1984 Houston Oilers (NFL) |
| 4th place • American Football Conference • Central Division • 3-13-0 .188 |
| Head Coach: Hugh Campbell |
| Bill Allerheiligen | Weight and Strength Coordinator |
| Kay Dalton | Offensive Coordinator |
| John Devlin | Linebackers |
| Gene Gaines | Special Teams |
| Jerry Glanville | Defensive Coordinator |
| Ken Houston | Defensive Backs |
| Bruce Lemmerman | Receivers |
| Bob Padilla | Defensive Line |
| Al Roberts | Running Backs |
| Dick Selcer | Linebackers |
| Bill Walsh | Offensive Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/4/1984 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 17-30 | L | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 32774 | |
| Sat | 8/11/1984 | H | New York Jets | 36-17 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 38465 | |
| Sat | 8/18/1984 | H | New Orleans Saints | 19-31 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 45522 | |
| Sat | 8/25/1984 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 24-31 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 53877 | |
| Sun | 9/2/1984 | H | Los Angeles Raiders | 14-24 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 49092 | |
| Sun | 9/9/1984 | H | Indianapolis Colts | 21-35 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 43820 | |
| Sun | 9/16/1984 | A | San Diego Chargers | 14-31 | L | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 52266 | |
| Sun | 9/23/1984 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 10-42 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 45248 | |
| Sun | 9/30/1984 | H | New Orleans Saints | 10-27 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 43108 | |
| Sun | 10/7/1984 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 3-13 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 43637 | |
| Sun | 10/14/1984 | A | Miami Dolphins | 10-28 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 52435 | |
| Sun | 10/21/1984 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 21-34 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 39900 | |
| Sun | 10/28/1984 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 13-31 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 34010 | |
| Sun | 11/4/1984 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7-35 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 48892 | |
| Sun | 11/11/1984 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 17-16 | W | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 44464 | |
| Sun | 11/18/1984 | H | New York Jets | 31-20 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 40141 | |
| Sun | 11/25/1984 | A | Cleveland Browns | 10-27 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 46077 | |
| Sun | 12/2/1984 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 23-20 | W | OT | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 39781 |
| Sun | 12/9/1984 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 16-27 | L | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 49092 | |
| Sun | 12/16/1984 | H | Cleveland Browns | 20-27 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 33676 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Robert Abraham | 56 | RILB | 6-1 | 236 | 24 | North Carolina State | 16 | 16 |
| Patrick Allen | 29 | CB | 5-10 | 180 | 23 | Utah State | 16 | 0 |
| Jesse Baker | 75 | RDE | 6-5 | 271 | 27 | Jacksonville State | 16 | 16 |
| Gregg Bingham | 54 | LILB | 6-1 | 227 | 33 | Purdue | 16 | 16 |
| Keith Bostic | 25 | SS-RCB | 6-1 | 225 | 23 | Michigan | 16 | 16 |
| Robert Brazile | 50 | ROLB | 6-4 | 238 | 31 | Jackson State | 16 | 16 |
| Steve Brown | 24 | LCB | 5-11 | 187 | 24 | Oregon | 16 | 16 |
| Steve Bryant | 81 | WR | 6-2 | 195 | 25 | Los Angeles Southwest JC; Purdue | 14 | 3 |
| Bryan Caldwell | 79 | DE | 6-4 | 248 | 24 | Arizona State | 8 | 0 |
| Earl Campbell | 34 | RB | 5-11 | 238 | 29 | Texas | 6 | 6 |
| David Carter | 58 | C-OG | 6-2 | 260 | 31 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 0 |
