1985 Houston Oilers (NFL) |
| 4th place • American Football Conference • Central Division • 5-11-0 .313 |
| Head Coach: Hugh Campbell (5-9-0); Jerry Glanville (0-2-0) |
| John Devlin | Linebackers |
| Joe Faragalli | Offensive Coordinator |
| 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 | 8/3/1985 | N | New York Giants | 20-21 | L | Canton, OH | Fawcett Stadium | 23940 | |
| Sat | 8/10/1985 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 3-7 | L | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 41823 | |
| Sat | 8/17/1985 | A | New Orleans Saints | 23-20 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 53491 | |
| Sat | 8/24/1985 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 19-24 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 36501 | |
| Sat | 8/31/1985 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 10-20 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 53812 | |
| Sun | 9/8/1985 | H | Miami Dolphins | 26-23 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 47656 | |
| Sun | 9/15/1985 | A | Washington Redskins | 13-16 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 53553 | |
| Sun | 9/22/1985 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 0-20 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 58752 | |
| Sun | 9/29/1985 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 10-17 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 49686 | |
| Sun | 10/6/1985 | A | Denver Broncos | 20-31 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 74699 | |
| Sun | 10/13/1985 | H | Cleveland Browns | 6-21 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 38386 | |
| Sun | 10/20/1985 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 44-27 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 35590 | |
| Sun | 10/27/1985 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 20-10 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Stadium | 43190 | |
| Sun | 11/3/1985 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 23-20 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 41238 | |
| Sun | 11/10/1985 | A | Buffalo Bills | 0-20 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 21831 | |
| Sun | 11/17/1985 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7-30 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 45977 | |
| Sun | 11/24/1985 | H | San Diego Chargers | 37-35 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 34336 | |
| Sun | 12/1/1985 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 27-45 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 46140 | |
| Sun | 12/8/1985 | H | New York Giants | 14-35 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 36576 | |
| Sun | 12/15/1985 | A | Cleveland Browns | 21-28 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 50793 | |
| Sun | 12/22/1985 | A | Indianapolis Colts | 16-34 | L | Indianapolis, IN | Hoosier Dome | 55818 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Robert Abraham | 56 | RILB | 6-1 | 236 | 25 | North Carolina State | 16 | 15 |
| Mike Akiu | 86 | WR | 5-9 | 182 | 23 | Washington State; Hawaii | 9 | 0 |
| Patrick Allen | 29 | RCB | 5-10 | 180 | 24 | Utah State | 16 | 16 |
| Jesse Baker | 75 | RDE | 6-5 | 271 | 28 | Jacksonville State | 16 | 16 |
| Keith Bostic | 25 | SS | 6-1 | 225 | 24 | Michigan | 16 | 16 |
| Tom Briehl | 92 | LB | 6-3 | 247 | 23 | Stanford | 16 | 0 |
| Steve Brown | 24 | LCB | 5-11 | 187 | 25 | Oregon | 15 | 14 |
| Steve Bryant | 81 | WR | 6-2 | 195 | 26 | Los Angeles Southwest JC; Purdue | 4 | 0 |
| Frank Bush | 94 | ROLB | 6-1 | 228 | 22 | North Carolina State | 16 | 11 |
| Richard Byrd | 71 | MG | 6-3 | 265 | 23 | Southern Mississippi | 15 | 0 |
| Ray Childress | 79 | LDE | 6-6 | 275 | 23 | Texas A&M | 16 | 16 |
| Jeff Donaldson | 31 | SS | 6-0 | 191 | 23 | Colorado | 16 | 0 |
| Chris Dressel | 88 | TE | 6-4 | 242 | 24 | Stanford | 16 | 0 |
