1978 Houston Oilers season

1978 Houston Oilers season
OwnerBud Adams
General managerBum Phillips
Head coachBum Phillips
Home fieldAstrodome
Results
Record10–6
Division place2nd AFC Central
Playoff finishWon Wild Card Playoffs
(at Dolphins) 17–9
Won Divisional Playoffs
(at Patriots) 31–14
Lost AFC Championship
(at Steelers) 5–34
Pro BowlersFB Earl Campbell
DT Elvin Bethea
LB Robert Brazile
FS Mike Reinfeldt
K Toni Fritsch
AP All-ProsFB Earl Campbell (1st team)
LB Robert Brazile (1st team)
DT Elvin Bethea (2nd team)
DE Curley Culp (2nd team)
Oilers quarterback Dan Pastorini in the 1978 AFC wild card game.

The 1978 Houston Oilers season was the franchise's 19th overall and the ninth in the National Football League (NFL). Led by Rookie RB Earl Campbell, who won both the Offensive Rookie of the Year, and Offensive Player of the Year, who rushed for 1,450 yards, the Oilers made the playoffs with a 10–6 record, qualifying in the newly created fifth Wild Card spot. The franchise scored 283 points while the defense gave up 298 points. Their record of 10 wins and 6 losses resulted in a second-place finish in the AFC Central Division. In the playoffs, the Oilers would stun the Miami Dolphins, 17–9, in the two teams first playoff meeting, then defeated the New England Patriots 31–14 in New England to advance to their first ever AFC Championship game, but in that game, they would score a mere 5 points in a 34–5 blowout loss to the eventual champion Steelers.