Week 8, 1979

played in Houston, TX

87 degrees, fair, calm

Tennessee Titans	3	0	0	0	-	3
Houston Oilers	0	3	0	3	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:57 TEN - Benny Ricardo 45 field goal
2Q: 00:28 HOU - John Smith 31 field goal
4Q: 01:01 HOU - John Smith 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:57 TEN - Benny Ricardo 45 field goal
2Q: 00:28 HOU - John Smith 31 field goal
4Q: 01:01 HOU - John Smith 24 field goal

Team Statistics TEN HOU
Record 6-2 3-5
First Downs 9 18
- by Rushing 1 9
- by Passing 6 9
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 144 311
- Offensive Plays 42 75
- Yards per Play 3.43 4.15
Net Rushing Yards 14 151
- Rushing Attempts 12 47
- Yards per Rush 1.17 3.21
Net Passing Yards 130 160
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 19 - 0 25 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 140 176
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 4.33 5.71
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/10 10/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.0 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/20 8/59
Punt Returns/Yards 4/29 2/17
Kick Returns/Yards 3/92 1/9
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 32
Time of Possession 20:56 39:04

Team Statistics	TEN	HOU
Record	6-2	3-5
First Downs	9	18
- by Rushing	1	9
- by Passing	6	9
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	144	311
- Offensive Plays	42	75
- Yards per Play	3.43	4.15
Net Rushing Yards	14	151
- Rushing Attempts	12	47
- Yards per Rush	1.17	3.21
Net Passing Yards	130	160
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 19 - 0	25 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	140	176
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	4.33	5.71
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/10	10/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.0	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/20	8/59
Punt Returns/Yards	4/29	2/17
Kick Returns/Yards	3/92	1/9
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 32
Time of Possession	20:56	39:04

Drive Charts

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:55	4:05	OWN 37	8	35	Field Goal
2	14:52	1:20	OWN 27	3	0	Punt
2	12:19	5:23	OWN 7	10	64	Fumble
2	0:20	0:20	OWN 27	1	0	Half
3	15:00	0:35	OWN 44	1	-5	Fumble
3	12:54	1:29	OWN 40	3	0	Punt
3	5:23	2:06	OWN 14	3	5	Punt
4	14:48	3:40	OWN 20	6	30	Punt
4	9:03	1:21	OWN 47	3	5	Punt
4	0:56	0:40	OWN 40	4	0	Downs

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:05	OWN 20	5	4	Punt
1	7:50	7:58	OWN 17	15	74	Fumble
2	13:32	1:13	OWN 40	3	5	Punt
2	6:56	6:36	OWN 29	13	57	Field Goal
3	14:25	1:31	OPP 39	3	6	Missed FG
3	11:25	6:02	OWN 11	11	45	Punt
3	3:17	3:29	OPP 48	6	9	Punt
4	11:08	2:05	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
4	7:42	6:46	OWN 15	14	78	Field Goal
4	0:16	0:16	OPP 40	2	5	Game

Game MVP: Scott Studwell, Houston Oilers

Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Earl Campbell	6	1	0.17	7
Wilbert Montgomery	3	9	3.00	4
John Riggins	2	1	0.50	1
Boobie Clark	1	3	3.00	3

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Wilbur Jackson	21	71	3.38	22	1
Sherman Smith	19	60	3.16	13	1
Jon Keyworth	3	9	3.00	7	0
Dale Zorn	2	-1	-0.50	1	0
Wayne Wilson	2	12	6.00	9	0

Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Huff	28	19	140	2/10	0	18	0	79.5

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dale Zorn	25	18	176	3/16	0	25	0	91.4

Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Reggie Rucker	4	6	13	3.25	0	12
WR Wilbert Montgomery	3	3	23	7.67	11	18
RB Earl Campbell	3	3	24	8.00	18	13
TE Marc Forbes	2	4	15	7.50	2	8
WR Calvin Hickman	2	5	26	13.00	5	16
FB Boobie Clark	1	1	11	11.00	6	11
FB John Riggins	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
WR Edward McIntyre	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
TE Ken Garcia	1	2	9	9.00	0	9
WR Ron Cassidy	1	1	6	6.00	0	6

