1985 Houston Oilers season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Houston Oilers 1985 5–11 4th AFC Central Hugh Campbell (fired on December 9, 5-9 record)Jerry Glanville (interim, 0-2 record) Ladd Herzeg Bud Adams Houston Astrodome Did not qualify Oilers seasons The 1985 Houston Oilers season was the 26th season overall and 16th with the National Football League. The team improved upon their previous season's output of 3–13, winning five games,1985 Houston Oilers but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season. Offseason NFL draft 1985 NFL draft 1985 Houston Oilers 1 3 Ray Childress Defensive tackle Texas A&M yes yes 1 11 Richard Johnson Defensive back Wisconsin yes 2 36 Richard Byrd Defensive end Southern Miss yes 3 82 Mike Kelley Center Notre Dame yes 4 87 Tom Briehl Linebacker Stanford yes 5 133 Frank Bush Linebacker NC State yes 5 138 Lee Johnson Punter BYU yes 6 153 Joe Krakoski Linebacker Washington 7 170 Mike Akiu Wide receiver Hawaii yes 8 199 Chuck Thomas Center Oklahoma 9 226 Steve Tasker Wide receiver Northwestern yes yes 10 255 Mike Golic Defensive tackle Notre Dame yes 11 281 Willie Drewrey Wide receiver West Virginia yes 12 311 Mark Vonder Haar Defensive tackle Minnesota no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/oti/1985_draft.htm 1985 Houston Oilers draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com November 12, 2014 Undrafted free agents + 1985 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeDonnie CampbellQuarterbackKansas StateJack WeilPunterWyoming Personnel Staff 1985 Houston Oilers Owner/Chairman of the Board/President – Bud Adams Executive Vice President/General Manager – Ladd Herzeg Head Coach – Hugh Campbell Offensive Coordinator – Joe Faragalli Offensive Backs – Al Roberts Receivers – Bruce Lemmerman Offensive Line – Bill Walsh Defensive Coordinator – Jerry Glanville Defensive Line – Bob Padilla Inside Linebackers – John Devlin Outside Linebackers – Gene Gaines Defensive Backs – Ken Houston Special Teams – Gene Gaines Strength and Conditioning – Bill Allerheiligen Roster 1985 Houston Oilers 10 Oliver Luck  1 Warren Moon 32 Stan Edwards 30 Larry Moriarty 33 Mike Rozier 40 Butch Woolfolk 82 Willie Drewrey y 85 Drew Hill 83 Tim Smith wide receiver 84 Herkie Walls 88 Chris Dressel 89 Mike McCloskey 87 Jamie Williams American football 66 Pat Howell G 58 Mike Kelley offensive lineman y C/G 74 Bruce Matthews T 76 Eric Moran T 63 Mike Munchak G 55 Jim Romano American football C 73 Harvey Salem T 62 John Schuhmacher G 70 Dean Steinkuhler T 75 Jesse Baker American football DE 71 Richard Byrd American football y DE 79 Ray Childress y DE 72 Brian Sochia NT 99 Doug Smith defensive lineman NT 67 Mike Stensrud NT 56 Robert Abraham American football ILB 92 Tom Briehl y OLB 94 Frank Bush y OLB 59 John Grimsley ILB 93 Robert Lyles OLB 53 Avon Riley ILB 29 Patrick Allen American football CB 25 Keith Bostic American football SS 24 Steve Brown American football CB 31 Jeff Donaldson American football SS 21 Bo Eason FS 23 Richard Johnson defensive back y CB 37 Rod Kush FS 28 Allen Lyday CB 26 Audray McMillian y CB 11 Lee Johnson punter P  7 Tony Zendejas K 86 Mike Akiu y WR IR 68 Mike Golic y DE IR 97 Mike Johnson defensive end DE IR 91 Johnny Meads LB IR 80 Steve Tasker y WR IR Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 8 Miami Dolphins W 26–23 1–0 Astrodome 47,656 2 September 15 at Washington Redskins L 16–13 1–1 RFK Stadium 53,553 3 September 22 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 0–20 1–2 Three Rivers Stadium 58,752 4 September 29 Dallas Cowboys L 10–17 1–3 Astrodome 49,686 5 October 6 at Denver Broncos L 20–31 1–4 Mile High Stadium 74,699 6 October 13 Cleveland Browns L 6–21 1–5 Astrodome 38,386 7 October 20 Cincinnati Bengals W 44–27 2–5 Astrodome 35,590 8 October 27 at St. Louis Cardinals W 20–10 3–5 Busch Memorial Stadium 43,190 9 November 3 Kansas City Chiefs W 23–20 4–5 Astrodome 41,238 10 November 10 at Buffalo Bills L 0–20 4–6 Rich Stadium 21,881 11 November 17 Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–30 4–7 Astrodome 45,977 12 November 24 San Diego Chargers W 37–35 5–7 Astrodome 34,336 13 December 1 at Cincinnati Bengals L 27–45 5–8 Riverfront Stadium 46,140 14 December 8 New York Giants L 14–35 5–9 Astrodome 36,576 15 December 15 at Cleveland Browns L 21–28 5–10 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 50,793 16 December 22 at Indianapolis Colts L 16–34 5–11 Hoosier Dome 55,818 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings References Category:Houston Oilers seasons Houston Oilers Houston