1977 Houston Oilers season

1977 Houston Oilers season
Head coach Bum Phillips
Home field Astrodome
Results
Record 8–6
Division Place 2nd AFC Central
Playoff finish did not qualify
Timeline
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1976 1978

The 1977 Houston Oilers season was the 18th season the team was with the league. The team improved upon their previous season's output of 5–9, winning eight games,[1] but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the eighth consecutive season.

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 18, 1977 New York Jets W 20–0
39,488
2 September 25, 1977 at Green Bay Packers W 16–10
55,071
3 October 2, 1977 at Miami Dolphins L 27–7
49,619
4 October 9, 1977 Pittsburgh Steelers W 27–10
49,226
5 October 16, 1977 Cleveland Browns L 24–23
47,888
6 October 23, 1977 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 27–10
48,517
7 October 30, 1977 at Cincinnati Bengals L 13–10
53,194
8 November 6, 1977 Chicago Bears W 47–0
47,226
9 November 13, 1977 at Oakland Raiders L 34–29
53,667
10 November 20, 1977 at Seattle Seahawks W 22–10
61,519
11 November 27, 1977 Kansas City Chiefs W 34–20
42,934
12 December 4, 1977 Denver Broncos L 24–14
46,875
13 December 11, 1977 at Cleveland Browns W 19–15
30,898
14 December 18, 1977 Cincinnati Bengals W 21–16
46,212

Standings

AFC Central
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Pittsburgh Steelers 9 5 0 .643 283 243 W-1
Houston Oilers 8 6 0 .571 299 230 W-2
Cincinnati Bengals 8 6 0 .571 238 235 L-1
Cleveland Browns 6 8 0 .429 269 267 L-4

References

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Baltimore Cincinnati Denver Dallas Chicago Atlanta
Buffalo Cleveland Kansas City NY Giants Detroit Los Angeles
Miami Houston Oakland Philadelphia Green Bay New Orleans
New England Pittsburgh San Diego St. Louis Minnesota San Francisco
NY Jets Seattle Washington Tampa Bay
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