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class="infobox-label">Playoff finish</th><td class="infobox-data"><i>Did not qualify</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/1974_Pro_Bowl" title="1974 Pro Bowl">Pro Bowlers</a></th><td class="infobox-data">DE <a href="/wiki/Elvin_Bethea" title="Elvin Bethea">Elvin Bethea</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint nowrap" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; padding-top: 3px;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol 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season">1972</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_Oilers_seasons" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Houston Oilers seasons">Oilers seasons</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1974 Houston Oilers season">1974</a> →</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b><a href="/wiki/1973_NFL_season" title="1973 NFL season">1973</a> <a href="/wiki/Houston_Oilers" title="Houston Oilers">Houston Oilers</a> season</b> was their fourth season in the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> and their 14th in competition overall. The team matched their <a href="/wiki/1972_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1972 Houston Oilers season">previous season</a> output of 1–13,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and they missed the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season. Their eighteen consecutive losses after winning the third game in 1972 was an NFL record beaten only by the expansion Tampa Bay Buccaneers <a href="/wiki/1976_Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_season" title="1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season">in 1976</a> and <a href="/wiki/1977_Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_season" title="1977 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season">1977</a>, the Detroit Lions from the last game of <a href="/wiki/2007_Detroit_Lions_season" title="2007 Detroit Lions season">2007</a> until the third game of <a href="/wiki/2009_Detroit_Lions_season" title="2009 Detroit Lions season">2009</a>, and the Jacksonville Jaguars from <a href="/wiki/2020_Jacksonville_Jaguars_season" title="2020 Jacksonville Jaguars season">2020</a> to <a href="/wiki/2021_Jacksonville_Jaguars_season" title="2021 Jacksonville Jaguars season">2021</a>. </p><p>Coach <a href="/wiki/Bill_Peterson" title="Bill Peterson">Bill Peterson</a> left the team after a 0–5 start and was replaced by coaching veteran <a href="/wiki/Sid_Gillman" title="Sid Gillman">Sid Gillman</a>, who went 1–8 to finish the season. Peterson finished his NFL coaching career with a 1–18 record. The one win is the fewest for any head coach in NFL history. The Oilers’ offense struggled in 1973, ranking last in rushing yards (1388), second worst in yards per play (3.9), and third worst in both total yards (3307) and first downs (tied at 193).<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 1973 Oilers had one of the worst defenses of all time, statistically; they gave up 447 points during the season, the most ever for a 14-game season in the <a href="/wiki/1970_AFL-NFL_Merger" class="mw-redirect" title="1970 AFL-NFL Merger">merger era</a> (1970–1977).<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Only three teams gave up more points in a 14-game season: <a href="/wiki/1966_New_York_Giants_season" title="1966 New York Giants season">the 1966 Giants</a>, <a href="/wiki/1963_Denver_Broncos_season" title="1963 Denver Broncos season">the 1963 Broncos</a>, and <a href="/wiki/1961_Oakland_Raiders_season" title="1961 Oakland Raiders season">the 1961 Raiders</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Their point-differential of −248 points was the worst in the league that year, and remains one of the ten worst in NFL history.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (The second-worst team, the <a href="/wiki/1973_Philadelphia_Eagles_season" title="1973 Philadelphia Eagles season">Philadelphia Eagles</a>, gave up 393 points, or 3.8 fewer points per game.) Houston also gave up a league-high 26 touchdown passes in 1973. </p><p>They are also the most recent franchise in the NFL to have back-to-back one-win seasons; in fact since 1974 not a single NFL franchise again suffered multiple one- or no-win seasons in a non-strike season, until the Cleveland Browns did so in <a href="/wiki/2016_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="2016 Cleveland Browns season">2016</a> and <a href="/wiki/2017_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="2017 Cleveland Browns season">2017</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since the NFL developed a uniform schedule in <a href="/wiki/1936_NFL_season" title="1936 NFL season">1936</a>, the only other time a franchise has had back-to-back one-win seasons has been <a href="/wiki/1949_Baltimore_Colts_season" title="1949 Baltimore Colts season">the 1949</a> and <a href="/wiki/1950_Baltimore_Colts_season" title="1950 Baltimore Colts season">1950 Baltimore Colts</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Offseason">Offseason</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973_Houston_Oilers_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Offseason"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="NFL_draft">NFL draft</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973_Houston_Oilers_season&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: NFL draft"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1973_NFL_draft" title="1973 NFL draft">1973 NFL draft</a></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="6" style="background-color: #203D86 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #D50D0E, inset -2px -2px 0 #D50D0E;;text-align:center;"><b>1973 Houston Oilers draft</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Round </th> <th>Pick </th> <th>Player </th> <th>Position </th> <th>College </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d9e9f9"> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">1 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">1 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/John_Matuszak" title="John Matuszak">John Matuszak</a><span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_end" title="Defensive end">Defensive end</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Tampa_Spartans_football" title="Tampa Spartans football">Tampa</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d9e9f9"> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">1 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">14 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/George_Amundson" title="George