1985 Houston Oilers season

1985 Houston Oilers season
OwnerBud Adams
General managerLadd Herzeg
Head coachHugh Campbell (weeks 1-14)
Jerry Glanville (weeks 15-16)
Home fieldHouston Astrodome
Results
Record5–11
Division place4th AFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify

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

NFL draft

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

[2]

Undrafted free agents

1985 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Donnie Campbell Quarterback Kansas State
Jack Weil Punter Wyoming

Personnel

Staff

1985 Houston Oilers staff

Front office

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

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Gene Gaines

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Bill Allerheiligen


Roster

1985 Houston Oilers roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams


Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
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

AFC Central
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

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