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1986 Houston Oilers
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Record: 5-11-0, Finished 4th in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 274 points (17.1/g), 23rd of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 329 points (20.6/g), 16th.
Differential of -55 points (-3.4/g), 21st.
Expected W-L: 6.3-9.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -11 (-0.7/g), 24th.
Coached by Jerry Glanville (5-11-0)
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1986 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Warren Moon | 30 | 2 | 15 | 256 for 488, 3,489 yards, 13 td, 26 int, & 42 rushes for 157 yards and 2 td | |
| RB | Mike Rozier | 25 | 1 | 13 | 199 rushes for 662 yards, 4 td, & 24 catches for 180 yards and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1984 Supp |
| FB | Butch Woolfolk | 26 | 4 | 5 | 23 rushes for 57 yards, 0 td, & 28 catches for 314 yards and 2 td | New York Giants / 1st / 18th pick / 1982 |
| WR | Ernest Givins | 22 | Rook | 15 | 61 catches for 1,062 yards, 3 td, & 9 rushes for 148 yards and 1 td | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1986 |
| WR | Drew Hill | 30 | 7 | 16 | 65 catches for 1,112 yards, 5 td | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 328th pick / 1979 |
| TE | Jamie Williams | 26 | 3 | 16 | 22 catches for 227 yards, 1 td | New York Giants / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1983 |
| LT | Bruce Matthews | 25 | 3 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 1st / 9th pick / 1983 |
| LG | Mike Munchak | 26 | 4 | 6 | 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 1st / 8th pick / 1982 |
| C | Jay Pennison | 25 | Rook | 12 | ||
| C | Jim Romano | 27 | 4 | 9 | Los Angeles Raiders / 2nd / 37th pick / 1982 |
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| RG | Kent Hill | 29 | 7 | 13 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 26th pick / 1979 |
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| RT | Dean Steinkuhler | 25 | 2 | 16 | 2 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1984 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ray Childress | 24 | 1 | 16 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1985 |
| NT | Mike Golic | 24 | Rook | 9 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 10th / 255th pick / 1985 |
| NT | Doug Smith | 27 | 1 | 7 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 29th pick / 1984 |
| RDE | Richard Byrd | 24 | 1 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 36th pick / 1985 |
| LOLB | Robert Lyles | 25 | 2 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 5th / 114th pick / 1984 |
| LILB | John Grimsley | 24 | 2 | 10 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 6th / 141st pick / 1984 |
| LILB | Avon Riley | 28 | 5 | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 9th / 243rd pick / 1981 |
| RILB | Robert Abraham | 26 | 4 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 77th pick / 1982 |
| ROLB | Johnny Meads | 25 | 2 | 13 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 58th pick / 1984 |
| LCB | Steve Brown | 26 | 3 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1983 |
| RCB | Patrick Allen | 25 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 4th / 100th pick / 1984 |
| SS | Keith Bostic | 25 | 3 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1983 |
| FS | Bo Eason | 25 | 2 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 54th pick / 1984 |
| FS | Jeff Donaldson | 24 | 2 | 7 | 1.5 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 9th / 226th pick / 1984 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Tony Zendejas | 26 | 1 | 0 | 22 of 27 field goals & 28 of 29 extra points | Washington Redskins / 1st / 27th pick / 1984 Supp |
| P | Lee Johnson | 25 | 1 | 0 | 88 punts for a 41.2 average, 0 blocked | Houston Oilers / 5th / 138th pick / 1985 |
| PR | Willie Drewrey | 23 | 1 | 0 | 34 punt returns for a 7.7 average and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 11th / 281st pick / 1985 |
| KR | Allen Pinkett | 22 | Rook | 3 | 26 kick returns for a 20.0 average and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 61st pick / 1986 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | Robert Abraham | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 228 | 6-1 | North Carolina State | 7/13/1960 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 77th pick / 1982 |