Amundson">George Amundson</a><span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">Running back</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Iowa_State_Cyclones_football" title="Iowa State Cyclones football">Iowa State</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d9e9f9"> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">4 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">79 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Gregg_Bingham" title="Gregg Bingham">Gregg Bingham</a><span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">Linebacker</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Purdue_Boilermakers_football" title="Purdue Boilermakers football">Purdue</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">5 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">105 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">Edesel Garrison<span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">Wide receiver</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/USC_Trojans_football" title="USC Trojans football">USC</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d9e9f9"> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">6 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">131 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">Ron Mayo<span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">Tight end</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Morgan_State_Bears_football" title="Morgan State Bears football">Morgan State</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">7 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">157 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Shelby_Jordan" title="Shelby Jordan">Shelby Jordan</a><span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Tackle_(gridiron_football_position)" title="Tackle (gridiron football position)">Tackle</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Washington_University_Bears_football" title="Washington University Bears football">Washington University in St. Louis</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d9e9f9"> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">8 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">183 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Blahak" title="Joe Blahak">Joe Blahak</a><span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">Defensive back</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Nebraska_Cornhuskers_football" title="Nebraska Cornhuskers football">Nebraska</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">9 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">209 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">Mark Williams<span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">Kicker </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Rice_Owls_football" title="Rice Owls football">Rice</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">10 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">235 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">Darrell Vaughn<span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_tackle" title="Defensive tackle">Defensive tackle</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Colorado_Bears_football" title="Northern Colorado Bears football">Northern Colorado</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d9e9f9"> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">11 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">261 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">Larry Eaglin<span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">Defensive back</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Stephen_F._Austin_Lumberjacks_football" title="Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football">Stephen F. Austin</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">12 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">287 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">Brad Lyman<span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">Wide receiver</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/UCLA_Bruins_football" title="UCLA Bruins football">UCLA</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">13 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">313 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Willie_Martin_(Canadian_football)" title="Willie Martin (Canadian football)">Willie Martin</a><span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(gridiron_football)" title="Guard (gridiron football)">Guard</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_State_RiverHawks_football" title="Northeastern State RiverHawks football">Northeastern State (Oklahoma)</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d9e9f9"> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">14 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">339 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">Ron Lou<span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Center_(gridiron_football)" title="Center (gridiron football)">Center</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Arizona_State_Sun_Devils_football" title="Arizona State Sun Devils football">Arizona State</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">15 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">365 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">Roger Goree<span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">Linebacker</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Baylor_Bears_football" title="Baylor Bears football">Baylor</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">16 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">391 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">Tim Dameron<span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">Wide receiver</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/East_Carolina_Pirates_football" title="East Carolina Pirates football">East Carolina</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">17 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">417 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">Randy Braband<span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">Linebacker</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Texas_Longhorns_football" title="Texas Longhorns football">Texas</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="text-align:center;"><small><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#d9e9f9; color:black;">     </span> Made roster  </small> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Roster">Roster</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973_Houston_Oilers_season&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Roster"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours"> <caption