2008 Houston Texans Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-8
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's South Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Gary Kubiak (8-8)
Location: Houston, Texas
2008 Houston Texans StatisticsTeam Record: 8-8
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's South Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Gary Kubiak (8-8)
Location: Houston, Texas
2008 Houston Texans Results
The Houston Texans of the National Football League ended the 2008 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses, finishing third in the NFL's South Division of the American Football Conference.
The Texans racked up 366 points, but the defense surrendered 394. Matt Schaub passed for 3,043 yards. Andre Johnson hauled in 115 passes for 1,575 yards.
Steve Slaton ran for a team-leading 1,282 yards for Houston.
Jacques Reeves intercepted 4 errant tosses from the opposition. Mario Williams topped pass rushers with 12 quarterback sacks.
Gary Kubiak coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Xavier Adibi | RLB | October 18, 1984 | 6'2" | 220 | Virginia Tech | Stillwater, OK USA | 7 | 5 |
| 89 | David Anderson | WR | July 28, 1983 | 5'10" | 195 | Colorado St. | Westlake Village, CA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 34 | Dominique Barber | DB | August 2, 1986 | 6'0" | 211 | Minnesota | Plymouth, MN USA | 12 | 0 |
| 32 | Fred Bennett | LCB | December 31, 1983 | 6'1" | 196 | South Carolina | Manning, SC USA | 16 | 6 |
| 57 | Kevin Bentley | RLB | December 29, 1979 | 6'1" | 245 | Northwestern | Northridge, CA USA | 16 | 7 |
| 65 | Mike Brisiel | RG | March 14, 1983 | 6'5" | 310 | Colorado St. | San Marcos, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 24 | C.C. Brown | DB | January 27, 1983 | 6'2" | 210 | La-Lafayette | Greenwood, MS USA | 3 | 3 |
| 76 | Duane Brown | LT | August 30, 1985 | 6'4" | 318 | Virginia Tech | Richmond, VA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 3 | Kris Brown | K | December 23, 1976 | 5'11" | 206 | Nebraska | Southlake, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 87 | Mark Bruener | TE | September 16, 1972 | 6'4" | 260 | Washington | Olympia, WA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 93 | Tim Bulman | DT | October 31, 1982 | 6'3" | 294 | Boston Col. | Milton, MA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 96 | Earl Cochran | DE | April 19, 1981 | 6'5" | 284 | Alabama St. | Birmingham, AL USA | 8 | 1 |
| 53 | Kevis Coley | LB | June 23, 1982 | 6'1" | 228 | Southern Miss | Palatka, FL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 81 | Owen Daniels | TE | November 9, 1982 | 6'3" | 245 | Wisconsin | Naperville, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 11 | Andre' Davis | KR | June 12, 1979 | 6'1" | 195 | Virginia Tech | Niskayuna, NY USA | 12 | 0 |
| 47 | Will Demps | FS | November 7, 1979 | 6'0" | 205 | San Diego St. | Charleston, SC USA | 9 | 5 |
| 54 | Zach Diles | LLB | June 11, 1985 | 6'0" | 240 | Kansas St. | Abilene, TX USA | 8 | 8 |
| 85 | Joel Dreessen | TE | July 26, 1982 | 6'4" | 260 | Colorado St. | Ida Grove, IA USA | 16 | 3 |
| 38 | Demarcus Faggins | LCB | June 13, 1979 | 5'10" | 178 | Kansas St. | Irving, TX USA | 16 | 5 |
| 25 | Nick Ferguson | SS | November 27, 1974 | 5'11" | 201 | Morris Brown | Miami, FL USA | 14 | 9 |
| 30 | Ahman Green | RB | February 16, 1977 | 6'0" | 217 | Nebraska | Omaha, NE USA | 8 | 1 |
| 56 | Morlon Greenwood | RLB | July 17, 1978 | 6'0" | 238 | Syracuse | Jamaica, West Indies | 15 | 10 |
| 82 | Clark Harris | TE | July 10, 1984 | 6'5" | 257 | Rutgers | Manahawkin, NJ USA | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | Brandon Harrison | SS | April 29, 1985 | 6'2" | 227 | Stanford | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 15 | 6 |
