The 1985 Houston Oilers season was the 26th season overall and 16th with the National Football League. The team improved upon their previous season's output of 3–13, winning five games,1985 Houston Oilers but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.
Offseason NFL draft
Undrafted free agents
+ 1985 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeDonnie CampbellQuarterbackKansas StateJack WeilPunterWyoming
Personnel Staff
Roster
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 8 Miami Dolphins W 26–23 1–0 Astrodome 47,656 2 September 15 at Washington Redskins L 16–13 1–1 RFK Stadium 53,553 3 September 22 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 0–20 1–2 Three Rivers Stadium 58,752 4 September 29 Dallas Cowboys L 10–17 1–3 Astrodome 49,686 5 October 6 at Denver Broncos L 20–31 1–4 Mile High Stadium 74,699 6 October 13 Cleveland Browns L 6–21 1–5 Astrodome 38,386 7 October 20 Cincinnati Bengals W 44–27 2–5 Astrodome 35,590 8 October 27 at St. Louis Cardinals W 20–10 3–5 Busch Memorial Stadium 43,190 9 November 3 Kansas City Chiefs W 23–20 4–5 Astrodome 41,238 10 November 10 at Buffalo Bills L 0–20 4–6 Rich Stadium 21,881 11 November 17 Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–30 4–7 Astrodome 45,977 12 November 24 San Diego Chargers W 37–35 5–7 Astrodome 34,336 13 December 1 at Cincinnati Bengals L 27–45 5–8 Riverfront Stadium 46,140 14 December 8 New York Giants L 14–35 5–9 Astrodome 36,576 15 December 15 at Cleveland Browns L 21–28 5–10 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 50,793 16 December 22 at Indianapolis Colts L 16–34 5–11 Hoosier Dome 55,818 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
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