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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.

Simple Rating System: Total -3.9, Offense: -4.4, Defense: 0.4, SoS: -0.5, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Jerry Glanville (5-11-0)

Training Camp: Angelo State (San Angelo, Texas)

Starters

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters
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
RG Kent Hill 29 7 13 Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 26th pick / 1979
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

Roster

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
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 St. 7/13/1960 4 Houston Oilers / 3rd / 77th pick / 1982
86 Mike Akiu 24 WR 11 1 182 5-9 Washington St.,Hawaii 2/12/1962 1 Houston Oilers / 7th / 170th pick / 1985
29 Patrick Allen 25 DB 16 16 180 5-10 Utah St. 8/26/1961 2 Houston Oilers / 4th / 100th pick / 1984
75 Jesse Baker 29 DE 11 0 269 6-5 Jacksonville St. 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 St. 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 NE Oklahoma A&M,Louisville 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 St. 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 Texas Southern,Nebraska 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 St. 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 St. 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 St. 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 St. 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 St. 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