1983 Houston Oilers (NFL) |
4th place • American Football Conference • Central Division • 2-14-0 .125 |
Head Coach: Ed Biles (0-6-0); Chuck Studley (2-8-0) |
Bill Allerheiligen | Strength and Conditioning |
Andy Bourgeois | Receivers |
Kay Dalton | Offensive Coordinator |
Ken Houston | Offensive Backs |
Elijah Pitts | Running Backs |
Dick Selcer | Linebackers |
Ralph Staub | Defensive Line |
Chuck Studley | Defensive Coordinator |
Bill Walsh | Offensive Line |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
Thu | 8/4/1983 | H | Baltimore Colts | 0-15 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 52359 | |
Sat | 8/13/1983 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 17-23 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 41107 | |
Sat | 8/20/1983 | A | New Orleans Saints | 13-20 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 60430 | |
Sat | 8/27/1983 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 31-34 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 54363 | |
Sun | 9/4/1983 | H | Green Bay Packers | 38-41 | L | OT | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 44073 |
Sun | 9/11/1983 | A | Los Angeles Raiders | 6-20 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 37526 | |
Sun | 9/18/1983 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 28-40 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 44150 | |
Sun | 9/25/1983 | A | Buffalo Bills | 13-30 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 60070 | |
Sun | 10/2/1983 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10-17 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 56901 | |
Sun | 10/9/1983 | H | Denver Broncos | 14-26 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 44209 | |
Sun | 10/16/1983 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 14-34 | L | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 58910 | |
Sun | 10/23/1983 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 10-13 | L | OT | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 39462 |
Sun | 10/30/1983 | A | Cleveland Browns | 19-25 | L | OT | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 66955 |
Sun | 11/6/1983 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 14-55 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 39706 | |
Sun | 11/13/1983 | H | Detroit Lions | 27-17 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 40660 | |
Sun | 11/20/1983 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 10-38 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 46375 | |
Sun | 11/27/1983 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 24-33 | L | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 38625 | |
Sun | 12/4/1983 | H | Miami Dolphins | 17-24 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 39434 | |
Sun | 12/11/1983 | H | Cleveland Browns | 34-27 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 29746 | |
Sun | 12/18/1983 | A | Baltimore Colts | 10-20 | L | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 20418 |
ROSTER | ||||||||
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Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
Robert Abraham | 56 | RILB | 6-1 | 236 | 23 | North Carolina State | 14 | 13 |
Gary Allen | 31 | RB | 5-10 | 179 | 23 | Hawaii | 1 | 0 |
Walt Arnold | 87 | TE | 6-3 | 229 | 25 | New Mexico | 13 | 1 |
Jesse Baker | 75 | RDE | 6-5 | 271 | 26 | Jacksonville State | 16 | 16 |
Elvin Bethea | 65 | DE | 6-3 | 255 | 37 | North Carolina A&T State | 7 | 0 |
Gregg Bingham | 54 | LILB | 6-1 | 227 | 32 | Purdue | 16 | 16 |
Keith Bostic | 25 | SS | 6-1 | 225 | 22 | Michigan | 16 | 12 |
Robert Brazile | 52 | ROLB | 6-4 | 238 | 30 | Jackson State | 16 | 16 |
Curtis Brown | 38 | RB | 5-10 | 203 | 29 | Fort Scott CC; Missouri | 2 | 0 |
Steve Brown | 24 | LCB | 5-11 | 187 | 23 | Oregon | 16 | 10 |
Steve Bryant | 81 | WR | 6-2 | 195 | 24 | Los Angeles Southwest JC; Purdue | 16 | 6 |
Earl Campbell | 34 | RB | 5-11 | 238 | 28 | Texas | 14 | 14 |
