1969 Houston Oilers season

NFL team season

1969 Houston Oilers season

Owner| Bud Adams
General manager| Don Klosterman
Head coach| Wally Lemm
Home field| Houston Astrodome
Results
Record| 6–6–2
Division place| 2nd AFL Eastern
Playoff finish| Lost Divisional Playoffs
(at Raiders) 7–56

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* Oilers seasons
* 1970 ->

The 1969 Houston Oilers season was the tenth and final season for the Houston Oilers as a professional AFL franchise before moving to the National Football League when the two merged. The team equaled their 1968 record of 7–7 (.500), finishing 6–6–2.[1] They qualified for the playoffs but lost in the divisional round to the Oakland Raiders.

## Roster[edit]

Houston Oilers roster

Quarterbacks

* 11 Pete Beathard
* 12 Bob Davis
* 10 Don Trull

Running backs

* 35 Woody Campbell
* 32 Hoyle Granger
* 36 Roy Hopkins
* 36 Rich Johnson
* 24 Mike Richardson

Wide receivers

* 81 Jim Beirne
* 84 Mac Haik
* 40 Charlie Joiner
* 87 Paul Zaeske

Tight ends

* 88 Ed Carrington
* 89 Alvin Reed

|  | Offensive linemen

* 61 Hank Autry C
* 66 Sonny Bishop G
* 78 Glen Ray Hines T
* 50 Bobby Maples C
* 60 Tom Regner G
* 76 Walt Suggs T

Defensive linemen

* 65 Elvin Bethea DE
* 71 Tom Domres DT
* 79 Pat Holmes DE
* 77 Ben Mayes DE
* 74 Willie Parker DT
* 72 George Rice DT
* 70 Carel Stith DT
* 80 Glenn Woods DE

|  | Linebackers

* 52 Garland Boyette
* 58 Ron Pritchard
* 56 Olen Underwood
* 53 Loyd Wainscott
* 54 Ed Watson
* 90 George Webster

Defensive backs

* 21 John Douglas CB
* 20 Miller Farr CB
* 33 W. K. Hicks FS
* 29 Ken Houston SS
* 22 Zeke Moore CB
* 44 Johnny Peacock

Special teams

* 3 Roy Gerela K/P

|  | Reserve lists

Practice squad

* 14 Bob Naponic QB

rookies in italics

## Season schedule[edit]

Week  | Date  | Opponent  | Result  | Record  | Venue  | Attendance  | Recap

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1  | September 14  | at Oakland Raiders | L 17–21  | 0–1  | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 49,361  | Recap
2  | September 21  | at Buffalo Bills | W 17–3  | 1–1  | War Memorial Stadium | 40,146  | Recap
3  | September 28  | Miami Dolphins | W 22–10  | 2–1  | Houston Astrodome | 41,086  | Recap
4  | October 5  | Buffalo Bills | W 28–14  | 3–1  | Houston Astrodome  | 46,485  | Recap
5  | October 12  | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 0–24  | 3–2  | Municipal Stadium | 45,805  | Recap
6  | October 20 | at New York Jets | L 17–26  | 3–3  | Shea Stadium | 63,841  | Recap
7  | October 26  | Denver Broncos | W 24–21  | 4–3  | Houston Astrodome  | 45,348  | Recap
8  | November 2  | at Boston Patriots | L 0–24  | 4–4  | Alumni Stadium | 19,006  | Recap
9  | November 9  | Cincinnati Bengals | T 31–31  | 4–4–1  | Houston Astrodome  | 45,298  | Recap
10  | November 16  | at Denver Broncos  | T 20–20  | 4–4–2  | Mile High Stadium | 45,002  | Recap
11  | November 23  | at Miami Dolphins | W 32–7  | 5–4–2  | Miami Orange Bowl | 27,218  | Recap
12  | November 27 | San Diego Chargers | L 17–21  | 5–5–2  | Houston Astrodome  | 40,065  | Recap
13  | December 6 | New York Jets | L 26–34  | 5–6–2  | Houston Astrodome  | 51,923  | Recap
14  | December 14  | Boston Patriots | W 27–23  | 6–6–2  | Houston Astrodome  | 39,215  | Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

