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1989 Houston Oilers
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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 2nd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 365 points (22.8/g), 7th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 412 points (25.8/g), 26th.
Differential of -47 points (-2.9/g), 18th.
Expected W-L: 6.9-9.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +4 (0.2/g), 14th.
Coached by Jerry Glanville (9-7-0)
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1989 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
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* | 33 | 5 | 16 | 280 for 464, 3,631 yards, 23 td, 14 int, & 70 rushes for 268 yards and 4 td | |
| RB | Mike Rozier | 28 | 4 | 10 | 88 rushes for 301 yards, 2 td, & 4 catches for 28 yards and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1984 Supp |
| RB | Allen Pinkett | 25 | 3 | 6 | 94 rushes for 449 yards, 1 td, & 31 catches for 239 yards and 1 td | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 61st pick / 1986 |
| FB | Alonzo Highsmith | 24 | 2 | 16 | 128 rushes for 531 yards, 4 td, & 18 catches for 201 yards and 2 td | Houston Oilers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1987 |
| WR | Ernest Givins | 25 | 3 | 15 | 55 catches for 794 yards, 3 td | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1986 |
| WR | Drew Hill | 33 | 10 | 12 | 66 catches for 938 yards, 8 td | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 328th pick / 1979 |
| TE | Bob Mrosko | 24 | Rook | 14 | 3 catches for 28 yards, 0 td | Houston Oilers / 9th / 244th pick / 1989 |
| LT | Bruce E. Davis | 33 | 10 | 16 | Oakland Raiders / 11th / 294th pick / 1979 |
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| LG | Mike Munchak* | 29 | 7 | 16 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 8th pick / 1982 |
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| C | Jay Pennison | 28 | 3 | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RG | Bruce Matthews*+ | 28 | 6 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 1st / 9th pick / 1983 |
| RT | Dean Steinkuhler | 28 | 5 | 16 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1984 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ray Childress | 27 | 4 | 14 | 8.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1985 |
| NT | Doug Smith | 30 | 4 | 12 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 29th pick / 1984 |
| RDE | Richard Byrd | 27 | 4 | 8 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 36th pick / 1985 |
| RDE | William Fuller | 27 | 3 | 8 | 6.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 21st pick / 1984 Supp |
| RDE | Sean Jones | 27 | 5 | 5 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Raiders / 2nd / 51st pick / 1984 |
| LOLB | Robert Lyles | 28 | 5 | 13 | 2.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 5th / 114th pick / 1984 |
| LILB | John Grimsley | 27 | 5 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 6th / 141st pick / 1984 |
| RILB | Al Smith | 25 | 2 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 6th / 147th pick / 1987 |
| ROLB | Johnny Meads | 28 | 5 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 58th pick / 1984 |
| LCB | Steve Brown | 29 | 6 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1983 |
| RCB | Patrick Allen | 28 | 5 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 4th / 100th pick / 1984 |
| SS | Bubba McDowell | 23 | Rook | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 77th pick / 1989 |
| FS | Jeff Donaldson | 27 | 5 | 14 | Houston Oilers / 9th / 226th pick / 1984 |
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| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Tony Zendejas | 29 | 4 | 0 | 25 of 37 field goals & 40 of 40 extra points | Washington Redskins / 1st / 27th pick / 1984 Supp |
| P | Greg Montgomery | 25 | 1 | 0 | 56 punts for a 43.2 average, 2 blocked | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1988 |
| PR | Kenny Johnson | 31 | 9 | 0 | 19 punt returns for a 6.4 average and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 137th pick / 1980 |
| KR | Kenny Johnson | 31 | 9 | 0 | 21 kick returns for a 17.7 average and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 137th pick / 1980 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Patrick Allen | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 180 | 5-10 | Utah State | 8/26/1961 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 100th pick / 1984 |
| 42 | Steve Avery | 23 | RB | 1 | 0 | 233 | 6-2 | Northern Michigan | 8/18/1966 | Rook | |
| 33 | Billy Bell | 28 | DB | 4 | 0 | 170 | 5-10 | Lamar | 1/16/1961 | Rook | |
| 58 | John Brantley | 24 | LB | 8 | 0 | 243 | 6-2 | Georgia | 10/23/1965 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 12th / 325th pick / 1988 |
| 24 | Steve Brown | 29 | DB | 16 | 16 | 189 | 5-11 | Oregon | 3/20/1960 | 6 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1983 |
| 71 | Richard Byrd | 27 | DE-NT | 16 | 8 | 264 | 6-3 | Southern Miss | 3/20/1962 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 36th pick / 1985 |
| 14 | Cody Carlson | 26 | QB | 6 | 0 | 202 | 6-3 | Baylor | 11/5/1963 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 64th pick / 1987 |
| 79 | Ray Childress | 27 | DT-DE | 14 | 14 | 272 | 6-6 | Texas A&M | 10/20/1962 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1985 |
| 77 | Bruce E. Davis | 33 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 287 | 6-6 | UCLA | 6/21/1956 | 10 | Oakland Raiders / 11th / 294th pick / 1979 |
| 28 | Cris Dishman | 24 | DB | 16 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Purdue | 8/13/1965 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 125th pick / 1988 |