style="background-color: #203D86 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #D50D0E, inset -2px -2px 0 #D50D0E;; text-align: center;"><b>1973 Houston Oilers roster</b> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><b><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">Quarterbacks</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(QB)</span></b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">10</span> <a href="/wiki/Lynn_Dickey" title="Lynn Dickey">Lynn Dickey</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">14</span> <a href="/wiki/Ed_Hargett" class="mw-redirect" title="Ed Hargett">Ed Hargett</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;"> 7</span> <a href="/wiki/Dan_Pastorini" title="Dan Pastorini">Dan Pastorini</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">Running backs</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(RB)</span></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">12</span> <i><a href="/wiki/George_Amundson" title="George Amundson">George Amundson</a></i></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">36</span> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Gresham" title="Bob Gresham">Bob Gresham</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">40</span> <a href="/wiki/Lewis_Jolley" title="Lewis Jolley">Lewis Jolley</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">15</span> <a href="/wiki/Al_Johnson_(defensive_back)" title="Al Johnson (defensive back)">Al Johnson</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">18</span> <a href="/wiki/Paul_Robinson_(American_football)" title="Paul Robinson (American football)">Paul Robinson</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">28</span> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Thomas_(American_football)" title="Bill Thomas (American football)">Bill Thomas</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">44</span> <a href="/wiki/Fred_Willis" title="Fred Willis">Fred Willis</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">Wide receivers</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(WR)</span></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">81</span> <a href="/wiki/Jim_Beirne" title="Jim Beirne">Jim Beirne</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">00</span> <a href="/wiki/Ken_Burrough" title="Ken Burrough">Ken Burrough</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">87</span> <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Hinton_(American_football)" title="Eddie Hinton (American football)">Eddie Hinton</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">20</span> <a href="/wiki/Billy_Parks" title="Billy Parks">Billy Parks</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">Tight ends</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(TE)</span></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">82</span> <a href="/wiki/Mack_Alston" title="Mack Alston">Mack Alston</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">80</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Ron_Mayo" title="Ron Mayo">Ron Mayo</a></i></li></ul> </td> <td style="width:25px;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><b><a href="/wiki/Offensive_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Offensive line">Offensive linemen</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(OL)</span></b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">63</span> <a href="/wiki/Levert_Carr" title="Levert Carr">Levert Carr</a> <abbr title="Offensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">T</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">75</span> <a href="/wiki/Elbert_Drungo" title="Elbert Drungo">Elbert Drungo</a> <abbr title="Offensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">T</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">69</span> <a href="/wiki/Solomon_Freelon" title="Solomon Freelon">Solomon Freelon</a> <abbr title="Left guard"><span style="font-size:90%;">LG</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">66</span> <a href="/wiki/Tom_Funchess" title="Tom Funchess">Tom Funchess</a> <abbr title="Offensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">T</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">68</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Brian_Goodman" title="Brian Goodman">Brian Goodman</a></i> <abbr title="Offensive guard"><span style="font-size:90%;">G</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">57</span> <a href="/wiki/Sam_Gruneisen" title="Sam Gruneisen">Sam Gruneisen</a> <abbr title="Center"><span style="font-size:90%;">C</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">60</span> <a href="/wiki/Al_Jenkins_(American_football)" title="Al Jenkins (American football)">Al Jenkins</a> <abbr title="Right guard"><span style="font-size:90%;">RG</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">61</span> <a href="/wiki/Harris_Jones" title="Harris Jones">Harris Jones</a> <abbr title="Offensive guard"><span style="font-size:90%;">G</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">51</span> <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ron_Lou&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ron Lou (page does not exist)">Ron Lou</a></i> <abbr title="Center"><span style="font-size:90%;">C</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">64</span> <a href="/wiki/Ron_Saul" title="Ron Saul">Ron Saul</a> <abbr title="Offensive guard"><span style="font-size:90%;">G</span></abbr></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Defensive_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Defensive line">Defensive linemen</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(DL)</span></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">65</span> <a href="/wiki/Elvin_Bethea" title="Elvin Bethea">Elvin Bethea</a> <abbr title="Defensive end"><span style="font-size:90%;">DE</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">76</span> <a href="/wiki/Al_Cowlings" title="Al Cowlings">Al Cowlings</a> <abbr title="Defensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">DT</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">67</span> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Fanucci" title="Mike Fanucci">Mike Fanucci</a> <abbr title="Defensive end"><span style="font-size:90%;">DE</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">78</span> <i><a href="/wiki/John_Matuszak" title="John Matuszak">John Matuszak</a></i> <abbr title="Defensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">DT</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">70</span> <a