1984 Houston Oilers season

Regular season

Despite acquiring CFL star Warren Moon at quarterback, the Oilers stumbled out of the gate, falling to 0–10 before picking up a 17–16 win on the road against the Kansas City Chiefs. The following week they beat the New York Jets 31–20. In that game Moon tossed two touchdown passes to Tim Smith and one to Herkie Walls. The Oilers defense intercepted a Ken O'Brien pass. They picked up their third and final win of the season in overtime against the Pittsburgh Steelers 23–20. Moon connected with tight end Chris Dressell for a touchdown, while Steelersʼ quarterback Mark Malone tossed two interceptions – one to rookie Bo Eason and the other to Willie Tullis. The Oilers finished the season in last place in the AFC Central with a 3–13 record.

Offseason

The 1984 draft would yield some solid players for Houston. They selected Dean Steinkuhler in round one. They used their second round choice to draft Doug Smith out of Auburn, but he spurred the Oilers to sign with the Philadelphia Stars of the USFL. The draft also saw Houston land Johnny Meads, Jeff Donaldson, John Grimsley and Patrick Allen.

Transactions

• October 10, 1984: The Houston Oilers traded running back Earl Campbell to the New Orleans Saints in exchange for their top choice in the 1985 NFL draft.

NFL draft

Main article: 1984 NFL draft

The following players were selected in the 1984 NFL draft.

Supplemental draft

Main article: 1984 NFL supplemental draft of USFL and CFL players

The following players were selected in the 1984 NFL supplemental draft.

Personnel

Staff

• Owner/Chairman of the Board/President – Bud Adams

• Executive Vice President/General Manager – Ladd Herzeg

• Head Coach – Hugh Campbell

• Offensive Coordinator – Kay Dalton

• Offensive Backs – Al Roberts

• Receivers – Bruce Lemmerman

• Offensive Line – Bill Walsh

• Defensive Coordinator – Jerry Glanville

• Defensive Line – Bob Padilla

• Linebackers – John Devlin

• Defensive Backs – Ken Houston

• Special Teams – Gene Gaines

• Strength and Conditioning – Bill Allerheiligen

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

Standings

Season summary

Week 2: vs. [[1984 Indianapolis Colts season|Indianapolis Colts]]

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Week 8 (Sunday, October 21, 1984): vs. [[1984 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]]

• Point spread: 49ers by 11
• Over/under: 42.0 (over)
• Time of game:

Week 15

First quarter

• LA – Drew Hill 57-yard pass from Jeff Kemp (Mike Lansford kick), 13:08. ''Rams 7–0. '''Drive:'''''
• HOU – Joe Cooper 21-yard field goal, 7:22. ''Rams 7–3. '''Drive:'''''
• LA – Eric Dickerson 7-yard run (Mike Lansford kick), 4:28. ''Rams 14–3. '''Drive:'''''
• LA – Mike Lansford 35-yard field goal, 1:42. ''Rams 17–3. '''Drive:''''' Second quarter
• HOU – Joe Cooper 42-yard field goal, 13:19. ''Rams 17–6. '''Drive:'''''
• HOU – Larry Moriarty 4-yard run (Joe Cooper kick), 6:13. ''Rams 17–13. '''Drive:'''''
• LA – Mike Lansford 19-yard field goal, 2:26. ''Rams 20–13. '''Drive:''''' Third quarter
• HOU – Joe Cooper 18 yard field goal, 7:50. ''Rams 20–16. '''Drive:''''' Fourth quarter
• LA – Eric Dickerson 6–yard run, 5:49. ''Rams 27–16. '''Drive:''''' ;Top passers
• HOU – Warren Moon – 19/29, 200 yards, INT
• LA – Jeff Kemp – 12/23, 199 yards, TD ;Top rushers
• HOU – Larry Moriarty – 24 rushes, 102 yards, TD
• LA – Eric Dickerson – 27 rushes, 215 yards, 2 TD ;Top receivers
• HOU – Tim Smith – 6 receptions, 69 yards
• LA – Drew Hill – 1 reception, 57 yards, TD

References

References

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2. "New York Jets at Houston Oilers - November 18th, 1984".
3. "Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Oilers - December 2nd, 1984".
4. "1984 Houston Oilers Statistics & Players".
5. "Oilers Exchange Campbell For Saints' No. 1 Draft Pick". Washington Post.
6. "1984 Houston Oilers draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
7. [https://www.footballdb.com/games/boxscore.html?gid=1984102111 The Football Database]. Retrieved 2022-Jun-26.
8. ''[[Pro-Football-Reference.com. Pro Football Reference]]''; [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198410210oti.htm San Francisco Giants at Houston Oilers – October 21, 1984]