1985 Houston Oilers season

NFL team season

1985 Houston Oilers season

Owner| Bud Adams
General manager| Ladd Herzeg
Head coach| Hugh Campbell (weeks 1-14)
Jerry Glanville (weeks 15-16)
Home field| Houston Astrodome
Results
Record| 5–11
Division place| 4th AFC Central
Playoff finish| Did not qualify

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* 1986 ->

The 1985 Houston Oilers season was the 26th season overall and 16th with the National Football League. The team improved upon their previous season's output of 3–13, winning five games,[1] but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.

## Offseason[edit]

### NFL draft[edit]

Main article: 1985 NFL draft

1985 Houston Oilers draft

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | College  | Notes
1  | 3  | Ray Childress * | Defensive tackle | Texas A&M |
1  | 11  | Richard Johnson | Defensive back | Wisconsin |
2  | 36  | Richard Byrd | Defensive end | Southern Miss |
3  | 82  | Mike Kelley | Center | Notre Dame |
4  | 87  | Tom Briehl | Linebacker | Stanford |
5  | 133  | Frank Bush | Linebacker  | NC State |
5  | 138  | Lee Johnson | Punter | BYU |
6  | 153  | Joe Krakoski | Linebacker  | Washington |
7  | 170  | Mike Akiu | Wide receiver | Hawaii |
8  | 199  | Chuck Thomas | Center  | Oklahoma |
9  | 226  | Steve Tasker * | Wide receiver  | Northwestern |
10  | 255  | Mike Golic | Defensive tackle | Notre Dame |
11  | 281  | Willie Drewrey | Wide receiver  | West Virginia |
12  | 311  | Mark Vonder Haar | Defensive tackle  | Minnesota |
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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## Personnel[edit]

### Staff[edit]

1985 Houston Oilers staff

Front office

* Owner/Chairman of the Board/President – Bud Adams
* Executive Vice President/General Manager – Ladd Herzeg

Head coaches

* Head Coach – Hugh Campbell

Offensive coaches

* Offensive Coordinator – Joe Faragalli
* Offensive Backs – Al Roberts
* Receivers – Bruce Lemmerman
* Offensive Line – Bill Walsh

|  |  | Defensive coaches

* Defensive Coordinator – Jerry Glanville
* Defensive Line – Bob Padilla
* Inside Linebackers – John Devlin
* Outside Linebackers – Gene Gaines
* Defensive Backs – Ken Houston

Special teams coaches

* Special Teams – Gene Gaines

Strength and conditioning

* Strength and Conditioning – Bill Allerheiligen

### Roster[edit]

1985 Houston Oilers roster

| Quarterbacks

* 10 Oliver Luck
* 1 Warren Moon
* 16 Mike Moroski
* 12 Brian Ransom

Running backs

* 32 Stan Edwards
* 30 Larry Moriarty
* 33 Mike Rozier
* 40 Butch Woolfolk

Wide receivers

* 86 Mike Akiu
* 81 Steve Bryant
* 15/82 Willie Drewrey
* 85 Drew Hill
* 84 Mike Holston
* 83 Tim Smith
* 80 Steve Tasker
* 84 Herkie Walls

Tight ends

* 88 Chris Dressel
* 89 Mike McCloskey
* 87 Jamie Williams

|  | Offensive linemen

* 66 Pat Howell G
* 58 Mike Kelley C
* 74 Bruce Matthews G
* 76 Eric Moran T
* 63 Mike Munchak G
* 55 Jim Romano C
* 73 Harvey Salem T
* 62 John Schuhmacher G
* 70 Dean Steinkuhler T

Defensive linemen

* 75 Jesse Baker DE
* 71 Richard Byrd DE
* 79 Ray Childress DT
* 72 Brian Sochia DT
* 99 Doug Smith DT
* 67 Mike Stensrud NT

|  | Linebackers

* 56 Robert Abraham
* 94 Frank Bush
* 92 Tom Briehl
* 59 John Grimsley
* 93 Robert Lyles
* 91 Johnny Meads OLB
* 53 Avon Riley OLB