href="/wiki/Tody_Smith" title="Tody Smith">Tody Smith</a> <abbr title="Defensive end"><span style="font-size:90%;">DE</span></abbr></li></ul> </td> <td style="width:25px;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><b><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">Linebackers</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(LB)</span></b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">54</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Gregg_Bingham" title="Gregg Bingham">Gregg Bingham</a></i></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">55</span> <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Cindrich" title="Ralph Cindrich">Ralph Cindrich</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">59</span> <a href="/wiki/Phil_Croyle" title="Phil Croyle">Phil Croyle</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">49</span> <a href="/wiki/Dick_Cunningham_(American_football)" title="Dick Cunningham (American football)">Dick Cunningham</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">58</span> <a href="/wiki/Paul_Guidry" title="Paul Guidry">Paul Guidry</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">59</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Brian_McConnell_(American_football)" title="Brian McConnell (American football)">Brian McConnell</a></i></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">56</span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Guy_Roberts_(American_football)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Guy Roberts (American football) (page does not exist)">Guy Roberts</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">53</span> <a href="/wiki/Ted_Washington,_Sr." class="mw-redirect" title="Ted Washington, Sr.">Ted Washington</a> <abbr title="Outside linebacker"><span style="font-size:90%;">OLB</span></abbr></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">Defensive backs</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(DB)</span></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">19</span> <a href="/wiki/Willie_Alexander_(American_football)" title="Willie Alexander (American football)">Willie Alexander</a> <abbr title="Cornerback"><span style="font-size:90%;">CB</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">48</span> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Atkins_(American_football)" title="Bob Atkins (American football)">Bob Atkins</a> <abbr title="Free safety"><span style="font-size:90%;">FS</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">27</span> <a href="/wiki/Joe_Blahak" title="Joe Blahak">Joe Blahak</a> <abbr title="Free safety"><span style="font-size:90%;">FS</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">26</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Larry_Eaglin" title="Larry Eaglin">Larry Eaglin</a></i></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">13</span> <a href="/wiki/Alvin_Haymond" title="Alvin Haymond">Alvin Haymond</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">33</span> <a href="/wiki/Benny_Johnson_(American_football)" title="Benny Johnson (American football)">Benny Johnson</a> <abbr title="Cornerback"><span style="font-size:90%;">CB</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">22</span> <a href="/wiki/Zeke_Moore_(American_football)" title="Zeke Moore (American football)">Zeke Moore</a> <abbr title="Cornerback"><span style="font-size:90%;">CB</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">37</span> <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Severson" title="Jeff Severson">Jeff Severson</a> <abbr title="Strong safety"><span style="font-size:90%;">SS</span></abbr></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Special_teams" class="mw-redirect" title="Special teams">Special teams</a></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;"> 2</span> <a href="/wiki/Skip_Butler" title="Skip Butler">Skip Butler</a> <abbr title="Kicker"><span style="font-size:90%;">K</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">11</span> <a href="/wiki/Dave_Green_(American_football)" title="Dave Green (American football)">Dave Green</a> <abbr title="Punter"><span style="font-size:90%;">P</span></abbr></li></ul> </td> <td style="width: 25px;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p><b>Reserve</b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">25</span> <a href="/wiki/John_Charles_(American_football)" title="John Charles (American football)">John Charles</a> <abbr title="Strong safety"><span style="font-size:90%;">SS</span></abbr> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Injured_reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Injured reserve">IR</a>)</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">50</span> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Curry" title="Bill Curry">Bill Curry</a> <abbr title="Center"><span style="font-size:90%;">C</span></abbr> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Injured_reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Injured reserve">IR</a>)</span></li></ul> <p><br /> <span style="font-size:90%;"><i>Rookies in italics</i></span> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Schedule">Schedule</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973_Houston_Oilers_season&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Schedule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color: #203D86 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #D50D0E, inset -2px -2px 0 #D50D0E;">Week </th> <th style="background-color: #203D86 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #D50D0E, inset -2px -2px 0 #D50D0E;">Date </th> <th style="background-color: #203D86 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #D50D0E, inset -2px -2px 0 #D50D0E;">Opponent </th> <th style="background-color: #203D86 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #D50D0E, inset -2px -2px 0 #D50D0E;">Result </th> <th style="background-color: #203D86 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #D50D0E, inset -2px -2px 0 #D50D0E;">Record </th> <th style="background-color: #203D86 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #D50D0E, inset -2px -2px 0 #D50D0E;">Venue </th> <th style="background-color: #203D86 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #D50D0E, inset -2px -2px 0 #D50D0E;">Attendance </th></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>1 </th> <td>September 16 </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/1973_New_York_Giants_season" title="1973 New York Giants season">New York Giants</a> </td> <td><b>L</b> 14–34 </td> <td>0–1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yankee_Stadium_(1923)" title="Yankee