1971 Houston Oilers season
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| 1971 Houston Oilers season | |
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| Head coach | Ed Hughes |
| Results | |
| Record | 4–9–1 |
| Division place | 3rd AFC Central |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
The 1971 Houston Oilers season was the team's 12th season, and second with the National Football League. The Oilers improved on their previous season's output of three victories, winning four games in 1971.[1] They missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season.
The 1971 Oilers are the only team in NFL history to throw three-or-more interceptions in ten different games.[2] (The team was 2–7–1 in those games.)
Offseason
NFL draft
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| 1971 Houston Oilers draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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| 1 | 3 | Dan Pastorini * | Quarterback | Santa Clara | |
| Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career | |||||
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 19, 1971 | at Cleveland Browns | L 31–0 |
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| 2 | September 26, 1971 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 20–16 |
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| 3 | October 3, 1971 | New Orleans Saints | T 13–13 |
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| 4 | October 10, 1971 | at Washington Redskins | L 22–13 |
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| 5 | October 17, 1971 | Detroit Lions | L 31–7 |
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| 6 | October 24, 1971 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 23–16 |
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| 7 | October 31, 1971 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 10–6 |
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| 8 | November 7, 1971 | at New England Patriots | L 28–20 |
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| 9 | November 14, 1971 | at Oakland Raiders | L 41–21 |
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| 10 | November 21, 1971 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 28–13 |
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| 11 | November 28, 1971 | Cleveland Browns | L 37–24 |
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| 12 | December 5, 1971 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 29–3 |
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| 13 | December 12, 1971 | at Buffalo Bills | W 20–14 |
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| 14 | December 19, 1971 | San Diego Chargers | W 49–33 |
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Standings
| AFC Central | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
| Cleveland Browns | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 5–1 | 7–4 | 285 | 273 | W5 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 4–2 | 5–6 | 246 | 292 | L1 |
| Houston Oilers | 4 | 9 | 1 | .308 | 2–4 | 4–7 | 251 | 330 | W3 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 1–5 | 3–8 | 284 | 265 | L3 |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
References
- ↑ 1971 Houston Oilers
- ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2011, in the NFL, in the regular season, requiring Passes Intercepted >= 3, sorted by most games in season matching criteria.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