David Carter | 58 | C | 6-2 | 260 | 30 | Western Kentucky | 16 | 16 |
Dave Casper | 87 | TE | 6-4 | 232 | 32 | Notre Dame | 3 | 2 |
Donnie Craft | 40 | RB | 6-0 | 209 | 24 | Louisville | 15 | 2 |
Dwayne Crutchfield | 45 | RB | 6-0 | 235 | 24 | Waldorf JC; Garden City CC; Iowa State | 2 | 0 |
Chris Dressel | 88 | TE | 6-4 | 242 | 22 | Stanford | 16 | 14 |
Stan Edwards | 35 | RB | 6-1 | 214 | 23 | Michigan | 14 | 1 |
Vagas Ferguson | 42 | RB | 6-0 | 213 | 26 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 |
Jerome Foster | 78 | LDE | 6-2 | 270 | 23 | Ohio State | 16 | 1 |
Doug France | 77 | LOT | 6-5 | 266 | 30 | Ohio State | 13 | 13 |
Bob Hamm | 90 | LDE | 6-4 | 265 | 24 | Nevada-Reno | 16 | 12 |
Carter Hartwig | 36 | FS-SS | 6-0 | 203 | 27 | Southern California | 16 | 16 |
Derrick Hatchett | 21 | CB | 5-11 | 184 | 25 | Texas | 1 | 0 |
Greg Hill | 23 | CB | 6-1 | 199 | 22 | Oklahoma State | 14 | 0 |
Mike Holston | 84 | WR | 6-3 | 184 | 25 | Hagerstown JC; Morgan State | 16 | 0 |
Pat Howell | 66 | OG | 6-5 | 253 | 26 | Southern California | 7 | 0 |
Daryl Hunt | 50 | RILB | 6-3 | 243 | 27 | Oklahoma | 16 | 3 |
John James | 6 | P | 6-3 | 199 | 34 | Florida | 16 | 0 |
Tim Joiner | 57 | LB | 6-4 | 235 | 22 | Louisiana State | 15 | 0 |
Bill Kay | 22 | LCB | 6-1 | 190 | 23 | Purdue | 16 | 6 |
Florian Kempf | 4 | K | 5-9 | 170 | 27 | Pennsylvania | 16 | 0 |
Oliver Luck | 10 | QB | 6-2 | 196 | 23 | West Virginia | 7 | 6 |
Archie Manning | 8 | QB | 6-3 | 205 | 34 | Mississippi | 3 | 3 |
Bruce Matthews | 74 | ROG | 6-5 | 300 | 22 | Southern California | 16 | 15 |
Mike McCloskey | 89 | TE | 6-5 | 246 | 22 | Penn State | 16 | 7 |
Darryl Meadows | 26 | SS | 6-1 | 198 | 22 | Toledo | 16 | 0 |
Larry Moriarty | 30 | RB | 6-1 | 240 | 25 | Santa Barbara CC; Notre Dame | 16 | 7 |
Mike Munchak | 63 | LOG | 6-3 | 282 | 23 | Penn State | 16 | 16 |
Gifford Nielsen | 14 | QB | 6-4 | 205 | 29 | Brigham Young | 7 | 7 |
Tate Randle | 21 | FS | 6-0 | 200 | 24 | Texas Tech | 2 | 0 |
Mike Reinfeldt | 37 | FS | 6-2 | 192 | 30 | Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 4 | 4 |
Mike Renfro | 82 | WR | 6-0 | 189 | 28 | Texas Christian | 9 | 7 |
Avon Riley | 53 | LOLB | 6-3 | 240 | 25 | Canyons JC; UCLA | 16 | 16 |
Carl Roaches | 85 | WR | 5-7 | 163 | 30 | Texas A&M | 16 | 0 |
Harvey Salem | 73 | ROT | 6-6 | 286 | 22 | California | 16 | 16 |
John Schuhmacher | 62 | ROG | 6-3 | 275 | 28 | Southern California | 1 | 1 |
Tim Smith | 83 | WR | 6-2 | 280 | 26 | Nebraska | 16 | 16 |
Brian Sochia | 72 | MG | 6-3 | 269 | 22 | Northwestern Oklahoma State | 12 | 0 |
Al Steinfeld | 69 | C-OG | 6-4 | 256 | 25 | Long Island-Post | 8 | 0 |
Mike Stensrud | 67 | MG | 6-5 | 280 | 27 | Iowa State | 16 | 16 |
Les Studdard | 68 | C | 6-4 | 260 | 25 | Texas | 6 | 0 |
Malcolm Taylor | 70 | LDE | 6-6 | 280 | 23 | Tennessee State | 16 | 3 |
Ted Thompson | 51 | LB | 6-1 | 218 | 30 | Southern Methodist | 16 | 0 |
Morris Towns | 76 | LOT | 6-4 | 263 | 29 | Missouri | 14 | 3 |
Willie Tullis | 20 | RCB | 6-0 | 195 | 25 | Southern Mississippi; Troy | 16 | 16 |
Herkie Walls | 86 | WR | 5-8 | 160 | 22 | Texas | 16 | 3 |
Ralph Williams | 64 | OG | 6-3 | 298 | 25 | Southern University | 1 | 0 |
J.C. Wilson | 33 | FS | 6-0 | 177 | 27 | Tampa; Pittsburgh | 13 | 0 |
DRAFT LIST | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
1 | 9 | Bruce Matthews | T | Southern California |
2 | 30 | Harvey Salem | T | California |
2 | 42 | Keith Bostic | DB | Michigan |
3 | 58 | Tim Joiner | LB | Louisiana State |
3 | 69 | Chris Dressel | TE | Stanford |
3 | 83 | Steve Brown | DB | Oregon |
4 | 86 | Greg Hill | DB | Oklahoma State |
4 | 88 | Mike McCloskey | TE | Penn State |
5 | 114 | Larry Moriarty | RB | Notre Dame |
5 | 139 | Jerome Foster | DT | Ohio State |
6 | 142 | Steve Haworth | DB | Oklahoma |
7 | 170 | Herkie Walls | WR | Texas |
8 | 198 | Robert Thompson | LB | Michigan |
9 | 226 | Kevin Potter | DB | Missouri |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 67 | 57 | 67 | 97 | 0 | 288 |
