1988 Houston Oilers (NFL) |
| 3rd place • American Football Conference • Central Division • 10-6-0 .625 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Jerry Glanville |
| Kim Helton | Offensive Line |
| Milt Jackson | Receivers |
| June Jones | Quarterbacks |
| Floyd Reese | Linebackers |
| Nick Saban | Defensive Backs |
| Ray Sherman | Running Backs |
| Doug Shively | Defensive Line |
| Richard Smith | Special Teams/Tight Ends |
| Steve Watterson | Strength and Rehabilitation |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Thu | 8/4/1988 | H | Buffalo Bills | 13-9 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 35482 | |
| Sat | 8/13/1988 | N | New England Patriots | 27-14 | W | Memphis, TN | Liberty Bowl | 48113 | |
| Sat | 8/20/1988 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 20-17 | W | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 38352 | |
| Sat | 8/27/1988 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 54-10 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 48400 | |
| Sun | 9/4/1988 | A | Indianapolis Colts | 17-14 | W | OT | Indianapolis, IN | Hoosier Dome | 57251 |
| Sun | 9/11/1988 | H | Los Angeles Raiders | 38-35 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 46050 | |
| Sun | 9/18/1988 | A | New York Jets | 3-45 | L | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 64683 | |
| Sun | 9/25/1988 | H | New England Patriots | 31-6 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 38636 | |
| Sun | 10/2/1988 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 23-32 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 64692 | |
| Sun | 10/9/1988 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 7-6 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 39134 | |
| Sun | 10/16/1988 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 34-14 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 52229 | |
| Sun | 10/23/1988 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 21-44 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 54659 | |
| Sun | 10/30/1988 | H | Washington Redskins | 41-17 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 48781 | |
| Mon | 11/7/1988 | H | Cleveland Browns | 24-17 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 51467 | |
| Sun | 11/13/1988 | A | Seattle Seahawks | 24-27 | L | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 60446 | |
| Sun | 11/20/1988 | H | Phoenix Cardinals | 38-20 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 43843 | |
| Thu | 11/24/1988 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 25-17 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 50845 | |
| Sun | 12/4/1988 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 34-37 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 47791 | |
| Sun | 12/11/1988 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 41-6 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 50269 | |
| Sun | 12/18/1988 | A | Cleveland Browns | 23-28 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 74610 | |
| AFC Wild Card Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 12/24/1988 | A | Cleveland Browns | 24-23 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 74977 | |
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/1/1989 | A | Buffalo Bills | 10-17 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 79532 | |
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 |
| Patrick Allen | 29 | RCB | 5-10 | 180 | 27 | Utah State | 15 | 13 |
| Robert Banks | 97 | DE | 6-5 | 255 | 25 | Notre Dame | 14 | 0 |
| Keith Bostic | 25 | SS | 6-1 | 225 | 27 | Michigan | 16 | 16 |
| Steve Brown | 24 | LCB | 5-11 | 187 | 28 | Oregon | 14 | 14 |
| Domingo Bryant | 38 | S | 6-4 | 176 | 25 | Texas A&M | 14 | 0 |
| Richard Byrd | 71 | RDE | 6-3 | 265 | 26 | Southern Mississippi | 16 | 7 |
| Cody Carlson | 14 | QB | 6-3 | 201 | 25 | Baylor | 6 | 5 |
| Toby Caston | 56 | LB | 6-1 | 235 | 23 | Louisiana State | 16 | 0 |
| Ray Childress | 79 | LDE | 6-6 | 275 | 26 | Texas A&M | 16 | 16 |
