Tennessee Titans
Franchise Overview 1960-2021 (62 seasons)

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Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team was founded by Bud Adams who owned it until his death in 2013 and began play in 1960 in Houston, Texas, as a charter member of the American Football League (AFL). The Oilers won the first two AFL Championships along with four division titles and joined the NFL as part of the AFL–NFL merger in 1970. The Oilers made consecutive playoff appearances from 1978 to 1980 and 1987 to 1993, with Hall of Famers Earl Campbell and Warren Moon, respectively. The team relocated from Houston to Nashville, Tennessee in 1997, but played at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis for one season while waiting for a stadium to be constructed. Due to low attendance, the team then moved to Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville in 1998. For those two years, they were known as the "Tennessee Oilers", but changed their name to "Tennessee Titans" for the 1999 season. The team currently plays at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, which opened in 1999 as Adelphia Coliseum. The Titans' training facility is at Saint Thomas Sports Park, a 31-acre (13 ha) site at the MetroCenter complex in Nashville. Throughout the club's history, the Titans have played in the Super Bowl once (XXXIV, at the end of the 1999 NFL season); the Titans lost 23–16 to the St. Louis Rams. Led by Steve McNair and Eddie George, the Titans made the playoffs in all but one season from 1999 to 2003, but only made the playoffs twice in the next thirteen years. Since 2016, the Titans have had five consecutive winning seasons, the most since they were the Houston Oilers, and made three playoff appearances in that time. The Titans are the only team in the league to have two players rush for 2,000 yards in a season; those players were Chris Johnson (2009) and Derrick Henry (2020).

Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team was founded by Bud Adams who owned it until his death in 2013 and began play in 1960 in Houston, Texas, as a charter member of the American Football League (AFL). The Oilers won the first two AFL Championships along with four division titles and joined the NFL as part of the AFL–NFL merger in 1970. The Oilers made consecutive playoff appearances from 1978 to 1980 and 1987 to 1993, with Hall of Famers Earl Campbell and Warren Moon, respectively. The team relocated from Houston to Nashville, Tennessee in 1997, but played at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis for one season while waiting for a stadium to be constructed. Due to low attendance, the team then moved to Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville in 1998. For those two years, they were known as the "Tennessee Oilers", but changed their name to "Tennessee Titans" for the 1999 season. The team currently plays at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, which opened in 1999 as Adelphia Coliseum. The Titans' training facility is at Saint Thomas Sports Park, a 31-acre (13 ha) site at the MetroCenter complex in Nashville. Throughout the club's history, the Titans have played in the Super Bowl once (XXXIV, at the end of the 1999 NFL season); the Titans lost 23–16 to the St. Louis Rams. Led by Steve McNair and Eddie George, the Titans made the playoffs in all but one season from 1999 to 2003, but only made the playoffs twice in the next thirteen years. Since 2016, the Titans have had five consecutive winning seasons, the most since they were the Houston Oilers, and made three playoff appearances in that time. The Titans are the only team in the league to have two players rush for 2,000 yards in a season; those players were Chris Johnson (2009) and Derrick Henry (2020).

1982 Houston Oilers

1960-2021 (62 seasons)

Tennessee Titans Team History

All-time franchise record

463-480 (.491)

2 championships in 4 appearances

Franchise History

1999-2021

Tennessee Titans (NFL)

1997-1998

Tennessee Oilers (NFL)

1970-1996

Houston Oilers (NFL)

1960-1969

Houston Oilers (AFL)

Top Seasons

Year Record Result

2008 13-3 Lost Division Championship

1999 13-3 Lost Super Bowl

1962 11-3 Lost AFL Championship

1961 10-3 Won AFL Championship

1960 10-4 Won AFL Championship

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Last 5 Seasons

Year Record Result

2021 12-5 Lost Division Championship

2020 11-5 Lost Wild Card Game

2019 9-7 Lost AFC/NFC Championship

2018 9-7 Missed Playoffs

2017 9-7 Lost Division Championship

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1st Round Draft Picks

Year Rd/Pick Player

2021 1 / 22 Caleb Farley DB

2020 1 / 29 Isaiah Wilson OT

2019 1 / 19 Jeffery Simmons DT

2018 1 / 22 Rashaan Evans LB

2017 1 / 5 Corey Davis WR

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Longest Serving GM's

Tenure Years General Manager

1994-06 13 Floyd Reese

1981-89 9 Ladd Herzeg

1975-80 6 Bum Phillips

2016-21 6 Jon Robinson

2007-11 5 Mike Reinfeldt

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Team Owners

Tenure Years Owner

2016-21 6 Amy Adams Strunk

2014-15 2 Susie Adams Smith

1960-13 54 Bud Adams

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