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Mike Thomas	4	4	44	11.00	18	22
RB Wilbur Jackson	3	3	15	5.00	2	8
WR Butch Stark	3	6	54	18.00	0	25
TE Tom Gallimore	2	2	21	10.50	4	11
RB Sherman Smith	2	3	26	13.00	8	16
WR Billy Campfield	2	3	7	3.50	0	5
WR Isaac Curtis	1	2	1	1.00	0	1
FB Jon Keyworth	1	2	8	8.00	2	8

Interception Statistics

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force
Gary Huff	2	0	0
Earl Campbell	1	0	0
Donnie Thomas	0	1	1
Carlton Malone	0	1	0
Reggie Mathis	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Wilbur Jackson	1	0	0
Sherman Smith	1	0	0
Billy Campfield	0	1	0
Mike Bell	0	1	0
David Gray	0	1	0
Scott Studwell	0	0	2
Jeff Lloyd	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Coleman	5	204	40.8	33.4	50	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Michel	5	225	45.0	35.2	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	1/1	1/1	0/0	45	0/0

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Smith	2/3	0/1	0/1	31	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mack Herron	3	25	8.3	0
Ken Sawyer	1	4	4.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Isaac Curtis	2	17	8.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wilbert Montgomery	3	92	30.7	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Isaac Curtis	1	9	9.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Frank Reed	7	3	0.0	42	21
CB Ronnie Covington	7	1	0.0	28	22
CB Jerome Dove	6	0	0.0	37	22
OLB Jack Ham	5	2	0.0	23	11
ILB Jack Reynolds	5	1	0.0	43	26
DT Craig Fulcher	5	0	0.0	25	11
DE Bill Kollar	4	3	0.5	37	20
OLB Donnie Thomas	4	0	0.0	31	14
DE Will Wynn	3	0	1.0	10	8
CB Johnny Lynn	3	0	1.0	24	19
DE Lee Roy Selmon	3	1	0.5	38	18
S Bill Simpson	3	4	0.0	41	22
DT Doug English	3	2	0.0	29	18
S Kendrick Sullivan	3	0	0.0	17	17
DT Rickey McBeal	2	4	0.0	37	21
OLB Frank LeMaster	2	1	0.0	14	10
OLB Reggie Mathis	1	1	0.0	4	2
CB Ken Sawyer	1	0	0.0	28	16
DE Phil Dokes	1	0	0.0	9	10

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Scott Studwell	6	1	2.0	11	27
S Ron Brandon	3	4	0.0	9	21
CB Tommie Burns	3	1	0.0	9	24
S Charlie Phillips	3	0	0.0	11	21
ILB Randy McClanahan	2	4	0.0	10	27
DT Jeff Lloyd	2	1	0.0	8	18
CB Jeris White	2	0	0.0	9	19
DE Dick Leftridge	2	0	0.0	9	20
DT Curley Culp	1	1	0.0	10	19
CB Nelson Munsey	1	0	0.0	5	20
TE Terry Nelson	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Robert Braziel	1	0	0.0	4	14
S Steve Foley	1	0	0.0	3	11
DT Perry Brooks	1	0	0.0	2	11
DE Mike St. Clair	1	0	0.0	4	20
S Terry Jackson	1	0	0.0	8	14
DE Mike Bell	1	0	0.0	3	10
DE Mike Calhoun	1	0	0.0	8	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Will Wynn	1.0	0	1	1	8
CB Johnny Lynn	1.0	0	0	0	19
DE Bill Kollar	0.5	0	2	0	20
DE Lee Roy Selmon	0.5	0	0	0	18
DT Craig Fulcher	0.0	1	0	0	11

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Scott Studwell	2.0	0	0	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jerome Dove	6	0	22
CB Ronnie Covington	4	0	22
CB Johnny Lynn	2	1	19
S Frank Reed	2	0	21
DE Bill Kollar	1	0	20
CB Ken Sawyer	1	0	16
S Kendrick Sullivan	1	0	17
OLB Donnie Thomas	1	0	14
ILB Jack Reynolds	0	1	26