| Bruce Davis | 77 | LOT | 6-6 | 297 | 32 | UCLA | 16 | 16 |
| John Davis | 73 | OT | 6-4 | 307 | 23 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 0 |
| Cris Dishman | 28 | CB | 6-0 | 190 | 23 | Purdue | 15 | 2 |
| Jeff Donaldson | 31 | FS | 6-0 | 191 | 26 | Colorado | 16 | 16 |
| Willie Drewrey | 82 | TB | 5-7 | 168 | 25 | West Virginia | 14 | 0 |
| Curtis Duncan | 80 | WR | 5-11 | 184 | 23 | Northwestern | 16 | 0 |
| Tracey Eaton | 21 | S | 6-1 | 195 | 23 | Portland State | 1 | 0 |
| Eric Fairs | 51 | LB | 6-3 | 240 | 24 | Memphis | 16 | 0 |
| William Fuller | 95 | RDE | 6-3 | 274 | 26 | North Carolina | 16 | 15 |
| Ernest Givins | 81 | WR | 5-9 | 173 | 24 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Louisville | 16 | 16 |
| John Grimsley | 59 | LILB | 6-2 | 237 | 26 | Kentucky | 16 | 16 |
| Leonard Harris | 83 | WR | 5-8 | 166 | 28 | Austin; Texas Tech | 16 | 0 |
| Alonzo Highsmith | 32 | FB | 6-1 | 234 | 23 | Miami (Florida) | 16 | 16 |
| Drew Hill | 85 | WR | 5-9 | 170 | 32 | Georgia Tech | 16 | 16 |
| Haywood Jeffires | 84 | WR | 6-2 | 200 | 24 | North Carolina State | 2 | 0 |
| Kenny Johnson | 22 | S | 5-10 | 175 | 30 | Mississippi State | 13 | 0 |
| Richard Johnson | 23 | RCB | 6-1 | 192 | 25 | Wisconsin | 16 | 3 |
| Walter Johnson | 57 | LB | 6-0 | 240 | 25 | Louisiana Tech | 16 | 0 |
| Quintin Jones | 27 | S | 5-11 | 193 | 22 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 0 |
| Sean Jones | 96 | DE | 6-7 | 267 | 26 | Northeastern | 16 | 0 |
| Calvin Loveall | 27 | CB | 5-9 | 180 | 26 | Idaho | 3 | 0 |
| Robert Lyles | 93 | LOLB | 6-1 | 227 | 27 | Texas Christian | 16 | 16 |
| Don Maggs | 78 | OT | 6-5 | 287 | 27 | Tulane | 16 | 0 |
| Bruce Matthews | 74 | ROG | 6-5 | 300 | 27 | Southern California | 16 | 16 |
| Johnny Meads | 91 | ROLB | 6-2 | 230 | 27 | Nicholls State | 16 | 16 |
| Doug Mikolas | 76 | NT | 6-1 | 270 | 27 | Oregon Tech; Portland State | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Montgomery | 9 | P | 6-4 | 216 | 24 | Penn State; Michigan State | 16 | 0 |
| Warren Moon | 1 | QB | 6-3 | 217 | 32 | West Los Angeles JC; Washington | 11 | 11 |
| Mike Munchak | 63 | LOG | 6-3 | 282 | 28 | Penn State | 16 | 16 |
| Brent Pease | 10 | QB | 6-2 | 201 | 24 | Walla Walla CC; Montana | 13 | 0 |
| Jay Pennison | 52 | C | 6-1 | 273 | 27 | Nicholls State | 16 | 16 |
| Allen Pinkett | 20 | RB | 5-9 | 189 | 24 | Notre Dame | 16 | 2 |
| Mike Rozier | 30 | RB | 5-10 | 212 | 27 | Coffeyville CC; Nebraska | 15 | 14 |
| Eugene Seale | 53 | LB | 5-10 | 249 | 24 | Lamar | 16 | 0 |
| Al Smith | 54 | RILB | 6-1 | 245 | 24 | Cal Poly (Pomona); Utah State | 16 | 16 |
| Doug Smith | 99 | NT | 6-4 | 292 | 28 | East Carolina; Auburn | 12 | 10 |
| Dean Steinkuhler | 70 | ROT | 6-3 | 277 | 27 | Nebraska | 16 | 16 |
| Vince Stroth | 75 | OT | 6-3 | 259 | 28 | Brigham Young | 6 | 0 |
| Spencer Tillman | 33 | RB | 5-11 | 206 | 24 | Oklahoma | 16 | 0 |
| Chris Verhulst | 88 | TE | 6-3 | 240 | 22 | Chico State | 1 | 0 |
| Lorenzo White | 44 | RB | 5-11 | 215 | 22 | Michigan State | 11 | 0 |
| Jamie Williams | 87 | TE | 6-4 | 245 | 28 | Nebraska | 16 | 16 |
| Tony Zendejas | 7 | K | 5-8 | 165 | 28 | Nevada-Reno | 16 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 22 | Lorenzo White | RB | Michigan State |
| 2 | 48 | Quintin Jones | DB | Pittsburgh |
| 3 | 72 | Greg Montgomery | P | Michigan State |
| 5 | 125 | Cris Dishman | DB | Purdue |
| 5 | 130 | Chris Verhulst | TE | Chico State |
| 6 | 157 | Kurt Crain | LB | Auburn |
| 7 | 187 | Tracey Eaton | DB | Portland State |
| 8 | 214 | David Viaene | C | Minnesota-Duluth |
| 9 | 241 | David Spradlin | LB | Texas Christian |
| 10 | 271 | Marco Johnson | WR | Hawaii |
| 11 | 298 | Jethro Franklin | DE | Fresno State |
| 12 | 325 | John Brantley | LB | Georgia |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 84 | 137 | 100 | 100 | 3 | 424 |
| Opponents Totals | 85 | 112 | 71 | 97 | 0 | 365 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 31:11 | 308 | 141 | 148 | 19 | 84/202 41.6% | 7/13 53.8% | 125 | 1150 |
