1980 Houston Oilers Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Bum Phillips (11-5) | 11-5 | 0-1 | Finished 1st in the NFL’s American Football Conference Central Division | Lost Wild Card |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Adger Armstrong | RB | June 21, 1957 | 6’0′ | 213 | Texas A&M |
| Jesse Baker | DE | July 10, 1957 | 6’5′ | 269 | Jacksonville St. |
| Mike Barber | TE | June 4, 1953 | 6’3′ | 235 | Louisiana Tech |
| Elvin Bethea | DE | March 1, 1946 | 6’2′ | 260 | North Carolina A&T |
| Gregg Bingham | LB | March 13, 1951 | 6’1′ | 227 | Purdue |
| Craig Bradshaw | QB | August 14, 1957 | 6’5′ | 215 | Louisiana Tech |
| Robert Brazile | LB | February 7, 1953 | 6’4′ | 241 | Jackson St. |
| Ken Burrough | WR | July 14, 1948 | 6’3′ | 215 | Texas Southern |
| Earl Campbell | RB | March 29, 1955 | 5’11’ | 232 | Texas |
| Rob Carpenter | RB | April 20, 1955 | 6’1′ | 224 | Miami (OH) |
| David Carter | C-G | November 27, 1953 | 6’2′ | 250 | West. Kentucky |
| Dave Casper | TE | September 26, 1951 | 6’4′ | 240 | Notre Dame |
| Rich Caster | TE-WR | October 16, 1948 | 6’5′ | 228 | Jackson St. |
| Boobie Clark | RB | November 8, 1950 | 6’2′ | 245 | Bethune-Cookman |
| Ronnie Coleman | RB | July 9, 1951 | 5’10’ | 195 | Alabama A&M |
| John Corker | LB | December 29, 1958 | 6’5′ | 240 | Oklahoma St. |
| Curley Culp | DT-NT-G | March 10, 1946 | 6’2′ | 265 | Arizona St. |
| Greg Davidson | C | April 24, 1958 | 6’2′ | 250 | North Texas |
| Charles Davis | DT-NT | November 17, 1951 | 6’1′ | 269 | TCU |
| Andy Dorris | DE | August 11, 1951 | 6’4′ | 238 | New Mexico St. |
| Angelo Fields | T | September 15, 1957 | 6’6′ | 321 | Michigan St. |
| Ed Fisher | G-C-DE | May 31, 1949 | 6’3′ | 249 | Arizona St. |
| Toni Fritsch | K | July 10, 1945 | 5’7′ | 190 | none |
| Leon Gray | T-G | November 15, 1951 | 6’3′ | 256 | Jackson St. |
| Sammy Green | LB | October 12, 1954 | 6’2′ | 228 | Florida |
| Jeff Groth | WR | July 2, 1957 | 5’10’ | 176 | Bowling Green |
| Carter Hartwig | DB | February 27, 1956 | 6’0′ | 205 | USC |
| Conway Hayman | G-T | January 9, 1949 | 6’3′ | 264 | Delaware |
| Thomas Henderson | LB | March 1, 1953 | 6’2′ | 221 | Langston |
| Daryl Hunt | LB | November 3, 1956 | 6’3′ | 229 | Oklahoma |
| Billy Johnson | WR | January 21, 1952 | 5’9′ | 170 | Widener |
| Ken Kennard | NT-DE | October 4, 1954 | 6’2′ | 248 | Angelo State (TX) |
| Chester Marcol | K | October 24, 1949 | 6’0′ | 190 | Hillsdale |
| Carl Mauck | C | July 7, 1947 | 6’4′ | 243 | Southern Illinois |
| Guido Merkens | WR-QB-DB | August 14, 1955 | 6’1′ | 200 | Sam Houston St. |
| Gifford Nielsen | QB | October 25, 1954 | 6’4′ | 205 | BYU |
| Cliff Parsley | P | December 26, 1954 | 6’1′ | 211 | Oklahoma St. |
| Vernon Perry | DB | September 22, 1953 | 6’2′ | 211 | Jackson St. |
| Mike Reinfeldt | DB | May 6, 1953 | 6’2′ | 192 | Wisc-Milwaukee |
| Mike Renfro | WR | June 19, 1955 | 6’0′ | 184 | TCU |
| Carl Roaches | WR | October 2, 1953 | 5’8′ | 168 | Texas A&M |
| Tim Smith | WR | March 20, 1957 | 6’2′ | 201 | Nebraska |
| Ken Stabler | QB | December 25, 1945 | 6’3′ | 215 | Alabama |
| Greg Stemrick | DB | October 25, 1951 | 5’11’ | 185 | Colorado St. |
| Mike Stensrud | NT-DE-DT | February 19, 1956 | 6’5′ | 280 | Iowa St. |
| Art Stringer | LB | January 30, 1954 | 6’1′ | 223 | Ball St. |
| Jack Tatum | DB | November 18, 1948 | 5’10’ | 200 | Ohio St. |
| Ted Thompson | LB | January 17, 1953 | 6’1′ | 220 | SMU |
| Morris Towns | T | January 10, 1954 | 6’4′ | 270 | Missouri |
| Ted Washington | LB | February 16, 1948 | 6’1′ | 244 | Miss. Valley St. |
| J.C. Wilson | DB | March 11, 1956 | 6’0′ | 178 | Tampa |
| Tim Wilson | FB | January 14, 1954 | 6’3′ | 226 | Maryland |
| Bob Young | G-DE-DT | September 3, 1942 | 6’1′ | 270 | Texas |
