1976 Houston Oilers season
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The 1976
Houston Oilers season was the 17th season the team was with the league
. The team failed to improve upon their previous season
's output of 10–4, winning only five games, They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season.
1976 NFL season
The 1976 NFL season was the 57th regular season of the National Football League. The league expanded to 28 teams with the addition of the Seattle Seahawks and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers...
Houston Oilers season was the 17th season the team was with the league
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. The team failed to improve upon their previous season
1975 Houston Oilers season
-NFL Draft:-Regular season:The 1975 season was the Oilers' 6th with the NFL and 16th overall. "Bum" Phillips replaced Sid Gillman as head coach and general manager. The team achieved a winning record with ten wins and four losses, but finished only third in the division and missed the playoffs for...
's output of 10–4, winning only five games, They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 12, 1976 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West... |
W 20–0 | |
| 2 | September 19, 1976 | at Buffalo Bills Buffalo Bills The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 13–3 | |
| 3 | September 26, 1976 | Oakland Raiders Oakland Raiders The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 27–7 | |
| 4 | October 3, 1976 | at New Orleans Saints New Orleans Saints The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League .... |
W 31–26 | |
| 5 | October 10, 1976 | Denver Broncos Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 17–3 | |
| 6 | October 17, 1976 | at San Diego Chargers San Diego Chargers The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 30–27 | |
| 7 | October 24, 1976 | Cincinnati Bengals Cincinnati Bengals The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL... |
L 27–7 | |
| 8 | November 1, 1976 | at Baltimore Colts History of the Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They play in the AFC South division of the National Football League. They have won 3 NFL championships and 2 Super Bowls.... |
L 38–14 | |
| 9 | November 7, 1976 | Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 21–7 | |
| 10 | November 14, 1976 | at Cincinnati Bengals Cincinnati Bengals The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL... |
L 31–27 | |
| 11 | November 21, 1976 | at Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
L 32–16 | |
| 12 | November 28, 1976 | Atlanta Falcons Atlanta Falcons The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 20–14 | |
| 13 | December 5, 1976 | at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 13–10 | |
| 14 | December 11, 1976 | Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
L 21–0 | |
Standings
| AFC Central | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers 1976 Pittsburgh Steelers season The 1976 Pittsburgh Steelers started the season looking to become the first team in the Super Bowl era to win three-straight league championships... |
10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 342 | 138 | W-9 |
| Cincinnati Bengals 1976 Cincinnati Bengals season The 1976 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's ninth year in professional football and its seventh with the National Football League.Paul Brown had announced his retirement after 41 seasons of coaching and named Bill Johnson, one his longtime assistant, as the successor over future San Francisco... |
10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 335 | 210 | W-1 |
| Cleveland Browns 1976 Cleveland Browns season The 1976 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 27th season with the National Football League. The Browns were coached by second year coach Forrest Gregg, and ended their season with a record of 9–5, being third in their division. The team's top draft choice was running back Mike Pruitt. Brian Sipe... |
9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 267 | 287 | L-1 |
| Houston Oilers | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 222 | 273 | L-2 |