1986 Houston Oilers Roster
Team Record: 5-11
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Jerry Glanville (5-11)
Location: Houston, Texas
1986 Houston Oilers Results
The Houston Oilers of the National Football League ended the 1986 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 chalked up 274 points, but the defense gave up 329. Warren Moon triggered the aerial attack, passing for 3,489 yards. Drew Hill topped the receiving corps, hauling in 65 passes for 1,112 yards. Ernest Givins contributed to the receiving game, too.
Mike Rozier ran for a team-leading 662 yards for Houston.
Patrick Allen and Allen Lyday each seized 3 opponent throws. Ray Childress led the defensive unit with 5 sacks.
Jerry Glanville coached the team.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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56 | Robert Abraham | RILB | July 13, 1960 | 6'1" | 228 | North Carolina St. | Myrtle Beach, SC USA | 16 | 16 |
86 | Mike Akiu | WR | February 12, 1962 | 5'9" | 182 | Washington St. | Kailua, HI USA | 11 | 1 |
29 | Patrick Allen | RCB | August 26, 1961 | 5'10" | 180 | Utah St. | Seattle, WA USA | 16 | 16 |
75 | Jesse Baker | DE | July 10, 1957 | 6'5" | 269 | Jacksonville St. | Conyers, GA USA | 11 | 0 |
36 | Chuck Banks | RB | January 4, 1964 | 6'2" | 225 | Ferrum | Baltimore, MD USA | 13 | 3 |
25 | Keith Bostic | SS | January 17, 1961 | 6'1" | 216 | Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
24 | Steve Brown | LCB | March 20, 1960 | 5'11" | 189 | Oregon | Sacramento, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
94 | Frank Bush | LB | January 10, 1963 | 6'1" | 218 | North Carolina St. | Athens, GA USA | 3 | 3 |
71 | Richard Byrd | RDE | March 20, 1962 | 6'3" | 264 | Southern Miss | Natchez, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
79 | Ray Childress | LDE | October 20, 1962 | 6'6" | 272 | Texas A&M | Memphis, TN USA | 16 | 16 |
50 | Kirk Dodge | LB | June 4, 1962 | 6'1" | 231 | UNLV | Whittier, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
31 | Jeff Donaldson | FS | April 19, 1962 | 6'0" | 192 | Colorado | Fort Collins, CO USA | 16 | 7 |
88 | Chris Dressel | TE | February 7, 1961 | 6'4" | 238 | Stanford | Palcentia, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
82 | Willie Drewrey | PR | April 28, 1963 | 5'7" | 184 | West Virginia | Columbus, NJ USA | 15 | 0 |
21 | Bo Eason | FS | March 10, 1961 | 6'2" | 200 | California-Davis | Walnut Grove, CA USA | 9 | 9 |
32 | Stan Edwards | RB | May 20, 1960 | 6'0" | 208 | Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 3 | 0 |
51 | Eric Fairs | LB | February 17, 1964 | 6'3" | 240 | Memphis | Memphis, TN USA | 12 | 0 |
95 | William Fuller | DE | March 8, 1962 | 6'3" | 271 | North Carolina | Norfolk, VA USA | 13 | 0 |
81 | Ernest Givins | WR | September 3, 1964 | 5'9" | 178 | NE Oklahoma A&M | St. Petersburg, FL USA | 15 | 15 |
68 | Mike Golic | NT | December 12, 1962 | 6'5" | 274 | Notre Dame | Willowick, OH USA | 16 | 9 |
22 | Larry Griffin | DB | January 11, 1963 | 6'0" | 197 | North Carolina | Chesapeake, VA USA | 3 | 0 |
59 | John Grimsley | LILB | February 25, 1962 | 6'2" | 235 | Kentucky | Canton, OH USA | 16 | 10 |
85 | Drew Hill | WR | October 5, 1956 | 5'9" | 170 | Georgia Tech | Newman, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
72 | Kent Hill | RG | March 7, 1957 | 6'5" | 260 | Georgia Tech | Americus, GA USA | 13 | 13 |
