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1984 Houston Oilers

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Record: 3-13-0, Finished 4th in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 240 points (15.0/g), 27th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 437 points (27.3/g), 26th.
 Differential of -197 points (-12.3/g), 26th.
 Expected W-L: 3.1-12.9.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -7 (-0.4/g), 20th.

Coached by Hugh Campbell (3-13-0)

1984 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters
Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Warren Moon 28 Rook 16 259 for 450, 3,338 yards, 12 td, 14 int, & 58 rushes for 211 yards and 1 td
RB Larry Moriarty 26 1 9 189 rushes for 785 yards, 6 td, & 31 catches for 206 yards and 1 td

Houston Oilers / 5th / 114th pick / 1983

RB Earl Campbell 29 6 6 96 rushes for 278 yards, 4 td, & 3 catches for 27 yards and 0 td

Houston Oilers / 1st / 1st pick / 1978

WR Tim Smith 27 4 14 69 catches for 1,141 yards, 4 td

Houston Oilers / 3rd / 79th pick / 1980

WR Herkie Walls 23 1 10 18 catches for 291 yards, 1 td, & 4 rushes for 20 yards and 0 td

Houston Oilers / 7th / 170th pick / 1983

TE Chris Dressel 23 1 16 40 catches for 378 yards, 2 td

Houston Oilers / 3rd / 69th pick / 1983

TE Jamie Williams 24 1 16 41 catches for 545 yards, 3 td

New York Giants / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1983

LT Harvey Salem 23 1 15

Houston Oilers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1983

LG Mike Munchak* 24 2 16

Houston Oilers / 1st / 8th pick / 1982

C Bruce Matthews 23 1 16

Houston Oilers / 1st / 9th pick / 1983

C Jim Romano 25 2 7

Los Angeles Raiders / 2nd / 37th pick / 1982

RG John Schuhmacher 29 6 10

Houston Oilers / 12th / 322nd pick / 1978

RG Pat Howell 27 5 5

Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 49th pick / 1979

RT Dean Steinkuhler 23 Rook 10

Houston Oilers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1984

RT Bruce Matthews 23 1 16

Houston Oilers / 1st / 9th pick / 1983

 Defensive Starters
LDE Bob Hamm 25 1 12 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered
NT Mike Stensrud 28 5 14 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Houston Oilers / 2nd / 31st pick / 1979

RDE Jesse Baker 27 5 16 11.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Houston Oilers / 2nd / 50th pick / 1979

LOLB Avon Riley 26 3 16 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Houston Oilers / 9th / 243rd pick / 1981

LILB Gregg Bingham 33 11 16 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Houston Oilers / 4th / 79th pick / 1973

RILB Robert Abraham 24 2 16 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Houston Oilers / 3rd / 77th pick / 1982

ROLB Robert Brazile 31 9 16 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered

Houston Oilers / 1st / 6th pick / 1975

LCB Steve Brown 24 1 16 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered

Houston Oilers / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1983

RCB Willie Tullis 26 3 15 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Houston Oilers / 8th / 217th pick / 1981

SS Keith Bostic 23 1 16 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Houston Oilers / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1983

FS Carter Hartwig 28 5 14 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Houston Oilers / 8th / 214th pick / 1979

 Special Teams Starters
K Joe Cooper 24 Rook 0 11 of 13 field goals & 13 of 13 extra points
P John James 35 12 0 88 punts for a 39.6 average, 0 blocked
PR Carl Roaches 31 4 0 26 punt returns for a 5.8 average and 0 td

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 14th / 377th pick / 1976

KR Carl Roaches 31 4 0 30 kick returns for a 22.6 average and 0 td

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 14th / 377th pick / 1976

Roster

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Robert Abraham 24 LB 16 16 228 6-1 North Carolina State 7/13/1960 2

