1984 Houston Oilers season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Houston Oilers 1984 3–13 4th AFC Central Hugh Campbell Ladd Herzeg Bud Adams Houston Astrodome Did not qualify Oilers seasons The 1984 Houston Oilers season was the 25th season overall and 15th with the league. The team improved upon their previous season's output of 2–14, winning three games,1984 Houston Oilers but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season. With hopes of improving the offense the Oilers won the bidding war to sign CFL star and future Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon. However, with Earl Campbell in full decline, the Oilers decided to trade him to the Saints after a 1–5 start. The move would leave a gaping hole at running back, but it was the defense that was a greater weak spot as the Oilers finished with a 3–13 record, allowing 457 points on the season. Regular season Despite acquiring CFL star Warren Moon at quarterback, the Oilers stumbled out of the gate, falling to 0–10 before picking up a 17–16 win on the road against the Kansas City Chiefs. The following week they beat the New York Jets 31–20. In that game Moon tossed two touchdown passes to Tim Smith and one to Herkie Walls. The Oilers defense intercepted a Ken O'Brien pass.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198411180oti.htm New York Jets at Houston Oilers - November 18th, 1984 Pro-Football-Reference.com They picked up their third and final win of the season in overtime against the Pittsburgh Steelers 23–20. Moon connected with tight end Chris Dressel for a touchdown, while Steelersʼ quarterback Mark Malone tossed two interceptions – one to rookie Bo Eason and the other to Willie Tullis.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198412020oti.htm Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Oilers - December 2nd, 1984 Pro-Football-Reference.com The Oilers finished the season in last place in the AFC Central with a 3–13 record.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/oti/1984.htm 1984 Houston Oilers Statistics & Players Pro-Football-Reference.com Offseason The 1984 draft would yield some solid players for Houston. They selected Dean Steinkuhler in round one. They used their second round choice to draft Doug Smith out of Auburn, but he spurred the Oilers to sign with the Philadelphia Stars of the USFL. The draft also saw Houston land Johnny Meads, Jeff Donaldson, John Grimsley and Patrick Allen. Transactions October 10, 1984: The Houston Oilers traded running back Earl Campbell to the New Orleans Saints in exchange for their top choice in the 1985 NFL draft. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1984/10/10/oilers-exchange-campbell-for-saints-no-1-draft-pick/0a249baa-1c58-4711-a00d-2883adc2beea/ Oilers Exchange Campbell For Saints' No. 1 Draft Pick Washington Post 2021-02-22 en NFL draft 1984 NFL draft The following players were selected in the 1984 NFL draft. 1984 Houston Oilers 1 2 Dean Steinkuhler Offensive tackle Nebraska yes no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/oti/1984_draft.htm 1984 Houston Oilers draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com November 12, 2014 Supplemental draft 1984 NFL supplemental draft of USFL and CFL players The following players were selected in the 1984 NFL supplemental draft. 