1987 Houston Oilers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-6
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Jerry Glanville (9-6)
Location: Houston, Texas
1987 Houston Oilers StatisticsTeam Record: 9-6
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Jerry Glanville (9-6)
Location: Houston, Texas
1987 Houston Oilers Results
The Houston Oilers of the National Football League ended the 1987 season with a record of 9 wins and 6 losses, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
The Oilers chalked up 345 points, but the defensive unit gave up 349. Warren Moon threw for 2,806 yards. Ernest Givins hauled in 53 passes, while Drew Hill added 989 receiving yards.
Mike Rozier ran for a team-leading 957 yards for Houston.
Keith Bostic picked off 6 errant tosses from the opposition. Ray Childress sacked quarterbacks 6 times.
Jerry Glanville coached the team. The 1987 Houston Oilers lost in the Division Playoff.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | Robert Abraham | LB | July 13, 1960 | 6'1" | 228 | North Carolina St. | Myrtle Beach, SC USA | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Earl Allen | DB | October 24, 1961 | 5'11" | 193 | Michigan | Houston, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Patrick Allen | RCB | August 26, 1961 | 5'10" | 180 | Utah St. | Seattle, WA USA | 11 | 11 |
| 75 | Jesse Baker | DE | July 10, 1957 | 6'5" | 269 | Jacksonville St. | Conyers, GA USA | 9 | 2 |
| 21 | Craig Birdsong | DB | August 16, 1964 | 6'2" | 217 | North Texas | Kaufman, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Keith Bostic | SS | January 17, 1961 | 6'1" | 216 | Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI USA | 12 | 12 |
| 77 | Scott Boucher | G | September 15, 1958 | 6'3" | 260 | La-Monroe | Houston, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 92 | Tom Briehl | LB | September 8, 1962 | 6'3" | 247 | Stanford | Phoenix, AZ USA | 3 | 3 |
| 27 | Sonny Brown | DB | November 12, 1963 | 6'2" | 200 | Oklahoma | Tinker AFB, OK USA | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Steve Brown | LCB | March 20, 1960 | 5'11" | 189 | Oregon | Sacramento, CA USA | 10 | 10 |
| 23 | Domingo Bryant | DB | December 8, 1963 | 6'4" | 178 | Texas A&M | Nacogdoches, TX USA | 13 | 3 |
| 71 | Richard Byrd | RDE | March 20, 1962 | 6'3" | 264 | Southern Miss | Natchez, MS USA | 12 | 11 |
| 90 | Toby Caston | LB | July 17, 1965 | 6'1" | 235 | LSU | Monroe, LA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 79 | Ray Childress | LDE | October 20, 1962 | 6'6" | 272 | Texas A&M | Memphis, TN USA | 13 | 13 |
| 24 | Charles Clinton | DB | January 29, 1962 | 5'8" | 170 | San Jose St. | Los Angeles County, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Eric Cobble | RB | April 11, 1964 | 5'10" | 205 | Texas St. | 3 | 0 | |
| 98 | Rayford Cooks | DE | August 25, 1962 | 6'3" | 245 | North Texas | Dallas, TX USA | 10 | 1 |
| 85 | Chris Darrington | WR | July 13, 1964 | 5'10" | 180 | Weber St. | Los Angeles, CA | 3 | 0 |
| 88 | Mitch Daum | TE | November 13, 1963 | 6'5" | 250 | Wyoming | Kimball, NE USA | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | Bruce Davis | LT | June 21, 1956 | 6'6" | 287 | UCLA | Rutherfordton, NC USA | 7 | 7 |
| 73 | John Davis | G-T-C | August 22, 1965 | 6'4" | 310 | Georgia Tech | Ellijay, GA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | John Diettrich | K | May 9, 1963 | 6'2" | 190 | Ball St. | Fort Wayne, IN USA | 2 | 0 |
| 64 | Joe Dixon | NT | January 8, 1964 | 6'3" | 275 | Tulsa | Fort Smith, AR USA | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Jeff Donaldson | FS | April 19, 1962 | 6'0" | 192 | Colorado | Fort Collins, CO USA | 12 | 12 |
| 82 | Willie Drewrey | WR | April 28, 1963 | 5'7" | 184 | West Virginia | Columbus, NJ USA | 12 | 0 |
| 80 | Curtis Duncan | KR | January 26, 1965 | 5'11" | 184 | Northwestern | Detroit, MI USA | 10 | 0 |
