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1985 Houston Oilers
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Record: 5-11-0, Finished 4th in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 284 points (17.8/g), 25th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 412 points (25.8/g), 23rd.
Differential of -128 points (-8.0/g), 24th.
Expected W-L: 4.7-11.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.1/g), 16th.
Coached by Jerry Glanville (0-2-0) and Hugh Campbell (5-9-0)
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1985 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) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Warren Moon | 29 | 1 | 14 | 200 for 377, 2,709 yards, 15 td, 19 int, & 39 rushes for 130 yards and 0 td | |
| RB | Butch Woolfolk | 25 | 3 | 14 | 103 rushes for 392 yards, 1 td, & 80 catches for 814 yards and 4 td | New York Giants / 1st / 18th pick / 1982 |
| FB | Larry Moriarty | 27 | 2 | 12 | 106 rushes for 381 yards, 3 td, & 17 catches for 112 yards and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 5th / 114th pick / 1983 |
| FB | Mike Rozier | 24 | Rook | 6 | 133 rushes for 462 yards, 8 td, & 9 catches for 96 yards and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1984 Supp |
| WR | Drew Hill | 29 | 6 | 16 | 64 catches for 1,169 yards, 9 td | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 328th pick / 1979 |
| WR | Tim Smith | 28 | 5 | 16 | 46 catches for 660 yards, 2 td | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 79th pick / 1980 |
| TE | Jamie Williams | 25 | 2 | 16 | 39 catches for 444 yards, 1 td | New York Giants / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1983 |
| LT | Harvey Salem | 24 | 2 | 13 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1983 |
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| LG | Mike Munchak* | 25 | 3 | 16 | 2 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 1st / 8th pick / 1982 |
| C | Jim Romano | 26 | 3 | 16 | Los Angeles Raiders / 2nd / 37th pick / 1982 |
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| RG | John Schuhmacher | 30 | 7 | 16 | Houston Oilers / 12th / 322nd pick / 1978 |
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| RT | Bruce Matthews | 24 | 2 | 16 | 3 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 1st / 9th pick / 1983 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ray Childress | 23 | Rook | 16 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1985 |
| NT | Mike Stensrud | 29 | 6 | 16 | 5.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 31st pick / 1979 |
| RDE | Jesse Baker | 28 | 6 | 16 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 50th pick / 1979 |
| LOLB | Robert Lyles | 24 | 1 | 16 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 114th pick / 1984 |
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| LILB | Avon Riley | 27 | 4 | 15 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 9th / 243rd pick / 1981 |
| RILB | Robert Abraham | 25 | 3 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 77th pick / 1982 |
| ROLB | Frank Bush | 22 | Rook | 11 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 5th / 133rd pick / 1985 |
| ROLB | Johnny Meads | 24 | 1 | 5 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 58th pick / 1984 |
| LCB | Steve Brown | 25 | 2 | 14 | 1.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1983 |
| RCB | Patrick Allen | 24 | 1 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 4th / 100th pick / 1984 |
| SS | Keith Bostic | 24 | 2 | 16 | 5.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1983 |
| FS | Bo Eason | 24 | 1 | 16 | 2.5 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 54th pick / 1984 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Tony Zendejas | 25 | Rook | 0 | 21 of 27 field goals & 29 of 31 extra points | Washington Redskins / 1st / 27th pick / 1984 Supp |
| P | Lee Johnson | 24 | Rook | 0 | 83 punts for a 41.7 average, 0 blocked | Houston Oilers / 5th / 138th pick / 1985 |
| PR | Willie Drewrey | 22 | Rook | 0 | 24 punt returns for a 9.0 average and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 11th / 281st pick / 1985 |
| KR | Willie Drewrey | 22 | Rook | 0 | 26 kick returns for a 24.7 average and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 11th / 281st pick / 1985 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Robert Abraham | 25 | LB | 16 | 15 | 228 | 6-1 | North Carolina State | 7/13/1960 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 77th pick / 1982 |
| Mike Akiu | 23 | WR | 9 | 0 | 182 | 5-9 | Hawaii,Washington State | 2/12/1962 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 7th / 170th pick / 1985 |
| Patrick Allen | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 180 | 5-10 | Utah State | 8/26/1961 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 100th pick / 1984 |
| Jesse Baker | 28 | DE | 16 | 16 | 269 | 6-5 | Jacksonville State | 7/10/1957 | 6 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 50th pick / 1979 |
| Keith Bostic | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 216 | 6-1 | Michigan | 1/17/1961 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1983 |
| Tom Briehl | 23 | LB | 16 | 0 | 247 | 6-3 | Stanford | 9/8/1962 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 4th / 87th pick / 1985 |
| Steve Brown | 25 | DB | 15 | 14 | 189 | 5-11 | Oregon | 3/20/1960 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1983 |
| Steve Bryant | 26 | WR | 4 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Purdue | 10/10/1959 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 94th pick / 1982 |
| Frank Bush | 22 | LB | 16 | 11 | 218 | 6-1 | North Carolina State | 1/10/1963 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 5th / 133rd pick / 1985 |
| Richard Byrd | 23 | DE-NT | 15 | 0 | 264 | 6-3 | Southern Miss | 3/20/1962 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 36th pick / 1985 |