| Joe Cooper | 8 | K | 5-10 | 175 | 24 | California | 7 | 0 |
| Donnie Craft | 40 | RB | 6-0 | 209 | 25 | Louisville | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Donaldson | 28 | SS | 6-0 | 191 | 22 | Colorado | 16 | 2 |
| Chris Dressel | 88 | HBK | 6-4 | 242 | 23 | Stanford | 16 | 16 |
| Bo Eason | 21 | FS | 6-2 | 200 | 23 | UC Davis | 10 | 1 |
| Stan Edwards | 32 | RB | 6-1 | 214 | 24 | Michigan | 14 | 1 |
| Jerome Foster | 78 | LDE | 6-2 | 270 | 24 | Ohio State | 9 | 3 |
| John Grimsley | 59 | LB | 6-2 | 237 | 22 | Kentucky | 16 | 0 |
| Bob Hamm | 90 | LDE | 6-4 | 265 | 25 | Nevada-Reno | 12 | 12 |
| Carter Hartwig | 36 | FS | 6-0 | 203 | 28 | Southern California | 14 | 14 |
| Mike Holston | 84 | WR | 6-3 | 184 | 26 | Hagerstown JC; Morgan State | 16 | 3 |
| Pat Howell | 66 | ROG | 6-5 | 253 | 27 | Southern California | 11 | 5 |
| Daryl Hunt | 50 | LB | 6-3 | 243 | 28 | Oklahoma | 5 | 0 |
| John James | 6 | P | 6-3 | 199 | 35 | Florida | 16 | 0 |
| Mike Johnson | 97 | DE | 6-5 | 225 | 22 | Arizona Western JC; Illinois | 16 | 0 |
| Tim Joiner | 57 | LB | 6-4 | 235 | 23 | Louisiana State | 11 | 0 |
| Willie Joyner | 38 | RB | 5-10 | 200 | 22 | Maryland | 10 | 0 |
| Florian Kempf | 4 | K | 5-9 | 170 | 28 | Pennsylvania | 9 | 0 |
| Mike Kennedy | 27 | SS | 6-0 | 195 | 25 | Toledo | 11 | 0 |
| Oliver Luck | 10 | QB | 6-2 | 196 | 24 | West Virginia | 4 | 0 |
| Allen Lyday | 28 | S | 5-10 | 196 | 24 | Texas Southern; Nebraska | 4 | 0 |
| Robert Lyles | 93 | LB | 6-1 | 227 | 23 | Texas Christian | 6 | 0 |
| Bruce Matthews | 74 | C-ROT-ROG | 6-5 | 300 | 23 | Southern California | 16 | 16 |
| Mike McCloskey | 89 | TE | 6-5 | 246 | 23 | Penn State | 15 | 0 |
| Darryl Meadows | 20 | SS | 6-1 | 198 | 23 | Toledo | 13 | 0 |
| Johnny Meads | 91 | LB | 6-2 | 230 | 23 | Nicholls State | 16 | 0 |
| Warren Moon | 1 | QB | 6-3 | 217 | 28 | West Los Angeles JC; Washington | 16 | 16 |
| Eric Moran | 76 | LOT | 6-5 | 294 | 24 | Washington | 8 | 1 |
| Larry Moriarty | 30 | RB | 6-1 | 240 | 26 | Santa Barbara CC; Notre Dame | 14 | 9 |
| Eric Mullins | 80 | WR | 5-11 | 181 | 22 | Stanford | 13 | 2 |
| Mike Munchak | 63 | LOG | 6-3 | 282 | 24 | Penn State | 16 | 16 |
| Avon Riley | 53 | LOLB | 6-3 | 240 | 26 | Canyons JC; UCLA | 16 | 16 |
| Carl Roaches | 85 | WR | 5-7 | 163 | 31 | Texas A&M | 16 | 0 |
| Jim Romano | 55 | C | 6-3 | 260 | 25 | Penn State | 8 | 7 |
| Harvey Salem | 73 | LOT | 6-6 | 286 | 23 | California | 16 | 15 |
| John Schuhmacher | 62 | ROG | 6-3 | 275 | 29 | Southern California | 16 | 10 |
| Tim Smith | 83 | WR | 6-2 | 280 | 27 | Nebraska | 16 | 14 |
| Brian Sochia | 72 | MG | 6-3 | 269 | 23 | Northwestern Oklahoma State | 16 | 3 |
| Dean Steinkuhler | 70 | ROT | 6-3 | 277 | 23 | Nebraska | 10 | 10 |
| Mike Stensrud | 67 | MG-LDE | 6-5 | 280 | 28 | Iowa State | 16 | 14 |
| Mark Studaway | 98 | DE | 6-3 | 260 | 24 | Tennessee | 6 | 0 |
| Ted Thompson | 51 | LB | 6-1 | 218 | 31 | Southern Methodist | 16 | 0 |
| Willie Tullis | 20 | RCB | 6-0 | 195 | 26 | Southern Mississippi; Troy | 16 | 15 |
| Herkie Walls | 82 | WR | 5-8 | 160 | 23 | Texas | 14 | 10 |
| Jamie Williams | 87 | TE | 6-4 | 245 | 24 | Nebraska | 16 | 16 |
| Richard Williams | 35 | RB | 6-0 | 205 | 24 | Memphis | 7 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 2 | Dean Steinkuhler | T | Nebraska |
| 2 | 29 | Doug Smith | DE | Auburn |
| 2 | 54 | Bo Eason | DB | California-Davis |
| 3 | 58 | Johnny Meads | LB | Nicholls State |
| 4 | 85 | Mark Studaway | DE | Tennessee |
| 4 | 100 | Patrick Allen | DB | Utah State |
| 5 | 114 | Robert Lyles | LB | Texas Christian |
| 6 | 141 | John Grimsley | LB | Kentucky |
| 6 | 161 | Eric Mullins | WR | Stanford |
| 7 | 170 | Willie Joyner | RB | Maryland |
| 8 | 197 | Kevin Baugh | WR | Penn State |
| 9 | 226 | Jeff Donaldson | DB | Colorado |
| 9 | 228 | Mike Johnson | DE | llinois |
| 9 | 252 | Mike Russell | LB | Toledo |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 27 | 82 | 50 | 78 | 3 | 240 |
