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1995 Houston Oilers

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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 2nd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 348 points (21.8/g), 15th of 30 in the NFL.
 Allowed 324 points (20.2/g), 7th.
 Differential of 24 points (1.5/g), 11th.
 Expected W-L: 8.7-7.3.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential 0 (0.0/g), 14th.

Simple Rating System: Total 0.8, Offense: -0.1, Defense: 0.9, SoS: -0.7, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Jeff Fisher (7-9-0)
 Defensive Coordinator: Steve Sidwell
 Other Notable Asst.: Gregg Williams (Linebackers)

Training Camp: Trinity University (San Antonio, 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 Chris Chandler 30 7 13 225 for 356, 2,460 yards, 17 td, 10 int, & 28 rushes for 58 yards and 2 td Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 76th pick / 1988
RB Rodney Thomas 22 Rook 10 251 rushes for 947 yards, 5 td, & 39 catches for 204 yards and 2 td Houston Oilers / 3rd / 89th pick / 1995
FB Todd McNair 30 6 7 19 rushes for 136 yards, 0 td, & 60 catches for 501 yards and 1 td Kansas City Chiefs / 8th / 220th pick / 1989
WR Haywood Jeffires 31 8 16 61 catches for 684 yards, 8 td Houston Oilers / 1st / 20th pick / 1987
WR Chris Sanders 23 Rook 10 35 catches for 823 yards, 9 td, & 2 rushes for -19 yards and 0 td Houston Oilers / 3rd / 67th pick / 1995
WR Derek Russell 26 4 5 24 catches for 321 yards, 0 td Denver Broncos / 4th / 89th pick / 1991
TE Roderick Lewis 24 1 9 16 catches for 116 yards, 0 td Houston Oilers / 5th / 157th pick / 1994
TE Frank Wycheck 24 2 10 40 catches for 471 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for 1 yards and 1 td Washington Redskins / 6th / 160th pick / 1993
LT Brad Hopkins 25 2 16 3 fumbles recovered Houston Oilers / 1st / 13th pick / 1993
LG Bruce Matthews* 34 12 16 Houston Oilers / 1st / 9th pick / 1983
C Mark Stepnoski* 28 6 16 Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 57th pick / 1989
RG Kevin Donnalley 27 4 16 1 fumble recovered Houston Oilers / 3rd / 79th pick / 1991
RT David W. Williams 29 6 9 Houston Oilers / 1st / 23rd pick / 1989
RT Irv Eatman 34 9 7 1 fumble recovered Kansas City Chiefs / 8th / 204th pick / 1983
 Defensive Starters
LDE Kenny Davidson 28 5 12 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1990
LDT Gary Walker 22 Rook 9 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered Houston Oilers / 5th / 159th pick / 1995
LDT Ray Childress 33 10 6 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered Houston Oilers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1985
RDT Glenn Montgomery 28 6 14 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered Houston Oilers / 5th / 131st pick / 1989
RDE Henry Ford 24 1 16 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered Houston Oilers / 1st / 26th pick / 1994
LLB Eddie Robinson 25 3 16 3.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered Houston Oilers / 2nd / 50th pick / 1992
MLB Micheal Barrow 25 2 12 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered Houston Oilers / 2nd / 47th pick / 1993
MLB Barron Wortham 26 1 5 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered Houston Oilers / 6th / 194th pick / 1994
RLB Joe Bowden 25 3 14 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered Houston Oilers / 5th / 133rd pick / 1992
LCB Cris Dishman 30 7 15 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered Houston Oilers / 5th / 125th pick / 1988
RCB Darryll Lewis* 27 4 15 1.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered Houston Oilers / 2nd / 38th pick / 1991
SS Blaine Bishop* 25 2 16 1.5 sacks, 1 interception, 4 fumbles recovered Houston Oilers / 8th / 214th pick / 1993
FS Chuck Cecil 31 7 12 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered Green Bay Packers / 4th / 89th pick / 1988
 Special Teams Starters
K Al Del Greco 33 11 0 27 of 31 field goals & 33 of 33 extra points
P Rich Camarillo 36 14 0 77 punts for a 41.1 average, 1 blocked
PR Mel J. Gray 34 9 0 30 punt returns for a 10.1 average and 0 td New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1984 Supp
KR Mel J. Gray 34 9 0 53 kick returns for a 22.3 average and 0 td New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1984 Supp

