1989 Houston Oilers (NFL) |
| 2nd place • American Football Conference • Central Division • 9-7-0 .563 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Jerry Glanville |
| Kevin Gilbride | Quarterbacks |
| Kim Helton | Offensive Line |
| Frank Novak | Running Backs |
| Floyd Reese | Linebackers |
| Nick Saban | Defensive Backs |
| Ray Sherman | Receivers |
| Doug Shively | Defensive Line |
| Richard Smith | Special Teams/Tight Ends |
| Steve Watterson | Strength and Rehabilitation |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/12/1989 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 23-41 | L | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 37830 | |
| Sat | 8/19/1989 | N | Miami Dolphins | 26-10 | W | Jacksonville, FL | Gator Bowl | 56712 | |
| Sat | 8/26/1989 | A | Los Angeles Raiders | 23-21 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 50642 | |
| Sat | 9/2/1989 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 28-30 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 63582 | |
| Sun | 9/10/1989 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 7-38 | L | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 54015 | |
| Sun | 9/17/1989 | A | San Diego Chargers | 34-27 | W | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 42013 | |
| Sun | 9/24/1989 | H | Buffalo Bills | 41-47 | L | OT | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 57278 |
| Sun | 10/1/1989 | H | Miami Dolphins | 39-7 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 53326 | |
| Sun | 10/8/1989 | A | New England Patriots | 13-23 | L | Foxborough, MA | Sullivan Stadium | 59828 | |
| Sun | 10/15/1989 | A | Chicago Bears | 33-28 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 64383 | |
| Sun | 10/22/1989 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 27-0 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 59091 | |
| Sun | 10/29/1989 | A | Cleveland Browns | 17-28 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 78765 | |
| Sun | 11/5/1989 | H | Detroit Lions | 35-31 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 48056 | |
| Mon | 11/13/1989 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 26-24 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 60694 | |
| Sun | 11/19/1989 | H | Los Angeles Raiders | 23-7 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 59198 | |
| Sun | 11/26/1989 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 0-34 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 51342 | |
| Sun | 12/3/1989 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 23-16 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 40541 | |
| Sun | 12/10/1989 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 20-17 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 54532 | |
| Sun | 12/17/1989 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 7-61 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 47510 | |
| Sat | 12/23/1989 | H | Cleveland Browns | 20-24 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 58852 | |
| AFC Wild Card Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/31/1989 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 23-26 | L | OT | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 58306 |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Patrick Allen | 29 | RCB | 5-10 | 180 | 28 | Utah State | 16 | 16 |
| Steve Avery | 42 | FB | 6-1 | 216 | 23 | Northern Michigan | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Bell | 33 | CB | 5-10 | 170 | 28 | Lamar | 4 | 0 |
| John Brantley | 58 | LB | 6-2 | 245 | 24 | Georgia | 8 | 0 |
| Steve Brown | 24 | LCB | 5-11 | 187 | 29 | Oregon | 16 | 16 |
| Richard Byrd | 71 | RDE-NT | 6-3 | 265 | 27 | Southern Mississippi | 16 | 8 |
| Cody Carlson | 14 | QB | 6-3 | 201 | 26 | Baylor | 6 | 0 |
| Ray Childress | 79 | NT | 6-6 | 275 | 27 | Texas A&M | 14 | 14 |
| Bruce Davis | 77 | LOT | 6-6 | 297 | 33 | UCLA | 16 | 16 |
| Cris Dishman | 28 | CB | 6-0 | 190 | 24 | Purdue | 16 | 0 |
| Jeff Donaldson | 31 | FS | 6-0 | 191 | 27 | Colorado | 14 | 14 |
| Curtis Duncan | 80 | WR | 5-11 | 184 | 24 | Northwestern | 16 | 1 |
| Tracey Eaton | 21 | S | 6-1 | 195 | 24 | Portland State | 16 | 2 |
| Eric Fairs | 51 | LB | 6-3 | 240 | 25 | Memphis | 16 | 3 |
| William Fuller | 95 | LDE | 6-3 | 274 | 27 | North Carolina | 15 | 9 |
| Ernest Givins | 81 | WR | 5-9 | 173 | 25 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Louisville | 15 | 15 |
| John Grimsley | 59 | LILB | 6-2 | 237 | 27 | Kentucky | 16 | 16 |
| Leonard Harris | 83 | WR | 5-8 | 166 | 29 | Austin; Texas Tech | 11 | 0 |
| Alonzo Highsmith | 32 | FB | 6-1 | 234 | 24 | Miami (Florida) | 16 | 16 |
| Drew Hill | 85 | WR | 5-9 | 170 | 33 | Georgia Tech | 14 | 12 |
| Kenny Jackson | 86 | WR | 6-0 | 180 | 27 | Penn State | 10 | 0 |
| Haywood Jeffires | 84 | WR | 6-2 | 200 | 25 | North Carolina State | 16 | 4 |
| Kenny Johnson | 22 | S | 5-10 | 175 | 31 | Mississippi State | 16 | 0 |
| Richard Johnson | 23 | CB | 6-1 | 192 | 26 | Wisconsin | 14 | 0 |
| Tracy Johnson | 45 | FB | 6-0 | 230 | 23 | Clemson | 16 | 0 |
| Sean Jones | 96 | RDE | 6-7 | 267 | 27 | Northeastern | 16 | 5 |
| Scott Kozak | 56 | LB | 6-3 | 224 | 24 | Oregon | 16 | 0 |
