlesDBMay 9, 19446’0′205Purdue
Linzy ColeWRApril 21, 19485’11’172TCU
Phil CroyleLBOctober 30, 19476’3′223California
Rhett DawsonWRDecember 22, 19486’1′185Florida St.
Gene FergusonT-DTJune 5, 19476’8′300Norfolk St.
Solomon FreelonGFebruary 19, 19516’2′250Grambling St.
Tom FunchessTSeptember 12, 19446’5′265Jackson St.
Hoyle GrangerRBMarch 7, 19446’1′225Mississippi St.
Buzz HighsmithG-T-CAugust 27, 19436’3′247Florida A&M
Pat HolmesDE-DTAugust 3, 19406’5′255Texas Tech
Robert HolmesRBOctober 5, 19455’9′221Southern
Ken HoustonDBNovember 12, 19446’3′197Prairie View
Calvin HuntCDecember 31, 19476’3′245Baylor
Al JohnsonDB-RBJune 17, 19506’0′200Cincinnati
Benny JohnsonDBJune 29, 19485’11’178Johnson C. Smith
Charlie JoinerWROctober 14, 19475’11’188Grambling St.
Lewis JolleyRBNovember 15, 19495’11’210North Carolina
Rich LewisLBJune 8, 19506’3′220Portland St.
Ralph MillerGAugust 13, 19486’3′260California Lutheran
Zeke MooreDBDecember 2, 19436’3′198Lincoln (MO)
Mark MoseleyKMarch 12, 19485’11’202Texas A&M
Guy MurdockCJune 27, 19506’2′245Michigan
Kent NixQBMarch 12, 19446’2′195TCU
Dan PastoriniQBMay 26, 19496’2′208Santa Clara
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.
Guy RobertsLBJune 12, 19506’1′217Maryland
Paul RobinsonRBDecember 19, 19446’0′198Arizona
Willie RodgersRBFebruary 8, 19496’0′210Kentucky St.
Council RudolphDEJanuary 18, 19506’4′255Kentucky St.
Greg SampsonT-DT-DEOctober 25, 19506’6′265Stanford
Ron SaulGFebruary 5, 19486’2′255Michigan St.
Dave SmithWRMay 18, 19476’2′205Waynesburg
Mike TillemanDTMarch 30, 19446’7′272Montana
Jim TolbertDBMarch 12, 19446’4′200Lincoln (MO)
Ward WalshRBNovember 21, 19476’0′213Colorado
George WebsterLBNovember 25, 19456’4′220Michigan St.
Fred WillisRBDecember 9, 19476’0′212Boston Col.