The 1977 Houston Oilers season was the 18th season overall and eighth with the National Football League (NFL). The Oilers won three of their first four games, which was capped by a 27–10 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Astrodome. However, injuries would hamper the Oilers chances as they lost five of their next six games. The team improved upon their previous season's output of 5–9, winning eight games,1977 Houston Oilers but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the eighth consecutive season.
Offseason NFL draft
Undrafted free agents + 1977 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeHorace BeltonRunning backSoutheastern Louisiana
Roster
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 18 New York Jets W 20–0 1–0 Astrodome 39,488 2 September 25 at Green Bay Packers W 16–10 2–0 Lambeau Field 55,071 3 October 2 at Miami Dolphins L 7–27 2–1 Miami Orange Bowl 49,619 4 October 9 Pittsburgh Steelers W 27–10 3–1 Astrodome 49,226 5 October 16 Cleveland Browns L 23–24 3–2 Astrodome 47,888 6 October 23 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 10–27 3–3 Three Rivers Stadium 48,517 7 October 30 at Cincinnati Bengals L 10–13 3–4 Riverfront Stadium 53,194 8 November 6 Chicago Bears W 47–0 4–4 Astrodome 47,226 9 November 13 at Oakland Raiders L 29–34 4–5 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 53,667 10 November 20 at Seattle Seahawks W 22–10 5–5 Kingdome 61,519 11 November 27 Kansas City Chiefs W 34–20 6–5 Astrodome 42,934 12 December 4 Denver Broncos L 14–24 6–6 Astrodome 46,875 13 December 11 at Cleveland Browns W 19–15 7–6 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 30,898 14 December 18 Cincinnati Bengals W 21–16 8–6 Astrodome 46,212 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
References
External links 1977 Houston Oilers at Pro-Football-Reference.com