1985 Houston Oilers season

1985 Houston Oilers season
Head coach Hugh Campbell (weeks 1-14)
(2nd season)
Jerry Glanville (weeks 15-16)
(1st season)
General manager Ladd Herzeg
(Since 1981)
Owner Bud Adams
(Since 1960)
Home field Astrodome
Results
Record 5–11
Division place 4th AFC Central
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1985 Houston Oilers season was the 26th season overall and 16th with the National Football League. The team improved upon their previous season's output of 3–13, winning five games,[1] but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1985 NFL draft
1985 Houston Oilers draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 3 Ray Childress *  Defensive tackle Texas A&M
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

[2]

Personnel

Staff

1985 Houston Oilers staff
Front office
  • Owner/Chairman of the Board/President – Bud Adams
  • Executive Vice President/General Manager – Ladd Herzeg

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Gene Gaines

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Bill Allerheiligen

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 8, 1985 Miami Dolphins W 26–23
47,656
2 September 15, 1985 at Washington Redskins L 16–13
53,553
3 September 22, 1985 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 20–0
58,752
4 September 29, 1985 Dallas Cowboys L 17–10
49,686
5 October 6, 1985 at Denver Broncos L 31–20
74,699
6 October 13, 1985 Cleveland Browns L 21–6
38,386
7 October 20, 1985 Cincinnati Bengals W 44–27
35,590
8 October 27, 1985 at St. Louis Cardinals W 20–10
43,190
9 November 3, 1985 Kansas City Chiefs W 23–20
41,238
10 November 10, 1985 at Buffalo Bills L 20–0
21,881
11 November 17, 1985 Pittsburgh Steelers L 30–7
45,977
12 November 24, 1985 San Diego Chargers W 37–35
34,336
13 December 1, 1985 at Cincinnati Bengals L 45–27
46,140
14 December 8, 1985 New York Giants L 35–14
36,576
15 December 15, 1985 at Cleveland Browns L 28–21
50,793
16 December 22, 1985 at Indianapolis Colts L 34–16
55,818

Standings

AFC Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Cleveland Browns(3) 8 8 0 .500 4–2 7–5 287 294 L1
Cincinnati Bengals 7 9 0 .438 4–2 5–7 441 437 L2
Pittsburgh Steelers 7 9 0 .438 3–3 6–6 379 355 L1
Houston Oilers 5 11 0 .313 1–3 4–8 284 412 L4

References

  1. ↑ 1985 Houston Oilers
  2. ↑ "1985 Houston Oilers draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
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