| Willie Drewrey | 15 | WR | 5-7 | 168 | 22 | West Virginia | 14 | 0 |
| Bo Eason | 21 | FS | 6-2 | 200 | 24 | UC Davis | 16 | 16 |
| Stan Edwards | 32 | RB | 6-1 | 214 | 25 | Michigan | 15 | 0 |
| John Grimsley | 59 | LILB | 6-2 | 237 | 23 | Kentucky | 15 | 1 |
| Drew Hill | 85 | WR | 5-9 | 170 | 29 | Georgia Tech | 16 | 16 |
| Mike Holston | 84 | WR | 6-3 | 184 | 27 | Hagerstown JC; Morgan State | 3 | 0 |
| Pat Howell | 66 | OG | 6-5 | 253 | 28 | Southern California | 2 | 0 |
| Lee Johnson | 11 | P | 6-2 | 200 | 24 | Brigham Young | 16 | 0 |
| Richard Johnson | 23 | LCB | 6-1 | 192 | 22 | Wisconsin | 16 | 2 |
| Mike Kelley | 58 | OG-C | 6-5 | 266 | 33 | Notre Dame | 16 | 0 |
| Rod Kush | 37 | FS | 6-0 | 192 | 29 | Nebraska-Omaha | 16 | 0 |
| Oliver Luck | 10 | QB | 6-2 | 196 | 25 | West Virginia | 5 | 2 |
| Allen Lyday | 28 | CB-S | 5-10 | 196 | 25 | Texas Southern; Nebraska | 13 | 0 |
| Robert Lyles | 93 | LOLB | 6-1 | 227 | 24 | Texas Christian | 16 | 16 |
| Bruce Matthews | 74 | ROT | 6-5 | 300 | 24 | Southern California | 16 | 16 |
| Mike McCloskey | 89 | TE | 6-5 | 246 | 24 | Penn State | 16 | 0 |
| Audray McMillian | 26 | CB-S | 6-0 | 190 | 23 | Houston | 16 | 0 |
| Johnny Meads | 91 | ROLB | 6-2 | 230 | 24 | Nicholls State | 5 | 5 |
| Warren Moon | 1 | QB | 6-3 | 217 | 29 | West Los Angeles JC; Washington | 14 | 14 |
| Eric Moran | 76 | LOT | 6-5 | 294 | 25 | Washington | 15 | 3 |
| Larry Moriarty | 30 | FB | 6-1 | 240 | 27 | Santa Barbara CC; Notre Dame | 15 | 12 |
| Mike Moroski | 16 | QB | 6-4 | 201 | 28 | UC Davis | 5 | 0 |
| Mike Munchak | 63 | LOG | 6-3 | 282 | 25 | Penn State | 16 | 16 |
| Avon Riley | 53 | LILB | 6-3 | 240 | 27 | Canyons JC; UCLA | 15 | 15 |
| Jim Romano | 55 | C | 6-3 | 260 | 26 | Penn State | 16 | 16 |
| Mike Rozier | 33 | HB-FB | 5-10 | 212 | 24 | Coffeyville CC; Nebraska | 14 | 6 |
| Harvey Salem | 73 | LOT | 6-6 | 286 | 24 | California | 14 | 13 |
| John Schuhmacher | 62 | ROG | 6-3 | 275 | 30 | Southern California | 16 | 16 |
| Doug Smith | 99 | DT | 6-4 | 292 | 25 | East Carolina; Auburn | 11 | 1 |
| Tim Smith | 83 | WR | 6-2 | 280 | 28 | Nebraska | 16 | 16 |
| Brian Sochia | 72 | MG | 6-3 | 269 | 24 | Northwestern Oklahoma State | 16 | 0 |
| Mike Stensrud | 76 | MG | 6-5 | 280 | 29 | Iowa State | 16 | 16 |
| Steve Tasker | 80 | WR | 5-9 | 184 | 23 | Dodge City CC; Northwestern | 7 | 0 |
| Herkie Walls | 84 | WR | 5-8 | 160 | 24 | Texas | 6 | 0 |
| Jamie Williams | 87 | TE | 6-4 | 245 | 25 | Nebraska | 16 | 16 |
| Butch Woolfolk | 40 | HB-FB | 6-1 | 215 | 25 | Michigan | 16 | 14 |
| Tony Zendejas | 7 | K | 5-8 | 165 | 25 | Nevada-Reno | 14 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 3 | Ray Childress | DE | Texas A&M |
| 1 | 11 | Richard Johnson | DB | Wisconsin |
| 2 | 36 | Richard Byrd | DE | Southern Mississippi |
| 3 | 82 | Mike Kelley | C | Notre Dame |
| 4 | 87 | Tom Briehl | LB | Stanford |
| 5 | 133 | Frank Bush | LB | North Carolina State |
| 5 | 138 | Lee Johnson | K | Brigham Young |
| 6 | 153 | Joe Krakoski | LB | Washington |
| 7 | 170 | Mike Akiu | WR | Hawaii |
| 8 | 199 | Chuck Thomas | C | Oklahoma |
| 9 | 226 | Steve Tasker | KR | Northwestern |
| 10 | 255 | Mike Golic | DE | Notre Dame |
| 11 | 281 | Willie Drewrey | WR | West Virginia |
| 12 | 311 | Mark Vonder Haar | DT | Minnesota |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 24 | 90 | 63 | 107 | 284 |
| Opponents Totals | 126 | 94 | 112 | 80 | 412 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 28:07 | 270 | 96 | 149 | 25 | 74/218 33.9% | 8/20 40.0% | 127 | 1150 |
| Opponents Totals | 31:53 | 356 | 150 | 158 | 48 | 84/213 39.4% | 10/15 66.7% | 121 | 908 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Zendejas | 0 | 29 | 31 | 93.5 | 21 | 27 | 77.8 | 0 | 92 |
