1987 Houston Oilers season

1987 Houston Oilers season
Head coach	Jerry Glanville
General manager	Ladd Herzeg
Owner	Bud Adams
Home field	Astrodome
Results
Record	9–6
Division place	2nd AFC Central
Playoff finish	Lost AFC Divisional Playoff

The 1987 season Houston Oilers season was the team's 28th overall and the 18th in the National Football League (NFL).

Warren Moon (left) and Mike Rozier (right), playing for the Oilers in 1987, led the team in passing and rushing that season, respectively.

Offseason

NFL draft

1987 Houston Oilers draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	3	Alonzo Highsmith	Running back	Miami (FL)
1	20	Haywood Jeffires *	Wide receiver	North Carolina State
2	46	Walter Johnson	Linebacker	Louisiana Tech
3	64	Cody Carlson	Quarterback	Baylor
4	105	Mark Dusbabek	Linebacker	Minnesota
5	133	Spencer Tillman	Running back	Oklahoma
6	147	Al Smith *	Linebacker	Utah State
6	159	Toby Caston	Linebacker	LSU
7	176	Robert Banks	Defensive end	Notre Dame
8	202	Michel James	Wide receiver	Washington State
9	231	Wes Neighbors	Center	Alabama
10	258	Curtis Duncan *	Wide receiver	Northwestern
11	287	John Davis	Offensive tackle	Georgia Tech
12	314	Ira Valentine	Running back	Texas A&M
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1987 Houston Oilers staff
	Front office Owner/Chairman of the Board/President – Bud Adams Executive Vice President/General Manager – Ladd Herzeg Head coaches Head Coach – Jerry Glanville Offensive coaches Quarterbacks – June Jones Running Backs – Dick Jamieson Receivers – Milt Jackson Tight Ends – Miller McCalmon Offensive Line – Kim Helton			Defensive coaches Defensive Line – Doug Shively Linebackers – Floyd Reese Secondary – Tom Bettis Special teams coaches Special Teams – Miller McCalmon Strength and conditioning Strength and Rehabilitation – Steve Watterson

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 13, 1987	Los Angeles Rams	W 20–16	33,186
2	September 20, 1987	at Buffalo Bills	L 34–30	56,534
–	September 27, 1987	Los Angeles Raiders	canceled
3	October 4, 1987	at Denver Broncos	W 40–10	38,494
4	October 11, 1987	at Cleveland Browns	W 15–10	38,927
5	October 18, 1987	New England Patriots	L 21–7	26,294
6	October 25, 1987	Atlanta Falcons	W 37–33	29,062
7	November 1, 1987	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 31–29	52,700
8	November 8, 1987	at San Francisco 49ers	L 27–20	59,740
9	November 15, 1987	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 23–3	56,177
10	November 22, 1987	Cleveland Browns	L 40–7	51,161
11	November 29, 1987	at Indianapolis Colts	L 51–27	54,999
12	December 6, 1987	San Diego Chargers	W 33–18	31,714
13	December 13, 1987	at New Orleans Saints	L 24–10	68,257
14	December 20, 1987	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 24–16	38,683
15	December 27, 1987	Cincinnati Bengals	W 21–17	49,775

Standings

AFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns^(2)	10	5	0	.667	390	239	W3
Houston Oilers^(4)	9	6	0	.600	345	349	W2
Pittsburgh Steelers	8	7	0	.533	285	299	L2
Cincinnati Bengals	4	11	0	.267	285	370	L3

Playoffs

AFC Wild Card

Houston Oilers 23, Seattle Seahawks 20 (OT)

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Seahawks	7	3	3	7	0	20
Oilers	3	10	7	0	3	23

at Astrodome, Houston, Texas

• Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/3:00 p.m. CST
• Game attendance: 50,519
• Referee: Bob McElwee
• TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Joe Namath

Oilers kicker Tony Zendejas won the game with a 42-yard field goal 8:05 into overtime. Although Houston outgained Seattle with 427 total offensive yards to 250, the game remained close until the very end.

AFC Divisional Playoff

Denver Broncos 34, Houston Oilers 10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oilers	0	3	0	7	10
Broncos	14	10	3	7	34

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

• Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/2:00 p.m. MST
• Game attendance: 75,440
• Referee: Jerry Markbreit
• TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen

Awards and records

• Keith Bostic, NFL Leader, Interceptions, (6) – Tied with two others for league lead

References

1. "1987 Houston Oilers draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.

External links

• 1987 Houston Oilers at Pro-Football-Reference.com