Defensive backs

* 29 Patrick Allen CB
* 25 Keith Bostic SS
* 24 Steve Brown CB
* 31 Jeff Donaldson S
* 21 Bo Eason FS
* 23 Richard Johnson CB
* 37 Rod Kush
* 28 Allen Lyday
* 26 Audray McMillian

Special teams

* 11 Lee Johnson P
* 7 Tony Zendejas K

|  | Reserve lists

Practice squad

Rookies in italics

## Schedule[edit]

Week  | Date  | Opponent  | Result  | Record  | Venue  | Attendance

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1  | September 8  | Miami Dolphins | W 26–23  | 1–0  | Astrodome | 47,656
2  | September 15  | at Washington Redskins | L 16–13  | 1–1  | RFK Stadium | 53,553
3  | September 22  | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 0–20  | 1–2  | Three Rivers Stadium | 58,752
4  | September 29  | Dallas Cowboys | L 10–17  | 1–3  | Astrodome  | 49,686
5  | October 6  | at Denver Broncos | L 20–31  | 1–4  | Mile High Stadium | 74,699
6  | October 13  | Cleveland Browns | L 6–21  | 1–5  | Astrodome  | 38,386
7  | October 20  | Cincinnati Bengals | W 44–27  | 2–5  | Astrodome  | 35,590
8  | October 27  | at St. Louis Cardinals | W 20–10  | 3–5  | Busch Memorial Stadium | 43,190
9  | November 3  | Kansas City Chiefs | W 23–20  | 4–5  | Astrodome  | 41,238
10  | November 10  | at Buffalo Bills | L 0–20  | 4–6  | Rich Stadium | 21,881
11  | November 17  | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 7–30  | 4–7  | Astrodome  | 45,977
12  | November 24  | San Diego Chargers | W 37–35  | 5–7  | Astrodome  | 34,336
13  | December 1  | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 27–45  | 5–8  | Riverfront Stadium | 46,140
14  | December 8  | New York Giants | L 14–35  | 5–9  | Astrodome  | 36,576
15  | December 15  | at Cleveland Browns | L 21–28  | 5–10  | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 50,793
16  | December 22  | at Indianapolis Colts | L 16–34  | 5–11  | Hoosier Dome | 55,818

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

## Standings[edit]

AFC Central

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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK
Cleveland Browns(3) | 8  | 8  | 0  | .500  | 4–2  | 7–5  | 287  | 294  | L1
Cincinnati Bengals | 7  | 9  | 0  | .438  | 4–2  | 5–7  | 441  | 437  | L2
Pittsburgh Steelers | 7  | 9  | 0  | .438  | 3–3  | 6–6  | 379  | 355  | L1
Houston Oilers | 5  | 11  | 0  | .313  | 1–5  | 4–8  | 284  | 412  | L4

## References[edit]

1. ^ 1985 Houston Oilers
2. ^ "1985 Houston Oilers draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 12, 2014.

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Tennessee Titans

* Founded in 1960
* Formerly the Houston Oilers (1960–1996) and the Tennessee Oilers (1997–1998)
* Based and headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee

Franchise|

* History
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Stadiums|

* Jeppesen Stadium
* Rice Stadium
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* Nissan Stadium

Culture|

* Bud Adams
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Lore|

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* League: National Football League (1970–present)
* Conference: American Football Conference
* Division: South Division

Former league affiliation|

* League: American Football League (1960–1969)

Key personnel|

* Bud Adams
* Amy Adams Strunk

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Buffalo | Cincinnati| Denver| Dallas| Chicago| Atlanta
Indianapolis | Cleveland| Kansas City| NY Giants| Detroit| LA Rams
Miami | Houston| LA Raiders| Philadelphia| Green Bay| New Orleans
New England | Pittsburgh| San Diego| St. Louis| Minnesota| San Francisco
NY Jets | | Seattle| Washington| Tampa Bay|

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