1983 Houston Oilers season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Houston Oilers 1983 2–14 4th AFC Central Ed BilesChuck Studley (interim) Ladd Herzeg Bud Adams Houston Astrodome Did not qualify RB Earl Campbell Oilers seasons The 1983 Houston Oilers season was the 24th season overall and 14th with the National Football League (NFL). After a strike-shorted 1–8 season, the Oilers traded their second draft choice to the Los Angeles Rams,Rams, Oilers Trade Drafts The Sacramento Bee April 24, 1983 C4 probably fearing that Eric Dickerson, the player they desired to pick with that second choice,Dickerson Not Eager To Be Oiler Austin American-Statesman April 23, 1983 C2 would join the Los Angeles Express of the USFL. Dickerson was cool about playing for the Oilers, while his family was firmly opposed.SMU’s Dickerson Cool to Prospect of Oilers The San Francisco Examiner April 22, 1983 F6 The Oilers ultimately made a marginal improvement, winning two games,Pro Football Reference https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/oti/1983.htm 1983 Houston Oilers but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season. The 460 points allowed by the team are the most given up by the team in franchise history.Patra Kevin https://www.nfl.com/news/tennessee-titans-on-pace-to-break-shameful-record-0ap1000000116858 Tennessee Titans on pace to break shameful record National Football League December 25, 2012 December 25, 2012 The week 13 game against Tampa Bay, before which both teams had 1–11 records, was nicknamed the "Repus Bowl". Steve Wulf wrote of the game, "Yes, this was the Small One, the battle of the beatens, the movable object meeting the resistible force. There were only tomorrows. When these two teams get together, nothing can happen. This game was for a marble."http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/austin_murphy/11/20/apple.cup/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20081201144514/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/austin_murphy/11/20/apple.cup/index.html dead December 1, 2008 Washington-Washington State playing for pride in Apple Cup Sports Illustrated November 20, 2008 August 31, 2013 Murphy, Austin Tampa Bay won the game 33–24. The last remaining active member of the 1983 Houston Oilers was offensive lineman Bruce Matthews, who retired after the 2001 season. Offseason NFL draft 1983 NFL draft 1983 Houston Oilers 1 9 Bruce Matthews Guard USC yes yes yes 2 30 Harvey Salem Tackle California yes 2 42 Keith Bostic Defensive back Michigan yes yes 3 58 Tim Joiner Linebacker LSU yes 3 69 Chris Dressel Tight end Stanford yes 3 83 Steve Brown Defensive back Oregon yes 4 86 Greg Hill Defensive back Oklahoma State yes 4 88 Mike McCloskey Tight end Penn State yes 5 114 Larry Moriarty Running back Notre Dame yes 5 139 Jerome Foster Defensive end Ohio State yes 6 142 Steve Haworth Defensive back Oklahoma 7 170 Herkie Walls Wide receiver Texas yes 8 198 Robert Thompson Linebacker Michigan 9 226 Kevin Potter Defensive back Missouri https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/oti/1983_draft.htm 1983 Houston Oilers draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com November 12, 2014 Personnel Staff 1983 Houston Oilers Owner/Chairman of the Board/President – Bud Adams Executive Vice President/General Manager – Ladd Herzeg Head coach – Ed Biles Offensive coordinator – Kay Dalton Offensive backs – Elijah Pitts Receivers – Andy Bourgeois Tight ends – Vic Rapp Offensive line – Bill Walsh Defensive coordinator – Chuck Studley Defensive line – Ralph Staub Linebackers – Dick Selcer Defensive backs – Ken Houston Special teams – Vic Rapp Strength and Conditioning – Bill Allerheiligen Roster 1983 Houston Oilers 10 Oliver Luck 14 Gifford Nielsen 12 Brian Ransom gridiron football y 34 Earl Campbell 40 Donnie Craft 45 Dwayne Crutchfield 35 Stan Edwards 30 Larry Moriarty y 81 Steve Bryant American football 84 Mike Holston 85 Carl Roaches 83 Tim Smith wide receiver 86 Herkie Walls y 87 Walt Arnold 88 Chris Dressel y 89 Mike McCloskey y 58 David Carter offensive lineman C 77 Doug France T 66 Pat Howell G 74 Bruce Matthews y G 63 Mike Munchak G 73 Harvey Salem y T 68 Les Studdard C 76 Morris Towns T 75 Jesse Baker American football DE 78 Jerome Foster American football y DE 90 Bob Hamm American football y DE 72 Brian Sochia y NT 67 Mike Stensrud NT 70 Malcolm Taylor American football DE 54 Gregg Bingham ILB 52 Robert Brazile OLB 50 Daryl Hunt ILB 57 Tim Joiner y OLB 53 Avon Riley OLB 51 Ted Thompson ILB 25 Keith Bostic American football SS y 24 Steve Brown American football y CB 36 Carter Hartwig FS 21 Derrick Hatchett CB 22 Bill Kay defensive back CB 23 Greg Hill cornerback y CB 26 Darryl Meadows y SS 20 Willie Tullis CB 33 J. C. Wilson CB/S  6 John James American football P  4 Florian Kempf K 56 Robert Abraham American football LB IR 80 Harold Bailey gridiron football WR IR 65 Elvin Bethea DE IR 71 Ken Kennard DE IR 37 Mike Reinfeldt S IR 82 Mike Renfro WR IR 62 John Schuhmacher G IR 79 Wilson Whitley NT NF-Inj. Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 4 Green Bay Packers L 38–41 (OT) 0–1AstrodomeRecap 2 September 11 at Los Angeles Raiders L 6–20 0–2Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumRecap 3 September 18 Pittsburgh Steelers L 28–40 0–3 AstrodomeRecap 4 September 25 at Buffalo Bills L 13–30 0–4Rich Stadium Recap 5 October 2 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 10–17 0–5Three Rivers Stadium Recap 6 October 9 Denver Broncos L 14–26 0–6 Astrodome Recap 7 October 16 at Minnesota Vikings L 14–34 0–7Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Recap 8 October 23 Kansas City Chiefs L 10–13 (OT) 0–8 AstrodomeRecap 9 October 30 at Cleveland Browns L 19–25 (OT) 0–9 Cleveland StadiumRecap 10 November 6 Cincinnati Bengals L 14–55 0–10 AstrodomeRecap 11 November 13 Detroit Lions W 27–17 1–10 Astrodome Recap 12 November 20 at Cincinnati Bengals L 10–38 1–11Riverfront StadiumRecap 13 November 27 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 24–33 1–12Tampa StadiumRecap 14 December 4 Miami Dolphins L 17–24 1–13 AstrodomeRecap 15 December 11 Cleveland Browns W 34–27 2–13 AstrodomeRecap 16 December 18 at Baltimore ColtsL 10–20 2–14Memorial StadiumRecap Season summary Week 1 vs Packers 1983 Green Bay Packers season Houston Oilers 1983 2; text-align:center collapsed Week One: Green Bay Packers (0–0) at Houston Oilers (0–0) September 4 1:00 p.m. EST Packers 7 21 3 7 3 Oilers 10 0 7 21 0 Houston Astrodome, Houston, Texas 44,073 Indoors (dome) Bob McElwee CBS Frank Glieber and Dick Vermeil Box Score, Box Score First quarter GB – Paul Coffman 25-yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Jan Stenerud kick), 10:31. Packers 7–0. Drive: HOU – Florian Kempf 49-yard field goal, 6:30. Packers 7–3. Drive: HOU – Tim Smith 47-yard pass from Archie Manning (Florian Kempf kick), 2:40. Oilers 10–7. Drive: Second quarter GB – John Jefferson 5-yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Jan Stenerud kick), 8:55. Packers 14–10. Drive: GB – John Jefferson 13-yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Jan Stenerud kick), 0:51. Packers 21–10. Drive: GB – Gerry Ellis 11-yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Jan Stenerud kick), 0:30. Packers 28–10. Drive: Third quarter HOU – Earl Campbell 7-yard run (Florian Kempf kick), 9:08. Packers 28–17. Drive: GB – Jan Stenerud 46-yard field goal, 4:36. Packers 31–17. Drive: Fourth quarter HOU – Earl Campbell 8-yard run (Florian Kempf kick), 11:05. Packers 31–24. Drive: HOU – Earl Campbell 1-yard run (Florian Kempf kick), 4:23. Tie 31–31. Drive: GB – James Lofton 74-yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Jan Stenerud kick), 4:13. Packers 38–31. Drive: HOU – Larry Moriarty 2-yard run (Florian Kempf kick), 0:48. Tie 38–38. Drive: Overtime GB – Jan Stenerud 42-yard field goal, 9:05. Packers 41–38. Drive: Top passers GB – Lynn Dickey – 27/31, 333 yards, 5 TD, INT HOU – Archie Manning – 22/34, 348 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers GB – Eddie Lee Ivery – 12 rushes, 71 yards HOU – Earl Campbell – 27 rushes, 123 yards, 3 TD Top receivers GB – James Lofton – 8 receptions, 154 yards, TD HOU – Tim Smith – 8 receptions, 197 yards, TD Week 11 vs Lions Houston Oilers 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Eleven: Detroit Lions (5–5) at Houston Oilers (0–10) November 13, 1983 1:00 p.m. Lions 0 10 7 0 Oilers 3 7 14 3 Houston Astrodome, Houston, Texas 40,660 Indoors (dome) Bob Frederic Box Score, Box Score left Detroit Lions Lions Houston Oilers Oilers Eric Hipple 17/29, 213 Yds, 3 INT Billy Sims 20 Rush, 105 Yds, TD Billy Sims 9 Rec, 90 Yds Oliver Luck 18/26, 189 Yds, 2 TD, INT Earl Campbell 28 Rush, 107 Yds Mike Renfro 7 Rec, 75 Yds DET HOU collapsed 1 8:02 Oilers FG 47 Florian Kempf 0 3 2 12:48 Lions RushTD Billy Sims 1 good Eddie Murray run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 3 2 3:48 Lions FG 35 Eddie Murray 10 3 2 0:50 Oilers RecTD Mike McCloskey Oliver Luck 13 good Florian Kempf run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 10 3 10:25 Lions RecTD James Jones Gary Danielson 3 good Eddie Murray run/pass good/failed/incomplete 17 10 3 9:12 Oilers RecTD Chris Dressel Oliver Luck 13 good Florian Kempf run/pass good/failed/incomplete 17 17 3 1:01 Oilers RushTD Larry Moriarty 4 good Florian Kempf run/pass good/failed/incomplete 17 24 4 13:08 Oilers FG 21 Florian Kempf 17 27 17 27 Standings References Category:Houston Oilers seasons Houston Oilers Houston