1987 Houston Oilers schedule

Season statistics

		Offense					Defense
Record	Playoff record	Total yards	Pass yards	Rush yards	Turnovers	First downs	Total yards	Pass yards	Rush yards	Turnovers	First downs
9-6-0	1-1	5997	3823	2174	42	341	5559	3621	1938	39	317

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The Houston Oilers' twenty-eighth season was in 1987, and it was the third season Jerry Glanville served as the head coach of the team. The Oilers played their home games at Reliant Astrodome. They finished the year 9-6-0 in the regular season and 1-1 in the playoffs, eventually losing to the Denver Broncos 34-10.

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Games

Week		Opponent	Score	Notes
Week 1		Los Angeles Rams	20-16
Week 2	@	Buffalo Bills	30-34
Week 4	@	Denver Broncos	40-10
Week 5	@	Cleveland Browns	15-10
Week 6		New England Patriots	7-21
Week 7		Atlanta Falcons	37-33
Week 8	@	Cincinnati Bengals	31-29
Week 9	@	San Francisco 49ers	20-27
Week 10	@	Pittsburgh Steelers	23-3
Week 11		Cleveland Browns	7-40
Week 12	@	Indianapolis Colts	27-51
Week 13		San Diego Chargers	33-18
Week 14	@	New Orleans Saints	10-24
Week 15		Pittsburgh Steelers	24-16
Week 16		Cincinnati Bengals	21-17

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Playoffs

Week		Opponent	Score	Notes
Wild Card Round		Seattle Seahawks	23-20
Divisional Round	@	Denver Broncos	10-34

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1987 Houston Oilers Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Jerry Glanville Quarterbacks Coach: June Jones Wide Receivers Coach: Milt Jackson Offensive Line Coach: Kim Helton Running Backs Coach: Dick Jamieson Tight Ends Coach: Miller McCalmon Defensive Line Coach: Doug Shively Linebackers Coach: Floyd Reese Defensive Backs Coach: Tom Bettis Special Teams Coach: Miller McCalmon Strength and Conditioning Coach: Steve Watterson College Scout: Frank Bush