1979 Houston Oilers Roster

By Team Sports Glory

1979 Houston Oilers Team Info

LeagueCoachRecordPostseason RecordDivision StandingEnd of Season
National Football League (NFL)Bum Phillips (11-5)11-52-1Finished 2nd in the NFL’s American Football Conference Central DivisionLost Conference Championship

Roster

PlayerPos.Birth DateHeightWeightCollege
Willie AlexanderDBSeptember 21, 19496’2′194Alcorn St.
Jesse BakerDEJuly 10, 19576’5′269Jacksonville St.
Mike BarberTEJune 4, 19536’3′235Louisiana Tech
Steve BaumgartnerDE-LBMarch 26, 19516’7′256Purdue
Elvin BetheaDEMarch 1, 19466’2′260North Carolina A&T
Gregg BinghamLBMarch 13, 19516’1′227Purdue
Robert BrazileLBFebruary 7, 19536’4′241Jackson St.
Ken BurroughWRJuly 14, 19486’3′215Texas Southern
Earl CampbellRBMarch 29, 19555’11’232Texas
Rob CarpenterRBApril 20, 19556’1′224Miami (OH)
David CarterC-GNovember 27, 19536’2′250West. Kentucky
Rich CasterTE-WROctober 16, 19486’5′228Jackson St.
Boobie ClarkRBNovember 8, 19506’2′245Bethune-Cookman
Ronnie ColemanRBJuly 9, 19515’10’195Alabama A&M
Curley CulpDT-NT-GMarch 10, 19466’2′265Arizona St.
Bill CurrierDBJanuary 5, 19556’0′196South Carolina
Andy DorrisDEAugust 11, 19516’4′238New Mexico St.
Rich EllenderRBJune 9, 19575’11’171McNeese St.
Jimbo ElrodLBMay 25, 19546’0′220Oklahoma
Ed FisherG-C-DEMay 31, 19496’3′249Arizona St.
Eddie FosterWRJune 5, 19545’10’185Houston
Toni FritschKJuly 10, 19455’7′190none
Leon GrayT-GNovember 15, 19516’3′256Jackson St.
Jeff GrothWRJuly 2, 19575’10’176Bowling Green
Carter HartwigDBFebruary 27, 19566’0′205USC
Conway HaymanG-TJanuary 9, 19496’3′264Delaware
Daryl HuntLBNovember 3, 19566’3′229Oklahoma
Charles JeffersonDBMay 5, 19576’0′178McNeese St.
Billy JohnsonWRJanuary 21, 19525’9′170Widener
Ken KennardNT-DEOctober 4, 19546’2′248Angelo State (TX)
Kenny KingRBMarch 7, 19575’11’203Oklahoma
Carl MauckCJuly 7, 19476’4′243Southern Illinois
Guido MerkensWR-QB-DBAugust 14, 19556’1′200Sam Houston St.
Mike MurphyLBJanuary 14, 19576’2′222SW Missouri St.
Gifford NielsenQBOctober 25, 19546’4′205BYU
Cliff ParsleyPDecember 26, 19546’1′211Oklahoma St.
Dan PastoriniQBMay 26, 19496’2′208Santa Clara
Vernon PerryDBSeptember 22, 19536’2′211Jackson St.
Wes PhillipsTAugust 1, 19536’5′275Savannah St.
Tom RandallGAugust 3, 19566’5′245Iowa St.
George ReihnerGApril 27, 19556’4′263Penn St.
Mike ReinfeldtDBMay 6, 19536’2′192Wisc-Milwaukee
Mike RenfroWRJune 19, 19556’0′184TCU
Conrad RuckerTENovember 15, 19546’3′255Southern
Greg StemrickDBOctober 25, 19515’11’185Colorado St.
Mike StensrudNT-DE-DTFebruary 19, 19566’5′280Iowa St.
Art StringerLBJanuary 30, 19546’1′223Ball St.
Ted ThompsonLBJanuary 17, 19536’1′220SMU
Morris TownsTJanuary 10, 19546’4′270Missouri
Ted WashingtonLBFebruary 16, 19486’1′244Miss. Valley St.
J.C. WilsonDBMarch 11, 19566’0′178Tampa
Tim WilsonFBJanuary 14, 19546’3′226Maryland
Jim YoungDEJuly 8, 19506’2′260Texas Southern