NFL game summary for 09/15/1974:

Ronnie Coleman, a free agent rookie running back from Alabama A&M, gained 123 yards and George Amundson scored three TDs in the Oilers' first opening victory since 1970. Amundson scored twice on short runs and once on a pass from Lynn Dickey. Despite the defeat in his San Diego coaching debut, Tommy Prothro gained some solace from his club's 411 yards of total offense.

Line: Oilers by 6

Team	1	2	3	4	F
San Diego Chargers (0-1-0)	0	7	7	0	14
Houston Oilers (1-0-0)	14	0	0	7	21

( 0- 7) HOU George Amundson 1 yard rush (Skip Butler kick)
( 0-14) HOU George Amundson 8 yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Skip Butler kick)
( 7-14) SD  Glen Bonner 3 yard rush (Dennis Partee kick)
(14-14) SD  Gary Garrison 29 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Dennis Partee kick)
(14-21) HOU George Amundson 3 yard rush (Skip Butler kick)

                     SD              HOU
First Downs:         23              19
Rushes-yards:        40-216          36-156
Yards/rush:          5.4             4.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-26-209-2     19-27-195-1
Sacked-yards:        2-14            1-2
Net pass yards:      195             193
Net yards/pass:      7.0             6.9
Total net yards:     411             349
Total plays:         68 (58% run)    64 (56% run)  
Yards/play:          6.0             5.5
Fumbles-lost:        5-3             0-0
Turnovers:           5               1
Penalties-yards:     4-32            8-95

Attendance: 25,317

Passing:
SD: Dan Fouts, 13 of 26 for 209 yards and 1 TD (2 int)
HOU: Lynn Dickey, 19 of 26 for 195 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Ronnie Coleman, 0 of 1 for 0 yards

Rushing:
SD: Glen Bonner, 21 for 71 yards and 1 TD; Cid Edwards, 16 for 100 yards; Dick Gordon, 1 for 25 yards; Dan Fouts, 1 for 16 yards; Bob Thomas, 1 for 4 yards
HOU: Ronnie Coleman, 21 for 123 yards; George Amundson, 13 for 17 yards and 2 TDs; Billy Johnson, 1 for 16 yards; Lynn Dickey, 1 for 0 yards

Receiving:
SD: Gary Garrison, 4 for 80 yards and 1 TD; Jim Beirne, 3 for 61 yards; Glen Bonner, 2 for 14 yards; Cid Edwards, 2 for 8 yards; Wayne Stewart, 1 for 29 yards; Dick Gordon, 1 for 17 yards
HOU: Ken Burrough, 6 for 44 yards; George Amundson, 5 for 51 yards and 1 TD; Billy Parks, 3 for 38 yards; Jerry Broadnax, 2 for 27 yards; Ronnie Coleman, 2 for 0 yards; Billy Johnson, 1 for 35 yards

Kick returns:
SD: Dick Gordon, 3 for 80 yards; George Hoey, 1 for 27 yards
HOU: Vic Washington, 3 for 82 yards

Punt returns:
SD: Dick Gordon, 4 for 26 yards

Interceptions:
SD: Floyd Rice, 1 for 15 yards
HOU: Steve Kiner, 1 for 34 yards; Bob Atkins, 1 for 3 yards

Punting:
SD: Dennis Partee, 1 for 32 yards
HOU: David Beverly, 4 for 161 yards

Field Goals:
SD: Dennis Partee, 0/2; Ray Wersching, 0/1
HOU: Skip Butler, 0/3

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