1991 Houston Oilers season | |
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Owner | Bud Adams |
General manager | Mike Holovak |
Head coach | Jack Pardee |
Home field | Houston Astrodome |
Results | |
Record | 11β5 |
Division place | 1st AFC Central |
Playoff finish | Won Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Jets) 17β10 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Broncos) 24β26 |
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The 1991 Houston Oilers season was theββ32nd season. And their 22nd in the National Football League (NFL). Haywood Jeffires would become the second Oilerββto have 100 receptions in a season. The first Oilerββto accomplish the feat was Charley Hennigan in 1964. Jeffires would be, "the fifth receiver in NFL history to have a 100 reception season." The Oilers scored 386 points and "gave up 251 points." The franchise earned its first division title since the "AFL-NFL merger," having last won a division title in the 1967 American Football League season. The franchise finished the season with 11 wins compared to 5 losses and appeared twice on Monday Night Football.
Offseasonβ»
NFL draftβ»
1991 Houston Oilers draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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2 | 28 | Mike Dumas | Defensive back | Indiana | |
2 | 38 | Darryll Lewis * | Defensive back | Arizona | |
2 | 44 | John Flannery | Guard | Syracuse | |
3 | 71 | Steve Jackson | Defensive back | Purdue | |
3 | 79 | Kevin Donnalley | Guard | North Carolina | |
4 | 101 | David Rocker | Defensive tackle | Auburn | |
4 | 102 | Marcus Robertson * | Defensive back | Iowa State | |
5 | 129 | Gary Wellman | Wide receiver | USC | |
7 | 183 | Kyle Freeman | Linebacker | Angelo State | |
8 | 214 | Gary Brown | Running back | Penn State | |
9 | 240 | Shawn Jefferson | Wide receiver | Central Florida | |
10 | 267 | Curtis Moore | Linebacker | Kansas | |
11 | 294 | James Smith | Defensive back | Richmond | |
12 | 325 | Alex Johnson | Wide receiver | Miami (FL) | |
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Personnelβ»
Staffβ»
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Rosterβ»
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
47 active, "3 inactive," 2 practice squad
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Preseasonβ»
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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1 | August 3 | at San Diego Chargers | L 29β31 | 0β1 | Jack Murphy Stadium | 43,042 |
2 | August 9 | Atlanta Falcons | L 7β36 | 0β2 | Astrodome | 52,140 |
3 | August 18 | Dallas Cowboys | W 30β20 | 1β2 | Astrodome | 53,314 |
4 | August 22 | vs. Los Angeles Rams | W 16β13 | 2β2 | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | 63,200 |
Regular seasonβ»
- October 13, 1991 β Warren Moon threw for 423 yards against the New York Jets.
- November 10, 1991 β Warren Moon threw for 432 yards against the Dallas Cowboys.
- October 13, 1991 β Haywood Jeffires set an Oilers record with most receptions in one game with 13.