Roster

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
22 Tomur Barnes 25 DB 15 0 188 5-10 North Texas 9/8/1970 1
56 Micheal Barrow 25 LB 13 12 245 6-2 Miami (FL) 4/19/1970 2 Houston Oilers / 2nd / 47th pick / 1993
23 Blaine Bishop* 25 DB 16 16 197 5-9 St. Joseph's (IN),Ball St. 7/24/1970 2 Houston Oilers / 8th / 214th pick / 1993
58 Joe Bowden 25 LB 16 14 230 5-11 Oklahoma 2/25/1970 3 Houston Oilers / 5th / 133rd pick / 1992
33 Gary Brown 26 RB 10 4 230 5-11 Penn St. 7/1/1969 4 Houston Oilers / 8th / 214th pick / 1991
35 Marion Butts 29 RB 12 2 248 6-1 NE Oklahoma A&M,Florida St. 8/1/1966 6 San Diego Chargers / 7th / 183rd pick / 1989
16 Rich Camarillo 36 P 16 0 202 5-11 Washington 11/29/1959 14
26 Chuck Cecil 31 DB 14 12 185 6-0 Arizona 11/8/1964 7 Green Bay Packers / 4th / 89th pick / 1988
12 Chris Chandler 30 QB 13 13 224 6-4 Washington 10/12/1965 7 Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 76th pick / 1988
79 Ray Childress 33 DT-DE 6 6 272 6-6 Texas A&M 10/20/1962 10 Houston Oilers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1985
78 Anthony Cook 23 DE-DT 10 4 295 6-3 South Carolina St. 5/30/1972 Rook Houston Oilers / 2nd / 35th pick / 1995
90 Kenny Davidson 28 DE 15 12 272 6-5 LSU 8/17/1967 5 Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1990
3 Al Del Greco 33 K 16 0 200 5-10 Auburn 3/2/1962 11
28 Cris Dishman 30 DB 15 15 195 6-0 Purdue 8/13/1965 7 Houston Oilers / 5th / 125th pick / 1988
77 Kevin Donnalley 27 G-T 16 16 310 6-5 Davidson,North Carolina 6/10/1968 4 Houston Oilers / 3rd / 79th pick / 1991
75 Irv Eatman 34 T 16 7 293 6-7 UCLA 1/1/1961 9 Kansas City Chiefs / 8th / 204th pick / 1983
60 Hicham El-Mashtoub 23 C 2 0 288 6-2 Arizona 5/11/1972 Rook Houston Oilers / 6th / 174th pick / 1995
91 Josh Evans 23 DT 7 0 280 6-3 Ala-Birmingham 9/6/1972 Rook
83 Malcolm Floyd 23 WR 15 1 194 6-0 Fresno St. 12/19/1972 1 Houston Oilers / 3rd / 101st pick / 1994
92 Henry Ford 24 DT-DE 16 16 295 6-3 Arkansas 10/30/1971 1 Houston Oilers / 1st / 26th pick / 1994
17 Will Furrer 27 QB 7 1 210 6-3 Virginia Tech 2/5/1968 3 Chicago Bears / 4th / 107th pick / 1992
21 Mel J. Gray 34 RB-WR 15 0 167 5-9 Purdue 3/16/1961 9 New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1984 Supp
51 Lemanski Hall 25 LB 12 0 231 6-0 Alabama 11/24/1970 Rook Houston Oilers / 7th / 220th pick / 1994
82 Travis Hannah 25 WR 16 1 161 5-7 USC 1/31/1970 2 Houston Oilers / 4th / 102nd pick / 1993
27 Odie Harris 29 DB 16 2 190 6-0 Sam Houston St. 4/1/1966 7
44 Steve Hendrickson 29 LB-RB-TE 5 1 250 6-0 California 8/30/1966 6 San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 167th pick / 1989
72 Brad Hopkins 25 T 16 16 305 6-3 Illinois 9/5/1970 2 Houston Oilers / 1st / 13th pick / 1993
25 Torey Hunter 23 DB 12 0 176 5-9 Washington St. 2/10/1972 Rook Houston Oilers / 3rd / 95th pick / 1995
24 Steve Jackson 26 DB 10 1 188 5-8 Purdue 4/8/1969 4 Houston Oilers / 3rd / 71st pick / 1991
