1970 Houston Oilers season

1970 Houston Oilers season
Head coach	Wally Lemm
Results
Record	3–10–1
Division place	4th AFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1970 Houston Oilers season was the 11th season overall and its first as part of the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 6–6–2, winning only three games.^[1]

Offseason

NFL draft

1970 Houston Oilers draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	14	Doug Wilkerson *	Guard	North Carolina Central
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 20, 1970	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 19–7	45,538
2	September 27, 1970	Miami Dolphins	L 20–10	39,840
3	October 4, 1970	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 20–13	55,094
4	October 11, 1970	Baltimore Colts	L 24–20	48,050
5	October 18, 1970	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 7–3	42,799
6	October 25, 1970	at San Diego Chargers	T 31–31	41,427
7	November 1, 1970	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 44–0	47,911
8	November 8, 1970	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 24–9	49,810
9	November 15, 1970	San Francisco 49ers	L 30–20	43,040
10	November 22, 1970	at Cleveland Browns	L 28–14	74,723
11	November 29, 1970	Denver Broncos	W 31–21	35,733
12	December 7, 1970	Cleveland Browns	L 21–10	50,582
13	December 13, 1970	Cincinnati Bengals	L 30–20	34,435
14	December 20, 1970	at Dallas Cowboys	L 52–10	50,504

Standings

AFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cincinnati Bengals	8	6	0	.571	3–3	7–4	312	255	W7
Cleveland Browns	7	7	0	.500	4–2	7–4	286	265	W1
Pittsburgh Steelers	5	9	0	.357	3–3	5–6	210	272	L3
Houston Oilers	3	10	1	.231	2–4	3–7–1	217	352	L3

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

1. 1970 Houston Oilers
2. "1970 Houston Oilers draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 12, 2014.