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1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

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was the team's 16th year, and sixth in the

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. In Bum Phillips' first season as Coach the Oilers played competitive football, posting their first winning season in eight years with a 10-4 record. All four losses were to the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals, who beat out the Oilers for the Division Title and Wild Card spot, respectively; the Oilers did not make the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season. During week 13, the Oilers defeated the Oakland Raiders, who posted an 11-3 record and advanced to the AFC Championship game. During the season, the Oilers also defeated Washington and Miami, each teams with a winning record. It was a three-win improvement over their previous season, and the franchise's best record since

1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wor ...

Offseason

NFL draft

Roster

Regular season

The team achieved a winning record with ten wins and four losses, but finished only third in the division and missed the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season.

Schedule

Standings

Awards and records

Milestones

The Houston Oilers were the last NFL team to finally win a game against the NFC, since the AFL/NFL merge happened in 1970.

References

Oilers on Pro Football Reference

Oilers on jt-sw.com

Houston Oilers seasons

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