1988 Houston Oilers (NFL) |
| 3rd place • American Football Conference • Central Division • 10-6-0 .625 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| AFC Wild Card Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 12/24/1988 | A | Cleveland Browns | 24-23 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 74977 | |
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/1/1989 | A | Buffalo Bills | 10-17 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 79532 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Patrick Allen | 29 | RCB | 5-10 | 180 | 27 | Utah State | 2 | 2 |
| Robert Banks | 97 | DE | 6-5 | 255 | 25 | Notre Dame | 2 | 0 |
| Keith Bostic | 25 | SS | 6-1 | 225 | 27 | Michigan | 2 | 2 |
| Steve Brown | 24 | LCB | 5-11 | 187 | 28 | Oregon | 2 | 2 |
| Domingo Bryant | 38 | S | 6-4 | 176 | 25 | Texas A&M | 2 | 0 |
| Richard Byrd | 71 | NT | 6-3 | 265 | 26 | Southern Mississippi | 2 | 2 |
| Toby Caston | 56 | LB | 6-1 | 235 | 23 | Louisiana State | 2 | 0 |
| Ray Childress | 79 | LDE | 6-6 | 275 | 26 | Texas A&M | 2 | 2 |
| Bruce Davis | 77 | LOT | 6-6 | 297 | 32 | UCLA | 2 | 2 |
| John Davis | 73 | OT | 6-4 | 307 | 23 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 0 |
| Cris Dishman | 28 | CB | 6-0 | 190 | 23 | Purdue | 2 | 0 |
| Jeff Donaldson | 31 | FS | 6-0 | 191 | 26 | Colorado | 2 | 2 |
| Curtis Duncan | 80 | WR | 5-11 | 184 | 23 | Northwestern | 2 | 0 |
| Tracey Eaton | 21 | S | 6-1 | 195 | 23 | Portland State | 2 | 0 |
| Eric Fairs | 51 | LB | 6-3 | 240 | 24 | Memphis | 2 | 0 |
| William Fuller | 95 | RDE | 6-3 | 274 | 26 | North Carolina | 2 | 2 |
| Ernest Givins | 81 | WR | 5-9 | 173 | 24 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Louisville | 2 | 2 |
| John Grimsley | 59 | LILB | 6-2 | 237 | 26 | Kentucky | 2 | 2 |
| Leonard Harris | 83 | WR | 5-8 | 166 | 28 | Austin; Texas Tech | 2 | 0 |
| Alonzo Highsmith | 32 | FB | 6-1 | 234 | 23 | Miami (Florida) | 2 | 2 |
| Drew Hill | 85 | WR | 5-9 | 170 | 32 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 2 |
| Haywood Jeffires | 84 | WR | 6-2 | 200 | 24 | North Carolina State | 2 | 0 |
| Richard Johnson | 23 | CB | 6-1 | 192 | 25 | Wisconsin | 2 | 0 |
| Walter Johnson | 57 | LB | 6-0 | 240 | 25 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 0 |
| Sean Jones | 96 | DE | 6-7 | 267 | 26 | Northeastern | 2 | 0 |
| Robert Lyles | 93 | LOLB | 6-1 | 227 | 27 | Texas Christian | 2 | 2 |
| Don Maggs | 78 | OL | 6-5 | 287 | 27 | Tulane | 2 | 0 |
| Bruce Matthews | 74 | ROG | 6-5 | 300 | 27 | Southern California | 2 | 2 |
| Johnny Meads | 91 | ROLB | 6-2 | 230 | 27 | Nicholls State | 2 | 2 |
| Greg Montgomery | 9 | P | 6-4 | 216 | 24 | Penn State; Michigan State | 2 | 0 |
| Warren Moon | 1 | QB | 6-3 | 217 | 32 | West Los Angeles JC; Washington | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Munchak | 63 | LOG | 6-3 | 282 | 28 | Penn State | 2 | 2 |
| Brent Pease | 10 | QB | 6-2 | 201 | 24 | Walla Walla CC; Montana | 2 | 0 |
| Jay Pennison | 52 | C | 6-1 | 273 | 27 | Nicholls State | 2 | 2 |
| Allen Pinkett | 20 | RB | 5-9 | 189 | 24 | Notre Dame | 2 | 1 |
| Mike Rozier | 30 | RB | 5-10 | 212 | 27 | Coffeyville CC; Nebraska | 2 | 1 |
| Eugene Seale | 53 | LB | 5-10 | 249 | 24 | Lamar | 2 | 0 |
| Al Smith | 54 | RILB | 6-1 | 245 | 24 | Cal Poly (Pomona); Utah State | 2 | 2 |
| Doug Smith | 99 | NT | 6-4 | 292 | 28 | East Carolina; Auburn | 2 | 0 |
| Dean Steinkuhler | 70 | ROT | 6-3 | 277 | 27 | Nebraska | 2 | 2 |
| Spencer Tillman | 33 | RB | 5-11 | 206 | 24 | Oklahoma | 2 | 0 |
| Lorenzo White | 44 | RB | 5-11 | 215 | 22 | Michigan State | 2 | 0 |
| Jamie Williams | 87 | TE | 6-4 | 245 | 28 | Nebraska | 2 | 2 |
| Tony Zendejas | 7 | K | 5-8 | 165 | 28 | Nevada-Reno | 2 | 0 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 34 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 40 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 32:16 | 39 | 13 | 24 | 2 | 11/26 42.3% | 0/0 % | 13 | 118 |