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Charlie Phillips	3	1	21
CB Tommie Burns	3	0	24
OLB Scott Studwell	3	0	27
CB Jeris White	2	1	19
ILB Randy McClanahan	2	0	27
CB Nelson Munsey	1	2	20
DT Jeff Lloyd	1	1	18
DE Dick Leftridge	1	0	20
S Ron Brandon	1	0	21
OLB Robert Braziel	1	0	14
S Terry Jackson	1	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Carlton Malone	1	1	11	1	21
Dave Studdard	1	1	3	0	2
Kris Wheeler	0	4	10	0	27
Keith Dorney	0	2	9	0	28
Pete Adams	0	1	10	0	22
Boobie Clark	0	1	4	0	8
John Riggins	0	1	5	0	15
Andy Dawson	0	1	11	0	23
Dan Ryczek	0	0	3	1	10

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Desmond Cribbs	3	10	1	43	0	27
Robert Jackson	2	9	0	40	1	25
Dave Lafary	2	5	0	17	0	13
Ron Saul	1	7	1	47	0	27
Wayne Wilson	1	3	1	13	0	10
Tom Gallimore	1	1	0	35	0	14
Melvin Jackson	1	1	0	7	0	3
Jon Keyworth	0	4	0	40	0	17
Ken Jones	0	3	0	38	2	23
Terry Nelson	0	2	0	27	0	17

Special Teams Tackles

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Mack Herron	1	15
Keith Dorney	1	6
Dan Ryczek	1	4

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Dale Mitchell	3	19
Frank Manumaleuga	2	13
Tom Gallimore	1	11
Dave Lafary	1	8

Participation

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jack Reynolds	---	---	43	26	3	72
Bill Simpson	---	---	41	22	4	67
Frank Reed	---	---	42	21	3	66
Ronnie Covington	---	---	28	22	12	62
Bill Kollar	---	---	37	20	4	61
Rickey McBeal	---	---	37	21	3	61
Jerome Dove	---	---	37	22	1	60
Lee Roy Selmon	---	---	38	18	3	59
Donnie Thomas	---	---	31	14	10	55
Doug English	---	---	29	18	2	49
Johnny Lynn	---	---	24	19	6	49
Ken Sawyer	---	---	28	16	4	48
Kendrick Sullivan	---	---	17	17	10	44
Keith Dorney	9	28	---	---	6	43
Gary Huff	12	30	---	---	---	42
Craig Fulcher	---	---	25	11	6	42
Kris Wheeler	10	27	---	---	3	40
Frank LeMaster	---	---	14	10	14	38
Andy Dawson	11	23	---	---	4	38
Jack Ham	---	---	23	11	1	35
Calvin Hickman	10	24	---	---	---	34
Pete Adams	10	22	---	---	---	32
Reggie Rucker	10	20	---	---	2	32
Carlton Malone	11	21	---	---	---	32
Ken Garcia	5	16	---	---	10	31
Earl Campbell	8	21	---	---	---	29
Todd Christensen	4	13	---	---	9	26
Phil Dokes	---	---	9	10	4	23
John Riggins	5	15	---	---	2	22
Boobie Clark	4	8	---	---	9	21
Edward McIntyre	3	9	---	---	8	20
Marc Forbes	6	13	---	---	1	20
Will Wynn	---	---	10	8	---	18
Dan Ryczek	3	10	---	---	4	17
Vincent Forbes	2	8	---	---	6	16
Wilbert Montgomery	4	9	---	---	3	16
Mack Herron	0	0	---	---	15	15
Sidney Thornton	0	0	---	---	15	15
Juan Bruce	1	9	---	---	3	13
Reggie Mathis	---	---	4	2	4	10
Ron Cassidy	1	2	---	---	6	9
Greg Coleman	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dave Studdard	3	2	---	---	---	5
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	3	3
Randy Hedberg	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jim Zorn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ron Saul	47	27	---	---	6	80
Dale Zorn	47	28	---	---	---	75
Desmond Cribbs	43	27	---	---	4	74
Jon Keyworth	40	17	---	---	13	70
Robert Jackson	40	25	---	---	---	65
Ken Jones	38	23	---	---	---	61
Tom Gallimore	35	14	---	---	11	60
Sherman Smith	24	13	---	---	18	55
Terry Nelson	27	17	---	---	4	48
Jim Yarbrough	30	16	---	---	---	46
Billy Campfield	33	12	---	---	---	45
Mike Thomas	21	15	---	---	6	42
Wilbur Jackson	23	15	---	---	2	40
Scott Studwell	---	---	11	27	1	39
Tommie Burns	---	---	9	24	5	38
Dave Lafary	17	13	---	---	8	38
Randy McClanahan	---	---	10	27	1	38
Isaac Curtis	9	12	---	---	13	34
Curley Culp	---	---	10	19	4	33
Charlie Phillips	---	---	11	21	1	33
Ron Brandon	---	---	9	21	2	32
Dick Leftridge	---	---	9	20	2	31
Butch Stark	10	15	---	---	6	31
Jeris White	---	---	9	19	2	30
Wayne Wilson	13	10	---	---	7	30
Jeff Lloyd	---	---	8	18	2	28
Terry Jackson	---	---	8	14	6	28
Mike St. Clair	---	---	4	20	2	26
Nelson Munsey	---	---	5	20	---	25
Robert Braziel	---	---	4	14	6	24
Dale Mitchell	---	---	1	1	19	21
Mike Calhoun	---	---	8	10	2	20
Steve Foley	---	---	3	11	4	18
Melvin Jackson	7	3	---	---	8	18
Elvis Keyworth	9	5	---	---	3	17
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	2	2	13	17
Mike Bell	---	---	3	10	2	15
Mike Stensrud	---	---	4	10	1	15
Perry Brooks	---	---	2	11	---	13
Thom Dornbrook	4	1	---	---	7	12
David Gray	---	---	1	10	---	11
John Smith	0	0	---	---	6	6
Robin Cole	---	---	1	1	4	6
Mike Michel	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dan Pastorini	0	0	---	---	3	3
Carlos Brown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	3	0.8
Middle	6	16	2.7
Right	2	-5	-2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	52	4.7
Middle	30	63	2.1
Right	5	38	7.6
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Huff	28	19	0	0	4	5	0	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dale Zorn	25	18	3	0	1	2	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	24	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	63	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	53	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	28	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	8	52	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	50	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	46	23.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Reggie Rucker	6	4	1	13	20
WR Calvin Hickman	5	2	1	26	24
TE Marc Forbes	4	2	1	15	13
WR Wilbert Montgomery	3	3	0	23	9
RB Earl Campbell	3	3	0	24	21
WR Edward McIntyre	2	1	1	4	9
TE Ken Garcia	2	1	0	9	16
FB Boobie Clark	1	1	0	11	8
FB John Riggins	1	1	0	9	15
WR Ron Cassidy	1	1	0	6	2