| Robert Lyles | 93 | LOLB | 6-1 | 227 | 28 | Texas Christian | 13 | 13 |
| Don Maggs | 78 | OT-OG | 6-5 | 287 | 28 | Tulane | 16 | 1 |
| Bruce Matthews | 74 | ROG | 6-5 | 300 | 28 | Southern California | 16 | 16 |
| Bubba McDowell | 25 | SS | 6-1 | 196 | 23 | Miami (Florida) | 16 | 16 |
| Johnny Meads | 91 | ROLB | 6-2 | 230 | 28 | Nicholls State | 16 | 16 |
| Glenn Montgomery | 94 | NT | 6-0 | 273 | 22 | Houston | 15 | 0 |
| Greg Montgomery | 9 | P | 6-4 | 216 | 25 | Penn State; Michigan State | 16 | 0 |
| Warren Moon | 1 | QB | 6-3 | 217 | 33 | West Los Angeles JC; Washington | 16 | 16 |
| Bob Mrosko | 87 | TE | 6-5 | 265 | 24 | Penn State | 15 | 14 |
| Mike Munchak | 63 | LOG | 6-3 | 282 | 29 | Penn State | 16 | 16 |
| Jay Pennison | 52 | C | 6-1 | 273 | 28 | Nicholls State | 12 | 12 |
| Allen Pinkett | 20 | RB | 5-9 | 189 | 25 | Notre Dame | 16 | 6 |
| Mike Rozier | 30 | RB | 5-10 | 212 | 28 | Coffeyville CC; Nebraska | 12 | 10 |
| Eugene Seale | 53 | RILB | 5-10 | 249 | 25 | Lamar | 15 | 1 |
| Al Smith | 54 | RILB | 6-1 | 245 | 25 | Cal Poly (Pomona); Utah State | 15 | 15 |
| Doug Smith | 99 | NT | 6-4 | 292 | 29 | East Carolina; Auburn | 15 | 12 |
| Dean Steinkuhler | 70 | ROT | 6-3 | 277 | 28 | Nebraska | 16 | 16 |
| Chris Verhulst | 88 | TE | 6-3 | 240 | 23 | Chico State | 16 | 0 |
| Lorenzo White | 44 | RB | 5-11 | 215 | 23 | Michigan State | 16 | 0 |
| David Williams | 73 | OT | 6-5 | 295 | 23 | Florida | 14 | 0 |
| George Yarno | 66 | C-OG | 6-2 | 267 | 32 | Washington State | 11 | 3 |
| Tony Zendejas | 7 | K | 5-8 | 165 | 29 | Nevada-Reno | 16 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 23 | David Williams | T | Florida |
| 2 | 50 | Scott Kozak | LB | Oregon |
| 3 | 77 | Bubba McDowell | DB | Miami (Florida) |
| 4 | 104 | Rod Harris | WR | Texas A&M |
| 5 | 131 | Glenn Montgomery | NT | Houston |
| 6 | 157 | Bo Orlando | DB | West Virginia |
| 7 | 190 | Tracy Rogers | LB | Fresno State |
| 8 | 217 | Alvoid Mays | DB | West Virginia |
| 9 | 244 | Bob Mrosko | TE | Penn State |
| 10 | 271 | Tracy Johnson | RB | Clemson |
| 11 | 298 | Brian Smider | T | West Virginia |
| 12 | 325 | Chuck Hartlieb | QB | Iowa |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 50 | 128 | 85 | 102 | 0 | 365 |
| Opponents Totals | 95 | 106 | 97 | 108 | 6 | 412 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 31:59 | 327 | 112 | 185 | 30 | 83/203 40.9% | 10/14 71.4% | 149 | 1153 |
| Opponents Totals | 28:01 | 314 | 119 | 165 | 30 | 87/191 45.5% | 10/13 76.9% | 109 | 903 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Zendejas | 0 | 40 | 40 | 100.0 | 25 | 37 | 67.6 | 0 | 115 |
| Drew Hill | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Alonzo Highsmith | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Curtis Duncan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Lorenzo White | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Warren Moon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Ernest Givins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Leonard Harris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Haywood Jeffires | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Allen Pinkett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Mike Rozier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Cris Dishman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Eugene Seale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bubba McDowell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Team Totals | 41 | 40 | 41 | 97.6 | 25 | 37 | 67.6 | 2 | 365 |
| Opponents Totals | 52 | 49 | 51 | 96.1 | 17 | 21 | 81.0 | 0 | 412 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Zendejas | 25 | 37 | 67.6 | 1 | 52 | 1/1 | 8/9 | 9/14 | 5/11 | 2/2 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 37 | 67.6 | 1 | 52 | 1/1 | 8/9 | 9/14 | 5/11 | 2/2 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 21 | 81.0 | 2/2 | 3/3 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 0/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alonzo Highsmith | 128 | 531 | 4.1 | 25 | 4 |
| Allen Pinkett | 94 | 449 | 4.8 | 60 | 1 |
| Lorenzo White | 104 | 349 | 3.4 | 33 | 5 |
| Mike Rozier | 88 | 301 | 3.4 | 17 | 2 |
| Warren Moon | 70 | 268 | 3.8 | 19 | 4 |
| Greg Montgomery | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Tracy Johnson | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Curtis Duncan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Carlson | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 495 | 1928 | 3.9 | 60 | 16 |
| Opponents Totals | 437 | 1669 | 3.8 | 58t | 20 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Moon | 464 | 280 | 60.3 | 170 | 3631 | 7.8 | 13.0 | 55 | 23 | 5.0 | 14 | 3.0 | 35 | 267 | 3364 | 88.9 |
| Cody Carlson | 31 | 15 | 48.4 | 15 | 155 | 5.0 | 10.3 | 23 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3.2 | 2 | 20 | 135 | 49.8 |
| Tony Zendejas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Team Totals | 496 | 295 | 59.5 | 185 | 3786 | 7.6 | 12.8 | 55 | 23 | 4.6 | 16 | 3.2 | 37 | 287 | 3499 | 85.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 467 | 269 | 57.6 | 177 | 3819 | 8.2 | 14.2 | 80t | 28 | 6.0 | 21 | 4.5 | 36 | 277 | 3542 | 85.4 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Hill | 66 | 938 | 14.2 | 50 | 8 |