22 | Kenny Johnson | DB | January 7, 1958 | 5'10" | 176 | Mississippi St. | Columbia, MS USA | 1 | 0 |
11 | Lee Johnson | P | November 27, 1961 | 6'2" | 200 | BYU | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
23 | Richard Johnson | DB | September 16, 1963 | 6'1" | 195 | Wisconsin | Harvey, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
10 | Oliver Luck | QB | April 5, 1960 | 6'2" | 196 | West Virginia | Cleveland, OH USA | 4 | 1 |
28 | Allen Lyday | DB | September 16, 1960 | 5'10" | 190 | Texas Southern | Wichita, KS USA | 12 | 0 |
93 | Robert Lyles | LOLB | March 21, 1961 | 6'1" | 226 | TCU | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
98 | Lynn Madsen | DT | August 8, 1960 | 6'4" | 260 | Washington | Blair, NE USA | 15 | 0 |
78 | Don Maggs | T | November 1, 1961 | 6'5" | 287 | Tulane | Youngstown, OH USA | 14 | 2 |
74 | Bruce Matthews | LT | August 8, 1961 | 6'5" | 305 | USC | Raleigh, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
26 | Audray McMillian | DB | August 13, 1962 | 5'11" | 190 | Houston | Carthage, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
91 | Johnny Meads | ROLB | June 25, 1961 | 6'2" | 231 | Nicholls St. | Labadieville, LA USA | 16 | 13 |
1 | Warren Moon | QB | November 18, 1956 | 6'3" | 218 | Washington | Los Angeles, CA USA | 15 | 15 |
76 | Eric Moran | T | June 10, 1960 | 6'5" | 285 | Washington | Spokane, WA USA | 14 | 4 |
67 | Karl Morgan | NT | February 23, 1961 | 6'1" | 255 | UCLA | Houma, LA USA | 1 | 0 |
30 | Larry Moriarty | RB | April 24, 1958 | 6'1" | 240 | Notre Dame | Santa Barbara, CA USA | 5 | 4 |
63 | Mike Munchak | LG | March 5, 1960 | 6'3" | 281 | Penn St. | Scranton, PA USA | 6 | 6 |
39 | Hubie Oliver | RB | November 12, 1957 | 5'10" | 215 | Arizona | Elyria, OH USA | 2 | 0 |
89 | Jeff Parks | TE | September 14, 1964 | 6'4" | 238 | Auburn | Columbia, SC USA | 5 | 0 |
52 | Jay Pennison | C | September 9, 1961 | 6'1" | 276 | Nicholls St. | Houma, LA USA | 16 | 12 |
20 | Allen Pinkett | KR | January 25, 1964 | 5'9" | 190 | Notre Dame | Washington, DC USA | 16 | 3 |
53 | Avon Riley | LILB | February 10, 1958 | 6'3" | 230 | UCLA | Savannah, GA USA | 16 | 6 |
55 | Jim Romano | C | September 7, 1959 | 6'3" | 260 | Penn St. | Glen Cove, NY USA | 9 | 9 |
33 | Mike Rozier | RB | March 1, 1961 | 5'10" | 209 | Nebraska | Camden, NJ USA | 13 | 13 |
73 | Harvey Salem | T-G | January 15, 1961 | 6'6" | 283 | California | Berkeley, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
99 | Doug Smith | NT | June 13, 1959 | 6'4" | 294 | Auburn | Mesic, NC USA | 13 | 7 |
83 | Tim Smith | WR | March 20, 1957 | 6'2" | 201 | Nebraska | Tucson, AZ USA | 13 | 0 |
70 | Dean Steinkuhler | RT | January 27, 1961 | 6'3" | 283 | Nebraska | Burr, NE USA | 16 | 16 |
80 | Steve Tasker | WR | April 10, 1962 | 5'9" | 185 | Northwestern | Smith Center, KS USA | 2 | 0 |
77 | Malcolm Taylor | DE | June 20, 1960 | 6'6" | 288 | Tennessee St. | Crystal Springs, MS USA | 3 | 0 |
35 | Ray Wallace | RB | December 3, 1963 | 6'0" | 224 | Purdue | Indianapolis, IN USA | 8 | 4 |
69 | Doug Williams | T | October 1, 1962 | 6'5" | 286 | Kentucky | Cincinnati, OH USA | 15 | 2 |
87 | Jamie Williams | TE | February 25, 1960 | 6'4" | 240 | Nebraska | Vero Beach, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
40 | Butch Woolfolk | FB | March 1, 1960 | 6'1" | 210 | Michigan | Milwaukee, WI USA | 10 | 5 |
7 | Tony Zendejas | K | May 15, 1960 | 5'8" | 165 | Nevada-Reno | Curimeo, Mexico | 15 | 0 |