1991 Houston Oilers season

32nd season in franchise history November 2013 March 2026 Houston Oilers 1991 11–5 1st AFC Central Jack Pardee Kevin Gilbride Jim Eddy Mike Holovak Bud Adams Houston Astrodome Won Wild Card Playoffs(vs. Jets) 17–10Lost Divisional Playoffs(at Broncos) 24–26 180px Oilers seasons The 1991 Houston Oilers season was the 32nd season and their 22nd in the National Football League (NFL). Haywood Jeffires would become the second Oiler to have 100 receptions in a season. The first Oiler to accomplish the feat was Charley Hennigan in 1964. Jeffires would be the fifth receiver in NFL history to have a 100 reception season. The Oilers scored 386 points and gave up 251 points. The franchise earned its first division title since the AFL-NFL merger, having last won a division title in the 1967 American Football League season. The franchise finished the season with 11 wins compared to 5 losses and appeared twice on Monday Night Football. Offseason NFL draft 1991 NFL draft 1991 Houston Oilers 2 28 Mike Dumas Safety Indiana yes 2 38 Darryll Lewis Cornerback Arizona yes yes 2 44 John Flannery Guard Syracuse yes 3 71 Steve Jackson Cornerback Purdue yes 3 79 Kevin Donnalley Guard North Carolina yes 4 101 David Rocker Defensive tackle Auburn 4 102 Marcus Robertson Safety Iowa State yes yes 5 129 Gary Wellman Wide receiver USC 7 183 Kyle Freeman Linebacker Angelo State 8 214 Gary Brown Running back Penn State yes 9 240 Shawn Jefferson Wide receiver Central Florida 10 267 Curtis Moore Linebacker Kansas 11 294 James Smith Safety Richmond 12 325 Alex Johnson Wide receiver Miami (FL) yes no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/oti/1991_draft.htm 1991 Houston Oilers draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com January 11, 2014 Undrafted free agents + 1991 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeGary HollingsworthQuarterbackAlabamaJon ReedWide receiverWestern CarolinaRon ViaeneDefensive TackleMinnesota Duluth Personnel Staff 1991 Houston Oilers Owner/Chairman of the Board/President – Bud Adams Executive Vice President/general manager – Mike Holovak Assistant general manager – Floyd Reese Head coach – Jack Pardee Offensive coordinator – Kevin Gilbride Running Backs – Frank Novak Receivers – Chris Palmer Offensive line – Bob Young Defensive coordinator – Jim Eddy Defensive line – Jim Stanley Linebackers – Richard Smith Defensive backs – Pat Thomas Quality Control – Gregg Williams Special teams – Richard Smith Strength and Rehabilitation – Steve Watterson Roster 1991 Houston Oilers 14 Cody Carlson  1 Warren Moon 10 Reggie Slack 33 Gary Brown running back y 30 Victor Jones running back 20 Allen Pinkett KR 44 Lorenzo White 87 Pat Coleman KR/PR 80 Curtis Duncan 81 Ernest Givins PR 83 Leonard Harris American football 85 Drew Hill 84 Haywood Jeffires 86 Alex Johnson wide receiver y 82 Tony Jones wide receiver 66 Doug Dawson G 77 Kevin Donnalley y G/T 55 John Flannery American football y C/G 78 Don Maggs T 74 Bruce Matthews C 63 Mike Munchak G 70 Dean Steinkuhler T 73 David Williams offensive lineman T 76 Jeff Alm DT 79 Ray Childress DT 95 William Fuller American football DE 90 Ezra Johnson DE 96 Sean Jones defensive end DE 94 Glenn Montgomery DT 99 Doug Smith defensive lineman DT 97 Lee Williams American football DE 51 Eric Fairs MLB 56 Scott Kozak OLB 57 Lamar Lathon OLB 91 Johnny Meads OLB 53 Eugene Seale MLB 54 Al Smith American football MLB 28 Cris Dishman CB 38 Mike Dumas y FS 24 Steve Jackson defensive back y CB 23 Richard Johnson defensive back CB 29 Darryll Lewis y CB 25 Bubba McDowell SS 26 Bo Orlando FS 31 Marcus Robertson y CB/S  3 Al Del Greco K  9 Greg Montgomery P 93 Rick Graf LB IR 64 Erik