Tennessee Oilers

    The Tennessee Oilers, which are the modern day Tennessee Titans, were an American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee who played in the National Football League (NFL) from 1997 through 1998.

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

Tennessee Oilers

Tennessee Oilers History by Football Almanac

Year Established:

1960

Home Town:

Nashville, Tennessee

Year League Conference Team Rosters Wins Losses Ties Coach(es)
1998 NFL AFC Central 1998 Tennessee Oilers 8 8 0 Jeff Fisher
1997 NFL AFC Central 1997 Tennessee Oilers 8 8 0 Jeff Fisher
Tennessee Oilers History by Football Almanac


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