Stadium (1923)">Yankee Stadium</a> </td> <td>57,979 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>2 </th> <td>September 23 </td> <td>at <b><a href="/wiki/1973_Cincinnati_Bengals_season" title="1973 Cincinnati Bengals season">Cincinnati Bengals</a></b> </td> <td><b>L</b> 10–24 </td> <td>0–2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Riverfront_Stadium" title="Riverfront Stadium">Riverfront Stadium</a> </td> <td>51,823 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>3 </th> <td>September 30 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/1973_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1973 Pittsburgh Steelers season">Pittsburgh Steelers</a></b> </td> <td><b>L</b> 7–36 </td> <td>0–3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Astrodome" title="Astrodome">Astrodome</a> </td> <td>39,331 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>4 </th> <td>October 7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1973_Los_Angeles_Rams_season" title="1973 Los Angeles Rams season">Los Angeles Rams</a> </td> <td><b>L</b> 26–31 </td> <td>0–4 </td> <td>Astrodome </td> <td>34,875 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>5 </th> <td>October 14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1973_Denver_Broncos_season" title="1973 Denver Broncos season">Denver Broncos</a> </td> <td><b>L</b> 20–48 </td> <td>0–5 </td> <td>Astrodome </td> <td>32,801 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>6 </th> <td>October 21 </td> <td>at <b><a href="/wiki/1973_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1973 Cleveland Browns season">Cleveland Browns</a></b> </td> <td><b>L</b> 13–42 </td> <td>0–6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Municipal_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Municipal Stadium">Cleveland Municipal Stadium</a> </td> <td>61,146 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>7 </th> <td>October 28 </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/1973_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1973 Chicago Bears season">Chicago Bears</a> </td> <td><b>L</b> 14–35 </td> <td>0–7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Soldier_Field" title="Soldier Field">Soldier Field</a> </td> <td>43,755 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>8 </th> <td>November 4 </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/1973_Baltimore_Colts_season" title="1973 Baltimore Colts season">Baltimore Colts</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 31–27 </td> <td>1–7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Memorial_Stadium_(Baltimore)" class="mw-redirect" title="Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)">Memorial Stadium</a> </td> <td>52,707 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>9 </th> <td>November 11 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/1973_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1973 Cleveland Browns season">Cleveland Browns</a></b> </td> <td><b>L</b> 13–23 </td> <td>1–8 </td> <td>Astrodome </td> <td>37,230 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>10 </th> <td>November 18 </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/1973_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="1973 Kansas City Chiefs season">Kansas City Chiefs</a> </td> <td><b>L</b> 14–38 </td> <td>1–9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arrowhead_Stadium" title="Arrowhead Stadium">Arrowhead Stadium</a> </td> <td>68,444 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>11 </th> <td>November 25 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1973_New_England_Patriots_season" title="1973 New England Patriots season">New England Patriots</a> </td> <td><b>L</b> 0–32 </td> <td>1–10 </td> <td>Astrodome </td> <td>27,344 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>12 </th> <td>December 2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1973_Oakland_Raiders_season" title="1973 Oakland Raiders season">Oakland Raiders</a> </td> <td><b>L</b> 6–17 </td> <td>1–11 </td> <td>Astrodome </td> <td>25,801 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>13 </th> <td>December 9 </td> <td>at <b><a href="/wiki/1973_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1973 Pittsburgh Steelers season">Pittsburgh Steelers</a></b> </td> <td><b>L</b> 7–33 </td> <td>1–12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Three_Rivers_Stadium" title="Three Rivers Stadium">Three Rivers Stadium</a> </td> <td>38,004 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>14 </th> <td>December 16 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/1973_Cincinnati_Bengals_season" title="1973 Cincinnati Bengals season">Cincinnati Bengals</a></b> </td> <td><b>L</b> 24–27 </td> <td>1–13 </td> <td>Astrodome </td> <td>21,955 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #203D86 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #D50D0E, inset -2px -2px 0 #D50D0E;"> <td colspan="8"><b>Note:</b> Intra-division opponents are in <b>bold</b> text. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Game_summaries">Game summaries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973_Houston_Oilers_season&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Game summaries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_3">Week 3</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973_Houston_Oilers_season&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Week 3"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/1973_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1973 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1973 Pittsburgh Steelers season</a></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #203D86 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #D50D0E, inset -2px -2px 0 #D50D0E;; text-align:center"><b>Pittsburgh Steelers (2–0) at Houston Oilers (0–2)</b></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="col">Quarter</th> <th scope="col" width="25"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="First quarter">1</span></th> <th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Second quarter">2</span></th> <th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Third quarter">3</span></th><th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Fourth quarter">4</span></th><th scope="col" width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Steelers</th> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>13</td><td>17</td><td><b>36</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Oilers</th> <td>0</td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td><td>0</td><td><b>7</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Astrodome" title="Astrodome">Astrodome</a>, <a href="/wiki/Houston,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Houston, Texas">Houston, Texas</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: September 30</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 2:00 p.m.