| 1977 Houston Oilers season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bud Adams |
| General manager | Bum Phillips |
| Head coach | Bum Phillips |
| Home stadium | Houston Astrodome |
| Results | |
| Record | 8–6 |
| Division place | 2ndAFC Central |
| Playoffs | Did not qualify |
| All-Pros | LBRobert Brazile(1st team) PR/KRBilly "White Shoes" Johnson(1st team) DLCurley Culp(2nd team) WRKen Burrough(2nd team) |
| Pro Bowlers | DTElvin Bethea DLCurley Culp LBRobert Brazile |
The1977Houston Oilers season was the 18th season overall and eighth with theNational Football League (NFL). The Oilers won three of their first four games, which was capped by a 27–10 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Astrodome. However, injuries would hamper the Oilers chances as they lost five of their next six games. The team improved upon theirprevious season's output of 5–9, winning eight games,[1] but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the eighth consecutive season.
| 1977 Houston Oilers draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Morris Towns | Offensive tackle | Missouri | |
| 2 | 38 | George Reihner | Offensive guard | Penn State | |
| 3 | 66 | Tim Wilson | Running back | Maryland | |
| 3 | 70 | Jimmie Giles * | Tight end | Alcorn State | |
| 3 | 84 | Rob Carpenter | Running back | Miami (OH) | |
| 4 | 98 | Warren Anderson | Wide receiver | West Virginia State | |
| 6 | 148 | Gary Woolford | Cornerback | Florida State | |
| 6 | 165 | David Carter | Center | Western Kentucky | |
| 8 | 198 | Steve Davis | Wide receiver | Georgia | |
| 8 | 205 | Eddie Foster | Wide receiver | Houston | |
| 9 | 232 | Bill Currier | Safety | South Carolina | |
| 10 | 262 | Harvey Hull | Linebacker | Mississippi State | |
| 11 | 289 | Al Romano | Linebacker | Pittsburgh | |
| 12 | 316 | Ove Johansson | Kicker | Abilene Christian | |
| Made roster * Made at least onePro Bowl during career | |||||
| Quarterbacks(QB) Running backs(RB) Wide receivers(WR) Tight ends(TE) | Offensive linemen(OL) | Linebackers(LB)
Defensive backs(DB)
Special teams(ST) | Reserve
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| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 18 | New York Jets | W 20–0 | 1–0 | Astrodome | 39,488 | |
| 2 | September 25 | atGreen Bay Packers | W 16–10 | 2–0 | Lambeau Field | 55,071 | |
| 3 | October 2 | atMiami Dolphins | L 7–27 | 2–1 | Miami Orange Bowl | 49,619 | |
| 4 | October 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 27–10 | 3–1 | Astrodome | 49,226 | |
| 5 | October 16 | Cleveland Browns | L 23–24 | 3–2 | Astrodome | 47,888 | |
| 6 | October 23 | atPittsburgh Steelers | L 10–27 | 3–3 | Three Rivers Stadium | 48,517 | |
| 7 | October 30 | atCincinnati Bengals | L 10–13 | 3–4 | Riverfront Stadium | 53,194 | |
| 8 | November 6 | Chicago Bears | W 47–0 | 4–4 | Astrodome | 47,226 | |
| 9 | November 13 | atOakland Raiders | L 29–34 | 4–5 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 53,667 | |
| 10 | November 20 | atSeattle Seahawks | W 22–10 | 5–5 | Kingdome | 61,519 | |
| 11 | November 27 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 34–20 | 6–5 | Astrodome | 42,934 | |
| 12 | December 4 | Denver Broncos | L 14–24 | 6–6 | Astrodome | 46,875 | |
| 13 | December 11 | atCleveland Browns | W 19–15 | 7–6 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 30,898 | |
| 14 | December 18 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 21–16 | 8–6 | Astrodome | 46,212 | |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are inbold text. | |||||||
| AFC Central | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers(3) | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 4–2 | 7–5 | 276 | 243 | W1 |
| Houston Oilers | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 3–3 | 6–6 | 299 | 230 | W2 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 3–3 | 6–5 | 238 | 235 | L1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 2–4 | 5–7 | 269 | 267 | L4 |
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