1989 Houston Oilers Roster
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Wild Card
Coach: Jerry Glanville (9-7)
Location: Houston, Texas
1989 Houston Oilers Results
The Houston Oilers of the National Football League ended the 1989 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Oilers chalked up 365 points, but the shaky defensive squad allowed 412. Warren Moon triggered the aerial attack, passing for 3,631 yards. Drew Hill hauled in 66 passes for 938 yards, while Ernest Givins contributed to the receiving game, too.
Alonzo Highsmith ran for a team-leading 531 yards for Houston, while Allen Pinkett also contributed to the rushing attack.
Steve Brown picked off 5 errant tosses from the opposition. Ray Childress sacked quarterbacks 8.5 times.
Jerry Glanville coached the team. The 1989 Houston Oilers lost in the Wild Card.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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29 | Patrick Allen | RCB | August 26, 1961 | 5'10" | 180 | Utah St. | Seattle, WA USA | 16 | 16 |
42 | Steve Avery | RB | August 18, 1966 | 6'2" | 233 | Northern Michigan | Milwaukee, WI USA | 1 | 0 |
33 | Billy Bell | DB | January 16, 1961 | 5'10" | 170 | Lamar | Dayton, TX USA | 4 | 0 |
58 | John Brantley | LB | October 23, 1965 | 6'2" | 243 | Georgia | Ocala, FL USA | 8 | 0 |
24 | Steve Brown | LCB | March 20, 1960 | 5'11" | 189 | Oregon | Sacramento, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
71 | Richard Byrd | RDE | March 20, 1962 | 6'3" | 264 | Southern Miss | Natchez, MS USA | 16 | 8 |
14 | Cody Carlson | QB | November 5, 1963 | 6'3" | 202 | Baylor | Dallas, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
79 | Ray Childress | LDE | October 20, 1962 | 6'6" | 272 | Texas A&M | Memphis, TN USA | 14 | 14 |
77 | Bruce Davis | LT | June 21, 1956 | 6'6" | 287 | UCLA | Rutherfordton, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
28 | Cris Dishman | DB | August 13, 1965 | 6'0" | 195 | Purdue | Louisville, KY USA | 16 | 0 |
31 | Jeff Donaldson | FS | April 19, 1962 | 6'0" | 192 | Colorado | Fort Collins, CO USA | 14 | 14 |
80 | Curtis Duncan | WR | January 26, 1965 | 5'11" | 184 | Northwestern | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 1 |
21 | Tracey Eaton | DB | July 19, 1965 | 6'1" | 195 | Portland St. | Medford, OR USA | 16 | 2 |
51 | Eric Fairs | LB | February 17, 1964 | 6'3" | 240 | Memphis | Memphis, TN USA | 16 | 3 |
95 | William Fuller | RDE | March 8, 1962 | 6'3" | 271 | North Carolina | Norfolk, VA USA | 15 | 8 |
81 | Ernest Givins | WR | September 3, 1964 | 5'9" | 178 | NE Oklahoma A&M | St. Petersburg, FL USA | 15 | 15 |
59 | John Grimsley | LILB | February 25, 1962 | 6'2" | 235 | Kentucky | Canton, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
83 | Leonard Harris | WR | November 27, 1960 | 5'8" | 162 | Austin | McKinney, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
32 | Alonzo Highsmith | FB | February 26, 1965 | 6'1" | 234 | Miami (FL) | Bartow, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
85 | Drew Hill | WR | October 5, 1956 | 5'9" | 170 | Georgia Tech | Newman, GA USA | 14 | 12 |
86 | Kenny Jackson | WR | February 15, 1962 | 6'0" | 180 | Penn St. | Neptune, NJ USA | 10 | 0 |
84 | Haywood Jeffires | WR | December 12, 1964 | 6'2" | 201 | North Carolina St. | Greensboro, NC USA | 16 | 4 |
22 | Kenny Johnson | KR | January 7, 1958 | 5'10" | 176 | Mississippi St. | Columbia, MS USA | 16 | 0 |
23 | Richard Johnson | DB | September 16, 1963 | 6'1" | 195 | Wisconsin | Harvey, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
45 | Tracy Johnson | RB | November 29, 1966 | 6'0" | 234 | Clemson | Concord, NC USA | 16 | 0 |
96 | Sean Jones | RDE | December 19, 1962 | 6'7" | 270 | Northeastern | Kingston, Jamaica | 16 | 5 |
56 | Scott Kozak | LB | November 28, 1965 | 6'3" | 226 | Oregon | Hillsboro, OR USA | 16 | 0 |
93 | Robert Lyles | LOLB | March 21, 1961 | 6'1" | 226 | TCU | Los Angeles, CA USA | 13 | 13 |
78 | Don Maggs | T | November 1, 1961 | 6'5" | 287 | Tulane | Youngstown, OH USA | 16 | 1 |
74 | Bruce Matthews | RG | August 8, 1961 | 6'5" | 305 | USC | Raleigh, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
25 | Bubba McDowell | SS | November 4, 1966 | 6'1" | 206 | Miami (FL) | Fort Gaines, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
91 | Johnny Meads | ROLB | June 25, 1961 | 6'2" | 231 | Nicholls St. | Labadieville, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
94 | Glenn Montgomery | DT | March 31, 1967 | 6'0" | 282 | Houston | New Orleans, LA USA | 15 | 0 |
9 | Greg Montgomery | P | October 29, 1964 | 6'4" | 215 | Penn St. | Morristown, NJ USA | 16 | 0 |
1 | Warren Moon | QB | November 18, 1956 | 6'3" | 218 | Washington | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
87 | Bob Mrosko | TE | November 13, 1965 | 6'6" | 265 | Penn St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 15 | 14 |
63 | Mike Munchak | LG | March 5, 1960 | 6'3" | 281 | Penn St. | Scranton, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
52 | Jay Pennison | C | September 9, 1961 | 6'1" | 276 | Nicholls St. | Houma, LA USA | 12 | 12 |
20 | Allen Pinkett | RB | January 25, 1964 | 5'9" | 190 | Notre Dame | Washington, DC USA | 16 | 6 |
30 | Mike Rozier | RB | March 1, 1961 | 5'10" | 209 | Nebraska | Camden, NJ USA | 12 | 10 |
53 | Eugene Seale | LB | June 3, 1964 | 5'10" | 250 | Lamar | Jasper, TX USA | 15 | 1 |
54 | Al Smith | RILB | November 26, 1964 | 6'1" | 244 | Cal Poly-Pomona | Los Angeles, CA USA | 15 | 15 |
99 | Doug Smith | NT | June 13, 1959 | 6'4" | 294 | Auburn | Mesic, NC USA | 15 | 12 |
70 | Dean Steinkuhler | RT | January 27, 1961 | 6'3" | 283 | Nebraska | Burr, NE USA | 16 | 16 |
88 | Chris Verhulst | TE | May 16, 1966 | 6'3" | 249 | Cal State-Chico | Sacramento, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
44 | Lorenzo White | RB | April 12, 1966 | 5'11" | 222 | Michigan St. | Hollywood, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
73 | David Williams | T | June 21, 1966 | 6'5" | 294 | Florida | Mulberry, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
66 | George Yarno | G | August 12, 1957 | 6'2" | 260 | Washington St. | Spokane, WA USA | 11 | 3 |
7 | Tony Zendejas | K | May 15, 1960 | 5'8" | 165 | Nevada-Reno | Curimeo, Mexico | 16 | 0 |