Houston Oilers / 3rd / 77th pick / 1982

Patrick Allen 23 DB 16 0 180 5-10 Utah State 8/26/1961 Rook

Houston Oilers / 4th / 100th pick / 1984

Jesse Baker 27 DE 16 16 269 6-5 Jacksonville State 7/10/1957 5

Houston Oilers / 2nd / 50th pick / 1979

Gregg Bingham 33 LB 16 16 227 6-1 Purdue 3/13/1951 11

Houston Oilers / 4th / 79th pick / 1973

Keith Bostic 23 DB 16 16 216 6-1 Michigan 1/17/1961 1

Houston Oilers / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1983

Robert Brazile 31 LB 16 16 241 6-4 Jackson State 2/7/1953 9

Houston Oilers / 1st / 6th pick / 1975

Steve Brown 24 DB 16 16 189 5-11 Oregon 3/20/1960 1

Houston Oilers / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1983

Steve Bryant 25 WR 14 3 195 6-2 Purdue 10/10/1959 2

Houston Oilers / 4th / 94th pick / 1982

Bryan Caldwell 24 DE 8 0 248 6-4 Arizona State 5/6/1960 Rook

Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 77th pick / 1983

Earl Campbell 29 RB 6 6 232 5-11 Texas 3/29/1955 6

Houston Oilers / 1st / 1st pick / 1978

David Carter 31 C-G 7 0 250 6-2 Western Kentucky 11/27/1953 7

Houston Oilers / 6th / 165th pick / 1977

Joe Cooper 24 K 7 0 175 5-10 California 10/30/1960 Rook
Donnie Craft 25 RB 1 0 206 6-0 Louisville 11/19/1959 2

Houston Oilers / 12th / 314th pick / 1982

Jeff Donaldson 22 DB 16 2 192 6-0 Colorado 4/19/1962 Rook

Houston Oilers / 9th / 226th pick / 1984

Chris Dressel 23 TE 16 16 238 6-4 Stanford 2/7/1961 1

Houston Oilers / 3rd / 69th pick / 1983

Bo Eason 23 DB 10 1 200 6-2 California-Davis 3/10/1961 Rook

Houston Oilers / 2nd / 54th pick / 1984

Stan Edwards 24 RB 14 1 208 6-0 Michigan 5/20/1960 2

Houston Oilers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1982

Jerome Foster 24 DE-DT 9 3 268 6-2 Ohio State 7/25/1960 1

Houston Oilers / 5th / 139th pick / 1983

John Grimsley 22 LB 16 0 235 6-2 Kentucky 2/25/1962 Rook

Houston Oilers / 6th / 141st pick / 1984

Bob Hamm 25 DE 12 12 260 6-4 Nevada-Reno 4/24/1959 1
Carter Hartwig 28 DB 14 14 205 6-0 USC 2/27/1956 5

Houston Oilers / 8th / 214th pick / 1979

Mike Holston 26 WR 16 3 189 6-3 Morgan State 1/8/1958 3

Houston Oilers / 3rd / 79th pick / 1981

Pat Howell 27 G 11 5 257 6-5 USC 3/12/1957 5

Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 49th pick / 1979

Daryl Hunt 28 LB 5 0 229 6-3 Oklahoma 11/3/1956 5

Houston Oilers / 6th / 143rd pick / 1979

John James 35 P 16 0 197 6-3 Florida 1/21/1949 12
Mike Johnson 22 DE 16 0 253 6-5 Illinois 4/24/1962 Rook

Houston Oilers / 9th / 228th pick / 1984

Tim Joiner 23 LB 11 0 235 6-4 LSU 1/7/1961 1

Houston Oilers / 3rd / 58th pick / 1983

Willie Joyner 22 RB 10 0 200 5-10 Maryland 4/2/1962 Rook

Houston Oilers / 7th / 170th pick / 1984

Florian Kempf 28 K 9 0 170 5-9 Pennsylvania 5/25/1956 2
Mike Kennedy 25 DB 11 0 195 6-0 Toledo 2/26/1959 1
Oliver Luck 24 QB 4 0 196 6-2 West Virginia 4/5/1960 1

