Tennessee Titans

Tennessee Titans

First Season
1960
Team History
Tennessee Titans (1999-present) Tennessee Oilers (1997-98) Houston Oilers (1960-96)
Conference/Division
National Football League (1970-present) American Football Conference (1970-present) AFC South (2002–present) AFC Central (1970-2001) American Football League (1960-69) Eastern Division (1960-69)
Venue
Nissan Stadium (1999-present) Vanderbilt Stadium (1998) Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (1997) Astrodome (1968-96) Rice Stadium (1965-67) Jeppesen Stadium (1960-64)
Key People
Players • Head Coaches • Executives

The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee. The Titans compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) South division. They began play in 1960 as the Houston Oilers, a charter member of the American Football League, and became an NFL franchise after the completion of the AFL-NFL merger in 1970.

Publications

Programs by season

1960s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
Houston Oilers
1960
preseason	August 6	vs. Dallas Texans	Skelly Field
preseason	August 11	at Los Angeles Chargers	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
preseason	August 20	vs. Denver Broncos	Jeppesen Stadium
preseason	August 26	vs. New York Titans	Ladd Memorial Stadium
preseason	September 2	at Dallas Texans	Cotton Bowl
Week 1	September 11	at Oakland Raiders	Kezar Stadium
Week 2	September 18	vs. Los Angeles Chargers	Jeppesen Stadium
Week 4	October 9	vs. New York Titans	Jeppesen Stadium
Week 5	October 16	vs. Dallas Texans	Jeppesen Stadium
Week 6	October 23	at New York Titans	Polo Grounds
Week 7	October 30	at Buffalo Bills	War Memorial Stadium
Week 8	November 6	at Denver Broncos	Bears Stadium
Week 9	November 13	at Los Angeles Chargers	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Week 10	November 20	vs. Denver Broncos	Jeppesen Stadium
Week 11	November 25	at Boston Patriots	Boston University Field
Week 12	December 4	at Dallas Texans	Cotton Bowl
Week 13	December 11	vs. Buffalo Bills	Jeppesen Stadium
Week 14	December 18	vs. Boston Patriots	Jeppesen Stadium
postseason	January 1	vs. Los Angeles Chargers	Jeppesen Stadium
1961
preseason	August 6	at San Diego Chargers	Balboa Stadium
preseason	September 1	vs. Denver Broncos	Ladd Memorial Stadium
Week 1	September 9	vs. Oakland Raiders	Jeppesen Stadium
Week 2	September 24	at San Diego Chargers	Balboa Stadium
Week 3	October 1	at Dallas Texans	Cotton Bowl
Week 5	October 13	at Boston Patriots	Boston University Field
Week 6	October 22	vs. Dallas Texans	Jeppesen Stadium
Week 7	October 29	at Buffalo Bills	War Memorial Stadium
Week 8	November 5	at Denver Broncos	Bears Stadium
Week 11	November 26	vs. Denver Broncos	Jeppesen Stadium
Week 12	December 3	vs. San Diego Chargers	Jeppesen Stadium
Week 13	December 10	at New York Titans	Polo Grounds
Week 14	December 17	at Oakland Raiders	Candlestick Park
postseason	December 24	at San Diego Chargers	Balboa Stadium
1962
Week 1	September 9	at Buffalo Bills	War Memorial Stadium
Week 2	September 16	at Boston Patriots	Harvard Stadium
Week 3	September 23	at San Diego Chargers	Balboa Stadium
Week 5	October 7	vs. Buffalo Bills	Jeppesen Stadium
Week 7	October 21	at Denver Broncos	Bears Stadium
Week 8	October 28	vs. Dallas Texans	Jeppesen Stadium
Week 9	November 4	at Dallas Texans	Cotton Bowl
Week 10	November 11	vs. Houston Oilers	Frank Youell Field
Week 11	November 18	vs. Boston Patriots	Jeppesen Stadium
Week 12	November 25	vs. San Diego Chargers	Jeppesen Stadium
Week 13	December 2	vs. Denver Broncos	Jeppesen Stadium
Week 14	December 9	vs. Oakland Raiders	Jeppesen Stadium
postseason	December 23	vs. Dallas Texans	Jeppesen Stadium
1963
preseason	August 22	vs. San Diego Chargers	Jeppesen Stadium
Week 2	September 14	vs. Denver Broncos	Jeppesen Stadium
Week 3	September 22	at New York Jets	Polo Grounds
Week 4	September 28	at Buffalo Bills	War Memorial Stadium
Week 5	October 6	at Kansas City Chiefs	Municipal Stadium
Week 6	October 13	at Denver Broncos	Bears Stadium