| 21 | Bo Eason | DB | March 10, 1961 | 6'2" | 200 | California-Davis | Walnut Grove, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 87 | Scott Eccles | TE | June 28, 1963 | 6'5" | 240 | East. New Mexico | New Orleans, LA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | Eric Fairs | LB | February 17, 1964 | 6'3" | 240 | Memphis | Memphis, TN USA | 12 | 0 |
| 59 | Scott Fox | LB | December 28, 1963 | 6'2" | 222 | Austin Peay St. | Clinton, TN | 2 | 0 |
| 62 | Jerrell Franklin | G | May 4, 1959 | 6'3" | 287 | Kansas St. | Houston, TX USA | 3 | 3 |
| 95 | William Fuller | DE | March 8, 1962 | 6'3" | 271 | North Carolina | Norfolk, VA USA | 12 | 1 |
| 88 | Mark Gehring | TE | April 16, 1964 | 6'4" | 235 | East. Washington | Burien, WA USA | 6 | 3 |
| 81 | Ernest Givins | WR | September 3, 1964 | 5'9" | 178 | NE Oklahoma A&M | St. Petersburg, FL USA | 12 | 12 |
| 68 | Mike Golic | DT-NT-DE | December 12, 1962 | 6'5" | 274 | Notre Dame | Willowick, OH USA | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Jeff Gossett | P | January 25, 1957 | 6'2" | 200 | East. Illinois | Charleston, IL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 59 | John Grimsley | LILB | February 25, 1962 | 6'2" | 235 | Kentucky | Canton, OH USA | 12 | 12 |
| 80 | Leonard Harris | WR | November 27, 1960 | 5'8" | 162 | Austin | McKinney, TX USA | 3 | 3 |
| 32 | Alonzo Highsmith | RB | February 26, 1965 | 6'1" | 234 | Miami (FL) | Bartow, FL USA | 8 | 3 |
| 85 | Drew Hill | WR | October 5, 1956 | 5'9" | 170 | Georgia Tech | Newman, GA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 72 | Kent Hill | RG | March 7, 1957 | 6'5" | 260 | Georgia Tech | Americus, GA USA | 12 | 6 |
| 30 | Herman Hunter | RB | February 14, 1961 | 6'1" | 197 | Tennessee St. | Columbus, GA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | Andrew Jackson | RB | May 6, 1964 | 5'10" | 190 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 7 | 3 |
| 89 | Arrike James | RB | December 31, 1964 | 6'4" | 238 | Delta St. | Dumas, AR USA | 3 | 0 |
| 53 | Thad Jefferson | LB | March 11, 1964 | 5'11" | 225 | Hawaii | Ontario, CA | 3 | 3 |
| 84 | Haywood Jeffires | WR | December 12, 1964 | 6'2" | 201 | North Carolina St. | Greensboro, NC USA | 9 | 1 |
| 57 | Byron Johnson | DB | October 21, 1962 | 6'1" | 220 | Baylor | Bryan, TX USA | 3 | 3 |
| 22 | Kenny Johnson | PR | January 7, 1958 | 5'10" | 176 | Mississippi St. | Columbia, MS USA | 12 | 3 |
| 11 | Lee Johnson | P | November 27, 1961 | 6'2" | 200 | BYU | Dallas, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 23 | Richard Johnson | DB | September 16, 1963 | 6'1" | 195 | Wisconsin | Harvey, IL USA | 5 | 1 |
| 57 | Walter Johnson | LB | November 13, 1963 | 6'0" | 241 | Louisiana Tech | Monroe, LA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 25 | Larry Joyner | LB | January 22, 1964 | 6'0" | 207 | Minnesota | Memphis, TN USA | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Kurt Kafentzis | DB | December 31, 1962 | 6'2" | 190 | Hawaii | Richland, WA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 60 | Doug Kellermeyer | G-T | June 1, 1961 | 6'3" | 275 | BYU | Bucyrus, OH USA | 3 | 0 |
| 58 | Mike Kelley | C-G-T | February 27, 1962 | 6'5" | 273 | Notre Dame | Westfield, MA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | Billy Kidd | C | November 28, 1959 | 6'4" | 270 | Houston | Dallas, TX USA | 7 | 3 |
| 94 | Eric Larkin | DE | May 14, 1962 | 6'4" | 265 | Miami (FL) | 1 | 1 | |
| 28 | Allen Lyday | DB | September 16, 1960 | 5'10" | 190 | Texas Southern | Wichita, KS USA | 7 | 0 |
| 93 | Robert Lyles | LOLB | March 21, 1961 | 6'1" | 226 | TCU | Los Angeles, CA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 94 | Charles Martin | NT | August 31, 1959 | 6'4" | 280 | West Alabama | Canton, GA USA | 12 | 3 |
| 74 | Bruce Matthews | RG | August 8, 1961 | 6'5" | 305 | USC | Raleigh, NC USA | 8 | 5 |
| 81 | Keith McDonald | WR | November 7, 1963 | 5'9" | 170 | San Jose St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | Audray McMillian | DB | August 13, 1962 | 5'11" | 190 | Houston | Carthage, TX USA | 12 | 2 |
