1987 Houston Oilers Roster

By Team Sports Glory

1987 Houston Oilers Team Info

LeagueCoachRecordPostseason RecordDivision StandingEnd of Season
National Football League (NFL)Jerry Glanville (9-6)9-61-1Finished 2nd in the NFL’s American Football Conference Central DivisionLost Division Playoff

Roster

PlayerPos.Birth DateHeightWeightCollege
Robert AbrahamLBJuly 13, 19606’1′228North Carolina St.
Earl AllenDBOctober 24, 19615’11’193Michigan
Patrick AllenDBAugust 26, 19615’10’180Utah St.
Jesse BakerDEJuly 10, 19576’5′269Jacksonville St.
Craig BirdsongDBAugust 16, 19646’2′217North Texas
Keith BosticDBJanuary 17, 19616’1′216Michigan
Scott BoucherGSeptember 15, 19586’3′260La-Monroe
Tom BriehlLBSeptember 8, 19626’3′247Stanford
Sonny BrownDBNovember 12, 19636’2′200Oklahoma
Steve BrownDBMarch 20, 19605’11’189Oregon
Domingo BryantDBDecember 8, 19636’4′178Texas A&M
Richard ByrdDE-NTMarch 20, 19626’3′264Southern Miss
Toby CastonLBJuly 17, 19656’1′235LSU
Ray ChildressDT-DEOctober 20, 19626’6′272Texas A&M
Charles ClintonDBJanuary 29, 19625’8′170San Jose St.
Eric CobbleRBApril 11, 19645’10’205Texas St.
Rayford CooksDEAugust 25, 19626’3′245North Texas
Chris DarringtonWRJuly 13, 19645’10’180Weber St.
Mitch DaumTENovember 13, 19636’5′250Wyoming
Bruce DavisT-GJune 21, 19566’6′287UCLA
John DavisG-T-CAugust 22, 19656’4′310Georgia Tech
John DiettrichKMay 9, 19636’2′190Ball St.
Joe DixonNTJanuary 8, 19646’3′275Tulsa
Jeff DonaldsonDBApril 19, 19626’0′192Colorado
Willie DrewreyWRApril 28, 19635’7′184West Virginia
Curtis DuncanWRJanuary 26, 19655’11’184Northwestern
Bo EasonDBMarch 10, 19616’2′200California-Davis
Scott EcclesTEJune 28, 19636’5′240East. New Mexico
Eric FairsLBFebruary 17, 19646’3′240Memphis
Scott FoxLBDecember 28, 19636’2′222Austin Peay St.
Jerrell FranklinGMay 4, 19596’3′287Kansas St.
William FullerDEMarch 8, 19626’3′271North Carolina
Mark GehringTEApril 16, 19646’4′235East. Washington
Ernest GivinsWRSeptember 3, 19645’9′178NE Oklahoma A&M
Mike GolicDT-NT-DEDecember 12, 19626’5′274Notre Dame
Jeff GossettPJanuary 25, 19576’2′200East. Illinois
John GrimsleyLBFebruary 25, 19626’2′235Kentucky
Leonard HarrisWRNovember 27, 19605’8′162Austin
Alonzo HighsmithRBFebruary 26, 19656’1′234Miami (FL)
Drew HillWROctober 5, 19565’9′170Georgia Tech
Kent HillG-TMarch 7, 19576’5′260Georgia Tech
Herman HunterRBFebruary 14, 19616’1′197Tennessee St.
Andrew JacksonRBMay 6, 19645’10’190USC
Arrike JamesRBDecember 31, 19646’4′238Delta St.
Thad JeffersonLBMarch 11, 19645’11’225Hawaii
Haywood JeffiresWRDecember 12, 19646’2′201North Carolina St.
Byron JohnsonDBOctober 21, 19626’1′220Baylor
Kenny JohnsonDBJanuary 7, 19585’10’176Mississippi St.
Lee JohnsonPNovember 27, 19616’2′200BYU
Richard JohnsonDBSeptember 16, 19636’1′195Wisconsin
Walter JohnsonLBNovember 13, 19636’0′241Louisiana Tech
Larry JoynerLBJanuary 22, 19646’0′207Minnesota
Kurt KafentzisDBDecember 31, 19626’2′190Hawaii
Doug KellermeyerG-TJune 1, 19616’3′275BYU
Mike KelleyC-G-TFebruary 27, 19626’5′273Notre Dame
Billy KiddCNovember 28, 19596’4′270Houston
Eric LarkinDEMay 14, 19626’4′265Miami (FL)
Allen LydayDBSeptember 16, 19605’10’190Texas Southern
Robert LylesLBMarch 21, 19616’1′226TCU
Charles MartinNT-DEAugust 31, 19596’4′280West Alabama
Bruce MatthewsG-C-TAugust 8, 19616’5′305USC
Keith McDonaldWRNovember 7, 19635’9′170San Jose St.
Audray McMillianDBAugust 13, 19625’11’190Houston
Johnny MeadsLBJune 25, 19616’2′231Nicholls St.
Clay MillerT-GAugust 27, 19636’4′275Michigan
Warren MoonQBNovember 18, 19566’3′218Washington
Ricky MooreRBApril 7, 19635’11’234Alabama
Mike MunchakGMarch 5, 19606’3′281Penn St.
Kenny NeilDE-DTJanuary 8, 19596’4′244Iowa St.
Tony NewsomDBJuly 20, 19655’8′175S.F. Austin
Bob OttoDEDecember 16, 19626’6′251Idaho St.
Jeff ParksTESeptember 14, 19646’4′238Auburn
Brent PeaseQBOctober 8, 19646’2′201Montana
Jay PennisonCSeptember 9, 19616’1′276Nicholls St.
Brett PetersmarkCMarch 5, 19646’3′280East. Michigan
Barry PettyjohnC-TMarch 29, 19646’5′285Pittsburgh
Allen PinkettRBJanuary 25, 19645’9′190Notre Dame
Mike RozierRBMarch 1, 19615’10’209Nebraska
Eugene SealeLBJune 3, 19645’10’250Lamar
Donovan SmallDBJuly 10, 19645’11’190Minnesota
Al SmithLBNovember 26, 19646’1′244Cal Poly-Pomona
Doug SmithNT-DTJune 13, 19596’4′294Auburn
Larry SmithLBFebruary 7, 19656’1′210Kentucky
Dean SteinkuhlerTJanuary 27, 19616’3′283Nebraska
Vince StrothT-G-TENovember 25, 19606’4′267BYU
Steve SuperickPAugust 9, 19635’11’204West Virginia
Emmuel ThompsonDBNovember 15, 19595’11’180Texas A&M-Kingsville
Spencer TillmanRBApril 21, 19645’11’206Oklahoma
Dwaine TurnerNTOctober 7, 19646’0′290Rice
Ira ValentineRBJune 4, 19636’0′212Texas A&M
Paul VogelLBFebruary 2, 19616’1′220South Carolina
Ray WallaceRBDecember 3, 19636’0′224Purdue
Joey WaltersWROctober 29, 19546’0′175Clemson
Bucky WhiteDBNovember 24, 19626’2′180Lamar
Doug WilliamsT-GOctober 1, 19626’5′286Kentucky
Jamie WilliamsTEFebruary 25, 19606’4′240Nebraska
Oliver WilliamsWROctober 17, 19606’3′194Illinois
Almon YoungGJuly 3, 19626’3′290Bethune-Cookman
Tony ZendejasKMay 15, 19605’8′165Nevada-Reno