| Drew Hill | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Mike Rozier | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Butch Woolfolk | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Larry Moriarty | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Tim Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Mike Akiu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Chris Dressel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Stan Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mike McCloskey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jamie Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 32 | 29 | 32 | 90.6 | 21 | 27 | 77.8 | 0 | 284 |
| Opponents Totals | 51 | 49 | 51 | 96.1 | 19 | 34 | 55.9 | 0 | 412 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Zendejas | 21 | 27 | 77.8 | 0 | 52 | 0/0 | 6/7 | 8/11 | 4/6 | 3/3 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 27 | 77.8 | 0 | 52 | 0/0 | 6/7 | 8/11 | 4/6 | 3/3 |
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 34 | 55.9 | 0/0 | 5/7 | 12/17 | 1/7 | 1/3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Rozier | 133 | 462 | 3.5 | 30 | 8 |
| Butch Woolfolk | 103 | 392 | 3.8 | 43 | 1 |
| Larry Moriarty | 106 | 381 | 3.6 | 18 | 3 |
| Warren Moon | 39 | 130 | 3.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Stan Edwards | 25 | 96 | 3.8 | 19 | 1 |
| Oliver Luck | 15 | 95 | 6.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Steve Tasker | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Mike Moroski | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Lee Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Drewrey | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 428 | 1570 | 3.7 | 43 | 13 |
| Opponents Totals | 588 | 2814 | 4.8 | 67 | 21 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Moon | 377 | 200 | 200 | 158 | 2709 | 7.2 | 13.5 | 80t | 15 | 4.0 | 19 | 5.0 | 46 | 366 | 2343 | 68.5 |
| Mike Moroski | 34 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 249 | 7.3 | 12.5 | 46 | 1 | 2.9 | 1 | 2.9 | 4 | 25 | 224 | 79.2 |
| Oliver Luck | 100 | 56 | 56 | 42 | 572 | 5.7 | 10.2 | 46t | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 8 | 50 | 522 | 70.9 |
| Tony Zendejas | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -7 | -7.0 | -7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 79.2 |
| Team Totals | 512 | 277 | 277 | 213 | 3523 | 6.9 | 12.7 | 80t | 18 | 3.5 | 22 | 4.3 | 58 | 441 | 3082 | 69.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 462 | 260 | 260 | 187 | 3654 | 7.9 | 14.1 | 68t | 29 | 6.3 | 15 | 3.2 | 41 | 313 | 3341 | 89.3 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butch Woolfolk | 80 | 814 | 10.2 | 80t | 4 |
| Drew Hill | 64 | 1169 | 18.3 | 57t | 9 |
| Tim Smith | 46 | 660 | 14.3 | 33 | 2 |
| Jamie Williams | 39 | 444 | 11.4 | 29 | 1 |
| Larry Moriarty | 17 | 112 | 6.6 | 16 | 0 |
| Mike Rozier | 9 | 96 | 10.7 | 52 | 0 |
| Stan Edwards | 7 | 71 | 10.1 | 31 | 0 |
| Mike McCloskey | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 24t | 1 |
| Chris Dressel | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 12 | 1 |
| Mike Akiu | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Willie Drewrey | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Steve Tasker | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Mike Holston | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Herkie Walls | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 277 | 3523 | 12.7 | 80t | 18 |
| Opponents Totals | 260 | 3654 | 14.1 | 68t | 29 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Brown | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 22 | 0 |
| Bo Eason | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 55 | 0 |
| Keith Bostic | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 26 | 0 |
| Rod Kush | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Avon Riley | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Mike Stensrud | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 144 | 9.6 | 55 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 267 | 12.1 | 61t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Johnson | 83 | 3464 | 41.7 | 65 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 345 | 2959 | 35.7 |