84 Haywood Jeffires 31 WR 16 16 201 6-2 North Carolina St. 12/12/1964 8 Houston Oilers / 1st / 20th pick / 1987
29 Darryll Lewis* 27 DB 16 15 188 5-9 Arizona 12/16/1968 4 Houston Oilers / 2nd / 38th pick / 1991
88 Roderick Lewis 24 TE 16 9 254 6-5 Arizona 6/9/1971 1 Houston Oilers / 5th / 157th pick / 1994
59 James Logan 23 LB 3 0 222 6-2 Memphis 12/6/1972 Rook
40 Dennis Lundy 23 RB 7 0 187 5-8 Northwestern 7/6/1972 Rook
74 Bruce Matthews* 34 G-C-T 16 16 305 6-5 USC 8/8/1961 12 Houston Oilers / 1st / 9th pick / 1983
95 Kanavis McGhee 27 LB 9 0 257 6-4 Colorado 10/4/1968 4 New York Giants / 2nd / 55th pick / 1991
9 Steve McNair 22 QB 4 2 235 6-2 Alcorn St. 2/14/1973 Rook Houston Oilers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1995
48 Todd McNair 30 RB 15 7 202 6-1 Temple 10/7/1965 6 Kansas City Chiefs / 8th / 220th pick / 1989
55 John Henry Mills 26 LB 16 0 226 6-0 Wake Forest 10/31/1969 2 Houston Oilers / 5th / 131st pick / 1993
94 Glenn Montgomery 28 DT 15 14 282 6-0 Houston 3/31/1967 6 Houston Oilers / 5th / 131st pick / 1989
64 Erik Norgard 30 G-C 12 0 282 6-1 West. Washington,Colorado 11/4/1965 5
67 Jim Reid 24 T-G 6 0 306 6-6 Virginia 2/13/1971 Rook Houston Oilers / 5th / 161st pick / 1994
80 Michael Roan 23 TE 5 2 251 6-3 Wisconsin 8/29/1972 Rook Houston Oilers / 4th / 101st pick / 1995
31 Marcus Robertson 26 DB 2 2 198 5-11 Iowa St. 10/2/1969 4 Houston Oilers / 4th / 102nd pick / 1991
50 Eddie Robinson 25 LB 16 16 240 6-1 Alabama St. 4/13/1970 3 Houston Oilers / 2nd / 50th pick / 1992
85 Derek Russell 26 WR 11 5 195 6-0 Arkansas 6/22/1969 4 Denver Broncos / 4th / 89th pick / 1991
81 Chris Sanders 23 WR 16 10 188 6-1 Ohio St. 5/8/1972 Rook Houston Oilers / 3rd / 67th pick / 1995
54 Al Smith 31 LB 2 2 244 6-1 Cal Poly-Pomona,Utah St. 11/26/1964 8 Houston Oilers / 6th / 147th pick / 1987
53 Mark Stepnoski* 28 C-G 16 16 269 6-2 Pittsburgh 1/20/1967 6 Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 57th pick / 1989
20 Rodney Thomas 22 RB 16 10 210 5-10 Texas A&M 3/30/1973 Rook Houston Oilers / 3rd / 89th pick / 1995
80 James Thornton 30 TE 4 2 242 6-2 Cal State-Fullerton 2/8/1965 7 Chicago Bears / 4th / 105th pick / 1988
98 Natu Tuatagaloa 29 DE 1 0 273 6-4 California 5/25/1966 6 Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 138th pick / 1989
71 Craig Veasey 29 DT 15 2 285 6-2 Houston 12/25/1966 5 Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 81st pick / 1990
96 Gary Walker 22 DT-DE 15 9 324 6-3 Auburn 2/28/1973 Rook Houston Oilers / 5th / 159th pick / 1995
73 David W. Williams 29 T 10 9 294 6-5 Florida 6/21/1966 6 Houston Oilers / 1st / 23rd pick / 1989
52 Barron Wortham 26 LB 16 5 244 5-11 Texas-El Paso 11/1/1969 1 Houston Oilers / 6th / 194th pick / 1994
89 Frank Wycheck 24 TE 16 10 253 6-3 Maryland 10/14/1971 2 Washington Redskins / 6th / 160th pick / 1993
Team Total 27.0 16 238.2 6-1.2 4.0