| Opponents Totals | 28:49 | 304 | 94 | 170 | 40 | 82/207 39.6% | 8/14 57.1% | 118 | 947 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Zendejas | 0 | 48 | 50 | 96.0 | 22 | 34 | 64.7 | 0 | 114 |
| Mike Rozier | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||
| Drew Hill | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||
| Allen Pinkett | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Ernest Givins | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Warren Moon | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Alonzo Highsmith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Steve Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Domingo Bryant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Cody Carlson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Cris Dishman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Willie Drewrey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Curtis Duncan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Haywood Jeffires | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Brent Pease | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Lorenzo White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Eric Fairs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Eugene Seale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 51 | 48 | 51 | 94.1 | 22 | 34 | 64.7 | 2 | 424 |
| Opponents Totals | 46 | 43 | 46 | 93.5 | 14 | 18 | 77.8 | 2 | 365 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Zendejas | 22 | 34 | 64.7 | 1 | 52 | 1/1 | 3/5 | 7/8 | 9/16 | 2/4 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 34 | 64.7 | 1 | 52 | 1/1 | 3/5 | 7/8 | 9/16 | 2/4 |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 18 | 77.8 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 1/2 | 8/10 | 1/2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Rozier | 251 | 1002 | 4.0 | 28 | 10 |
| Allen Pinkett | 122 | 513 | 4.2 | 27 | 7 |
| Alonzo Highsmith | 94 | 466 | 5.0 | 42 | 2 |
| Lorenzo White | 31 | 115 | 3.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Warren Moon | 33 | 88 | 2.7 | 14 | 5 |
| Cody Carlson | 12 | 36 | 3.0 | 10 | 1 |
| Ernest Givins | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Spencer Tillman | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 2 | 0 |
| Brent Pease | 8 | -2 | -0.3 | 4t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 558 | 2249 | 4.0 | 42 | 26 |
| Opponents Totals | 431 | 1592 | 3.7 | 44t | 20 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Moon | 294 | 160 | 160 | 126 | 2327 | 7.9 | 14.5 | 57t | 17 | 5.8 | 8 | 2.7 | 12 | 120 | 2207 | 88.4 |
| Cody Carlson | 112 | 52 | 52 | 54 | 775 | 6.9 | 14.9 | 51t | 4 | 3.6 | 6 | 5.4 | 10 | 72 | 703 | 59.2 |
| Brent Pease | 22 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 64 | 2.9 | 10.7 | 21 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 18.2 | 2 | 18 | 46 | 0.0 |
| Team Totals | 428 | 218 | 218 | 192 | 3166 | 7.4 | 14.5 | 57t | 21 | 4.9 | 18 | 4.2 | 24 | 210 | 2956 | 74.2 |
| Opponents Totals | 512 | 281 | 281 | 209 | 3619 | 7.1 | 12.9 | 80t | 22 | 4.3 | 22 | 4.3 | 42 | 353 | 3266 | 73.7 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Hill | 72 | 1141 | 15.8 | 57t | 10 |
| Ernest Givins | 60 | 976 | 16.3 | 46 | 5 |
| Curtis Duncan | 22 | 302 | 13.7 | 36 | 1 |
| Alonzo Highsmith | 12 | 131 | 10.9 | 28 | 0 |
| Allen Pinkett | 12 | 114 | 9.5 | 51t | 2 |
| Willie Drewrey | 11 | 172 | 15.6 | 55 | 1 |
| Mike Rozier | 11 | 99 | 9.0 | 18 | 1 |
| Leonard Harris | 10 | 136 | 13.6 | 42 | 0 |
| Jamie Williams | 6 | 46 | 7.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Haywood Jeffires | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 42 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 218 | 3166 | 14.5 | 57t | 21 |
| Opponents Totals | 281 | 3619 | 12.9 | 80t | 22 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Donaldson | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Domingo Bryant | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 36t | 1 |
| Richard Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Brown | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 44t | 1 |
