1988 Houston Oilers season

1988 Houston Oilers season
Head coach	Jerry Glanville
General manager	Ladd Herzeg
Owner	Bud Adams
Home field	Astrodome
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	3rd AFC Central
Playoff finish	Lost AFC Divisional Playoff

The 1988 season was the Houston Oilers 29th season and their 19th in the National Football League (NFL). The franchise scored 424 points, which was second in the AFC and second overall in the NFL. The defense gave up 365 points. Their record of 10 wins and 6 losses resulted in a third-place finish in the AFC Central Division. The Oilers appeared once on Monday Night Football and appeared in the playoffs for the second consecutive year. Warren Moon would be selected for the Pro Bowl.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1988 NFL draft

1988 Houston Oilers draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	22	Lorenzo White	Running back	Michigan State
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff

1988 Houston Oilers staff
	Front office Owner/Chairman of the Board/President – Bud Adams Executive Vice President/General Manager – Ladd Herzeg Head coaches Head Coach – Jerry Glanville Offensive coaches Quarterbacks – June Jones Running Backs – Ray Sherman Receivers – Milt Jackson Tight Ends – Richard Smith Offensive Line – Kim Helton			Defensive coaches Defensive Line – Doug Shively Linebackers – Floyd Reese Secondary – Nick Saban Special teams coaches Special Teams – Richard Smith Strength and conditioning Strength and Rehabilitation – Steve Watterson

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 4, 1988	at Indianapolis Colts	W 17–14	57,251
2	September 11, 1988	Los Angeles Raiders	W 38–35	46,050
3	September 18, 1988	at New York Jets	L 45–3	64,683
4	September 25, 1988	New England Patriots	W 31–6	38,646
5	October 2, 1988	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 32–23	64,692
6	October 9, 1988	Kansas City Chiefs	W 7–6	39,134
7	October 16, 1988	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 34–14	52,229
8	October 23, 1988	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 44–21	54,659
9	October 30, 1988	Washington Redskins	W 41–17	48,781
10	November 7, 1988	Cleveland Browns	W 24–17	51,467
11	November 13, 1988	at Seattle Seahawks	L 27–24	60,446
12	November 20, 1988	Phoenix Cardinals	W 38–20	43,843
13	November 24, 1988	at Dallas Cowboys	W 25–17	50,845
14	December 4, 1988	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 37–34	47,791
15	December 11, 1988	Cincinnati Bengals	W 41–6	50,269
16	December 18, 1988	at Cleveland Browns	L 28–23	74,610

Season summary

Week 15

1 2 3 4 Total Bengals 0 3 3 0 6 • Oilers 7 17 3 14 41 Date: December 11 Location: Astrodome, Houston, Texas Game start: 12:00 p.m. Game weather: indoors (dome)

Scoring summary 1 HOU Mike Rozier 13-yard run (Tony Zendejas kick) Oilers 7–0 2 HOU Mike Rozier 15-yard run (Tony Zendejas kick) Oilers 14–0 2 CIN Jim Breech 45-yard field goal Oilers 14–3 2 HOU Curtis Duncan 13-yard pass from Warren Moon (Tony Zendejas kick) Oilers 21–3 2 HOU Tony Zendejas 43-yard field goal Oilers 24–3 3 CIN Jim Breech 27-yard field goal Oilers 24–6 3 HOU Tony Zendejas 48-yard field goal Oilers 27–6 4 HOU Mike Rozier 3-yard run (Tony Zendejas kick) Oilers 34–6 4 HOU Drew Hill 33-yard pass from Warren Moon (Tony Zendejas kick) Oilers 41–6

Standings

AFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cincinnati Bengals(1)	12	4	0	.750	4–2	8–4	448	329	W1
Cleveland Browns(4)	10	6	0	.625	4–2	6–6	304	288	W1
Houston Oilers(5)	10	6	0	.625	3–3	7–5	424	365	L1
Pittsburgh Steelers	5	11	0	.313	1–5	4–8	336	421	W1

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Wild Card	December 24, 1988	at Cleveland Browns	W 24–23	74,977
Divisional	January 1, 1989	at Buffalo Bills	L 17–10	79,532

Awards and records

• Warren Moon, Pro Bowl
• Warren Moon, All-Pro selection

Milestones

• Drew Hill, 3rd 1,000 Yard Receiving Season (1,141)

External links

• 1988 Houston Oilers at Pro-Football-Reference.com