1984 Houston Oilers 1 2 Mike Rozier Running back Nebraska yes yes 2 29 Don Maggs Tackle Tulane 3 58 Lynn Madsen Defensive Tackle Washington no Personnel Staff 1984 Houston Oilers Owner/Chairman of the Board/President – Bud Adams Executive Vice President/General Manager – Ladd Herzeg Head Coach – Hugh Campbell Offensive Coordinator – Kay Dalton Offensive Backs – Al Roberts Receivers – Bruce Lemmerman Offensive Line – Bill Walsh Defensive Coordinator – Jerry Glanville Defensive Line – Bob Padilla Linebackers – John Devlin Defensive Backs – Ken Houston Special Teams – Gene Gaines Strength and Conditioning – Bill Allerheiligen Roster 1984 Houston Oilers 10 Oliver Luck  1 Warren Moon 12 Brian Ransom gridiron football 35 Stan Edwards 38 Willie Joyner y 30 Larry Moriarty 35 Richard Williams American football 81 Steve Bryant American football 84 Mike Holston 80 Eric Mullins y 85 Carl Roaches 83 Tim Smith wide receiver 82 Herkie Walls 88 Chris Dressel 89 Mike McCloskey 87 Jamie Williams American football 66 Pat Howell G 74 Bruce Matthews C/T 76 Eric Moran T 63 Mike Munchak G 55 Jim Romano American football C 73 Harvey Salem T 62 John Schuhmacher G 75 Jesse Baker American football DE 78 Jerome Foster American football DE 90 Bob Hamm American football DE 97 Mike Johnson defensive end y DE 72 Brian Sochia NT 67 Mike Stensrud NT 56 Robert Abraham American football ILB 54 Gregg Bingham ILB 52 Robert Brazile OLB 59 John Grimsley y ILB 50 Daryl Hunt ILB 57 Tim Joiner OLB 93 Robert Lyles y OLB 91 Johnny Meads y OLB 53 Avon Riley OLB 51 Ted Thompson ILB 29 Patrick Allen American football y CB 25 Keith Bostic American football SS 24 Steve Brown American football CB 31 Jeff Donaldson American football y FS 21 Bo Eason y FS 27 Mike Kennedy American football y SS 26 Darryl Meadows SS 20 Willie Tullis CB  8 Joe Cooper kicker y K  6 John James American football P 77 Doug France T IR 36 Carter Hartwig S IR  4 Florian Kempf K IR 28 Allen Lyday S IR 70 Dean Steinkuhler y T IR 98 Mark Studaway y DE IR Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.comrecap 1 September 2 Los Angeles Raiders L 14–24 0–1AstrodomeRecap 2 September 9 Indianapolis Colts L 21–35 0–2Astrodome Recap 3 September 16 at San Diego Chargers L 14–31 0–3Jack Murphy Stadium Recap 4 September 23 at Atlanta Falcons L 10–42 0–4Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Recap 5 September 30 New Orleans Saints L 10–27 0–5Astrodome Recap 6 October 7 at Cincinnati Bengals L 3–13 0–6Riverfront Stadium Recap 7 October 14 at Miami Dolphins L 10–28 0–7 Miami Orange Bowl Recap 8 October 21 San Francisco 49ers L 21–34 0–8Astrodome Recap 9 October 28 Cincinnati Bengals L 13–31 0–9Astrodome Recap 10 November 4 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–350–10Three Rivers Stadium Recap 11 November 11 at Kansas City Chiefs W 17–16 1–10 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 12 November 18 New York Jets W 20–31 2–10Astrodome Recap 13 November 25 at Cleveland Browns L 10–27 2–11 Cleveland Stadium Recap 14 December 2 Pittsburgh Steelers W 23–20 3–11Astrodome Recap 15 December 9 at Los Angeles Rams L 16–27 3–12 Anaheim Stadium Recap 16 December 16 Cleveland Browns L 20–27 3–13Astrodome Recap Standings Season summary Week 2: vs. Indianapolis Colts Houston Oilers 1984 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 2: Indianapolis Colts at Houston Oilers September 9, 1984 3:00 p.m. EST Colts 0 21 7 7 Oilers 7 7 0 7 Astrodome • Houston, Texas 43,820 Fred Wyant NBC Phil Stone (play-by-play) and Reggie Rucker (color commentator) Pro-Football-Reference.com Colts Oilers IND HOU collapsed 1 Oilers RushTD Campbell 2 good Kempf run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 7 2 Colts RushTD Pagel 1 good Biasucci run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 7 2 Oilers RushTD Campbell 15 good Kempf