1973 Houston Oilers Team Info
League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
National Football League (NFL) | Sid Gillman (1-8) | 1-13 | – | Finished 4th in the NFL’s American Football Conference Central Division | – |
Roster
Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
Willie Alexander | DB | September 21, 1949 | 6’2′ | 194 | Alcorn St. |
Mack Alston | TE | April 27, 1947 | 6’2′ | 230 | Md-Eastern Shore |
George Amundson | RB | March 31, 1951 | 6’3′ | 215 | Iowa St. |
Bob Atkins | DB | April 2, 1946 | 6’3′ | 215 | Grambling St. |
Jim Beirne | WR-TE | October 15, 1946 | 6’2′ | 206 | Purdue |
Elvin Bethea | DE | March 1, 1946 | 6’2′ | 260 | North Carolina A&T |
Gregg Bingham | LB | March 13, 1951 | 6’1′ | 227 | Purdue |
Joe Blahak | DB | August 29, 1950 | 5’9′ | 187 | Nebraska |
Ken Burrough | WR | July 14, 1948 | 6’3′ | 215 | Texas Southern |
Skip Butler | K | October 21, 1947 | 6’1′ | 201 | Texas-Arlington |
Levert Carr | T-G-DT | June 30, 1944 | 6’2′ | 273 | North Central |
John Charles | DB | May 9, 1944 | 6’0′ | 205 | Purdue |
Ralph Cindrich | LB | October 29, 1949 | 6’1′ | 228 | Pittsburgh |
Al Cowlings | DE-DT-LB | June 16, 1947 | 6’5′ | 255 | USC |
Phil Croyle | LB | October 30, 1947 | 6’3′ | 223 | California |
Dick Cunningham | T-LB | October 12, 1944 | 6’3′ | 245 | Arkansas |
Bill Curry | C-LB | October 21, 1942 | 6’3′ | 235 | Georgia Tech |
Lynn Dickey | QB | October 19, 1949 | 6’3′ | 214 | Kansas St. |
Elbert Drungo | T-G | April 30, 1943 | 6’5′ | 265 | Tennessee St. |
Larry Eaglin | DB | August 27, 1948 | 6’3′ | 195 | S.F. Austin |
Mike Fanucci | DE | September 25, 1949 | 6’4′ | 235 | Arizona St. |
Solomon Freelon | G | February 19, 1951 | 6’2′ | 250 | Grambling St. |
Tom Funchess | T | September 12, 1944 | 6’5′ | 265 | Jackson St. |
Brian Goodman | G | December 7, 1949 | 6’2′ | 250 | UCLA |
Wes Grant | DE-DT | September 24, 1946 | 6’3′ | 245 | UCLA |
Dave Green | P | September 21, 1949 | 5’11’ | 206 | Ohio |
Bob Gresham | RB | July 9, 1948 | 5’11’ | 195 | West Virginia |
Sam Gruneisen | C-G-LB | January 16, 1941 | 6’1′ | 242 | Villanova |
Paul Guidry | LB | January 14, 1944 | 6’3′ | 227 | LSU |
Edd Hargett | QB | June 26, 1947 | 5’11’ | 185 | Texas A&M |
Alvin Haymond | DB | August 31, 1942 | 6’0′ | 194 | Southern |
Eddie Hinton | WR | June 26, 1947 | 6’0′ | 200 | Oklahoma |
Calvin Hunt | C | December 31, 1947 | 6’3′ | 245 | Baylor |
Kevin Hunt | T-G | November 29, 1948 | 6’5′ | 260 | Doane |
Al Jenkins | G-T-DE-DT | July 15, 1946 | 6’2′ | 245 | Southern Illinois |
Al Johnson | DB-RB | June 17, 1950 | 6’0′ | 200 | Cincinnati |
Benny Johnson | DB | June 29, 1948 | 5’11’ | 178 | Johnson C. Smith |
Lewis Jolley | RB | November 15, 1949 | 5’11’ | 210 | North Carolina |
Harris Jones | G | October 3, 1945 | 6’5′ | 255 | Johnson C. Smith |
Ron Lou | C | July 24, 1951 | 6’2′ | 240 | Arizona St. |
John Matuszak | DE-DT | October 25, 1950 | 6’8′ | 272 | Missouri |
Ron Mayo | TE | October 11, 1950 | 6’2′ | 222 | Morgan St. |
Brian McConnell | LB | January 21, 1950 | 6’4′ | 220 | Michigan St. |
Clifton McNeil | WR-FL-SE | May 25, 1940 | 6’2′ | 187 | Grambling St. |
Ralph Miller | G | August 13, 1948 | 6’3′ | 260 | California Lutheran |
Zeke Moore | DB | December 2, 1943 | 6’3′ | 198 | Lincoln (MO) |
Dave Parks | SE-TE-WR | December 25, 1941 | 6’2′ | 220 | Texas Tech |
Billy Parks | WR | January 1, 1948 | 6’1′ | 185 | Long Beach St. |
Dan Pastorini | QB | May 26, 1949 | 6’2′ | 208 | Santa Clara |
Floyd Rice | LB-TE | August 31, 1949 | 6’3′ | 223 | Alcorn St. |
Guy Roberts | LB | June 12, 1950 | 6’1′ | 217 | Maryland |
Paul Robinson | RB | December 19, 1944 | 6’0′ | 198 | Arizona |
Greg Sampson | T-DT-DE | October 25, 1950 | 6’6′ | 265 | Stanford |
Ron Saul | G | February 5, 1948 | 6’2′ | 255 | Michigan St. |
Jeff Severson | DB | September 16, 1949 | 6’1′ | 183 | Long Beach St. |
Tody Smith | DE | December 24, 1948 | 6’5′ | 250 | Michigan St. |
Bill Thomas | RB | August 7, 1949 | 6’2′ | 225 | Boston Col. |
Vern Vanoy | DT | December 31, 1946 | 6’8′ | 275 | Kansas |
Ted Washington | LB | February 16, 1948 | 6’1′ | 244 | Miss. Valley St. |
Fred Willis | RB | December 9, 1947 | 6’0′ | 212 | Boston Col. |
Alvin Wyatt | DB | December 13, 1947 | 5’10’ | 184 | Bethune-Cookman |