Opponents Totals | 100 | 157 | 81 | 110 | 12 | 460 |
TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 29:40 | 295 | 120 | 155 | 20 | 87/223 39.0% | 9/16 56.3% | 84 | 784 |
Opponents Totals | 30:20 | 332 | 161 | 150 | 21 | 85/205 41.5% | 8/9 88.9% | 104 | 825 |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Florian Kempf | 0 | 33 | 34 | 97.1 | 17 | 21 | 81.0 | 0 | 84 |
Earl Campbell | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ||
Tim Smith | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
Chris Dressel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
Larry Moriarty | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Mike Renfro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Walt Arnold | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Curtis Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Steve Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Stan Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Mike McCloskey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Carl Roaches | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Herkie Walls | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Team Totals | 34 | 33 | 34 | 97.1 | 17 | 21 | 81.0 | 0 | 288 |
Opponents Totals | 54 | 49 | 53 | 92.5 | 29 | 36 | 80.6 | 0 | 460 |
FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Florian Kempf | 17 | 21 | 81.0 | 1 | 51 | 1/1 | 4/4 | 7/8 | 4/6 | 1/2 |
Team Totals | 17 | 21 | 81.0 | 1 | 51 | 1/1 | 4/4 | 7/8 | 4/6 | 1/2 |
Opponents Totals | 29 | 36 | 80.6 | 2/2 | 6/7 | 9/11 | 12/15 | 0/1 |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Earl Campbell | 322 | 1301 | 4.0 | 42 | 12 |
Larry Moriarty | 65 | 321 | 4.9 | 80 | 3 |
Donnie Craft | 55 | 147 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 |
Oliver Luck | 17 | 55 | 3.2 | 17 | 0 |
Herkie Walls | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 14 | 0 |
Gifford Nielsen | 8 | 43 | 5.4 | 20 | 0 |
Stan Edwards | 16 | 40 | 2.5 | 9 | 0 |
Tim Smith | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
Archie Manning | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 |
Dwayne Crutchfield | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 |
Gary Allen | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
Chris Dressel | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
Mike Renfro | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
John James | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Curtis Brown | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1t | 1 |
Team Totals | 502 | 1998 | 4.0 | 80 | 16 |
Opponents Totals | 576 | 2787 | 4.8 | 52 | 23 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oliver Luck | 217 | 124 | 57.1 | 80 | 1375 | 6.3 | 11.1 | 66 | 8 | 3.7 | 13 | 6.0 | 16 | 138 | 1237 | 63.4 |
Gifford Nielsen | 175 | 90 | 51.4 | 77 | 1125 | 6.4 | 12.5 | 48 | 5 | 2.9 | 8 | 4.6 | 22 | 163 | 962 | 62.2 |
Archie Manning | 88 | 44 | 50.0 | 36 | 755 | 8.6 | 17.2 | 47t | 2 | 2.3 | 8 | 9.1 | 11 | 83 | 672 | 49.2 |
Steve Bryant | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 24t | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 158.3 |
John James | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 95.8 |
Team Totals | 482 | 260 | 53.9 | 193 | 3286 | 6.8 | 12.6 | 66 | 16 | 3.3 | 29 | 6.0 | 49 | 384 | 2902 | 61.4 |
Opponents Totals | 424 | 252 | 59.4 | 158 | 3095 | 7.3 | 12.3 | 74t | 26 | 6.1 | 14 | 3.3 | 31 | 250 | 2845 | 88.7 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tim Smith | 83 | 1176 | 14.2 | 47t | 6 |
Chris Dressel | 32 | 316 | 9.9 | 35t | 4 |
Mike Renfro | 23 | 316 | 13.7 | 38t | 2 |
Earl Campbell | 19 | 216 | 11.4 | 66 | 0 |
Steve Bryant | 16 | 211 | 13.2 | 26 | 0 |
Mike McCloskey | 16 | 137 | 8.6 | 20 | 1 |
Mike Holston | 14 | 205 | 14.6 | 43 | 0 |
Herkie Walls | 12 | 276 | 23.0 | 48 | 1 |
Walt Arnold | 12 | 137 | 11.4 | 37 | 1 |
Donnie Craft | 12 | 99 | 8.3 | 14 | 0 |
Stan Edwards | 9 | 79 | 8.8 | 20 | 1 |
Dave Casper | 7 | 79 | 11.3 | 17 | 0 |
Larry Moriarty | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 |