Scheduleβ»
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
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1 | September 1 | Los Angeles Raiders | W 47β17 | 1β0 | Astrodome | 61,367 | |
2 | September 8 | at Cincinnati Bengals | W 30β7 | 2β0 | Riverfront Stadium | 56,463 | |
3 | September 16 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 17β7 | 3β0 | Astrodome | 61,058 | |
4 | September 22 | at New England Patriots | L 20β24 | 3β1 | Foxboro Stadium | 30,702 | |
5 | Bye | ||||||
6 | October 6 | Denver Broncos | W 42β14 | 4β1 | Astrodome | 59,145 | |
7 | October 13 | at New York Jets | W 23β20 | 5β1 | Giants Stadium | 70,758 | |
8 | October 20 | at Miami Dolphins | W 17β13 | 6β1 | Joe Robbie Stadium | 60,705 | |
9 | October 27 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 35β3 | 7β1 | Astrodome | 58,634 | |
10 | November 3 | at Washington Redskins | L 13β16 (OT) | 7β2 | RFK Stadium | 55,096 | |
11 | November 10 | Dallas Cowboys | W 26β23 (OT) | 8β2 | Astrodome | 63,001 | |
12 | November 17 | Cleveland Browns | W 28β24 | 9β2 | Astrodome | 58,155 | |
13 | November 24 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 14β26 | 9β3 | Three Rivers Stadium | 45,795 | |
14 | December 2 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 6β13 | 9β4 | Astrodome | 61,141 | |
15 | December 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 31β6 | 10β4 | Astrodome | 59,225 | |
16 | December 15 | at Cleveland Browns | W 17β14 | 11β4 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 55,680 | |
17 | December 21 | at New York Giants | L 20β24 | 11β5 | Giants Stadium | 63,421 | |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
Games summariesβ»
Week 1 vs Raidersβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
Oilers | 6 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 47 |
- Date: September 1
- Game time: 4:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Indoors (dome)
- Game attendance: 61,367
- Box Score, Box Score
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Week 14β»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Eagles | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
Oilers | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
at Astrodome β’ Houston, Texas
- Date: December 2
- Game time: 9:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Indoors (dome)
- Referee: Tom Dooley
- TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, and Dan Dierdorf
- Pro-Football-Reference.com
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Standingsβ»
AFC Central | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Houston Oilers | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 5β1 | 10β2 | 386 | 251 | L1 |
Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 4β2 | 7β5 | 292 | 344 | W2 |
Cleveland Browns | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2β4 | 6β6 | 293 | 298 | L3 |
Cincinnati Bengals | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 1β5 | 2β10 | 263 | 435 | W1 |
Playoffsβ»
AFC Wild Cardβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jets | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Oilers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/3:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Played indoors, domed stadium
- Game attendance: 61,485
- Referee: Tom White
- TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Paul Maguire
AFC Divisional Playoffβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Oilers | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
Broncos | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 26 |
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/2:00 p.m. MST
- Game weather: 30 Β°F (β1 Β°C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 75,301
- Referee: Johnny Grier
- TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Todd Christensen
The Oilers jumped to a 14β0 lead with quarterback Warren Moon's two touchdown passes to wide receivers Haywood Jeffires and Drew Hill for 15 and 9 yards, respectively. Elway then completed a 10-yard touchdown to Johnson. But kicker David Treadwell missed the extra point. Moon responded by throwing 6-yard touchdown to wide receiver Curtis Duncan to give Houston a 21β6 lead, but Denver running back Greg Lewis scored a 1-yard touchdown before halftime. In the second half, the Oilers were limited to only a 25-yard field goal by kicker Al Del Greco, which gave Houston a 24β16 lead in the fourth quarter. The Broncos then marched 80 yards to score on Lewis' 1-yard touchdown run to cut the deficit to 24β23.
Elway's comeback is: now known solely as The Drive II.
Awards and recordsβ»
- Haywood Jeffires β Houston Oilers record, most receptions in one game, (13)
- Haywood Jeffires, All Pro selection
- Haywood Jeffires, Pro Bowl selection
- Warren Moon, Pro Bowl selection
- Warren Moon, Houston Oilers record, most passing yards in a season (4,690)
- Warren Moon, NFL leader, most passing yards in a season (4,690)
Milestonesβ»
- Haywood Jeffires β 1st 100 reception season
- Haywood Jeffires β 2nd 1,000 yard receiving season (1,181 yards)
- Warren Moon, 2nd 4,000 yard passing season (4,690)
- Warren Moon, 3rd 400 yard passing game (423 vs. New York Jets)
- Warren Moon, 4th 400 yard passing game (432 vs. Dallas Cowboys)
Referencesβ»
- ^ "1991 Houston Oilers draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
- ^ "1991 Houston Oilers starters, roster, and players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
- ^ "1991 Houston Oilers (NFL)". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 440
External linksβ»
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