| 84 | Darnell Jenkins | WR | December 31, 1982 | 5'10" | 188 | Miami (FL) | Miami, FL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | Andre Johnson | WR | July 11, 1981 | 6'3" | 219 | Miami (FL) | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 99 | Travis Johnson | NT | April 26, 1982 | 6'3" | 314 | Florida St. | Sherman Oaks, CA USA | 15 | 14 |
| 12 | Jacoby Jones | PR | July 11, 1984 | 6'3" | 192 | Lane | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 94 | N.D. Kalu | DE | August 3, 1975 | 6'3" | 265 | Rice | Baltimore, MD USA | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Vonta Leach | FB | November 6, 1981 | 6'0" | 246 | East Carolina | Lumberton, NC USA | 16 | 12 |
| 95 | Stanley McClover | DE | December 16, 1984 | 6'3" | 260 | Auburn | Chicago, IL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Ryan Moats | RB | December 17, 1982 | 5'8" | 210 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 28 | Antwaun Molden | DB | January 23, 1985 | 6'1" | 198 | East. Kentucky | Cleveland, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 55 | Chris Myers | C | September 15, 1981 | 6'5" | 300 | Miami (FL) | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 72 | Jesse Nading | DE | July 3, 1985 | 6'5" | 258 | Colorado St. | St. Paul, MN USA | 6 | 0 |
| 97 | Frank Okam | DT | October 16, 1985 | 6'4" | 319 | Texas | Pine Bluff, AR USA | 5 | 0 |
| 91 | Amobi Okoye | RDT | June 10, 1987 | 6'2" | 302 | Louisville | Anambra, Nigeria | 14 | 12 |
| 48 | Bryan Pittman | C | January 20, 1977 | 6'3" | 275 | Washington | Tacoma, WA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 69 | Chester Pitts | LG | June 26, 1979 | 6'4" | 323 | San Diego St. | Inglewood, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 35 | Jacques Reeves | RCB | October 8, 1982 | 5'11" | 192 | Purdue | Lancaster, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 66 | DelJuan Robinson | DT | July 1, 1984 | 6'3" | 303 | Mississippi St. | Memphis, TN USA | 16 | 3 |
| 23 | Dunta Robinson | RCB | April 11, 1982 | 5'10" | 172 | South Carolina | Athens, GA USA | 11 | 6 |
| 18 | Sage Rosenfels | QB | March 6, 1978 | 6'4" | 222 | Iowa St. | Maquoketa, IA USA | 6 | 5 |
| 59 | DeMeco Ryans | MLB | July 28, 1984 | 6'1" | 235 | Alabama | Bessemer, AL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 74 | Ephraim Salaam | T | June 19, 1976 | 6'7" | 295 | San Diego St. | Chicago, IL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 33 | Cecil Sapp | RB | December 12, 1978 | 5'11" | 229 | Colorado St. | Miami, FL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 8 | Matt Schaub | QB | June 25, 1981 | 6'5" | 235 | Virginia | Pittsbugh, PA USA | 11 | 11 |
| 20 | Steve Slaton | RB | January 4, 1986 | 5'10" | 195 | West Virginia | Levittown, PA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 64 | Kasey Studdard | G | July 1, 1984 | 6'0" | 299 | Texas | Denver, CO USA | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Chris Taylor | RB | November 7, 1983 | 6'0" | 220 | Indiana | Memphis, TN USA | 3 | 0 |
| 51 | Chaun Thompson | LB | May 22, 1980 | 6'2" | 250 | West Texas A&M | Mount Pleasant, TX USA | 15 | 0 |
| 1 | Matt Turk | P | June 16, 1968 | 6'5" | 243 | Wisc-Whitewater | Greenfield, WI USA | 16 | 0 |
| 83 | Kevin Walter | WR | August 4, 1981 | 6'3" | 221 | East. Michigan | Lake Forest, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 98 | Anthony Weaver | LDE | July 28, 1980 | 6'3" | 290 | Notre Dame | Abilene, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 63 | Chris White | C | February 28, 1983 | 6'2" | 285 | Southern Miss | Winona, MS USA | 8 | 0 |
| 90 | Mario Williams | RDE | January 31, 1985 | 6'6" | 290 | North Carolina St. | Richlands, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 26 | Eugene Wilson | FS | August 17, 1980 | 5'10" | 195 | Illinois | Maywood, IL USA | 12 | 10 |
| 73 | Eric Winston | RT | November 17, 1983 | 6'6" | 305 | Miami (FL) | Midland, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 92 | Jeff Zgonina | DT | May 24, 1970 | 6'2" | 285 | Purdue | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 2 |
