1989 Houston Oilers season

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1989 Houston Oilers season
Owner Bud Adams
General manager Mike Holovak
Head coach Jerry Glanville
Home stadium Houston Astrodome
Results
Record9–7
Division place2nd AFC Central
PlayoffsLost Wild Card Playoffs
(vs. Steelers) 23–26 (OT)
Uniform
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The 1989 Houston Oilers season was the franchise's 30th season and their 20th in the National Football League (NFL). The franchise scored 365 points while the defense gave up 412 points. Their record of 9 wins and 7 losses resulted in a second-place finish in the AFC Central Division. The Oilers appeared once on Monday Night Football and appeared in the playoffs for the third consecutive year. It would be Jerry Glanville’s final year as the Oilers coach. Despite making the playoffs, the Oilers, like their arch rivals, the Pittsburgh Steelers, had a negative point differential, making them the first teams since the 1984 Giants with this distinction.

Contents

Offseason

NFL draft

1989 Houston Oilers draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
123 David Williams   Offensive tackle Florida
250 Scott Kozak   Linebacker Oregon
377 Bubba McDowell   Safety Miami (FL)
4104 Rod Harris   Wide receiver Texas A&M
5131 Glenn Montgomery   Defensive tackle Houston
6157 Bo Orlando  Safety West Virginia
7190 Tracy Rogers  Linebacker Fresno State
8217 Alvoid Mays   Cornerback West Virginia
9244 Bob Mrosko   Tight end Penn State
10271 Tracy Johnson   Running back Clemson
11298Brian Smider  Tackle West Virginia
12325 Chuck Hartlieb   Quarterback Iowa
      Made roster  

[1]

Undrafted free agents

1989 Undrafted Free Agents of note
PlayerPositionCollege
Steve Avery Fullback Northern Michigan
Scott BednarskiFullback TCU
Twalure BoydWide receiver Wyoming
Daryl llikainenGuard North Dakota State
Wesley KeckFullback North Texas State

Personnel

Staff

1989 Houston Oilers staff

Front office

  • Owner/Chairman of the Board/President – Bud Adams
  • Executive Vice President/General Manager – Mike Holovak

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Rehabilitation – Steve Watterson

Roster

1989 Houston Oilers roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

 Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

 Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

 Practice squad

Reserve

47 active, 1 inactive, 4 practice squad
Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1September 10at Minnesota Vikings L 7–380–1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 54,015
2September 17at San Diego Chargers W 34–271–1 Jack Murphy Stadium 42,013
3September 24 Buffalo Bills L 41–47 (OT)1–2 Astrodome 57,278
4October 1 Miami Dolphins W 39–72–2Astrodome53,326
5October 8at New England Patriots L 13–232–3 Sullivan Stadium 59,828
6October 15at Chicago Bears W 33–283–3 Soldier Field 64,383
7October 22 Pittsburgh Steelers W 27–04–3Astrodome59,091
8October 29at Cleveland Browns L 17–284–4 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 78,765
9November 5 Detroit Lions W 35–315–4Astrodome48,056
10November 13 Cincinnati Bengals W 26–246–4Astrodome60,694
11November 19 Los Angeles Raiders W 23–77–4Astrodome59,198
12November 26at Kansas City Chiefs L 0–347–5 Arrowhead Stadium 51,342
13December 3at Pittsburgh Steelers W 23–168–5 Three Rivers Stadium 40,541
14December 10 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 20–179–5Astrodome54,532
15December 17at Cincinnati Bengals L 7–619–6 Riverfront Stadium 47,510
16December 23 Cleveland Browns L 20–249–7Astrodome58,852

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Playoffs

WeekDateOpponentResultAttendance
WildcardDecember 31, 1989 Pittsburgh Steelers L 26–23
58,406

Standings

AFC Central
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
Cleveland Browns (2)961.5943–36–5–1334254W2
Houston Oilers (4)970.5633–36–6365412L2
Pittsburgh Steelers (5)970.5631–56–6265326W3
Cincinnati Bengals 880.5005–16–6404285L1

Game summaries

Week 3

Buffalo Bills (1-1) at Houston Oilers (1-1)
1234OTTotal
• Bills1010714647
Oilers731417041

[2]

Playoffs

AFC Wildcard Game

Pittsburgh Steelers 26, Houston Oilers 23 (OT)
Quarter1234OTTotal
Steelers73310326
Oilers06314023

at Astrodome, Houston, Texas

Steelers defensive back Rod Woodson recovered a fumble to set up Gary Anderson's winning 51-yard field goal in overtime to give Pittsburgh the win. The Steelers scored first with running back Tim Worley's 1-yard rushing touchdown. But from that point on until the fourth quarter, the two teams exchanged 6 field goals. In the final period, Oilers quarterback Warren Moon, who finished the game with 315 passing yards, threw two touchdowns to wide receiver Ernest Givins, an 18-yarder and a 9-yarder. However, Pittsburgh running back Merrill Hoge tied the game on a 2-yard rushing touchdown with 46 seconds left in regulation.

Hoge finished the game with 100 rushing yards on just 17 carries, along with 3 receptions for 26 yards.

Awards and records

Milestones

References

  1. ↑ "1989 Houston Oilers draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  2. ↑ . Retrieved 2021-Jun-05.
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