11-5 | Lost Conf Champ |
Record | Outcome |
The Houston Oilers finished the regular season with a 11-5 record. They went 6-2 at home and 5-3 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Houston Oilers went 13-6. Their final game was a loss in the Conference Championship to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The 1979 Houston Oilers played in the Central Division of the American Football Conference.
During the regular season, the 1979 Houston Oilers went 4-2 against their AFC Central opponents.
Yes, the Houston Oilers made the Playoffs in 1979. They won their first game against the San Diego Chargers in the Divisional Round. They eventually lost against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Conference Championship.
The Houston Oilers finished the regular season with a point differential of +31. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Oilers could have been expected to have about 8.8 wins, or a 9-7 record in the regular season.
In close, one-score games, the 1979 Houston Oilers went 6-3. In games decided by a field goal or less, the Oilers went 5-0.
During the regular season, the 1979 Houston Oilers went 2-0 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1979 Houston Oilers was a 5 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Houston Oilers had during the 1979 regular season was 1 game, which occured 5 separate times.
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Week | Date | Opponent | Score | |
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1 | Sun, Sep 2, 1979 Sun, Sep 2 | @ Washington Redskins Redskins | Win W 29 - 27 | |
2 | Sun, Sep 9, 1979 Sun, Sep 9 | @ Pittsburgh Steelers Steelers | Loss L 7 - 38 | |
3 | Sun, Sep 16, 1979 Sun, Sep 16 | vs Kansas City Chiefs Chiefs | Win W 20 - 6 | |
4 | Sun, Sep 23, 1979 Sun, Sep 23 | @ Cincinnati Bengals Bengals | Win W 30 - 27 | OT |
5 | Sun, Sep 30, 1979 Sun, Sep 30 | vs Cleveland Browns Browns | Win W 31 - 10 | |
6 | Sun, Oct 7, 1979 Sun, Oct 7 | vs St. Louis Cardinals Cardinals | Loss L 17 - 24 | |
7 | Sun, Oct 14, 1979 Sun, Oct 14 | @ Baltimore Colts Colts | Win W 28 - 16 | |
8 | Sun, Oct 21, 1979 Sun, Oct 21 | @ Seattle Seahawks Seahawks | Loss L 14 - 34 | |
9 | Sun, Oct 28, 1979 Sun, Oct 28 | vs New York Jets Jets | Win W 27 - 24 | OT |
10 | Mon, Nov 5, 1979 Mon, Nov 5 | @ Miami Dolphins Dolphins | Win W 9 - 6 | |
11 | Sun, Nov 11, 1979 Sun, Nov 11 | vs Oakland Raiders Raiders | Win W 31 - 17 | |
12 | Sun, Nov 18, 1979 Sun, Nov 18 | vs Cincinnati Bengals Bengals | Win W 42 - 21 | |
13 | Thu, Nov 22, 1979 Thu, Nov 22 | @ Dallas Cowboys Cowboys | Win W 30 - 24 | |
14 | Sun, Dec 2, 1979 Sun, Dec 2 | @ Cleveland Browns Browns | Loss L 7 - 14 | |
15 | Mon, Dec 10, 1979 Mon, Dec 10 | vs Pittsburgh Steelers Steelers | Win W 20 - 17 | |
16 | Sun, Dec 16, 1979 Sun, Dec 16 | vs Philadelphia Eagles Eagles | Loss L 20 - 26 | |
Playoffs | ||||
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Wild Card Wild Card Round | Sun, Dec 23, 1979 Sun, Dec 23 | vs Denver Broncos Broncos | Win W 13 - 7 | |
Divisional Divisional Round | Sat, Dec 29, 1979 Sat, Dec 29 | @ San Diego Chargers Chargers | Win W 17 - 14 | |
Conf Champ Conference Championship | Sun, Jan 6, 1980 Sun, Jan 6, 1980 | @ Pittsburgh Steelers Steelers | Loss L 13 - 27 |
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