| Ernest Givins | 55 | 794 | 14.4 | 48 | 3 |
| Haywood Jeffires | 47 | 619 | 13.2 | 45t | 2 |
| Curtis Duncan | 43 | 613 | 14.3 | 55 | 5 |
| Allen Pinkett | 31 | 239 | 7.7 | 23 | 1 |
| Alonzo Highsmith | 18 | 201 | 11.2 | 32 | 2 |
| Leonard Harris | 13 | 202 | 15.5 | 36 | 2 |
| Lorenzo White | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Chris Verhulst | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Kenny Jackson | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Mike Rozier | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bob Mrosko | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Tracy Johnson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 295 | 3786 | 12.8 | 55 | 23 |
| Opponents Totals | 269 | 3819 | 14.2 | 80t | 28 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Brown | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 41 | 0 |
| Robert Lyles | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 48 | 0 |
| Bubba McDowell | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Cris Dishman | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 31 | 0 |
| Tracey Eaton | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Richard Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Donaldson | 0 | 14 | 14L | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 21 | 263 | 12.5 | 48 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 16 | 171 | 10.7 | 43 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Montgomery | 56 | 2422 | 43.3 | 63 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 191 | 2091 | 36.1 |
| Team Totals | 58 | 2422 | 41.8 | 63 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 191 | 2091 | 36.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 56 | 2107 | 37.6 | 55 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 122 | 1785 | 34.0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Johnson | 19 | 21 | 122 | 6.4 | 19 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 21 | 122 | 6.4 | 19 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 7 | 191 | 8.0 | 28 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Johnson | 21 | 0 | 372 | 17.7 | 39 | 0 |
| Lorenzo White | 17 | 0 | 303 | 17.8 | 29 | 0 |
| Leonard Harris | 14 | 0 | 331 | 23.6 | 63 | 0 |
| Tracy Johnson | 13 | 0 | 224 | 17.2 | 27 | 0 |
| Bob Mrosko | 3 | 0 | 46 | 15.3 | 19 | 0 |
| David Williams | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Eric Fairs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Robert Lyles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Montgomery | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Verhulst | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 74 | 0 | 1285 | 17.4 | 63 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 59 | 1024 | 17.4 | 97t | 1 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Ray Childress | 8.5 | |
| William Fuller | 6.5 | |
| Sean Jones | 6.0 | |
| Johnny Meads | 4.0 | |
| Steve Brown | 3.0 | |
| Eric Fairs | 2.5 | |
| Robert Lyles | 2.0 | |
| Glenn Montgomery | 1.5 | |
| Bubba McDowell | 1.0 | |
| Doug Smith | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 36.0 | 277.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 37.0 | 287.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Allen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Byrd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Carlson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 0 | |
| Ray Childress | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cris Dishman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Duncan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eric Fairs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernest Givins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Grimsley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Leonard Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alonzo Highsmith | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drew Hill | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
| Kenny Johnson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tracy Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sean Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Kozak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Maggs | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Matthews | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -29 | 0 | |
| Bubba McDowell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Greg Montgomery | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Warren Moon | 11 | 6 | 0 | 6 | -13 | 0 | |
| Jay Pennison | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -17 | 0 | |
| Allen Pinkett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Rozier | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorenzo White | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Yarno | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Zendejas | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 35 | -57 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 25 | 16 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 1 |
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