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Butch Stark	6	3	0	54	2	15
WR Mike Thomas	4	4	0	44	1	15
RB Wilbur Jackson	3	3	0	15	0	15
RB Sherman Smith	3	2	0	26	0	13
WR Billy Campfield	3	2	0	7	0	12
WR Isaac Curtis	2	1	0	1	0	12
FB Jon Keyworth	2	1	1	8	0	17
TE Tom Gallimore	2	2	0	21	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Wilbur Jackson	3	8	2.67	3.38
Sherman Smith	2	2	1.00	3.16
Jon Keyworth	1	1	1.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dale Zorn	3	0	0	0.00	7.04

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Butch Stark	2	0	0	0.00	9.00
WR Billy Campfield	1	0	0	0.00	2.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Wilbert Montgomery	1	0
Earl Campbell	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Sherman Smith	3	2
Wilbur Jackson	2	1
Dale Zorn	1	0
Wayne Wilson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Huff	8	6	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dale Zorn	10	6	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Reggie Rucker	2	1	0
WR Calvin Hickman	2	1	0
FB Boobie Clark	1	1	1
TE Marc Forbes	1	1	1
RB Earl Campbell	1	1	0
WR Ron Cassidy	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Butch Stark	3	2	2
WR Mike Thomas	2	2	2
RB Sherman Smith	2	1	1
WR Isaac Curtis	1	0	0
FB Jon Keyworth	1	0	0
TE Tom Gallimore	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,700 (21,400)
End Zone 12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,700 (21,400)
End Zone	12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,100 (3,300)