1985 Houston Oilers Roster
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 StatisticsTeam 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 Results
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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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | Robert Abraham | RILB | July 13, 1960 | 6'1" | 228 | North Carolina St. | Myrtle Beach, SC USA | 16 | 15 |
| 86 | Mike Akiu | WR | February 12, 1962 | 5'9" | 182 | Washington St. | Kailua, HI USA | 9 | 0 |
| 29 | Patrick Allen | RCB | August 26, 1961 | 5'10" | 180 | Utah St. | Seattle, WA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 75 | Jesse Baker | RDE | July 10, 1957 | 6'5" | 269 | Jacksonville St. | Conyers, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 25 | Keith Bostic | SS | January 17, 1961 | 6'1" | 216 | Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 92 | Tom Briehl | LB | September 8, 1962 | 6'3" | 247 | Stanford | Phoenix, AZ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 24 | Steve Brown | LCB | March 20, 1960 | 5'11" | 189 | Oregon | Sacramento, CA USA | 15 | 14 |
| 81 | Steve Bryant | WR | October 10, 1959 | 6'2" | 195 | Purdue | Los Angeles, CA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 94 | Frank Bush | ROLB | January 10, 1963 | 6'1" | 218 | North Carolina St. | Athens, GA USA | 16 | 11 |
| 71 | Richard Byrd | DE-NT | March 20, 1962 | 6'3" | 264 | Southern Miss | Natchez, MS USA | 15 | 0 |
| 79 | Ray Childress | LDE | October 20, 1962 | 6'6" | 272 | Texas A&M | Memphis, TN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 31 | Jeff Donaldson | DB | April 19, 1962 | 6'0" | 192 | Colorado | Fort Collins, CO USA | 16 | 0 |
| 88 | Chris Dressel | TE | February 7, 1961 | 6'4" | 238 | Stanford | Palcentia, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 82 | Willie Drewrey | KR | April 28, 1963 | 5'7" | 184 | West Virginia | Columbus, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 21 | Bo Eason | FS | March 10, 1961 | 6'2" | 200 | California-Davis | Walnut Grove, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 32 | Stan Edwards | RB | May 20, 1960 | 6'0" | 208 | Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 15 | 0 |
| 59 | John Grimsley | LB | February 25, 1962 | 6'2" | 235 | Kentucky | Canton, OH USA | 15 | 1 |
| 85 | Drew Hill | WR | October 5, 1956 | 5'9" | 170 | Georgia Tech | Newman, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 84 | Mike Holston | WR | January 8, 1958 | 6'3" | 189 | Morgan St. | Seat Pleasant, MD USA | 3 | 0 |
| 66 | Pat Howell | G | March 12, 1957 | 6'5" | 257 | USC | Fresno, CA USA | 2 | 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 | 2 |
| 58 | Mike Kelley | C-G-T | February 27, 1962 | 6'5" | 273 | Notre Dame | Westfield, MA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 37 | Rod Kush | DB | December 29, 1956 | 6'0" | 188 | Nebraska-Omaha | Omaha, NE USA | 16 | 0 |
| 10 | Oliver Luck | QB | April 5, 1960 | 6'2" | 196 | West Virginia | Cleveland, OH USA | 5 | 2 |
| 28 | Allen Lyday | DB | September 16, 1960 | 5'10" | 190 | Texas Southern | Wichita, KS USA | 13 | 0 |
| 93 | Robert Lyles | LOLB | March 21, 1961 | 6'1" | 226 | TCU | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 74 | Bruce Matthews | RT | August 8, 1961 | 6'5" | 305 | USC | Raleigh, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 89 | Mike McCloskey | TE | February 2, 1961 | 6'5" | 244 | Penn St. | Philadelphia, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 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 | 5 | 5 |
| 1 | Warren Moon | QB | November 18, 1956 | 6'3" | 218 | Washington | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 76 | Eric Moran | T | June 10, 1960 | 6'5" | 285 | Washington | Spokane, WA USA | 15 | 3 |
| 30 | Larry Moriarty | FB | April 24, 1958 | 6'1" | 240 | Notre Dame | Santa Barbara, CA USA | 15 | 12 |
| 16 | Mike Moroski | QB | September 4, 1957 | 6'4" | 200 | California-Davis | Bakersfield, CA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 63 | Mike Munchak | LG | March 5, 1960 | 6'3" | 281 | Penn St. | Scranton, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 53 | Avon Riley | LILB | February 10, 1958 | 6'3" | 230 | UCLA | Savannah, GA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 55 | Jim Romano | C | September 7, 1959 | 6'3" | 260 | Penn St. | Glen Cove, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 33 | Mike Rozier | FB | March 1, 1961 | 5'10" | 209 | Nebraska | Camden, NJ USA | 14 | 6 |
| 73 | Harvey Salem | LT | January 15, 1961 | 6'6" | 283 | California | Berkeley, CA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 62 | John Schuhmacher | RG | September 23, 1955 | 6'3" | 271 | USC | Salem, OR USA | 16 | 16 |
| 99 | Doug Smith | NT | June 13, 1959 | 6'4" | 294 | Auburn | Mesic, NC USA | 11 | 1 |
| 83 | Tim Smith | WR | March 20, 1957 | 6'2" | 201 | Nebraska | Tucson, AZ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 72 | Brian Sochia | NT-DE | July 2, 1961 | 6'3" | 270 | NW Oklahoma St. | Massena, NY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 67 | Mike Stensrud | NT | February 19, 1956 | 6'5" | 280 | Iowa St. | Forest City, IA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 80 | Steve Tasker | WR | April 10, 1962 | 5'9" | 185 | Northwestern | Smith Center, KS USA | 7 | 0 |
| 84 | Herkie Walls | WR | July 18, 1961 | 5'8" | 159 | Texas | Garland, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 87 | Jamie Williams | TE | February 25, 1960 | 6'4" | 240 | Nebraska | Vero Beach, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 40 | Butch Woolfolk | RB | March 1, 1960 | 6'1" | 210 | Michigan | Milwaukee, WI USA | 16 | 14 |
| 7 | Tony Zendejas | K | May 15, 1960 | 5'8" | 165 | Nevada-Reno | Curimeo, Mexico | 14 | 0 |