## Game summaries[edit]

### Week 1[edit]

The Oilers opened the season at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum and fell behind the Raiders 14–0 in the first quarter. They scored 17 points the next three quarters, but Daryle Lamonica unloaded a 64-yard touchdown to Warren Wells for the 21–17 Raiders win. Pete Beathard had one touchdown but also two interceptions

### Week 2[edit]

|  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• Oilers | 0 | 7| 3| 7 | 17
Bills | 3 | 0| 0| 0 | 3

* Date: September 21
* Location: War Memorial Stadium, Buffalo, New York
* Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C), wind 6 mph

| Scoring summary

1| | BUF| Bruce Alford 14 yard field goal| Bills 3–0
2| | HOU| Alvin Reed 12 yard pass from Pete Beathard (Roy Gerela kick)| Oilers 7–3
3| | HOU| Roy Gerela 21 yard field goal| Oilers 10–3
4| | HOU| Hoyle Granger 1 yard run (Roy Gerela kick)| Oilers 17–3

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The Oilers intercepted Jack Kemp three times and limited him to 99 passing yards as they scored on Alvin Reed's 12-yard touchdown catch, a Roy Gerela field goal, and Hoyle Granger score.

### Week 3[edit]

Roy Gerela booted five field goals as the Oilers' home opener at the Astrodome was a 22–10 win over the Dolphins. Bob Griese had one touchdown, one interception, and was sacked five times.

### Week 4[edit]

The Oilers faced Buffalo for the second time in three weeks and scored a touchdown in each quarter, winning 28–14. Jack Kemp threw for 223 yards, nearly reaching Houston's total offensive output of 252 yards.

### Week 5[edit]

The Oilers traveled to Kansas City but came out with a shutout loss. The game saw a combined seventeen turnovers and just 345 combined yards of offense as the Chiefs put up 24 points for the 24–0 win.

### Week 6[edit]

A full year before the debut of Monday Night Football the defending champion Jets hosted the Oilers on Monday Night and ground out a 23–17 win. Both teams combined for six turnovers (Zeke Moore put up Houston's first touchdown returning a Joe Namath pick in the second quarter) as Namath (306 passing yards) came out on top of Pete Beathard's 314 yards.

### Week 7[edit]

With both teams at 3–3 the Oilers returned to the Astrodome to face Lou Saban and the Broncos. The game lead tied or changed on every score; the Oilers took a 14–7 lead in the second before Denver tied it at halftime; the Broncos then scored in the third on Floyd Little's three-yard run; in the fourth Roy Hopkins of the Oilers broke through for a 43-yard touchdown, then the Oilers won on Roy Gerela's 22-yard field goal and the 24–21 final.

## Playoffs[edit]

Round  | Date  | Opponent  | Result  | Venue  | Attendance  | Game
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Divisional | December 21  | at Oakland Raiders | L 7–56  | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 53,539  | Recap

## Standings[edit]

AFL Eastern Division

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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK
New York Jets | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 8–0 | 353 | 269 | W2
Houston Oilers | 6 | 6 | 2 | .500 | 5–3 | 278 | 279 | W1
Boston Patriots | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 3–5 | 266 | 316 | L2
Buffalo Bills | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 2–6 | 230 | 359 | L2
Miami Dolphins | 3 | 10 | 1 | .231 | 2–6 | 233 | 332 | L1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings of the AFL.

## References[edit]

1. ^ 1969 Houston Oilers
2. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com

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| Eastern Division| Boston | Miami| Cincinnati| Kansas City | Western Division

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Buffalo | New York| Denver| Oakland
Houston | | | San Diego

* 1969 AFL Draft
* AFL playoffs
* AFL Championship
* All-Star Game
* Super Bowl IV

* Related: 1969 NFL season

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