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1971 Houston Oilers season
Head Coach Ed Hughes
Home Field
Results
Record 4–9–1
Place 3rd AFC Central
Playoff Finish did not qualify
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1970 1972

The 1971 Houston Oilers season was the 12th season the team was with the league. The team improved on their previous season's output of 3–10–1, winning four games.[1] They missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season.

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 19, 1971 at Cleveland Browns L 31–0
73,387
2 September 26, 1971 Kansas City Chiefs L 20–16
46,498
3 October 3, 1971 New Orleans Saints T 13–13
47,966
4 October 10, 1971 at Washington Redskins L 22–13
53,041
5 October 17, 1971 Detroit Lions L 31–7
45,885
6 October 24, 1971 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 23–16
45,872
7 October 31, 1971 Cincinnati Bengals W 10–6
37,947
8 November 7, 1971 at New England Patriots L 28–20
53,155
9 November 14, 1971 at Oakland Raiders L 41–21
54,705
10 November 21, 1971 at Cincinnati Bengals L 28–13
59,390
11 November 28, 1971 Cleveland Browns L 37–24
37,921
12 December 5, 1971 Pittsburgh Steelers W 29–3
37,778
13 December 12, 1971 at Buffalo Bills W 20–14
28,107
14 December 19, 1971 San Diego Chargers W 49–33
35,959

Standings[]

AFC Central
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Cleveland Browns 9 5 0 .643 285 273 W-5
Pittsburgh Steelers 6 8 0 .429 246 292 L-1
Houston Oilers 4 9 1 .308 251 330 W-3
Cincinnati Bengals 4 10 0 .286 284 265 L-3

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 Washington
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