1984 Houston Oilers

1984 Houston Oilers season
Head Coach	Hugh Campbell
Home Field	Houston Astrodome
Results
Record	3–13
Place	4th AFC Central
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
1983	1985

The 1984 Houston Oilers season was the 25th season overall and 15th with the league. The team improved upon their previous season's output of 2–14, winning three games,^[1] but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season. With hopes of improving the offense the Oilers won the bidding war to sign CFL star Quarterback Warren Moon. However, with Earl Campbell in full decline, the Oilers decided to trade him to the Saints after a 1–5 start. The move would leave a gaping hole at running back, but it was the defense that was a greater weak spot as the Oilers finished with a 3–13 record, allowing 457 points on the season.

Offseason[]

NFL Draft[]

The following players were selected in the 1984 NFL Draft.

Player	Round	Pick	Position	College
Dean Steinkuhler	1	2	Tackle	Nebraska

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The following players were selected in the 1984 NFL Supplemental Draft.

Player	Round	Pick	Position	College
Mike Rozier	1	2	Running Back	Nebraska

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Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 2, 1984	Los Angeles Raiders	L 24–14	49,092
2	September 9, 1984	Indianapolis Colts	L 35–21	43,820
3	September 16, 1984	at San Diego Chargers	L 31–14	52,266
4	September 23, 1984	at Atlanta Falcons	L 42–10	45,248
5	September 30, 1984	New Orleans Saints	L 27–10	43,108
6	October 7, 1984	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 13–3	43,637
7	October 14, 1984	at Miami Dolphins	L 28–10	54,080
8	October 21, 1984	San Francisco 49ers	L 34–21	39,900
9	October 28, 1984	Cincinnati Bengals	L 31–13	34,010
10	November 4, 1984	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 35–7	48,892
11	November 11, 1984	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 17–16	44,464
12	November 18, 1984	New York Jets	W 31–20	40,141
13	November 25, 1984	at Cleveland Browns	L 27–10	46,077
14	December 2, 1984	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 23–20	39,786
15	December 9, 1984	at Los Angeles Rams	L 27–16	49,092
16	December 16, 1984	Cleveland Browns	L 27–20	33,676

Personnel[]

Staff[]

1984 Houston Oilers final 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 – Kay Dalton
Offensive Backs – Al Roberts
Receivers – Bruce Lemmerman
Offensive Line – Bill Walsh

Defensive Coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Jerry Glanville
Defensive Line – Bob Padilla
Linebackers – John Devlin
Defensive Backs – Ken Houston

Special Teams Coaches

Special Teams – Gene Gaines

Strength and Conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Bill Allerheiligen

Roster[]

1984 Houston Oilers roster

Quarterbacks

10 Oliver Luck
1 Warren Moon
12 Brian Ransom

Running backs

34 Earl Campbell
40 Donnie Craft
35 Stan Edwards
30 Larry Moriarty

Wide receivers

81 Steve Bryant
80 Eric Mullins
85 Carl Roaches
83 Tim Smith
82 Herkie Walls

Tight ends

88 Chris Dressel
89 Mike McCloskey
87 Jamie Williams

Offensive linemen

74 Bruce Matthews C
63 Mike Munchak G
55 Jim Romano C
73 Harvey Salem T
62 John Schuhmacher G
70 Dean Steinkuhler T

Defensive linemen

75 Jesse Baker DE
79 Bryan Caldwell DE
90 Bob Hamm DE
97 Mark Johnson DE
72 Brian Sochia NT
67 Mike Stensrud NT
98 Mark Studaway DE

Linebackers

54 Gregg Bingham
52 Robert Brazile
50 Daryl Hunt ILB
93 Robert Lyles
91 Johnny Meads OLB
53 Avon Riley OLB
51 Ted Thompson ILB

Defensive backs

29 Patrick Allen CB
25 Keith Bostic SS
24 Steve Brown CB
31 Jeff Donaldson S
21 Bo Eason
36 Carter Hartwig
27 Mike Kennedy SS
20 Willie Tullis CB

Special teams

8 Joe Cooper K
6 John James P

Reserve lists

Practice/Taxi Squad

Rookies in italics

Standings[]

AFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Pittsburgh Steelers	9	7	0	.563	387	310	W-2
Cincinnati Bengals	8	8	0	.500	339	339	W-4
Cleveland Browns	5	11	0	.313	250	297	W-1
Houston Oilers	3	13	0	.188	240	437	L-2

References[]

External links[]

[1] 1984 Houston Oilers

[pro-football-reference.com-2] 2.0 ^2.1 http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1984.htm

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