| Opponents Totals | 27:44 | 37 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 8/26 30.8% | 0/2 0.0% | 17 | 132 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Pinkett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Tony Zendejas | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Mike Rozier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Lorenzo White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 34 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 0 | 40 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Zendejas | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/3 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/3 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Pinkett | 17 | 95 | 5.6 | 27 | 1 |
| Alonzo Highsmith | 7 | 60 | 8.6 | 31 | 0 |
| Mike Rozier | 13 | 44 | 3.4 | 8 | 1 |
| Lorenzo White | 12 | 30 | 2.5 | 5 | 1 |
| Warren Moon | 11 | 27 | 2.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Ernest Givins | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 61 | 254 | 4.2 | 31 | 3 |
| Opponents Totals | 55 | 203 | 3.7 | 40 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Moon | 59 | 33 | 55.9 | 22 | 453 | 7.7 | 13.7 | 35 | 1 | 1.7 | 4 | 6.8 | 3 | 22 | 431 | 58.1 |
| Team Totals | 59 | 33 | 55.9 | 22 | 453 | 7.7 | 13.7 | 35 | 1 | 1.7 | 4 | 6.8 | 4 | 22 | 431 | 58.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 61 | 38 | 62.3 | 21 | 436 | 7.1 | 11.5 | 53 | 2 | 3.3 | 2 | 3.3 | 1 | 7 | 429 | 81.0 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Hill | 9 | 135 | 15.0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Haywood Jeffires | 8 | 130 | 16.3 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Allen Pinkett | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Curtis Duncan | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Alonzo Highsmith | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Leonard Harris | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Ernest Givins | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Jamie Williams | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Lorenzo White | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 33 | 453 | 13.7 | 35 | 1 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 38 | 436 | 11.5 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracey Eaton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 28 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Montgomery | 8 | 336 | 42.0 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 253 | 28.1 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 336 | 37.3 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 253 | 28.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 263 | 37.6 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 257 | 36.7 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Duncan | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 0 | 83 | 11.9 | 18 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorenzo White | 6 | 0 | 99 | 16.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Spencer Tillman | 2 | 0 | 31 | 15.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Allen Pinkett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 0 | 130 | 14.4 | 20 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 0 | 132 | 22.0 | 33 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Ray Childress | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4.0 | 22.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Byrd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Duncan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alonzo Highsmith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Haywood Jeffires | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren Moon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -7 | 0 |
| Jay Pennison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 0 |
| Allen Pinkett | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Rozier | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -14 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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