Houston Oilers

The Houston Oilers, which are the modern day Tennessee Titans, were an American football team based in Houston, Texas who played in the National Football League (NFL) from 1960 through 1996.

Football Almanac is pleased present a comprehensive Houston Oilers history which includes links to every Houston Oilers roster in history (every roster has every player who appeared in a game so this means every Houston Oilers player is just a click away as well), some Houston Oilers franchise facts, Houston Oilers regular season records, Houston Oilers Hall of Famers and other Houston Oilers historical facts.

IMPORTANT NOTE: See Tennessee Titans team page for a comprehensive franchise history. This page ONLY contains data about the team while it was playing in Houston as the Oilers, and not during its franchise.

How did they become the Titans? Originally located in Houston, the team was known as the Oilers. After playing two seasons as the Tennessee Oilers, team owner Bud Adams formed an advisory committee to research names and a “Guess the Name” contest to gain additional feedback was also held. The committee selected Titans citing the desire to have a nickname that reflected “strength, leadership and other heroic qualities.” - Pro Football Hall of Fame (Franchise nicknames, Source)

Year Established:	1960
Home Town:	Houston, Texas

Year	League	Conference	Team Rosters	Wins	Losses	Ties	Coach(es)
1996	NFL	AFC Central	1996 Houston Oilers	8	8	0	Jeff Fisher
1995	NFL	AFC Central	1995 Houston Oilers	7	9	0	Jeff Fisher
1994	NFL	AFC Central	1994 Houston Oilers	1	5	0	Jeff Fisher
1994	NFL	AFC Central	1994 Houston Oilers	1	9	0	Jack Pardee
"	"	"	"	2	14	0	"
1993	NFL	AFC Central	1993 Houston Oilers	12	4	0	Jack Pardee
1992	NFL	AFC Central	1992 Houston Oilers	10	6	0	Jack Pardee
1991	NFL	AFC Central	1991 Houston Oilers	11	5	0	Jack Pardee
1990	NFL	AFC Central	1990 Houston Oilers	9	7	0	Jack Pardee
1989	NFL	AFC Central	1989 Houston Oilers	9	7	0	Jerry Glanville
1988	NFL	AFC Central	1988 Houston Oilers	10	6	0	Jerry Glanville
1987	NFL	AFC Central	1987 Houston Oilers	9	6	0	Jerry Glanville
1986	NFL	AFC Central	1986 Houston Oilers	5	11	0	Jerry Glanville
1985	NFL	AFC Central	1985 Houston Oilers	5	11	0	Jerry Glanville
1985	NFL	AFC Central	1985 Houston Oilers	5	9	0	Hugh Campbell
"	"	"	"	10	20	0	"
1984	NFL	AFC Central	1984 Houston Oilers	3	13	0	Hugh Campbell
1983	NFL	AFC Central	1983 Houston Oilers	2	8	0	Chuck Studley
1983	NFL	AFC Central	1983 Houston Oilers	0	6	0	Ed Biles
"	"	"	"	2	14	0	"
1982	NFL	AFC	1982 Houston Oilers	1	8	0	Ed Biles
1981	NFL	AFC Central	1981 Houston Oilers	7	9	0	Ed Biles
1980	NFL	AFC Central	1980 Houston Oilers	11	5	0	Bum Phillips
1979	NFL	AFC Central	1979 Houston Oilers	11	5	0	Bum Phillips
1978	NFL	AFC Central	1978 Houston Oilers	10	6	0	Bum Phillips
1977	NFL	AFC Central	1977 Houston Oilers	8	6	0	Bum Phillips
1976	NFL	AFC Central	1976 Houston Oilers	5	9	0	Bum Phillips
1975	NFL	AFC Central	1975 Houston Oilers	10	4	0	Bum Phillips
1974	NFL	AFC Central	1974 Houston Oilers	7	7	0	Sid Gillman
1973	NFL	AFC Central	1973 Houston Oilers	1	8	0	Sid Gillman
1973	NFL	AFC Central	1973 Houston Oilers	0	5	0	Bill Peterson
"	"	"	"	1	13	0	"
1972	NFL	AFC Central	1972 Houston Oilers	1	13	0	Bill Peterson
1971	NFL	AFC Central	1971 Houston Oilers	4	9	1	Ed Hughes
1970	NFL	AFC Central	1970 Houston Oilers	3	10	1	Wally Lemm

Year	League	Conference	Team Rosters	Wins	Losses	Ties	Coach(es)
1969	AFL	East	1969 Houston Oilers	6	6	2	Wally Lemm
1968	AFL	East	1968 Houston Oilers	7	7	0	Wally Lemm
1967	AFL	East	1967 Houston Oilers	9	4	1	Wally Lemm
1966	AFL	East	1966 Houston Oilers	3	11	0	Wally Lemm
1965	AFL	East	1965 Houston Oilers	4	10	0	Hugh Taylor
1964	AFL	East	1964 Houston Oilers	4	10	0	Sammy Baugh
1963	AFL	East	1963 Houston Oilers	6	8	0	Pop Ivy
1962	AFL	East	1962 Houston Oilers	11	3	0	Pop Ivy
1961	AFL	East	1961 Houston Oilers	9	0	0	Wally Lemm
1961	AFL	East	1961 Houston Oilers	1	3	1	Lou Rymkus
"	"	"	"	10	3	1	"
1960	AFL	East	1960 Houston Oilers	10	4	0	Lou Rymkus

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