run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 14 2 Colts RushTD Dickey 15 good Biasucci run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 14 2 Colts RecTD Butler Pagel 31 good Biasucci run/pass good/failed/incomplete 21 14 3 Colts RecTD Butler Pagel 14 good Biasucci run/pass good/failed/incomplete 28 14 4 Oilers RushTD Campbell 1 good Kempf run/pass good/failed/incomplete 28 21 4 Colts RecTD Porter Pagel 33 good Biasucci run/pass good/failed/incomplete 35 21 35 21 Week 8 (Sunday, October 21, 1984): vs. San Francisco 49ers The Football Database. 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Houston Oilers 1984 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 8: San Francisco 49ers at Houston Oilers October 21, 1984 3:00 p.m. CDT 49ers (7–1) 10 7 3 14 Oilers (0–8) 0 7 7 7 Houston Astrodome • Houston, Texas 39,900 indoors Gene Barth CBS Tom Brookshier (play-by-play) and Wayne Walker (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; San Francisco Giants at Houston Oilers – October 21, 1984 right San Francisco 49ers SF Houston Oilers HOU Joe Montana 25/35, 353 YDS, 3 TDs, 1 INT Wendell Tyler 23 CAR, 108 YDS Dwight Clark 5 REC, 127 YDS, 1 TD Warren Moon 25/33, 356 YDS, 2 TDs, 2 INTs Larry Moriarty 9 CAR, 36 YDS, 1 TD Tim Smith 6 REC, 101 YDS, 1 TD SF HOU collapsed 1 9:56 49ers RecTD Francis Montana 11 good Wersching 7 0 1 3:17 49ers FG 26 Wersching 10 0 2 14:49 Oilers RushTD Moriarty 1 good Kempf 10 7 2 0:29 49ers RecTD Tyler Montana 26 good Wersching 17 7 3 12:22 49ers FG 22 Wersching 20 7 3 5:42 Oilers RecTD Smith Moon 45 good Kemof 20 14 4 7:50 49ers RushTD Craig 5 good Wersching 27 14 4 5:18 Oilers RecTD Williams Moon 29 good Kempf 27 21 4 5:00 49ers RecTD Clark Montana 80 good Wersching 34 21 34 21 Point spread: 49ers by 11 Over/under: 42.0 (over) Time of game: 49ersGame statisticsOilers25 First downs 2238–164 Rushes–yards 18–82353 Passing yards 35625–35–1 Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions 25–33–21–0 Sacked–yards 2–6353 Net passing yards 350517 Total yards 43285 Return yards 1053–49.3 Punts Number–Average yardage 3–46.32–0 Fumbles–lost 3–18–70 Penalties–yards 7–7534:13 Time of Possession 25:47 Week 15 1984 Los Angeles Rams season Houston Oilers 1984 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Fifteen: Houston Oilers (3–11) at Los Angeles Rams (9–5) December 9, 1984 3:00 p.m. CST Oilers 3 10 3 0 Rams 17 3 0 7 Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California 49,092 Sunny, 58 F C 1 or Fred Silva NBC Pro-Football-Reference.com, The Football Database First quarter LA – Drew Hill 57-yard pass from Jeff Kemp (Mike Lansford kick), 13:08. Rams 7–0. Drive: HOU – Joe Cooper 21-yard field goal, 7:22. Rams 7–3. Drive: LA – Eric Dickerson 7-yard run (Mike Lansford kick), 4:28. Rams 14–3. Drive: LA – Mike Lansford 35-yard field goal, 1:42. Rams 17–3. Drive: Second quarter HOU – Joe Cooper 42-yard field goal, 13:19. Rams 17–6. Drive: HOU – Larry Moriarty 4-yard run (Joe Cooper kick), 6:13. Rams 17–13. Drive: LA – Mike Lansford 19-yard field goal, 2:26. Rams 20–13. Drive: Third quarter HOU – Joe Cooper 18 yard field goal, 7:50. Rams 20–16. Drive: Fourth quarter LA – Eric Dickerson 6–yard run, 5:49. Rams 27–16. Drive: Top passers HOU – Warren Moon – 19/29, 200 yards, INT LA – Jeff Kemp – 12/23, 199 yards, TD Top rushers HOU – Larry Moriarty – 24 rushes, 102 yards, TD LA – Eric Dickerson – 27 rushes, 215 yards, 2 TD Top receivers HOU – Tim Smith – 6 receptions, 69 yards LA – Drew Hill – 1 reception, 57 yards, TD References Category:Houston Oilers seasons Houston Oilers Houston