Norgard C/G IR 72 Willis Peguese DE IR 47 active, 3 inactive, 2 practice squad 89 Frank Miotke WR 88 Gary Wellman y WR https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/oti/1991_roster.htm 1991 Houston Oilers starters, roster, and players Pro-Football-Reference.com October 28, 2014 Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 August 3, 1991 at San Diego Chargers L 29–31 0–1 Jack Murphy Stadium 43,042 2 August 9, 1991 Atlanta Falcons L 7–36 0–2 Astrodome 52,140 3 August 18 Dallas Cowboys W 30–20 1–2 Astrodome 53,314 4 August 22, 1991 vs. Los Angeles Rams W 16–13 2–2 Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium 63,200https://www.profootballarchives.com/1991nflhou.html 1991 Houston Oilers (NFL) Pro Football Archives November 11, 2023 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 1 Los Angeles Raiders W 47–17 1–0 Astrodome 61,367 2 September 8 at Cincinnati Bengals W 30–7 2–0 Riverfront Stadium 56,463 3 September 16 Kansas City Chiefs W 17–7 3–0 Astrodome 61,058 4 September 22 at New England Patriots L 20–24 3–1 Foxboro Stadium 30,702 5 Bye 6 October 6 Denver Broncos W 42–14 4–1 Astrodome 59,145 7 October 13 at New York Jets W 23–20 5–1 Giants Stadium 70,758 8 October 20 at Miami Dolphins W 17–13 6–1 Joe Robbie Stadium 60,705 9 October 27 Cincinnati Bengals W 35–3 7–1 Astrodome 58,634 10 November 3 at Washington Redskins L 13–16 (OT) 7–2 RFK Stadium 55,096 11 November 10 Dallas Cowboys W 26–23 (OT) 8–2 Astrodome 63,001 12 November 17 Cleveland Browns W 28–24 9–2 Astrodome 58,155 13 November 24 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–26 9–3 Three Rivers Stadium 45,795 14 December 2 Philadelphia Eagles L 6–13 9–4 Astrodome 61,141 15 December 8 Pittsburgh Steelers W 31–6 10–4 Astrodome 59,225 16 December 15 at Cleveland Browns W 17–14 11–4 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 55,680 17 December 21 at New York Giants L 20–24 11–5 Giants Stadium 63,421 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Games summaries Week 1 vs Raiders Houston Oilers 1991 2; text-align:center collapsed Week One: Los Angeles Raiders (0–0) at Houston Oilers (0–0) September 1 4:00 p.m. Raiders 0 7 3 7 Oilers 6 10 21 10 Astrodome, Houston, Texas 61,367 Indoors (dome) Box Score, Box Score First quarter HOU – Allen Pinkett 8-yard run (kick failed), 5:37. Oilers 6–0. Second quarter HOU – Warren Moon 1-yard run (Ian Howfield kick), 13:40. Oilers 13–0. HOU – Ian Howfield 34-yard field goal, 5:27. Oilers 16–0. LA – Willie Gault 59-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Jeff Jaeger kick), 2:44. Oilers 16–7. Third quarter HOU – Ernest Givins 22-yard pass from Warren Moon (Ian Howfield kick), 12:17. Oilers 23–7. LA – Jeff Jaeger 39-yard field goal, 7:24. Oilers 23–10. HOU – Tony Jones 28-yard pass from Warren Moon (Ian Howfield kick), 5:59. Oilers 30–10. HOU – Mike Dumas 19-yard fumble return (Ian Howfield kick), 3:45. Oilers 37–10. Fourth quarter HOU – Ian Howfield 46-yard field goal, 9:43. Oilers 40–10. LA – Sam Graddy 80-yard pass from Vince Evans (Jeff Jaeger kick), 9:29. Oilers 40–10. HOU – Gary Brown 39-yard run (Ian Howfield kick), 1:52. Oilers 47–10. Top passers LA – Vince Evans – 6/10, 127 yards, TD, INT HOU – Warren Moon – 18/33, 250 yards, 2 TD Top rushers LA – Marcus Allen – 8 rushes, 17 yards HOU – Allen Pinkett – 26 rushes, 144 yards Top receivers LA – Sam Graddy – 3 receptions, 102 yards, TD HOU – Ernest Givins – 6 receptions, 90 yards, TD Week 14 1991 Philadelphia Eagles season Houston Oilers 1991 2; text-align:center collapsed Philadelphia Eagles (7–5) at Houston Oilers (9–3) December 2 9:00 p.m. EST Eagles 0 0 10 3 Oilers 0 3 3 0 Astrodome • Houston, Texas Indoors (dome) Tom Dooley