Houston Oilers / 2nd / 44th pick / 1982

Allen Lyday 24 DB 4 0 190 5-10 Nebraska,Texas Southern 9/16/1960 Rook
Robert Lyles 23 LB 6 0 226 6-1 TCU 3/21/1961 Rook

Houston Oilers / 5th / 114th pick / 1984

Bruce Matthews 23 G-C-T 16 16 305 6-5 USC 8/8/1961 1

Houston Oilers / 1st / 9th pick / 1983

Mike McCloskey 23 TE 15 0 244 6-5 Penn State 2/2/1961 1

Houston Oilers / 4th / 88th pick / 1983

Darryl Meadows 23 DB 13 0 202 6-1 Toledo 2/15/1961 1
Johnny Meads 23 LB 16 0 231 6-2 Nicholls State 6/25/1961 Rook

Houston Oilers / 3rd / 58th pick / 1984

Warren Moon 28 QB 16 16 218 6-3 Washington 11/18/1956 Rook
Eric Moran 24 T-G 8 1 285 6-5 Washington 6/10/1960 Rook

Dallas Cowboys / 10th / 273rd pick / 1983

Larry Moriarty 26 RB 14 9 240 6-1 Notre Dame 4/24/1958 1

Houston Oilers / 5th / 114th pick / 1983

Eric Mullins 22 WR 13 2 181 5-11 Stanford 7/30/1962 Rook

Houston Oilers / 6th / 161st pick / 1984

Mike Munchak* 24 G 16 16 281 6-3 Penn State 3/5/1960 2

Houston Oilers / 1st / 8th pick / 1982

Avon Riley 26 LB 16 16 230 6-3 UCLA 2/10/1958 3

Houston Oilers / 9th / 243rd pick / 1981

Carl Roaches 31 WR 16 0 168 5-8 Texas A&M 10/2/1953 4

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 14th / 377th pick / 1976

Jim Romano 25 C 8 7 260 6-3 Penn State 9/7/1959 2

Los Angeles Raiders / 2nd / 37th pick / 1982

Harvey Salem 23 T-G 16 15 283 6-6 California 1/15/1961 1

Houston Oilers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1983

John Schuhmacher 29 G-T 16 10 271 6-3 USC 9/23/1955 6

Houston Oilers / 12th / 322nd pick / 1978

Tim Smith 27 WR 16 14 201 6-2 Nebraska 3/20/1957 4

Houston Oilers / 3rd / 79th pick / 1980

Brian Sochia 23 NT-DE 16 3 270 6-3 Northwest Oklahoma State 7/2/1961 1
Dean Steinkuhler 23 T 10 10 283 6-3 Nebraska 1/27/1961 Rook

Houston Oilers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1984

Mike Stensrud 28 NT-DE-DT 16 14 280 6-5 Iowa State 2/19/1956 5

Houston Oilers / 2nd / 31st pick / 1979

Mark Studaway 24 DE 6 0 273 6-3 Tennessee 9/20/1960 Rook

Houston Oilers / 4th / 85th pick / 1984

Ted Thompson 31 LB 16 0 220 6-1 SMU 1/17/1953 9
Willie Tullis 26 DB 16 15 193 6-0 Southern Miss,Troy State 4/5/1958 3

Houston Oilers / 8th / 217th pick / 1981

Herkie Walls 23 WR 14 10 159 5-8 Texas 7/18/1961 1

Houston Oilers / 7th / 170th pick / 1983

Jamie Williams 24 TE 16 16 240 6-4 Nebraska 2/25/1960 1

New York Giants / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1983

Richard Williams 24 RB 7 0 205 6-0 Memphis 8/13/1960 1

Washington Redskins / 2nd / 56th pick / 1983

Team Total 25.3 16 226.7 6-1.7 2.3