| 86 | Mike Akiu | 24 | WR | 11 | 1 | 182 | 5-9 | Hawaii,Washington State | 2/12/1962 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 7th / 170th pick / 1985 |
| 29 | Patrick Allen | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 180 | 5-10 | Utah State | 8/26/1961 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 100th pick / 1984 |
| 75 | Jesse Baker | 29 | DE | 11 | 0 | 269 | 6-5 | Jacksonville State | 7/10/1957 | 7 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 50th pick / 1979 |
| 36 | Chuck Banks | 22 | RB | 13 | 3 | 225 | 6-2 | Ferrum,West Virginia Tech | 1/4/1964 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 12th / 310th pick / 1986 |
| 25 | Keith Bostic | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 216 | 6-1 | Michigan | 1/17/1961 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1983 |
| 24 | Steve Brown | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 189 | 5-11 | Oregon | 3/20/1960 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1983 |
| 94 | Frank Bush | 23 | LB | 3 | 3 | 218 | 6-1 | North Carolina State | 1/10/1963 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 133rd pick / 1985 |
| 71 | Richard Byrd | 24 | DE-NT | 16 | 16 | 264 | 6-3 | Southern Miss | 3/20/1962 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 36th pick / 1985 |
| 79 | Ray Childress | 24 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 272 | 6-6 | Texas A&M | 10/20/1962 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1985 |
| 50 | Kirk Dodge | 24 | LB | 9 | 0 | 231 | 6-1 | UNLV | 6/4/1962 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 175th pick / 1984 |
| 31 | Jeff Donaldson | 24 | DB | 16 | 7 | 192 | 6-0 | Colorado | 4/19/1962 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 9th / 226th pick / 1984 |
| 88 | Chris Dressel | 25 | TE | 16 | 0 | 238 | 6-4 | Stanford | 2/7/1961 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 69th pick / 1983 |
| 82 | Willie Drewrey | 23 | WR | 15 | 0 | 184 | 5-7 | West Virginia | 4/28/1963 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 11th / 281st pick / 1985 |
| 21 | Bo Eason | 25 | DB | 9 | 9 | 200 | 6-2 | California-Davis | 3/10/1961 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 54th pick / 1984 |
| 32 | Stan Edwards | 26 | RB | 3 | 0 | 208 | 6-0 | Michigan | 5/20/1960 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1982 |
| 51 | Eric Fairs | 22 | LB | 12 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Memphis | 2/17/1964 | Rook | |
| 95 | William Fuller | 24 | DE | 13 | 0 | 271 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 3/8/1962 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 21st pick / 1984 Supp |
| 81 | Ernest Givins | 22 | WR | 15 | 15 | 178 | 5-9 | Louisville,Northeast Oklahoma A&M | 9/3/1964 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1986 |
| 68 | Mike Golic | 24 | DT-NT-DE | 16 | 9 | 274 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 12/12/1962 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 10th / 255th pick / 1985 |
| 22 | Larry Griffin | 23 | DB | 3 | 0 | 197 | 6-0 | North Carolina | 1/11/1963 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 8th / 199th pick / 1986 |
| 59 | John Grimsley | 24 | LB | 16 | 10 | 235 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 2/25/1962 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 6th / 141st pick / 1984 |
| 85 | Drew Hill | 30 | WR | 16 | 16 | 170 | 5-9 | Georgia Tech | 10/5/1956 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 328th pick / 1979 |
| 72 | Kent Hill | 29 | G-T | 13 | 13 | 260 | 6-5 | Georgia Tech | 3/7/1957 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 26th pick / 1979 |
| 22 | Kenny Johnson | 28 | DB | 1 | 0 | 176 | 5-10 | Mississippi State | 1/7/1958 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 137th pick / 1980 |
| 11 | Lee Johnson | 25 | P | 16 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | BYU | 11/27/1961 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 138th pick / 1985 |
| 23 | Richard J. Johnson | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 9/16/1963 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 11th pick / 1985 |
| 10 | Oliver Luck | 26 | QB | 4 | 1 | 196 | 6-2 | West Virginia | 4/5/1960 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 44th pick / 1982 |
