1975 Houston Oilers season

1975 Houston Oilers season
Head Coach	Bum Phillips
Home Field	Astrodome
Results
Record	10–4
Place	3rd AFC Central
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1974	1976

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1

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 the sixth consecutive season.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 21, 1975	at New England Patriots	W 7–0	51,934
2	September 28, 1975	San Diego Chargers	W 33–17	33,765
3	October 5, 1975	Cincinnati Bengals	L 21–19	42,412
4	October 12, 1975	at Cleveland Browns	W 40–10	46,531
5	October 19, 1975	Washington Redskins	W 13–10	49,566
6	October 26, 1975	Detroit Lions	W 24–8	46,904
7	November 2, 1975	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 17–13	62,989
8	November 9, 1975	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 24–17	49,460
9	November 16, 1975	Miami Dolphins	W 20–19	48,892
10	November 24, 1975	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 32–9	49,947
11	November 30, 1975	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 23–19	46,128
12	December 7, 1975	at San Francisco 49ers	W 27–13	44,015
13	December 14, 1975	at Oakland Raiders	W 27–26	50,719
14	December 21, 1975	Cleveland Browns	W 21–10	43,770

Standings

AFC Central
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Pittsburgh Steelers	12	2	0	.857	373	162
Cincinnati Bengals	11	3	0	.786	340	246
Houston Oilers	10	4	0	.714	293	226
Cleveland Browns	3	11	0	.214	218	372

Roster

Houston Oilers roster
Quarterbacks Running Backs Wide Receivers Tight Ends		Offensive Linemen Defensive Linemen		Linebackers Defensive Backs CB Special Teams		Reserve Lists Practice Squad Rookies in italics

References

• Oilers on Pro Football Reference
• Oilers on jt-sw.com