1987 Houston Oilers season
1987 Houston Oilers season | |
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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
Main article: 1987 NFL draft
1987 Houston Oilers draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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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 |
Personnel
Staff
1987 Houston Oilers staff | ||||||
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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1 | September 13, 1987 | Los Angeles Rams | W 20–16 | |
2 | September 20, 1987 | at Buffalo Bills | L 34–30 | |
– | September 27, 1987 | Los Angeles Raiders | canceled | |
3 | October 4, 1987 | at Denver Broncos | W 40–10 | |
4 | October 11, 1987 | at Cleveland Browns | W 15–10 | |
5 | October 18, 1987 | New England Patriots | L 21–7 | |
6 | October 25, 1987 | Atlanta Falcons | W 37–33 | |
7 | November 1, 1987 | at Cincinnati Bengals | W 31–29 | |
8 | November 8, 1987 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 27–20 | |
9 | November 15, 1987 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 23–3 | |
10 | November 22, 1987 | Cleveland Browns | L 40–7 | |
11 | November 29, 1987 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 51–27 | |
12 | December 6, 1987 | San Diego Chargers | W 33–18 | |
13 | December 13, 1987 | at New Orleans Saints | L 24–10 | |
14 | December 20, 1987 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 24–16 | |
15 | December 27, 1987 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 21–17 | |
Standings
AFC Central | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Cleveland Browns(2) | 10 | 5 | 0 | .667 | 5–1 | 8–3 | 390 | 239 | W3 |
Houston Oilers(4) | 9 | 6 | 0 | .600 | 5–1 | 7–4 | 345 | 349 | W2 |
Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 7 | 0 | .533 | 2–4 | 6–5 | 285 | 299 | L2 |
Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 11 | 0 | .267 | 0–6 | 3–9 | 285 | 370 | L3 |
Playoffs
AFC Wild Card
Houston Oilers 23, Seattle Seahawks 20 (OT)
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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Seahawks | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
Oilers | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
- 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 | |
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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
- ↑ "1987 Houston Oilers draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
External links
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