| Robert Lyles | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Kenny Johnson | 1 | 51 | 51.0 | 51 | 0 |
| Eugene Seale | 1 | 46 | 46.0 | 46 | 0 |
| Patrick Allen | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Doug Smith | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| William Fuller | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| John Grimsley | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Keith Bostic | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Richard Byrd | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 302 | 13.7 | 51 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 289 | 16.1 | 73 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Montgomery | 65 | 2523 | 38.8 | 61 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 206 | 2217 | 34.1 |
| Team Totals | 65 | 2523 | 38.8 | 61 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 206 | 2217 | 34.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 80 | 2973 | 37.2 | 60 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 225 | 2548 | 31.9 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Johnson | 30 | 6 | 170 | 5.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Curtis Duncan | 4 | 2 | 47 | 11.8 | 26 | 0 |
| Willie Drewrey | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 10 | 225 | 6.3 | 26 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 35 | 9 | 206 | 5.9 | 18 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard Harris | 34 | 0 | 678 | 19.9 | 56 | 0 |
| Lorenzo White | 8 | 0 | 196 | 24.5 | 90t | 1 |
| Allen Pinkett | 7 | 0 | 137 | 19.6 | 29 | 0 |
| Kenny Johnson | 6 | 0 | 157 | 26.2 | 56 | 0 |
| Curtis Duncan | 1 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Spencer Tillman | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Willie Drewrey | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Jeff Donaldson | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Richard Johnson | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 60 | 0 | 1232 | 20.5 | 90t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 69 | 1362 | 19.7 | 92t | 1 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Ray Childress | 8.5 | |
| William Fuller | 8.5 | |
| Johnny Meads | 8.0 | |
| Sean Jones | 7.5 | |
| Doug Smith | 3.0 | |
| Keith Bostic | 2.0 | |
| Robert Lyles | 1.5 | |
| John Grimsley | 1.0 | |
| Doug Mikolas | 1.0 | |
| Eugene Seale | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 42.0 | 353.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 24.0 | 210.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Allen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Keith Bostic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Cody Carlson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -12 | 0 | |
| Ray Childress | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Cris Dishman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Donaldson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Fairs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernest Givins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Grimsley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonard Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alonzo Highsmith | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kenny Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Robert Lyles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Warren Moon | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -12 | 0 | |
| Mike Munchak | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Pennison | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Allen Pinkett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Rozier | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Dean Steinkuhler | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 13 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 33 | 20 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 2 |
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