| Opponents Totals | 113 | 111 | 92 | 121 | 0 | 437 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 28:02 | 284 | 95 | 164 | 25 | 64/193 33.2% | 5/16 31.3% | 99 | 813 |
| Opponents Totals | 31:58 | 345 | 158 | 168 | 19 | 104/218 47.7% | 8/11 72.7% | 105 | 876 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Cooper | 0 | 13 | 13 | 100.0 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 0 | 46 |
| Larry Moriarty | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Florian Kempf | 0 | 14 | 14 | 100.0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 0 | 26 |
| Earl Campbell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Tim Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Jamie Williams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Chris Dressel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Keith Bostic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Stan Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mike Holston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Oliver Luck | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mike McCloskey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Warren Moon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Eric Mullins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Herkie Walls | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 28 | 27 | 28 | 96.4 | 15 | 19 | 78.9 | 0 | 240 |
| Opponents Totals | 53 | 51 | 53 | 96.2 | 22 | 30 | 73.3 | 1 | 437 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Cooper | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 0 | 44 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 4/4 | 3/5 | 0/0 |
| Florian Kempf | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 0 | 49 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 19 | 78.9 | 0 | 49 | 2/2 | 5/5 | 4/5 | 4/7 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 30 | 73.3 | 3/3 | 12/12 | 7/7 | 0/4 | 0/4 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Moriarty | 189 | 785 | 4.2 | 51t | 6 |
| Earl Campbell | 96 | 278 | 2.9 | 22 | 4 |
| Stan Edwards | 60 | 267 | 4.5 | 20 | 1 |
| Warren Moon | 58 | 211 | 3.6 | 31 | 1 |
| Oliver Luck | 10 | 75 | 7.5 | 18 | 1 |
| Willie Joyner | 14 | 22 | 1.6 | 9 | 0 |
| Herkie Walls | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Eric Mullins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Cooper | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 433 | 1656 | 3.8 | 51t | 13 |
| Opponents Totals | 596 | 2789 | 4.7 | 54 | 27 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Moon | 450 | 259 | 57.6 | 177 | 3338 | 7.4 | 12.9 | 76 | 12 | 2.7 | 14 | 3.1 | 47 | 371 | 2967 | 76.9 |
| Oliver Luck | 36 | 22 | 61.1 | 13 | 256 | 7.1 | 11.6 | 37 | 2 | 5.6 | 1 | 2.8 | 2 | 11 | 245 | 89.6 |
| Larry Moriarty | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 118.8 |
| Team Totals | 487 | 282 | 57.9 | 190 | 3610 | 7.4 | 12.8 | 76 | 14 | 2.9 | 15 | 3.1 | 49 | 382 | 3228 | 78.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 447 | 271 | 60.6 | 163 | 3446 | 7.7 | 12.7 | 80t | 23 | 5.1 | 13 | 2.9 | 32 | 267 | 3179 | 89.8 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Smith | 69 | 1141 | 16.5 | 75t | 4 |
| Jamie Williams | 41 | 545 | 13.3 | 32 | 3 |
| Chris Dressel | 40 | 378 | 9.5 | 42 | 2 |
| Larry Moriarty | 31 | 206 | 6.6 | 24 | 1 |
| Mike Holston | 22 | 287 | 13.0 | 28 | 1 |
| Stan Edwards | 20 | 151 | 7.6 | 20 | 0 |
| Steve Bryant | 19 | 278 | 14.6 | 28 | 0 |
| Herkie Walls | 18 | 291 | 16.2 | 76 | 1 |
| Mike McCloskey | 9 | 152 | 16.9 | 51 | 1 |
| Eric Mullins | 6 | 85 | 14.2 | 25 | 1 |
| Carl Roaches | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Earl Campbell | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 282 | 3610 | 12.8 | 76 | 14 |
