1985 Houston Oilers Game-by-Game Results

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-11
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Hugh Campbell (5-9)
Coach: Jerry Glanville (0-2)
Location: Houston, Texas
1985 Houston Oilers Statistics
1985 Houston Oilers Roster

The Houston Oilers of the National Football League ended the 1985 season with a record of 5 wins and 11 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference.

The Oilers labored to change the scoreboard with just 284 points, and the defensive squad allowed 412. Warren Moon threw for 2,709 yards. Butch Woolfolk topped pass catchers, hauling in 80 passes, while Drew Hill added 1,169 receiving yards.

Mike Rozier ran for a team-leading 462 yards for Houston, while Larry Moriarty and Butch Woolfolk also buoyed the ground attack.

Steve Brown picked off 5 errant tosses from the opposition. Jesse Baker led the defensive unit with 5.5 sacks.

Hugh Campbell and Jerry Glanville coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 284
Regular Season Points Against: 412

Date Game Res Home Road Record
September 8, 1985 Miami Dolphins 23 at Houston Oilers 26 W 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0
September 15, 1985 Houston Oilers 13 at Washington Redskins 16 L 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-0
September 22, 1985 Houston Oilers 0 at Pittsburgh Steelers 20 L 1-0-0 0-2-0 1-2-0
September 29, 1985 Dallas Cowboys 17 at Houston Oilers 10 L 1-1-0 0-2-0 1-3-0
October 6, 1985 Houston Oilers 20 at Denver Broncos 31 L 1-1-0 0-3-0 1-4-0
October 13, 1985 Cleveland Browns 21 at Houston Oilers 6 L 1-2-0 0-3-0 1-5-0
October 20, 1985 Cincinnati Bengals 27 at Houston Oilers 44 W 2-2-0 0-3-0 2-5-0
October 27, 1985 Houston Oilers 20 at St. Louis Cardinals 10 W 2-2-0 1-3-0 3-5-0
November 3, 1985 Kansas City Chiefs 20 at Houston Oilers 23 W 3-2-0 1-3-0 4-5-0
November 10, 1985 Houston Oilers 0 at Buffalo Bills 20 L 3-2-0 1-4-0 4-6-0
November 17, 1985 Pittsburgh Steelers 30 at Houston Oilers 7 L 3-3-0 1-4-0 4-7-0
November 24, 1985 San Diego Chargers 35 at Houston Oilers 37 W 4-3-0 1-4-0 5-7-0
December 1, 1985 Houston Oilers 27 at Cincinnati Bengals 45 L 4-3-0 1-5-0 5-8-0
December 8, 1985 New York Giants 35 at Houston Oilers 14 L 4-4-0 1-5-0 5-9-0
December 15, 1985 Houston Oilers 21 at Cleveland Browns 28 L 4-4-0 1-6-0 5-10-0
December 22, 1985 Houston Oilers 16 at Indianapolis Colts 34 L 4-4-0 1-7-0 5-11-0


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