Team Statistics |
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| 1979 Houston | Opponent | |
| First Downs | 86 | 73 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 22-62-35% | 20-54-37% |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 5-8-63% | 2-5-40% |
| Total Net Yards Rushing | 844 | 713 |
| Total Rushes | 181 | 137 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.7 | 5.2 |
| Passes Completed-Attempted | 54/109 (49.5%) | 56/126 (44.4%) |
| Net Yards Passing | 678 | 659 |
| Avg Yards Per Pass | 6.6 | 5.7 |
| Sacked—Yards Lost | 7/42 | 8/53 |
| Punts—Average | 20/42.1 | 19/42.3 |
| Punts Received—Return Yardage | 10/64 | 7/60 |
| Kickoffs—Returns | 17/360 | 21/399 |
| Interceptions—Returns | 14/198 | 7/97 |
| Penalties—Yards | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost | 7/3 | 6/3 |
| Time of Possession | 156 mins 39 secs | 143 mins 21 secs |
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Passing Stats | ||||||||||||
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Att |
Comp |
Yds |
Comp % |
Yds/Att |
TD |
TD % |
INT |
INT
% |
Long |
Sack | Rating |
| Dan Pastorini | 103 | 50 | 674 | 48.5 | 6.5 | 8 | 7.8 | 7 | 6.8 | 67 | 7/42 | 67.4 |
| Gifford Nielsen | 6 | 4 | 46 | 66.7 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0/0 | 89.6 |
Rushing Stats | ||||||
| |
No |
Yds |
Avg |
Long |
TD |
2 Pt Conv |
| Dan Pastorini | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Carpenter | 26 | 116 | 4.5 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronnie Coleman | 8 | 52 | 6.5 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| Gifford Nielsen | 8 | 8 | 1.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Burrough | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Wilson | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Campbell | 122 | 644 | 5.3 | 37 | 4 | 0 |
| Boobie Clark | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving Stats | ||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv |
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| Conrad Rucker | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Renfro | 9 | 130 | 14.4 | 33 | 1 | 0 |
| Rob Carpenter | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronnie Coleman | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Barber | 11 | 127 | 11.5 | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| Ken Burrough | 16 | 202 | 12.6 | 32 | 2 | 0 |
| Rich Caster | 10 | 167 | 16.7 | 67 | 1 | 0 |
| Earl Campbell | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Johnson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Field Goals | |||||||
| 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Totals | % Made | |
| Toni Fritsch | 0/0 | 2/2 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 7/7 | 100 |
Punting | |||||||
| |
No |
Avg |
Net |
Tb |
Inside 20 |
Long |
Blocked |
| Cliff Parsley | 20 | 42.1 | 36.1 | 3 | 6 | 52 | 0 |
Kickoff Returns | |||||
| |
No |
Yds |
Avg |
Long |
TD |
| Ronnie Coleman | 5 | 84 | 16.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Richard Ellender | 12 | 276 | 23.0 | 35 | 0 |
Punt Returns | ||||||
| |
Ret |
FC |
Yds |
Avg |
Long |
TD |
| Richard Ellender | 10 | 1 | 64 | 6.4 | 36 | 0 |
Individual Defense | |||
| |
Tackles |
Sacks |
Fum Rec |
| Ted Washington | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| Elvin Bethea | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Curley Culp | 24 | 1 | 1 |
| Andy Dorris | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| Conway Hayman | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Fisher | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carter Hartwig | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Currier | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesse Baker | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Reinfeldt | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Stemrick | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Vernon Perry | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| J.C. Wilson | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Brazile | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Stringer | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Gregg Bingham | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Carpenter | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rich Caster | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Interceptions | |||||
| |
No |
Yds |
Avg |
Long |
TD |
| Mike Reinfeldt | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 48 | 1 |
| Greg Stemrick | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 17 | 1 |
| Vernon Perry | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 20 | 0 |
| J.C. Wilson | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 37 | 0 |
| Art Stringer | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |