The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee. Bud Adams was the owner of the team till he passed away in 2013. Tennessee Titans were earlier named as Houston Oilers started playing for the first time in 1960.
1960–1996
Tennessee Titans is an American professional football team based in Nashville, Tennessee. Bud Adams, a Houston oilman was one of the main founders of the franchisee, which was then named Houston Oilers, as it was located in Houston, Texas. Founded in 1959, the franchisee had this name from 1960–1996 and won two American Football League (AFL) championships in this time. During this time, the logo of the team was an oil rig derrick. Quite a few coaches have supported winning seasons in Houston.
1997–1998
After the 1995 season, Adams publicized the move to Tennessee. They planned to play at a new stadium in Nashville, except it would not be ready until 1999. Moreover, Vanderbilt Stadium was the largest stadium in Nashville at that time, which had a capacity to hold 41,000 people and would not permit the sale of alcohol. Initially, Adams discarded this and announced that the renamed Tennessee Oilers would play the next two seasons at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis and will travel to Memphis from Nashville only for games. In the two years from 1997-1999, the team was known as Tennessee Oilers. The change in the name led to good luck with it as the Titans went on to win the AFC Championship that year.
The uniform of the team comprised blue or white jerseys, red trim, and white pants. From 1966-1971, the pants were silver, to go with the color of the helmets. From 1972-1994, the team usually wore light blue pants and white jerseys. In 1995, the coach Jeff Fisher did away with the light blue pants. From 1997–1998, the team had an alternate logo, which combined elements of the Tennessee flag with the derrick logo. During this time, the uniform of the team was white.
In Memphis, turnout was extremely less, even lesser than it had been in the final season in Houston. Even the fans that made it to the stadium were not much interested in the game and attended only for the opposition team. Adams was so humiliated by the turnout that he let go of the plans to play the 1998 season in Memphis and made the decision to move to Vanderbilt.
1999–present
During the 1998 season, Adams publicized that because of the various fan requests received; he was changing the name of his team to go with a new stadium and to better bond with Nashville. An advisory committee was selected to choose a new name. On December 22, the Oilers changed their name to Tennessee Titans starting in 1999. During this time, the logo of the team was also changed to a circle with three stars, which had earlier remained constant throughout the year, with just minor changes in the color. The uniform of the team comprised white helmets, red trim, and either navy or white jerseys.
In 1999, Adelphia Coliseum was completed and the Tennessee Titans had a great season and finished with a 13–3 record. In 2000, they finished with an NFL-best 13–3 record and won their 3rd AFC Central title. In 2002, in spite of starting the season 1–4 the team ended the season 11-5 and made it to the AFC Championship Game however, they lost in the end.
The 2004 season saw the players getting injured and some of the worst performances. The 2005 season saw the team filled with many young players. The season 2006 saw the team making an improvement in their performance. After a few losing seasons, the team again established itself as one of the AFC’s best teams.
The year 2011 saw Mike Munchak as the head coach of the team. The years from 2011-2015 were hard for the team as the performance was not good. In 2013 the team missed the playoffs for the 5th consecutive season, the team’s longest postseason absence since the franchise moved to Tennessee. The team got back to the playoffs after the 2017 season; losing in the 2nd round after Tennessee had jagged its first postseason victory in 14 years.
The year 2018 saw Mike Vrabel as the head coach of the team and the team has improved its performance since.
Rivals
The Titans have rivalries with their three AFC South rivals. They also have historical competition with former divisional opponents like the Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Ravens, and Buffalo Bills.
Tennessee Titans present performance
Recently, The Tennessee Titans has shown exceptional performance, which has made it possible for people to forget they lost three out of four games not long time back.