| Tim Smith | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 |
| Team Totals | 84 | 3490 | 41.5 | 65 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 345 | 2985 | 35.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 68 | 2677 | 39.4 | 56 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 250 | 2267 | 33.3 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Drewrey | 24 | 10 | 215 | 9.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Jeff Donaldson | 6 | 1 | 35 | 5.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 11 | 250 | 8.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 45 | 7 | 345 | 7.7 | 31 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Drewrey | 26 | 0 | 642 | 24.7 | 50 | 0 |
| Steve Tasker | 17 | 0 | 447 | 26.3 | 52 | 0 |
| Herkie Walls | 12 | 0 | 234 | 19.5 | 42 | 0 |
| Jeff Donaldson | 5 | 0 | 93 | 18.6 | 22 | 0 |
| Steve Brown | 2 | 0 | 45 | 22.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Jamie Williams | 2 | 0 | 21 | 10.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Drew Hill | 1 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Allen Lyday | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Tom Briehl | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 67 | 0 | 1515 | 22.6 | 52 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 39 | 0 | 970 | 24.9 | 81 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Jesse Baker | 5.5 | |
| Mike Stensrud | 5.0 | |
| Rod Kush | 5.0 | |
| Keith Bostic | 5.0 | |
| Ray Childress | 3.5 | |
| Frank Bush | 3.0 | |
| Bo Eason | 2.5 | |
| Brian Sochia | 2.0 | |
| Doug Smith | 2.0 | |
| Avon Riley | 2.0 | |
| Johnny Meads | 1.5 | |
| Jeff Donaldson | 1.0 | |
| Richard Byrd | 1.0 | |
| Steve Brown | 1.0 | |
| Robert Abraham | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 41.0 | 313.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 58.0 | 441.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Abraham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Allen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Bostic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Bush | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Richard Byrd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Childress | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Donaldson | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Dressel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Drewrey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bo Eason | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Grimsley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Lee Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | |
| Richard Johnson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Luck | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Allen Lyday | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bruce Matthews | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McCloskey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren Moon | 12 | 5 | 0 | 5 | -8 | 0 | |
| Larry Moriarty | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Munchak | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Avon Riley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Rozier | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tim Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Stensrud | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Butch Woolfolk | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Zendejas | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 41 | 18 | 23 | 20 | 43 | 10 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 35 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 0 |
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