| 31 | Jeff Donaldson | 27 | DB | 14 | 14 | 192 | 6-0 | Colorado | 4/19/1962 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 9th / 226th pick / 1984 |
| 80 | Curtis Duncan | 24 | WR | 16 | 1 | 184 | 5-11 | Northwestern | 1/26/1965 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 10th / 258th pick / 1987 |
| 21 | Tracey Eaton | 24 | DB | 16 | 2 | 195 | 6-1 | Portland State | 7/19/1965 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 7th / 187th pick / 1988 |
| 51 | Eric Fairs | 25 | LB | 16 | 3 | 240 | 6-3 | Memphis | 2/17/1964 | 3 | |
| 95 | William Fuller | 27 | DE | 15 | 8 | 271 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 3/8/1962 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 21st pick / 1984 Supp |
| 81 | Ernest Givins | 25 | WR | 15 | 15 | 178 | 5-9 | Louisville,Northeast Oklahoma A&M | 9/3/1964 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1986 |
| 59 | John Grimsley | 27 | LB | 16 | 16 | 235 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 2/25/1962 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 6th / 141st pick / 1984 |
| 83 | Leonard Harris | 29 | WR | 11 | 0 | 162 | 5-8 | Austin,Texas Tech | 11/27/1960 | 3 | |
| 32 | Alonzo Highsmith | 24 | RB | 16 | 16 | 234 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 2/26/1965 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1987 |
| 85 | Drew Hill | 33 | WR | 14 | 12 | 170 | 5-9 | Georgia Tech | 10/5/1956 | 10 | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 328th pick / 1979 |
| 86 | Kenny Jackson | 27 | WR | 10 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | Penn State | 2/15/1962 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 4th pick / 1984 |
| 84 | Haywood Jeffires | 25 | WR | 16 | 4 | 201 | 6-2 | North Carolina State | 12/12/1964 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 20th pick / 1987 |
| 22 | Kenny Johnson | 31 | DB | 16 | 0 | 176 | 5-10 | Mississippi State | 1/7/1958 | 9 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 137th pick / 1980 |
| 23 | Richard J. Johnson | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 9/16/1963 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 11th pick / 1985 |
| 45 | Tracy Johnson | 23 | RB | 16 | 0 | 234 | 6-0 | Clemson | 11/29/1966 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 10th / 271st pick / 1989 |
| 96 | Sean Jones | 27 | DE | 16 | 5 | 270 | 6-7 | Northeastern | 12/19/1962 | 5 | Los Angeles Raiders / 2nd / 51st pick / 1984 |
| 56 | Scott Kozak | 24 | LB | 16 | 0 | 226 | 6-3 | Oregon | 11/28/1965 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 50th pick / 1989 |
| 93 | Robert Lyles | 28 | LB | 13 | 13 | 226 | 6-1 | TCU | 3/21/1961 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 114th pick / 1984 |
| 78 | Don Maggs | 28 | T-G | 16 | 1 | 287 | 6-5 | Tulane | 11/1/1961 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 29th pick / 1984 Supp |
| 74 | Bruce Matthews*+ | 28 | G-C-T | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-5 | USC | 8/8/1961 | 6 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 9th pick / 1983 |
| 25 | Bubba McDowell | 23 | DB | 16 | 16 | 206 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 11/4/1966 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 77th pick / 1989 |
| 91 | Johnny Meads | 28 | LB | 16 | 16 | 231 | 6-2 | Nicholls State | 6/25/1961 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 58th pick / 1984 |
| 94 | Glenn Montgomery | 22 | DT | 15 | 0 | 282 | 6-0 | Houston | 3/31/1967 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 5th / 131st pick / 1989 |
| 9 | Greg Montgomery | 25 | P | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-4 | Michigan State,Penn State | 10/29/1964 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1988 |
| 1 | Warren Moon* | 33 | QB | 16 | 16 | 218 | 6-3 | Washington | 11/18/1956 | 5 | |
| 87 | Bob Mrosko | 24 | TE | 15 | 14 | 265 | 6-6 | Penn State | 11/13/1965 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 9th / 244th pick / 1989 |
| 63 | Mike Munchak* | 29 | G | 16 | 16 | 281 | 6-3 | Penn State | 3/5/1960 | 7 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 8th pick / 1982 |
| 52 | Jay Pennison | 28 | C | 12 | 12 | 276 | 6-1 | Nicholls State | 9/9/1961 | 3 | |
| 20 | Allen Pinkett | 25 | RB | 16 | 6 | 190 | 5-9 | Notre Dame | 1/25/1964 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 61st pick / 1986 |
| 30 | Mike Rozier | 28 | RB | 12 | 10 | 209 | 5-10 | Nebraska | 3/1/1961 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1984 Supp |
| 53 | Eugene Seale | 25 | LB | 15 | 1 | 250 | 5-10 | Lamar | 6/3/1964 | 2 | |
| 54 | Al Smith | 25 | LB | 15 | 15 | 244 | 6-1 | Cal Poly-Pomona,Utah State | 11/26/1964 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 6th / 147th pick / 1987 |
| 99 | Doug Smith | 30 | NT-DT | 15 | 12 | 294 | 6-4 | Auburn | 6/13/1959 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 29th pick / 1984 |
| 70 | Dean Steinkuhler | 28 | T | 16 | 16 | 283 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 1/27/1961 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1984 |
| 88 | Chris Verhulst | 23 | TE | 16 | 0 | 249 | 6-3 | Cal State-Chico | 5/16/1966 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 130th pick / 1988 |
| 44 | Lorenzo White | 23 | RB | 16 | 0 | 222 | 5-11 | Michigan State | 4/12/1966 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1988 |
| 73 | David W. Williams | 23 | T | 14 | 0 | 294 | 6-5 | Florida | 6/21/1966 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 1st / 23rd pick / 1989 |
| 66 | George Yarno | 32 | G-C-T | 11 | 3 | 260 | 6-2 | Washington State | 8/12/1957 | 10 | |
| 7 | Tony Zendejas | 29 | K | 16 | 0 | 165 | 5-8 | Nevada-Reno | 5/15/1960 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 27th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Team Total | 26.6 | 16 | 229.8 | 6-1.4 | 3.3 |