| Opponents Totals | 271 | 3446 | 12.7 | 80t | 23 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Tullis | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Carter Hartwig | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Steve Brown | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Bo Eason | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Allen Lyday | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Patrick Allen | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Robert Brazile | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Robert Abraham | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ted Thompson | 0 | 5 | 5L | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 13 | 139 | 10.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 15 | 214 | 14.3 | 47 | 2 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John James | 88 | 3482 | 39.6 | 55 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 618 | 2764 | 31.4 |
| Team Totals | 88 | 3482 | 39.6 | 55 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 618 | 2764 | 31.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 64 | 2702 | 42.2 | 69 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 152 | 2410 | 37.7 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Roaches | 26 | 8 | 152 | 5.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 8 | 152 | 5.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 60 | 9 | 618 | 10.3 | 55 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Roaches | 30 | 0 | 679 | 22.6 | 49 | 0 |
| Herkie Walls | 15 | 0 | 289 | 19.3 | 29 | 0 |
| Patrick Allen | 11 | 0 | 210 | 19.1 | 23 | 0 |
| Richard Williams | 5 | 0 | 84 | 16.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Willie Joyner | 3 | 0 | 57 | 19.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Steve Brown | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Ted Thompson | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Jamie Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 69 | 0 | 1352 | 19.6 | 49 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 51 | 0 | 986 | 19.3 | 39 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Jesse Baker | 11.0 | |
| Mike Stensrud | 4.5 | |
| Brian Sochia | 3.5 | |
| Avon Riley | 2.5 | |
| Gregg Bingham | 2.0 | |
| Keith Bostic | 2.0 | |
| Robert Brazile | 2.0 | |
| Bob Hamm | 2.0 | |
| Bo Eason | 1.0 | |
| Jerome Foster | 1.0 | |
| Mike Johnson | 0.5 | |
| Team Totals | 32.0 | 267.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 49.0 | 382.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Baker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gregg Bingham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Keith Bostic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 1 |
| Robert Brazile | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Bryant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Earl Campbell | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Chris Dressel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bo Eason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Edwards | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Hamm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carter Hartwig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Holston | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Joiner | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Luck | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Warren Moon | 17 | 7 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 | |
| Larry Moriarty | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | |
| Carl Roaches | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Romano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -11 | 0 | |
| Tim Smith | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Stensrud | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Tullis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jamie Williams | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 36 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 18 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 1 |
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