1989 Houston Oilers season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Houston Oilers 1989 9–7 2nd AFC Central Jerry Glanville Kevin Gilbride Mike Holovak Bud Adams Houston Astrodome Lost Wild Card Playoffs(vs. Steelers) 23–26 (OT Overtime) 180px Oilers seasons The 1989 Houston Oilers season was the franchise's 30th season and their 20th in the National Football League (NFL). The franchise scored 365 points while the defense gave up 412 points. Their record of 9 wins and 7 losses resulted in a second-place finish in the AFC Central Division. The Oilers appeared once on Monday Night Football and appeared in the playoffs for the third consecutive year. It would be Jerry Glanville’s final year as the Oilers coach. Despite making the playoffs, the Oilers, like their arch rivals, the Pittsburgh Steelers, had a negative point differential, making them the first teams since the 1984 Giants with this distinction. Offseason NFL draft 1989 NFL draft 1989 Houston Oilers 1 23 David Williams Offensive tackle Florida yes 2 50 Scott Kozak Linebacker Oregon yes 3 77 Bubba McDowell Safety Miami (FL) yes 4 104 Rod Harris Wide receiver Texas A&M no 5 131 Glenn Montgomery Defensive tackle Houston yes 6 157 Bo Orlando Safety West Virginia yes 7 190 Tracy Rogers Linebacker Fresno State no 8 217 Alvoid Mays Cornerback West Virginia no 9 244 Bob Mrosko Tight end Penn State yes 10 271 Tracy Johnson Running back Clemson yes 11 298 Brian Smider Tackle West Virginia no 12 325 Chuck Hartlieb Quarterback Iowa no no no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/oti/1989_draft.htm 1989 Houston Oilers draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com November 12, 2014 Undrafted free agents + 1989 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeSteve AveryFullbackNorthern MichiganScott BednarskiFullbackTCUTwalure BoydWide receiverWyomingDaryl llikainenGuardNorth Dakota StateWesley KeckFullbackNorth Texas State Personnel 1989 Houston Oilers Owner/Chairman of the Board/President – Bud Adams Executive Vice President/General Manager – Mike Holovak Head coach – Jerry Glanville Quarterbacks – Kevin Gilbride Running Backs – Frank Novak Receivers – Ray Sherman Tight Ends – Richard Smith Offensive Line – Kim Helton Defensive Line – Doug Shively Linebackers – Floyd Reese Secondary – Nick Saban Special Teams – Richard Smith Strength and Rehabilitation – Steve Watterson Roster 1989 Houston Oilers 14 Cody Carlson  1 Warren Moon 32 Alonzo Highsmith FB 45 Tracy Johnson American football y FB/KR 20 Allen Pinkett 30 Mike Rozier 44 Lorenzo White KR 80 Curtis Duncan 81 Ernest Givins 83 Leonard Harris American football 85 Drew Hill 86 Kenny Jackson 84 Haywood Jeffires 87 Bob Mrosko y 88 Chris Verhulst 77 Bruce Davis offensive tackle T 78 Don Maggs G/T 74 Bruce Matthews G 63 Mike Munchak G 52 Jay Pennison C 70 Dean Steinkuhler T 73 David Williams offensive lineman y T 66 George Yarno C/G 71 Richard Byrd American football DE/NT 79 Ray Childress DE 95 William Fuller American football DE 96 Sean Jones defensive end DE 94 Glenn Montgomery y NT 99 Doug Smith defensive lineman NT 51 Eric Fairs OLB 59 John Grimsley ILB 56 Scott Kozak y OLB 93 Robert Lyles OLB 91 Johnny Meads OLB 53 Eugene Seale ILB 54 Al Smith American football ILB 29 Patrick Allen American football CB 33 Billy Bell defensive back CB 24 Steve Brown American football CB 28 Cris Dishman CB 31 Jeff Donaldson American football FS 21 Tracey Eaton FS 22 Kenny Johnson SS 23 Richard Johnson defensive back CB 25 Bubba McDowell y SS  9 Greg Montgomery P  7 Tony Zendejas K 97 Mark Garalczyk DE IR 47 active, 1 inactive, 4 practice squad 58 John Brantley linebacker LB 64 Erik Norgard y C/G 26 Bo Orlando y S 92 Anthony Spears y DT Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 10 at Minnesota Vikings L 7–38 0–1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 54,015 2 September 17 at San Diego Chargers W 34–27 1–1 Jack Murphy Stadium 42,013 3 September 24 Buffalo Bills L 41–47 (OT) 1–2 Astrodome 57,278 4 October 1 Miami Dolphins W 39–7 2–2 Astrodome 53,326 5 October 8 at New England Patriots L 13–23 2–3 Sullivan Stadium 59,828 6 October 15 at Chicago Bears W 33–28 3–3 Soldier Field 64,383 7 October 22 Pittsburgh Steelers W 27–0 4–3 Astrodome 59,091 8 October 29 at Cleveland Browns L 17–28 4–4 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 78,765 9 November 5 Detroit Lions W 35–31 5–4 Astrodome 48,056 10 November 13, 1989 Cincinnati Bengals W 26–24 6–4 Astrodome 60,694 11 November 19 Los Angeles Raiders W 23–7 7–4 Astrodome 59,198 12 November 26 at Kansas City Chiefs L 0–34 7–5 Arrowhead Stadium 51,342 13 December 3 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 23–16 8–5 Three Rivers Stadium 40,541 14 December 10 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 20–17 9–5 Astrodome 54,532 15 December 17 at Cincinnati Bengals L 7–61 9–6 Riverfront Stadium 47,510 16 December 23, 1989 Cleveland Browns L 20–24 9–7 Astrodome 58,852 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Playoffs Week Date Opponent Result Attendance Wildcard December 31 Pittsburgh Steelers L 23–26 (OT) 58,406 Standings Game summaries Week 3 Buffalo Bills (1-1) at Houston Oilers (1-1) Bills 10 10 7 14 6 Oilers 7 3 14 17 0 September 24 Astrodome Houston, TX 1:00 PM EST 57,278 Dome Jerry Seeman Marv Albert and Bob Trumpy NBC . Retrieved 2021-Jun-05. Playoffs AFC Wildcard Game Pittsburgh Steelers 26, Houston Oilers 23 (OT) Steelers 7 3 3 10 3 Oilers 0 6 3 14 0 Astrodome, Houston, Texas 4:00 p.m. EST/3:00 p.m. CST NBC Marv Albert and Bob Trumpy Pat Haggerty 59,406 Steelers defensive back Rod Woodson recovered a fumble to set up Gary Anderson's winning 51-yard field goal in overtime to give Pittsburgh the win. The Steelers scored first with running back Tim Worley's 1-yard rushing touchdown. But from that point on until the fourth quarter, the two teams exchanged 6 field goals. In the final period, Oilers quarterback Warren Moon, who finished the game with 315 passing yards, threw two touchdowns to wide receiver Ernest Givins, an 18-yarder and a 9-yarder. However, Pittsburgh running back Merrill Hoge tied the game on a 2-yard rushing touchdown with 46 seconds left in regulation. Hoge finished the game with 100 rushing yards on just 17 carries, along with 3 receptions for 26 yards. Awards and records Ray Childress, 1989 AFC Pro Bowl selection Warren Moon, Pro Bowl Warren Moon, All-Pro selection Warren Moon, Man of the Year Milestones Warren Moon, 1st 400 Yard Passing Game (414) References External links 1989 Houston Oilers at Pro-Football-Reference.com Houston Oilers Category:Houston Oilers seasons Houston Category:1989 in Houston Category:Long stubs with short prose