The
1983 Houston Oilers
The Houston Oilers were a professional American football team that played in Houston from its founding in 1960 to 1996 before relocating to Memphis, and later Nashville, Tennessee becoming the Tennessee Titans. The Oilers began play in 1960 a ...
season was the 24th season overall and 14th with the
National Football League
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(NFL). The team improved upon their
previous season's output of 1–8, winning two games, but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season. The 460 points allowed by the team are the most given up by the team in franchise history.
The week 13 game against
Tampa Bay
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, in which both teams had 1–11 records, was nicknamed the "Repus Bowl".
Steve Wulf wrote of the game, "Yes, this was the Small One, the battle of the beatens,
the movable object meeting the resistible force. There were only tomorrows. When these two teams get together,
nothing can happen. This game was for a marble."
Tampa Bay won the game 33-24.
The last remaining active member of the 1983 Houston Oilers was offensive lineman
Bruce Matthews, who retired after the
2001 season.
Offseason
NFL draft
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Schedule
Season summary
Week 1 vs Packers
Week 11 vs Lions
Standings
References
Houston Oilers seasons
Houston Oilers
The Houston Oilers were a professional American football team that played in Houston from its founding in 1960 to 1996 before relocating to Memphis, and later Nashville, Tennessee becoming the Tennessee Titans. The Oilers began play in 1960 a ...
Houston
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