Tennessee Titans

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The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team from Nashville, Tennessee. They play in the South Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) of the National Football League (NFL). They used to be known as the Houston Oilers and played in Houston, Texas. The team was started in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League (AFL). The Oilers won two AFL championships before joining the NFL as part of the AFL–NFL merger in 1970.

Tennessee Titans
Established 1960
Play in Nashville, Tennessee
League/Conference affiliations

American Football League (1960–1969)

  • Eastern Division (1960–1969)

National Football League (1970–present)

Team Details
Team colors Navy, Titans blue, white, red, silver
Mascot T-Rac
Personnel
Owner Adams family
General Manager Mike Borgonzi
Head Coach Robert Saleh
Team history
  • Houston Oilers (1960–1996)
  • Tennessee Oilers (1997–1998)
  • Tennessee Titans (1999–present)
Championships
League Championships (2)
Conference Championships (1)
  • AFC: 1999
Division Championships (11)
  • AFL East: 1960, 1961, 1962, 1967
  • AFC Central: 1991, 1993, 2000
  • AFC South: 2002, 2008, 2020, 2021
Home fields
  • Jeppesen Stadium (1960–1964)
  • Rice Stadium (1965–1967)
  • Houston Astrodome (1968–1996)
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (1997)
  • Vanderbilt Stadium (1998)
  • Nissan Stadium (1999–present)
    • a.k.a. Adelphia Coliseum (1999–2002)
    • a.k.a. The Coliseum (2002–2006)
    • a.k.a. LP Field (2006–2015)

The team moved to the state of Tennessee in 1997. They played in Memphis for one season before moving to Nashville. For two seasons, the team was known as the Tennessee Oilers. They changed their name to the Titans in 1999. Tennessee played in Super Bowl XXXIV, losing 23–16 to the St. Louis Rams. The game ended with the Titans one yard away from scoring a touchdown that could have tied the game.

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