Florian Kempf | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
Team Totals | 260 | 3286 | 12.6 | 66 | 16 |
Opponents Totals | 252 | 3095 | 12.3 | 74t | 26 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Willie Tullis | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 44 | 0 |
Bill Kay | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 27 | 0 |
Keith Bostic | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Reinfeldt | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
Steve Brown | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
Gregg Bingham | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
Robert Abraham | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Avon Riley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 14 | 135 | 9.6 | 44 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 29 | 392 | 13.5 | 71t | 1 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John James | 79 | 3136 | 39.7 | 53 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 354 | 2622 | 32.8 |
Team Totals | 80 | 3136 | 39.2 | 53 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 354 | 2622 | 32.8 |
Opponents Totals | 65 | 2567 | 39.5 | 60 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 159 | 2148 | 33.0 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carl Roaches | 20 | 9 | 159 | 8.0 | 23 | 0 |
Team Totals | 20 | 9 | 159 | 8.0 | 23 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 47 | 15 | 354 | 7.5 | 43 | 0 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steve Brown | 31 | 0 | 795 | 25.6 | 93t | 1 |
Carl Roaches | 34 | 0 | 641 | 18.9 | 97t | 1 |
Herkie Walls | 9 | 0 | 110 | 12.2 | 25 | 0 |
Chris Dressel | 4 | 0 | 40 | 10.0 | 13 | 0 |
Larry Moriarty | 2 | 0 | 25 | 12.5 | 16 | 0 |
Willie Tullis | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
Daryl Hunt | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
Mike McCloskey | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
Avon Riley | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26L | 0 | |
Team Totals | 83 | 0 | 1676 | 20.2 | 97t | 2 |
Opponents Totals | 61 | 1280 | 21.0 | 55 | 0 |
SACKS | NO | YDS |
---|---|---|
Jesse Baker | 5.5 | |
Malcolm Taylor | 4.5 | |
Jerome Foster | 3.5 | |
Bob Hamm | 3.0 | |
Keith Bostic | 3.0 | |
Brian Sochia | 2.5 | |
Robert Brazile | 2.5 | |
Mike Stensrud | 2.0 | |
Ted Thompson | 1.0 | |
Daryl Hunt | 1.0 | |
Carter Hartwig | 1.0 | |
Robert Abraham | 1.0 | |
Avon Riley | 0.5 | |
Team Totals | 31.0 | 250.0 |
Opponents Totals | 49.0 | 384.0 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gregg Bingham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Robert Brazile | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Earl Campbell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
David Carter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Donnie Craft | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Doug France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Carter Hartwig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Holston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Oliver Luck | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Archie Manning | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Larry Moriarty | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Gifford Nielsen | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Mike Reinfeldt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Renfro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Avon Riley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
Carl Roaches | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Tim Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Mike Stensrud | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 26 | 19 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 4 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 34 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 3 |
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