1988 Houston Oilers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-6
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Jerry Glanville (10-6)
Location: Houston, Texas
1988 Houston Oilers StatisticsTeam Record: 10-6
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Jerry Glanville (10-6)
Location: Houston, Texas
1988 Houston Oilers Results
The Houston Oilers of the National Football League ended the 1988 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
The Oilers piled up points with 424 points, while the defense yielded 365. Mike Rozier ran for a team-leading 1,002 yards for Houston.
Warren Moon threw for 2,327 yards. Drew Hill topped all receivers, hauling in 72 passes for 1,141 yards. Ernest Givins provided receiving help, too.
The ball-hawking defense pounced on 42 turnovers. Jeff Donaldson intercepted 4 errant tosses from the opposition. William Fuller and Ray Childress each dropped quarterbacks 8.5 times, leading the way for a team which created 42 sacks.
Jerry Glanville coached the team. The 1988 Houston Oilers lost in the Division Playoff.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Patrick Allen | RCB | August 26, 1961 | 5'10" | 180 | Utah St. | Seattle, WA USA | 15 | 13 |
| 97 | Robert Banks | DE | December 10, 1963 | 6'5" | 259 | Notre Dame | Williamsburg, VA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 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 | 14 | 14 |
| 38 | Domingo Bryant | DB | December 8, 1963 | 6'4" | 178 | Texas A&M | Nacogdoches, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 71 | Richard Byrd | NT | March 20, 1962 | 6'3" | 264 | Southern Miss | Natchez, MS USA | 16 | 7 |
| 14 | Cody Carlson | QB | November 5, 1963 | 6'3" | 202 | Baylor | Dallas, TX USA | 6 | 5 |
| 56 | Toby Caston | LB | July 17, 1965 | 6'1" | 235 | LSU | Monroe, LA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 79 | Ray Childress | LDE | October 20, 1962 | 6'6" | 272 | Texas A&M | Memphis, TN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 77 | Bruce Davis | LT | June 21, 1956 | 6'6" | 287 | UCLA | Rutherfordton, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 73 | John Davis | G-T-C | August 22, 1965 | 6'4" | 310 | Georgia Tech | Ellijay, GA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 28 | Cris Dishman | DB | August 13, 1965 | 6'0" | 195 | Purdue | Louisville, KY USA | 15 | 2 |
| 31 | Jeff Donaldson | FS | April 19, 1962 | 6'0" | 192 | Colorado | Fort Collins, CO USA | 16 | 16 |
| 82 | Willie Drewrey | WR | April 28, 1963 | 5'7" | 184 | West Virginia | Columbus, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 80 | Curtis Duncan | WR | January 26, 1965 | 5'11" | 184 | Northwestern | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 0 |
| 21 | Tracey Eaton | DB | July 19, 1965 | 6'1" | 195 | Portland St. | Medford, OR USA | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | Eric Fairs | LB | February 17, 1964 | 6'3" | 240 | Memphis | Memphis, TN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 95 | William Fuller | RDE | March 8, 1962 | 6'3" | 271 | North Carolina | Norfolk, VA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 81 | Ernest Givins | WR | September 3, 1964 | 5'9" | 178 | NE Oklahoma A&M | St. Petersburg, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 59 | John Grimsley | LILB | February 25, 1962 | 6'2" | 235 | Kentucky | Canton, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 83 | Leonard Harris | KR | November 27, 1960 | 5'8" | 162 | Austin | McKinney, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 32 | Alonzo Highsmith | FB | February 26, 1965 | 6'1" | 234 | Miami (FL) | Bartow, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 85 | Drew Hill | WR | October 5, 1956 | 5'9" | 170 | Georgia Tech | Newman, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 84 | Haywood Jeffires | WR | December 12, 1964 | 6'2" | 201 | North Carolina St. | Greensboro, NC USA | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Kenny Johnson | PR | January 7, 1958 | 5'10" | 176 | Mississippi St. | Columbia, MS USA | 13 | 0 |
| 23 | Richard Johnson | DB | September 16, 1963 | 6'1" | 195 | Wisconsin | Harvey, IL USA | 16 | 3 |
| 57 | Walter Johnson | LB | November 13, 1963 | 6'0" | 241 | Louisiana Tech | Monroe, LA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 96 | Sean Jones | DE | December 19, 1962 | 6'7" | 270 | Northeastern | Kingston, Jamaica | 16 | 0 |
| 27 | Quintin Jones | DB | July 28, 1966 | 5'11" | 193 | Pittsburgh | Miami, FL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | Calvin Loveall | DB | July 23, 1962 | 5'9" | 180 | Idaho | Kennewick, WA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 93 | Robert Lyles | LOLB | March 21, 1961 | 6'1" | 226 | TCU | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 78 | Don Maggs | T-G | November 1, 1961 | 6'5" | 287 | Tulane | Youngstown, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 74 | Bruce Matthews | RG | August 8, 1961 | 6'5" | 305 | USC | Raleigh, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 91 | Johnny Meads | ROLB | June 25, 1961 | 6'2" | 231 | Nicholls St. | Labadieville, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 76 | Doug Mikolas | NT,DE | June 7, 1962 | 6'1" | 270 | Oregon Tech | Manteca, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Greg Montgomery | P | October 29, 1964 | 6'4" | 215 | Penn St. | Morristown, NJ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 1 | Warren Moon | QB | November 18, 1956 | 6'3" | 218 | Washington | Los Angeles, CA USA | 11 | 11 |
| 63 | Mike Munchak | LG | March 5, 1960 | 6'3" | 281 | Penn St. | Scranton, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 10 | Brent Pease | QB | October 8, 1964 | 6'2" | 201 | Montana | Moscow, ID USA | 13 | 0 |
| 52 | Jay Pennison | C | September 9, 1961 | 6'1" | 276 | Nicholls St. | Houma, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 20 | Allen Pinkett | RB | January 25, 1964 | 5'9" | 190 | Notre Dame | Washington, DC USA | 16 | 2 |
| 30 | Mike Rozier | RB | March 1, 1961 | 5'10" | 209 | Nebraska | Camden, NJ USA | 15 | 14 |
| 53 | Eugene Seale | LB | June 3, 1964 | 5'10" | 250 | Lamar | Jasper, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 54 | Al Smith | RILB | November 26, 1964 | 6'1" | 244 | Cal Poly-Pomona | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 99 | Doug Smith | NT | June 13, 1959 | 6'4" | 294 | Auburn | Mesic, NC USA | 12 | 10 |
| 70 | Dean Steinkuhler | RT | January 27, 1961 | 6'3" | 283 | Nebraska | Burr, NE USA | 16 | 16 |
| 75 | Vince Stroth | T-G-TE | November 25, 1960 | 6'4" | 267 | BYU | San Jose, CA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 33 | Spencer Tillman | RB | April 21, 1964 | 5'11" | 206 | Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK USA | 16 | 0 |
| 88 | Chris Verhulst | TE | May 16, 1966 | 6'3" | 249 | Cal State-Chico | Sacramento, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Lorenzo White | RB | April 12, 1966 | 5'11" | 222 | Michigan St. | Hollywood, FL USA | 11 | 0 |
| 87 | Jamie Williams | TE | February 25, 1960 | 6'4" | 240 | Nebraska | Vero Beach, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 7 | Tony Zendejas | K | May 15, 1960 | 5'8" | 165 | Nevada-Reno | Curimeo, Mexico | 16 | 0 |