| 28 | Allen Lyday | 26 | DB | 12 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | Nebraska,Texas Southern | 9/16/1960 | 2 | |
| 93 | Robert Lyles | 25 | LB | 16 | 16 | 226 | 6-1 | TCU | 3/21/1961 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 114th pick / 1984 |
| 98 | Lynn Madsen | 26 | DT | 15 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | Washington | 8/8/1960 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 58th pick / 1984 Supp |
| 78 | Don Maggs | 25 | T-G | 14 | 2 | 287 | 6-5 | Tulane | 11/1/1961 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 29th pick / 1984 Supp |
| 74 | Bruce Matthews | 25 | G-C-T | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-5 | USC | 8/8/1961 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 9th pick / 1983 |
| 26 | Audray McMillian | 24 | DB | 16 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Houston | 8/13/1962 | 1 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 84th pick / 1985 |
| 91 | Johnny Meads | 25 | LB | 16 | 13 | 231 | 6-2 | Nicholls State | 6/25/1961 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 58th pick / 1984 |
| 1 | Warren Moon | 30 | QB | 15 | 15 | 218 | 6-3 | Washington | 11/18/1956 | 2 | |
| 76 | Eric Moran | 26 | T-G | 14 | 4 | 285 | 6-5 | Washington | 6/10/1960 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 10th / 273rd pick / 1983 |
| 67 | Karl Morgan | 25 | NT | 1 | 0 | 255 | 6-1 | UCLA | 2/23/1961 | 2 | |
| 30 | Larry Moriarty | 28 | RB | 5 | 4 | 240 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 4/24/1958 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 114th pick / 1983 |
| 63 | Mike Munchak | 26 | G | 6 | 6 | 281 | 6-3 | Penn State | 3/5/1960 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 8th pick / 1982 |
| 39 | Hubie Oliver | 29 | RB | 2 | 0 | 215 | 5-10 | Arizona | 11/12/1957 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 275th pick / 1981 |
| 89 | Jeff Parks | 22 | TE | 5 | 0 | 238 | 6-4 | Auburn | 9/14/1964 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 5th / 114th pick / 1986 |
| 52 | Jay Pennison | 25 | C | 16 | 12 | 276 | 6-1 | Nicholls State | 9/9/1961 | Rook | |
| 20 | Allen Pinkett | 22 | RB | 16 | 3 | 190 | 5-9 | Notre Dame | 1/25/1964 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 61st pick / 1986 |
| 53 | Avon Riley | 28 | LB | 16 | 6 | 230 | 6-3 | UCLA | 2/10/1958 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 9th / 243rd pick / 1981 |
| 55 | Jim Romano | 27 | C | 9 | 9 | 260 | 6-3 | Penn State | 9/7/1959 | 4 | Los Angeles Raiders / 2nd / 37th pick / 1982 |
| 33 | Mike Rozier | 25 | RB | 13 | 13 | 209 | 5-10 | Nebraska | 3/1/1961 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1984 Supp |
| 73 | Harvey Salem | 25 | T-G | 1 | 0 | 283 | 6-6 | California | 1/15/1961 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1983 |
| 99 | Doug Smith | 27 | NT-DT | 13 | 7 | 294 | 6-4 | Auburn | 6/13/1959 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 29th pick / 1984 |
| 83 | Tim Smith | 29 | WR | 13 | 0 | 201 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 3/20/1957 | 6 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 79th pick / 1980 |
| 70 | Dean Steinkuhler | 25 | T | 16 | 16 | 283 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 1/27/1961 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1984 |
| 80 | Steve Tasker | 24 | WR | 2 | 0 | 185 | 5-9 | Northwestern | 4/10/1962 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 9th / 226th pick / 1985 |
| 77 | Malcolm Taylor | 26 | DE | 3 | 0 | 288 | 6-6 | Tennessee State | 6/20/1960 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 121st pick / 1982 |
| 35 | Ray Wallace | 23 | RB | 8 | 4 | 224 | 6-0 | Purdue | 12/3/1963 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 6th / 145th pick / 1986 |
| 69 | Doug Williams | 24 | T-G | 15 | 2 | 286 | 6-5 | Kentucky,Texas A&M | 10/1/1962 | Rook | New York Jets / 2nd / 49th pick / 1986 |
| 87 | Jamie Williams | 26 | TE | 16 | 16 | 240 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 2/25/1960 | 3 | New York Giants / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1983 |
| 40 | Butch Woolfolk | 26 | RB | 10 | 5 | 210 | 6-1 | Michigan | 3/1/1960 | 4 | New York Giants / 1st / 18th pick / 1982 |
| 7 | Tony Zendejas | 26 | K | 15 | 0 | 165 | 5-8 | Nevada-Reno | 5/15/1960 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 27th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Team Total | 25.3 | 16 | 229.9 | 6-1.5 | 2.2 |