| 91 | Johnny Meads | ROLB | June 25, 1961 | 6'2" | 231 | Nicholls St. | Labadieville, LA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 66 | Clay Miller | T | August 27, 1963 | 6'4" | 275 | Michigan | Columbus, OH USA | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | Warren Moon | QB | November 18, 1956 | 6'3" | 218 | Washington | Los Angeles, CA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 32 | Ricky Moore | RB | April 7, 1963 | 5'11" | 234 | Alabama | Huntsville, AL USA | 3 | 3 |
| 63 | Mike Munchak | LG | March 5, 1960 | 6'3" | 281 | Penn St. | Scranton, PA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 75 | Kenny Neil | DE-DT | January 8, 1959 | 6'4" | 244 | Iowa St. | Cincinnati, OH USA | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Tony Newsom | DB | July 20, 1965 | 5'8" | 175 | S.F. Austin | Jacksonville, FL USA | 5 | 3 |
| 67 | Bob Otto | DE | December 16, 1962 | 6'6" | 251 | Idaho St. | Sacramento, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 89 | Jeff Parks | TE | September 14, 1964 | 6'4" | 238 | Auburn | Columbia, SC USA | 7 | 0 |
| 14 | Brent Pease | QB | October 8, 1964 | 6'2" | 201 | Montana | Moscow, ID USA | 7 | 3 |
| 52 | Jay Pennison | C | September 9, 1961 | 6'1" | 276 | Nicholls St. | Houma, LA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 69 | Brett Petersmark | C | March 5, 1964 | 6'3" | 280 | East. Michigan | 3 | 0 | |
| 77 | Barry Pettyjohn | C-T | March 29, 1964 | 6'5" | 285 | Pittsburgh | Cincinnati, OH USA | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Allen Pinkett | RB | January 25, 1964 | 5'9" | 190 | Notre Dame | Washington, DC USA | 8 | 0 |
| 30 | Mike Rozier | RB | March 1, 1961 | 5'10" | 209 | Nebraska | Camden, NJ USA | 11 | 11 |
| 51 | Eugene Seale | LB | June 3, 1964 | 5'10" | 250 | Lamar | Jasper, TX USA | 9 | 4 |
| 27 | Donovan Small | DB | July 10, 1964 | 5'11" | 190 | Minnesota | Kingston, Jamaica | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Al Smith | RILB | November 26, 1964 | 6'1" | 244 | Cal Poly-Pomona | Los Angeles, CA USA | 12 | 11 |
| 99 | Doug Smith | NT | June 13, 1959 | 6'4" | 294 | Auburn | Mesic, NC USA | 15 | 13 |
| 54 | Larry Smith | LB | February 7, 1965 | 6'1" | 210 | Kentucky | 3 | 0 | |
| 70 | Dean Steinkuhler | RT | January 27, 1961 | 6'3" | 283 | Nebraska | Burr, NE USA | 11 | 11 |
| 68 | Vince Stroth | T | November 25, 1960 | 6'4" | 267 | BYU | San Jose, CA USA | 9 | 3 |
| 8 | Steve Superick | P | August 9, 1963 | 5'11" | 204 | West Virginia | Memphis, TN USA | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Emmuel Thompson | DB | November 15, 1959 | 5'11" | 180 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Houston, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Spencer Tillman | RB | April 21, 1964 | 5'11" | 206 | Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK USA | 5 | 1 |
| 95 | Dwaine Turner | NT | October 7, 1964 | 6'0" | 290 | Rice | Houston, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Ira Valentine | RB | June 4, 1963 | 6'0" | 212 | Texas A&M | Marshall, TX USA | 7 | 0 |
| 50 | Paul Vogel | LB | February 2, 1961 | 6'1" | 220 | South Carolina | New York, NY USA | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Ray Wallace | FB | December 3, 1963 | 6'0" | 224 | Purdue | Indianapolis, IN USA | 12 | 9 |
| 83 | Joey Walters | WR | October 29, 1954 | 6'0" | 175 | Clemson | Florence, SC USA | 5 | 0 |
| 29 | Bucky White | DB | November 24, 1962 | 6'2" | 180 | Lamar | 3 | 3 | |
| 69 | Doug Williams | LT | October 1, 1962 | 6'5" | 286 | Kentucky | Cincinnati, OH USA | 8 | 7 |
| 87 | Jamie Williams | TE | February 25, 1960 | 6'4" | 240 | Nebraska | Vero Beach, FL USA | 12 | 12 |
| 86 | Oliver Williams | WR | October 17, 1960 | 6'3" | 194 | Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 3 | 2 |
| 73 | Almon Young | G | July 3, 1962 | 6'3" | 290 | Bethune-Cookman | Eustis, FL USA | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Tony Zendejas | K | May 15, 1960 | 5'8" | 165 | Nevada-Reno | Curimeo, Mexico | 13 | 0 |