</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: Indoors (dome)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 39,331</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Tunney_(American_football_official)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jim Tunney (American football official)">Jim Tunney</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197309300oti.htm">Pro-Football-Reference.com</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output 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;;width:1%">Stadiums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Robertson_Stadium" title="Robertson Stadium">Jeppesen Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rice_Stadium_(Rice_University)" title="Rice Stadium (Rice University)">Rice Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Astrodome" title="Astrodome">Houston Astrodome</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simmons_Bank_Liberty_Stadium" title="Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium">Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FirstBank_Stadium" title="FirstBank Stadium">Vanderbilt Stadium</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Nissan_Stadium" title="Nissan Stadium">Nissan Stadium</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Nissan_Stadium" title="New Nissan Stadium">New Nissan Stadium</a> (future)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #4B92DB !important; color: #002244 !important; ;;width:1%">Culture</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bud_Adams" title="Bud Adams">Bud Adams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luv_Ya_Blue" title="Luv Ya Blue">Luv Ya Blue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T-Rac" title="T-Rac">T-Rac</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Titans_Cheerleaders" title="Tennessee Titans Cheerleaders">Cheerleaders</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #4B92DB !important; color: #002244 !important; ;;width:1%">Lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Comeback_(American_football)" title="The Comeback (American football)">The Comeback</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_City_Miracle" title="Music City Miracle">Music City Miracle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXIV" title="Super Bowl XXXIV">One Yard Short</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #4B92DB !important; color: #002244 !important; ;;width:1%">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ravens%E2%80%93Titans_rivalry" title="Ravens–Titans rivalry">Baltimore Ravens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bills%E2%80%93Titans_rivalry" title="Bills–Titans rivalry">Buffalo Bills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor%27s_Cup_(Texas)" title="Governor's Cup (Texas)">Dallas Cowboys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texans%E2%80%93Titans_rivalry" title="Texans–Titans rivalry">Houston Texans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colts%E2%80%93Titans_rivalry" title="Colts–Titans rivalry">Indianapolis Colts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaguars%E2%80%93Titans_rivalry" title="Jaguars–Titans rivalry">Jacksonville Jaguars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steelers%E2%80%93Titans_rivalry" title="Steelers–Titans rivalry">Pittsburgh Steelers</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #4B92DB !important; color: #002244 !important; ;;width:1%">Division championships (11)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1960_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1960 Houston Oilers season">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1961 Houston Oilers season">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1962 Houston Oilers season">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1967 Houston Oilers season">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1991 Houston Oilers season">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1993 Houston Oilers season">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Tennessee_Titans_season" title="2000 Tennessee Titans season">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Tennessee_Titans_season" title="2002 Tennessee Titans season">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Tennessee_Titans_season" title="2008 Tennessee Titans season">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Tennessee_Titans_season" title="2020 Tennessee Titans season">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Tennessee_Titans_season" title="2021 Tennessee Titans season">2021</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #4B92DB !important; color: #002244 !important; ;;width:1%">Conference championships (1)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1999_NFL_season" title="1999 NFL season">1999</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #4B92DB !important; color: #002244 !important; ;;width:1%">League championships (2)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1960_American_Football_League_Championship_Game" title="1960 American Football League Championship Game">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_American_Football_League_Championship_Game" title="1961 American Football League Championship Game">1961</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #4B92DB !important; color: #002244 !important; ;;width:1%">Retired numbers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Warren_Moon" title="Warren Moon">1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_McNair" title="Steve McNair">9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_George" title="Eddie George">27</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_Campbell" title="Earl Campbell">34</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Norton_(safety)" title="Jim Norton (safety)">43</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Munchak" title="Mike Munchak">63</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elvin_Bethea" title="Elvin Bethea">65</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Matthews_(American_football)" title="Bruce Matthews (American football)">74</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #4B92DB !important; color: #002244 !important; ;;width:1%">Media</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Tennessee_Titans_broadcasters" title="List of Tennessee Titans