1981 Houston Oilers Team Info
League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
National Football League (NFL) | Ed Biles (7-9) | 5-11 | – | Finished 3rd in the NFL’s American Football Conference Central Division | – |
Roster
Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
Adger Armstrong | RB | June 21, 1957 | 6’0′ | 213 | Texas A&M |
Harold Bailey | WR,SB | April 12, 1957 | 6’2′ | 195 | Oklahoma St. |
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 |
Robert Brazile | LB | February 7, 1953 | 6’4′ | 241 | Jackson St. |
Billy Brooks | WR | August 20, 1953 | 6’3′ | 204 | Oklahoma |
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 |
Ronnie Coleman | RB | July 9, 1951 | 5’10’ | 195 | Alabama A&M |
John Corker | LB | December 29, 1958 | 6’5′ | 240 | Oklahoma St. |
Greg Davidson | C | April 24, 1958 | 6’2′ | 250 | North Texas |
Andy Dorris | DE | August 11, 1951 | 6’4′ | 238 | New Mexico St. |
Nick Eyre | T | June 16, 1959 | 6’5′ | 276 | BYU |
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. |
Carter Hartwig | DB | February 27, 1956 | 6’0′ | 205 | USC |
Mike Holston | WR | January 8, 1958 | 6’3′ | 189 | Morgan St. |
Daryl Hunt | LB | November 3, 1956 | 6’3′ | 229 | Oklahoma |
Bill Kay | DB | January 10, 1960 | 6’1′ | 190 | Purdue |
Ken Kennard | NT-DE | October 4, 1954 | 6’2′ | 248 | Angelo State (TX) |
Carl Mauck | C | July 7, 1947 | 6’4′ | 243 | Southern Illinois |
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. |
John Reaves | QB | March 2, 1950 | 6’3′ | 210 | Florida |
Mike Reinfeldt | DB | May 6, 1953 | 6’2′ | 192 | Wisc-Milwaukee |
Mike Renfro | WR | June 19, 1955 | 6’0′ | 184 | TCU |
Avon Riley | LB | February 10, 1958 | 6’3′ | 230 | UCLA |
Carl Roaches | WR | October 2, 1953 | 5’8′ | 168 | Texas A&M |
John Schuhmacher | G-T | September 23, 1955 | 6’3′ | 271 | USC |
Daryle Skaugstad | NT | April 8, 1957 | 6’5′ | 254 | California |
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. |
Rich Thomaselli | RB | February 26, 1957 | 6’1′ | 199 | West Virginia Wesleyan |
Ted Thompson | LB | January 17, 1953 | 6’1′ | 220 | SMU |
Morris Towns | T | January 10, 1954 | 6’4′ | 270 | Missouri |
Willie Tullis | DB | April 5, 1958 | 6’0′ | 193 | Southern Miss |
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 |