1989 Houston Oilers season | |
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Owner | Bud Adams |
Head Coach | Jerry Glanville |
Home Field | Astrodome |
Results | |
Record | 9–7 |
Place | 2nd AFC Central |
Playoff Finish | Lost AFC Wild Card |
Timeline | |
Previous Season | Next Season |
1988 | 1990 |
The 1989 season was the Houston Oilers 30th season and their 20th in the 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.
Offseason[]
NFL Draft[]
- Main article: 1989 NFL draft
1989 Houston Oilers draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 23 | David Williams | Offensive tackle | Florida | |
Made roster |
Personnel[]
Staff[]
1989 Houston Oilers final 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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Roster[]
1989 Houston Oilers roster | |||||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
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Regular season[]
Schedule[]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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1 | September 10, 1989 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 38–7 | |
2 | September 17, 1989 | at San Diego Chargers | W 34–27 | |
3 | September 24, 1989 | Buffalo Bills | L 47–41 | |
4 | October 1, 1989 | Miami Dolphins | W 39–7 | |
5 | October 8, 1989 | at New England Patriots | L 23–13 | |
6 | October 15, 1989 | at Chicago Bears | W 33–28 | |
7 | October 22, 1989 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 27–0 | |
8 | October 29, 1989 | at Cleveland Browns | L 28–17 | |
9 | November 5, 1989 | Detroit Lions | W 35–31 | |
10 | November 13, 1989 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 26–24 | |
11 | November 19, 1989 | Los Angeles Raiders | W 23–7 | |
12 | November 26, 1989 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 34–0 | |
13 | December 3, 1989 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 23–16 | |
14 | December 10, 1989 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 20–17 | |
15 | December 17, 1989 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 61–7 | |
16 | December 23, 1989 | Cleveland Browns | L 24–20 |
Playoffs[]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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Wildcard | December 31, 1989 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 26–23 |
Standings[]
AFC East | ||||||
Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
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Cleveland Browns | 9 | 6 | 1 | .594 | 334 | 254 |
Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 265 | 326 |
Houston Oilers | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 365 | 412 |
Cincinnati Bengals | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 404 | 285 |
Playoffs[]
AFC Wildcard Game[]
Pittsburgh Steelers 26, Houston Oilers 23 (OT)
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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[]
- Ray Childress, 1989 AFC Pro Bowl selection
- Warren Moon, Pro Bowl
- Warren Moon, All-Pro selection
- Warren Moon, Man of the Year
Milestones[]
- Warren Moon, 1st 400 Yard Passing Game (414)
References[]
- 1989 Houston Oilers season article at Wikipedia
- 1989 Houston Oilers at Pro Football Reference
- 1989 Houston Oilers at jt-sw.com
- ↑ 1989 Houston Oilers draftees. Pro-Football-Reference.com.