broadcasters">Broadcasters</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Titans_All_Access" title="Titans All Access">Titans All Access</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Titans_Preseason_Football" class="mw-redirect" title="Titans Preseason Football">Titans Preseason Football</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Titans_Radio_Network" title="Titans Radio Network">Titans Radio Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKRN-TV" title="WKRN-TV">WKRN-TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTVF" title="WTVF">WTVF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WZTV" title="WZTV">WZTV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WGFX" title="WGFX">WGFX-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WSMV-TV" title="WSMV-TV">WSMV-TV</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #4B92DB !important; color: #002244 !important; ;;width:1%">Current league affiliations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>League: <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (1970–present)</li> <li>Conference: <a href="/wiki/American_Football_Conference" title="American Football Conference">American Football Conference</a></li> <li>Division: <a href="/wiki/AFC_South" title="AFC South">South Division</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #4B92DB !important; color: #002244 !important; ;;width:1%">Former league affiliation</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>League: <a href="/wiki/American_Football_League" title="American Football League">American Football League</a> (1960–1969)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #4B92DB !important; color: #002244 !important; ;;width:1%">Key personnel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bud_Adams" title="Bud Adams">Bud Adams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amy_Adams_Strunk" title="Amy Adams Strunk">Amy Adams Strunk</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link 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0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/1960_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1960 Houston Oilers season">1960</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1961_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1961 Houston Oilers season">1961</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1962 Houston Oilers season">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1963 Houston Oilers season">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1964 Houston Oilers season">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1965 Houston Oilers season">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1966 Houston Oilers season">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1967 Houston Oilers season">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1968 Houston Oilers season">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1969 Houston Oilers season">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1970 Houston Oilers season">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1971 Houston Oilers season">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1972 Houston Oilers season">1972</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1974 Houston Oilers season">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1975 Houston Oilers season">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1976 Houston Oilers season">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1977 Houston Oilers season">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1978 Houston Oilers season">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1979 Houston Oilers season">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1980 Houston Oilers season">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1981 Houston Oilers season">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1982 Houston Oilers season">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1983 Houston Oilers season">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1984 Houston Oilers season">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1985 Houston Oilers season">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1986 Houston Oilers season">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1987 Houston Oilers season">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1988 Houston Oilers season">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1989 Houston Oilers season">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1990 Houston Oilers season">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1991 Houston Oilers season">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1992 Houston Oilers season">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1993 Houston Oilers season">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1994 Houston Oilers season">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1995 Houston Oilers season">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1996 Houston Oilers season">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Tennessee_Oilers_season" title="1997 Tennessee Oilers season">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Tennessee_Oilers_season" title="1998 Tennessee Oilers season">1998</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1999_Tennessee_Titans_season" title="1999 Tennessee Titans season">1999</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Tennessee_Titans_season" title="2000 Tennessee Titans season">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Tennessee_Titans_season" title="2001 Tennessee Titans season">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Tennessee_Titans_season" title="2002 Tennessee Titans season">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Tennessee_Titans_season" title="2003 Tennessee Titans season">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Tennessee_Titans_season" title="2004 Tennessee Titans season">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Tennessee_Titans_season" title="2005 Tennessee Titans season">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Tennessee_Titans_season" title="2006 Tennessee Titans season">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Tennessee_Titans_season" title="2007 Tennessee Titans season">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Tennessee_Titans_season" title="2008 Tennessee Titans season">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Tennessee_Titans_season" title="2009 Tennessee Titans season">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Tennessee_Titans_season" title="2010 Tennessee Titans season">2010</a></li> <li><a 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