1969 Houston Oilers season
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Owner | Divisional Playoffs ) 7–56(at Raiders |
The 1969 Houston Oilers season was the tenth and final season for the
Roster
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
Practice squad
rookies in italics |
Season schedule
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
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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
Week 1
The Oilers opened the season at
Week 2
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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
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
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
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
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
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
Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Venue | Attendance | Game recap |
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Divisional
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December 21 | at Oakland Raiders | L 7–56 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
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53,539 | Recap |
Standings
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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.