1985 Houston Oilers season

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.

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

Offseason

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

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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 Head Coach – Hugh Campbell Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Joe Faragalli Offensive Backs – Al Roberts Receivers – Bruce Lemmerman Offensive Line – Bill Walsh			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Jerry Glanville Defensive Line – Bob Padilla Inside Linebackers – John Devlin Outside Linebackers – Gene Gaines Defensive Backs – Ken Houston Special teams coaches Special Teams – Gene Gaines Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Bill Allerheiligen

Roster

1985 Houston Oilers roster

	Quarterbacks 10 Oliver Luck  1 Warren Moon 16 Mike Moroski Running backs 35 Stan Edwards 30 Larry Moriarty 30 Mike Rozier 40 Butch Woolfolk Wide receivers 86 Mike Akiu 82 Willie Drewrey 85 Drew Hill 83 Tim Smith 80 Steve Tasker Tight ends 88 Chris Dressel 89 Mike McCloskey 87 Jamie Williams		Offensive linemen 74 Bruce Matthews G 76 Eric Moran T 63 Mike Munchak G 55 Jim Romano C 73 Harvey Salem T 70 Dean Steinkuhler T Defensive linemen 75 Jesse Baker DE 71 Richard Byrd DE 79 Ray Childress DT 72 Brian Sochia DT 99 Doug Smith DT		Linebackers 56 Robert Abraham 92 Tom Briehl 93 Robert Lyles 91 Johnny Meads OLB 53 Avon Riley OLB Defensive backs 29 Patrick Allen CB 25 Keith Bostic SS 24 Steve Brown CB 31 Jeff Donaldson S 23 Richard Johnson CB 37 Rod Kush Special teams 11 Lee Johnson P  7 Tony Zendejas K		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics

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	1–5	4–8	284	412	L4

References

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