1987 Houston Oilers season

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The 1987 season Houston Oilers season was the team's 28th overall and the 18th in the National Football League (NFL).

Offseason

NFL draft

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Main article: 1987 NFL draft
1987 Houston Oilers draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 3 Alonzo Highsmith  Running back Miami (FL)
1 20 Haywood Jeffires *  Wide receiver North Carolina State
2 46 Walter Johnson  Linebacker Louisiana Tech
3 64 Cody Carlson  Quarterback Baylor
4 105 Mark Dusbabek  Linebacker Minnesota
5 133 Spencer Tillman  Running back Oklahoma
6 147 Al Smith *  Linebacker Utah State
6 159 Toby Caston  Linebacker LSU
7 176 Robert Banks  Defensive end Notre Dame
8 202 Michel James  Wide receiver Washington State
9 231 Wes Neighbors  Center Alabama
10 258 Curtis Duncan *  Wide receiver Northwestern
11 287 John Davis  Offensive tackle Georgia Tech
12 314 Ira Valentine  Running back Texas A&M
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1987 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 – Miller McCalmon

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Rehabilitation – Steve Watterson

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 13, 1987 Los Angeles Rams W 20–16
33,186
2 September 20, 1987 at Buffalo Bills L 34–30
56,534
– September 27, 1987 Los Angeles Raiders canceled
3 October 4, 1987 at Denver Broncos W 40–10
38,494
4 October 11, 1987 at Cleveland Browns W 15–10
38,927
5 October 18, 1987 New England Patriots L 21–7
26,294
6 October 25, 1987 Atlanta Falcons W 37–33
29,062
7 November 1, 1987 at Cincinnati Bengals W 31–29
52,700
8 November 8, 1987 at San Francisco 49ers L 27–20
59,740
9 November 15, 1987 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 23–3
56,177
10 November 22, 1987 Cleveland Browns L 40–7
51,161
11 November 29, 1987 at Indianapolis Colts L 51–27
54,999
12 December 6, 1987 San Diego Chargers W 33–18
31,714
13 December 13, 1987 at New Orleans Saints L 24–10
68,257
14 December 20, 1987 Pittsburgh Steelers W 24–16
38,683
15 December 27, 1987 Cincinnati Bengals W 21–17
49,775

Standings

AFC Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Cleveland Browns(2) 10 5 0 .667 5–1 8–3 390 239 W3
Houston Oilers(4) 9 6 0 .600 5–1 7–4 345 349 W2
Pittsburgh Steelers 8 7 0 .533 2–4 6–5 285 299 L2
Cincinnati Bengals 4 11 0 .267 0–6 3–9 285 370 L3

Playoffs

AFC Wild Card

Houston Oilers 23, Seattle Seahawks 20 (OT)
1 2 3 4 OT Total
Seahawks 7 3 3 7 0 20
Oilers 3 10 7 0 3 23

at Astrodome, Houston, Texas

Oilers kicker Tony Zendejas won the game with a 42-yard field goal 8:05 into overtime. Although Houston outgained Seattle with 427 total offensive yards to 250, the game remained close until the very end.

AFC Divisional Playoff

Denver Broncos 34, Houston Oilers 10
1 2 3 4 Total
Oilers 0 3 0 7 10
Broncos 14 10 3 7 34

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

Awards and records

  • Keith Bostic, NFL Leader, Interceptions, (6) – Tied with two others for league lead

References

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External links

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