1975 Houston Oilers season | |
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Owner | Bud Adams |
General manager | Bum Phillips |
Head coach | Bum Phillips |
Home field | Houston Astrodome |
Results | |
Record | 10–4 |
Division place | 3rd AFC Central |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | WR Ken Burrough QB Dan Pastorini DT Curley Culp DE Elvin Bethea RS Billy "White Shoes" Johnson |
AP All-Pros | DT Curley Culp (1st team) RS Billy "White Shoes" Johnson (1st team) DE Elvin Bethea (2nd team) |
The 1975 Houston Oilers season was the team's 16th year and sixth in the National Football League.
In Bum Phillips' first season as Coach, the Oilers played competitive football, posting their first winning season in eight years with a 10–4 record. All four losses were to the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals, who beat out the Oilers for the Division Title and Wild Card spot, respectively; the Oilers did not make the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season. During week 13, the Oilers defeated the Oakland Raiders, who posted an 11–3 record and advanced to the AFC Championship game. During the season, the Oilers also defeated Washington and Miami, each team with a winning record.
It was a three-win improvement over their previous season and the franchise's best record since 1962.