1972 Houston Oilers season

1972 Houston Oilers season
Head coach Bill Peterson
Results
Record 1–13
Division place 4th AFC Central
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1972 Houston Oilers season was their 13th season overall and third with the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 4–9–1, winning only one game.[1] They missed the playoffs for the third consecutive season.

The low point of the season came in week four, a 34–0 loss on Monday Night Football to the Oakland Raiders. With the game out of hand, ABC cameras panned the stands at the Astrodome and found a man who appeared to be sleeping. When he realized the camera was on him, he shot the finger at the camera. When the camera discovered the sleeping fan, Howard Cosell intoned, "Right there, is a vivid pictureization of the excitement...". Don Meredith shot back when the fan flipped the bird, "They're number one in the nation!". Perhaps another low point for the Oilers was the final game of the season against the Cincinnati Bengals. The Bengals throttled the Oilers 61-17 in that game. The loss by the Oilers was the most lopsided in the NFL that season and at the time, was the worst loss for the team in its history. The 61 points were the most allowed by any team in the NFL that season and also at the time, was the most points any NFL team had ever allowed since the merger. It was the first time the Oilers had allowed 61 points to the Bengals. However, they wouldn't do this again until 17 years later.

Offseason

NFL draft

1972 Houston Oilers draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 6 Greg Sampson  Offensive tackle Stanford
      Made roster  

[2]

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 17, 1972 at Denver Broncos L 17-30
51,656
2 September 24, 1972 at Miami Dolphins L 13-34
77,821
3 October 1, 1972 New York Jets W 26–20
51,423
4 October 9, 1972 Oakland Raiders L 0-34
51,378
5 October 15, 1972 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 7-24
42,929
6 October 22, 1972 Cleveland Browns L 17-23
38,113
7 October 29, 1972 at Cincinnati Bengals L 7-30
59,409
8 November 5, 1972 at Cleveland Browns L 0-20
61,985
9 November 12, 1972 Philadelphia Eagles L 17-18
34,175
10 November 19, 1972 Green Bay Packers L 10-23
41,752
11 November 26, 1972 at San Diego Chargers L 20-34
46,289
12 December 3, 1972 at Atlanta Falcons L 10-20
58,850
13 December 10, 1972 Pittsburgh Steelers L 3-9
36,528
14 December 17, 1972 Cincinnati Bengals L 17-61
32,482

Standings

AFC Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Pittsburgh Steelers 11 3 0 .786 4–2 9–2 343 175 W4
Cleveland Browns 10 4 0 .714 5–1 9–2 268 249 W2
Cincinnati Bengals 8 6 0 .571 3–3 6–5 299 229 W1
Houston Oilers 1 13 0 .071 0–6 1–10 164 380 L11

References

  1. ↑ 1972 Houston Oilers
  2. ↑ "1972 Houston Oilers draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
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