| Ray Childress | 23 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 272 | 6-6 | Texas A&M | 10/20/1962 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1985 |
| Jeff Donaldson | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 192 | 6-0 | Colorado | 4/19/1962 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 9th / 226th pick / 1984 |
| Chris Dressel | 24 | TE | 16 | 0 | 238 | 6-4 | Stanford | 2/7/1961 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 69th pick / 1983 |
| Willie Drewrey | 22 | WR | 14 | 0 | 184 | 5-7 | West Virginia | 4/28/1963 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 11th / 281st pick / 1985 |
| Bo Eason | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-2 | California-Davis | 3/10/1961 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 54th pick / 1984 |
| Stan Edwards | 25 | RB | 15 | 0 | 208 | 6-0 | Michigan | 5/20/1960 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1982 |
| John Grimsley | 23 | LB | 15 | 1 | 235 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 2/25/1962 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 6th / 141st pick / 1984 |
| Drew Hill | 29 | WR | 16 | 16 | 170 | 5-9 | Georgia Tech | 10/5/1956 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 328th pick / 1979 |
| Mike Holston | 27 | WR | 3 | 0 | 189 | 6-3 | Morgan State | 1/8/1958 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 79th pick / 1981 |
| Pat Howell | 28 | G | 2 | 0 | 257 | 6-5 | USC | 3/12/1957 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 49th pick / 1979 |
| Lee Johnson | 24 | P | 16 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | BYU | 11/27/1961 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 5th / 138th pick / 1985 |
| Richard J. Johnson | 22 | DB | 16 | 2 | 195 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 9/16/1963 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 1st / 11th pick / 1985 |
| Mike P. Kelley | 23 | C-G-T | 16 | 0 | 273 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 2/27/1962 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1985 |
| Rod Kush | 29 | DB | 16 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | Nebraska-Omaha | 12/29/1956 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 114th pick / 1979 |
| Oliver Luck | 25 | QB | 5 | 2 | 196 | 6-2 | West Virginia | 4/5/1960 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 44th pick / 1982 |
| Allen Lyday | 25 | DB | 13 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | Nebraska,Texas Southern | 9/16/1960 | 1 | |
| Robert Lyles | 24 | LB | 16 | 16 | 226 | 6-1 | TCU | 3/21/1961 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 114th pick / 1984 |
| Bruce Matthews | 24 | G-C-T | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-5 | USC | 8/8/1961 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 9th pick / 1983 |
| Mike McCloskey | 24 | TE | 16 | 0 | 244 | 6-5 | Penn State | 2/2/1961 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 88th pick / 1983 |
| Audray McMillian | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Houston | 8/13/1962 | Rook | New England Patriots / 3rd / 84th pick / 1985 |
| Johnny Meads | 24 | LB | 5 | 5 | 231 | 6-2 | Nicholls State | 6/25/1961 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 58th pick / 1984 |
| Warren Moon | 29 | QB | 14 | 14 | 218 | 6-3 | Washington | 11/18/1956 | 1 | |
| Eric Moran | 25 | T-G | 15 | 3 | 285 | 6-5 | Washington | 6/10/1960 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 10th / 273rd pick / 1983 |
| Larry Moriarty | 27 | RB | 15 | 12 | 240 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 4/24/1958 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 114th pick / 1983 |
| Mike Moroski | 28 | QB | 5 | 0 | 200 | 6-4 | California-Davis | 9/4/1957 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 154th pick / 1979 |
| Mike Munchak* | 25 | G | 16 | 16 | 281 | 6-3 | Penn State | 3/5/1960 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 8th pick / 1982 |
| Avon Riley | 27 | LB | 15 | 15 | 230 | 6-3 | UCLA | 2/10/1958 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 9th / 243rd pick / 1981 |
| Jim Romano | 26 | C | 16 | 16 | 260 | 6-3 | Penn State | 9/7/1959 | 3 | Los Angeles Raiders / 2nd / 37th pick / 1982 |
| Mike Rozier | 24 | RB | 14 | 6 | 209 | 5-10 | Nebraska | 3/1/1961 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1984 Supp |
| Harvey Salem | 24 | T-G | 14 | 13 | 283 | 6-6 | California | 1/15/1961 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1983 |
| John Schuhmacher | 30 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 271 | 6-3 | USC | 9/23/1955 | 7 | Houston Oilers / 12th / 322nd pick / 1978 |
| Doug Smith | 26 | NT-DT | 11 | 1 | 294 | 6-4 | Auburn | 6/13/1959 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 29th pick / 1984 |
| Tim Smith | 28 | WR | 16 | 16 | 201 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 3/20/1957 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 79th pick / 1980 |
| Brian Sochia | 24 | NT-DE | 16 | 0 | 270 | 6-3 | Northwest Oklahoma State | 7/2/1961 | 2 | |
| Mike Stensrud | 29 | NT-DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 280 | 6-5 | Iowa State | 2/19/1956 | 6 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 31st pick / 1979 |
| Steve Tasker | 23 | WR | 7 | 0 | 185 | 5-9 | Northwestern | 4/10/1962 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 9th / 226th pick / 1985 |
| Herkie Walls | 24 | WR | 6 | 0 | 159 | 5-8 | Texas | 7/18/1961 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 7th / 170th pick / 1983 |
| Jamie Williams | 25 | TE | 16 | 16 | 240 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 2/25/1960 | 2 | New York Giants / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1983 |
| Butch Woolfolk | 25 | RB | 16 | 14 | 210 | 6-1 | Michigan | 3/1/1960 | 3 | New York Giants / 1st / 18th pick / 1982 |
| Tony Zendejas | 25 | K | 14 | 0 | 165 | 5-8 | Nevada-Reno | 5/15/1960 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 1st / 27th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Team Total | 25.0 | 16 | 225.0 | 6-1.6 | 2.1 |