ABC Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, and Dan Dierdorf Pro-Football-Reference.com Eagles Jim McMahon12/20, 84 yards, int James Joseph12 rush, 56 yards Roy Green3 rec, 44 yards Oilers Warren Moon24/46, 262 yards Allen Pinkett6 rush, 10 yards Ernest Givens6 rec, 89 yards PHI HOU collapsed 2 Oilers FG 42 Del Greco 0 3 3 Eagles FG 23 Ruzek 3 3 3 Eagles RecTD Jackson Kemp 21 good Ruzek run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 3 4 Oilers FG 47 Del Greco 10 6 4 Eagles FG 29 Ruzek 13 6 13 6 With the loss, the Oilers fell to 9-4 (1-2 against the NFC East & 6-1 at home). This would be their last home loss against the Eagles until 2026 (when the franchise became the Tennessee Titans beginning in 1999). Standings Playoffs AFC Wild Card Houston Oilers 17, New York Jets 10 Jets 0 10 0 0 Oilers 7 7 0 3 Astrodome, Houston, Texas 4:00 p.m. EST/3:00 p.m. CST Played indoors, domed stadium NBC Marv Albert and Paul Maguire Tom White 61,485 After leading 14–10 at halftime, the Oilers stopped the Jets twice inside the 5-yard line in the second half to preserve the victory. Houston quarterback Warren Moon threw two touchdowns in the first half, both to Ernest Givins for 5 and 20 yards. This would be the team's last playoff win while playing in Houston and would not win another playoff game until the Music City Miracle during the 1999 playoffs, their third season in Tennessee and their first season as the Titans. AFC Divisional Playoff Denver Broncos 26, Houston Oilers 24 Oilers 14 7 0 3 Broncos 6 7 3 10 Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado 4:00 p.m. EST/2:00 p.m. MST 30 °F °C, cloudy NBC Charlie Jones and Todd Christensen Johnny Grier 75,301 Trailing 24–23 with 2:07 left in the game, quarterback John Elway led the Broncos from their own 2-yard line to the winning 28-yard field goal with 16 seconds remaining. On the drive, he converted on two fourth downs. On fourth down and 6 from the Denver 28, he rushed for 7 yards. Then on fourth down and 10, he completed a 44-yard pass to wide receiver Vance Johnson. The Oilers jumped to a 14–0 lead with quarterback Warren Moon's two touchdown passes to wide receivers Haywood Jeffires and Drew Hill for 15 and 9 yards, respectively. Elway then completed a 10-yard touchdown to Johnson, but kicker David Treadwell missed the extra point. Moon responded by throwing a 6-yard touchdown to wide receiver Curtis Duncan to give Houston a 21–6 lead, but Denver running back Greg Lewis scored a 1-yard touchdown before halftime. In the second half, the Oilers were limited to only a 25-yard field goal by kicker Al Del Greco, which gave Houston a 24–16 lead in the fourth quarter. The Broncos then marched 80 yards to score on Lewis' 1-yard touchdown run to cut the deficit to 24–23. Elway's comeback is now known solely as The Drive II. Awards and records Haywood Jeffires – Houston Oilers record, most receptions in one game, (13) Haywood Jeffires, All Pro selection Haywood Jeffires, Pro Bowl selection Warren Moon, Pro Bowl selection Warren Moon, Houston Oilers record, most passing yards in a season (4,690) Warren Moon, NFL leader, most passing yards in a season (4,690) Milestones Haywood Jeffires – 1st 100 reception season NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 440 Haywood Jeffires – 2nd 1,000 yard receiving season (1,181 yards) Warren Moon, 2nd 4,000 yard passing season (4,690) Warren Moon, 3rd 400 yard passing game (423 vs. New York Jets) Warren Moon, 4th 400 yard passing game (432 vs. Dallas Cowboys) References External links 1991 Houston Oilers at Pro-Football-Reference.com Houston Oilers Category:Houston Oilers seasons Category:AFC Central championship seasons Houston