1981 Houston Oilers

1981 Houston Oilers Schedule

= Playoff Team

Bold = Division Opponent

Week	Date	Opponent	Score
Regular Season (16 Games, 7-9)
1	Sun, 9/6/81	@ Los Angeles Rams	Win 27 - 20
1 2 3 4 Total Oilers 3 3 14 7 27 Rams 7 10 0 3 20 0 - 7 3 - 7 6 - 7 6 - 10 6 - 17 13 - 17 20 - 17 20 - 20 27 - 20
2	Sun, 9/13/81	@ Cleveland Browns	Win 9 - 3
1 2 3 4 Total Oilers 3 0 3 3 9 Browns 0 3 0 0 3 3 - 0 3 - 3 6 - 3 9 - 3
3	Sun, 9/20/81	vs Miami Dolphins	Loss 10 - 16
1 2 3 4 Total Dolphins 6 3 0 7 16 Oilers 7 0 3 0 10 0 - 3 7 - 3 7 - 6 7 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 16
4	Sun, 9/27/81	@ New York Jets	Loss 17 - 33
1 2 3 4 Total Oilers 7 3 7 0 17 Jets 7 14 5 7 33 0 - 7 7 - 7 7 - 14 7 - 21 10 - 21 10 - 23 17 - 23 17 - 26 17 - 33
5	Sun, 10/4/81	vs Cincinnati Bengals	Win 17 - 10
1 2 3 4 Total Bengals 3 0 7 0 10 Oilers 0 7 7 3 17 0 - 3 7 - 3 7 - 10 14 - 10 17 - 10
6	Sun, 10/11/81	vs Seattle Seahawks	Win 35 - 17
1 2 3 4 Total Seahawks 10 0 0 7 17 Oilers 7 7 0 21 35 0 - 3 0 - 10 7 - 10 14 - 10 21 - 10 28 - 10 35 - 10 35 - 17
7	Sun, 10/18/81	@ New England Patriots	Loss 10 - 38
1 2 3 4 Total Oilers 0 10 0 0 10 Patriots 7 0 17 14 38 0 - 7 7 - 7 10 - 7 10 - 14 10 - 17 10 - 24 10 - 31 10 - 38
8	Mon, 10/26/81	@ Pittsburgh Steelers	Loss 13 - 26
1 2 3 4 Total Oilers 0 3 0 10 13 Steelers 10 3 0 13 26 0 - 3 0 - 10 3 - 10 3 - 13 10 - 13 13 - 13 13 - 19 13 - 26
9	Sun, 11/1/81	@ Cincinnati Bengals	Loss 21 - 34
1 2 3 4 Total Oilers 7 0 0 14 21 Bengals 0 24 3 7 34 7 - 0 7 - 7 7 - 14 7 - 21 7 - 24 7 - 27 7 - 34 14 - 34 21 - 34
10	Sun, 11/8/81	vs Oakland Raiders	Win 17 - 16
1 2 3 4 Total Raiders 0 3 10 3 16 Oilers 3 7 0 7 17 3 - 0 3 - 3 10 - 3 10 - 6 10 - 13 10 - 16 17 - 16
11	Sun, 11/15/81	@ Kansas City Chiefs	Loss 10 - 23
1 2 3 4 Total Oilers 0 3 0 7 10 Chiefs 7 3 7 6 23 0 - 7 0 - 10 3 - 10 3 - 17 10 - 17 10 - 20 10 - 23
12	Sun, 11/22/81	vs New Orleans Saints	Loss 24 - 27
1 2 3 4 Total Saints 0 10 14 3 27 Oilers 0 3 7 14 24 0 - 7 3 - 7 3 - 10 10 - 10 10 - 17 10 - 24 17 - 24 17 - 27 24 - 27
13	Sun, 11/29/81	vs Atlanta Falcons	Loss 27 - 31
1 2 3 4 Total Falcons 10 14 7 0 31 Oilers 0 13 0 14 27 0 - 7 0 - 10 6 - 10 6 - 17 6 - 24 13 - 24 13 - 31 20 - 31 27 - 31
14	Thu, 12/3/81	vs Cleveland Browns	Win 17 - 13
1 2 3 4 Total Browns 3 3 0 7 13 Oilers 3 0 14 0 17 0 - 3 3 - 3 3 - 6 10 - 6 17 - 6 17 - 13
15	Sun, 12/13/81	@ San Francisco 49ers	Loss 6 - 28
1 2 3 4 Total Oilers 0 0 0 6 6 49ers 0 0 21 7 28 0 - 7 0 - 14 0 - 21 0 - 28 6 - 28
16	Sun, 12/20/81	vs Pittsburgh Steelers	Win 21 - 20
1 2 3 4 Total Steelers 3 3 14 0 20 Oilers 7 7 0 7 21 0 - 3 7 - 3 14 - 3 14 - 6 14 - 13 14 - 20 21 - 20

What was the record of the 1981 Houston Oilers?

The Houston Oilers finished the regular season with a 7-9 record. They went 5-3 at home and 2-6 on the road.

What division did the 1981 Houston Oilers play in?

The 1981 Houston Oilers played in the Central Division of the American Football Conference.

What was the division record of the 1981 Houston Oilers?

During the regular season, the 1981 Houston Oilers went 4-2 against their AFC Central opponents.

What was the 1981 Houston Oilers record against each of their divisional opponents?

Opponent	Record	Win Percentage %	Point Differential
Cleveland Browns	2-0	100%	+10
Cincinnati Bengals	1-1	50%	-6
Pittsburgh Steelers	1-1	50%	-12

What was the 1981 Houston Oilers record by month?

The 1981 Houston Oilers had their best month in December, when they went 2-1 and had a 66.7% win percentage. Their worst month was November, when they went 1-4 and had a 20% win percentage.

Month	Record	Win Percentage %	Point Differential
September	2-2	50%	-9
October	2-2	50%	-16
November	1-4	20%	-32
December	2-1	66.7%	-17

Did the 1981 Houston Oilers make the Playoffs?

No, the Oilers didn't make the Playoffs in 1981.

What was the point differential for the 1981 Houston Oilers?

The Houston Oilers finished the regular season with a point differential of -74. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Oilers could have been expected to have about 5.8 wins, or a 6-10 record in the regular season.

How did the 1981 Houston Oilers perform in one-score games?

In close, one-score games, the 1981 Houston Oilers went 6-3. In games decided by a field goal or less, the Oilers went 2-1.

How did the 1981 Houston Oilers perform in overtime games?

The 1981 Houston Oilers did not play any overtime games in the regular season.

What was the longest win streak for the 1981 Houston Oilers?

The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1981 Houston Oilers was a 2 game winning streak on 2 separate stretches during the season.

What was the longest losing streak for the 1981 Houston Oilers?

The longest losing streak that the Houston Oilers had during the 1981 regular season was 3 games, which occured 2 separate times.