Week 7	October 20	vs. Buffalo Bills	Jeppesen Stadium
Week 8	October 27	vs. Kansas City Chiefs	Jeppesen Stadium
Week 9	November 1	at Boston Patriots	Fenway Park
Week 10	November 10	vs. New York Jets	Jeppesen Stadium
Week 11	November 24	at San Diego Chargers	Balboa Stadium
Week 13	December 15	vs. San Diego Chargers	Jeppesen Stadium
Week 14	December 22	at Oakland Raiders	Frank Youell Field
1964
preseason	August 20	vs. Denver Broncos	Jeppesen Stadium
preseason	August 29	at Oakland Raiders	Cashman Field
preseason	September 3	vs. Kansas City Chiefs	Jeppesen Stadium
Week 1	September 12	at San Diego Chargers	Balboa Stadium
Week 2	September 19	vs. Oakland Raiders	Jeppesen Stadium
Week 3	September 27	at Denver Broncos	Bears Stadium
Week 4	October 4	at Kansas City Chiefs	Municipal Stadium
Week 5	October 11	vs. Buffalo Bills	Jeppesen Stadium
Week 6	October 17	at New York Jets	Shea Stadium
Week 8	November 1	at Buffalo Bills	War Memorial Stadium
Week 9	November 6	at Boston Patriots	Fenway Park
Week 12	November 29	vs. Boston Patriots	Jeppesen Stadium
Week 15	December 20	vs. Denver Broncos	Jeppesen Stadium
1965
preseason	August 7	at New York Jets	George Washington H.S.
Week 1	September 12	vs. New York Jets	Rice Stadium
Week 3	September 26	at Oakland Raiders	Frank Youell Field
Week 4	October 3	at San Diego Chargers	Balboa Stadium
Week 7	October 24	vs. Kansas City Chiefs	Rice Stadium
Week 8	October 31	at Buffalo Bills	War Memorial Stadium
Week 10	November 14	vs. Denver Broncos	Rice Stadium
Week 11	November 21	at New York Jets	Shea Stadium
1966
preseason	August 2	vs. Oakland Raiders	Rice Stadium
preseason	August 13	vs. New York Jets	Legion Field
Week 1	September 3	vs. Denver Broncos	Rice Stadium
Week 2	September 10	vs. Oakland Raiders	Rice Stadium
Week 3	September 18	at New York Jets	Shea Stadium
Week 4	September 25	at Buffalo Bills	War Memorial Stadium
Week 5	October 2	at Denver Broncos	Bears Stadium
Week 6	October 16	vs. New York Jets	Rice Stadium
Week 7	October 23	vs. Miami Dolphins	Rice Stadium
Week 8	October 30	at Kansas City Chiefs	Municipal Stadium
Week 9	November 6	at Oakland Raiders	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Week 10	November 13	at Boston Patriots	Fenway Park
Week 11	November 20	vs. Buffalo Bills	Rice Stadium
Week 12	December 4	vs. San Diego Chargers	Rice Stadium
Week 14	December 18	at Miami Dolphins	Orange Bowl
1967
preseason	September 2	vs. Dallas Cowboys	Rice Stadium
Week 1	September 9	vs. Kansas City Chiefs	Rice Stadium
Week 2	September 17	at Buffalo Bills	War Memorial Stadium
Week 3	September 24	at San Diego Chargers	San Diego Stadium
Week 4	October 1	vs. Denver Broncos	Rice Stadium
Week 5	October 15	at New York Jets	Shea Stadium
Week 6	October 22	at Kansas City Chiefs	Municipal Stadium
Week 7	October 29	vs. Buffalo Bills	Rice Stadium
Week 8	November 5	at Boston Patriots	Fenway Park
Week 9	November 12	at Denver Broncos	Bears Stadium
Week 11	December 3	vs. Miami Dolphins	Rice Stadium
Week 12	December 10	vs. Oakland Raiders	Rice Stadium
Week 13	December 16	vs. San Diego Chargers	Rice Stadium
Week 14	December 23	at Miami Dolphins	Orange Bowl
postseason	December 31	at Oakland Raiders	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
1968
preseason	August 12	vs. New York Jets	Astrodome
preseason	August 18	vs. New Orleans Saints	Astrodome
Week 3	September 21	at San Diego Chargers	San Diego Stadium
Week 4	September 29	vs. Oakland Raiders	Astrodome
Week 7	October 20	vs. New York Jets	Astrodome
Week 8	October 27	at Buffalo Bills	War Memorial Stadium
Week 9	November 10	vs. New York Jets	Shea Stadium
Week 11	November 17	vs. Denver Broncos	Astrodome
Week 13	December 7	vs. Buffalo Bills	Astrodome
Week 14	December 15	vs. Boston Patriots	Astrodome
1969
preseason	August 2	vs. Buffalo Bills	Astrodome
preseason	August 15	vs. Baltimore Colts	Astrodome
preseason	August 28	vs. Dallas Cowboys	Astrodome
Week 1	September 14	at Oakland Raiders	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Week 2	September 21	at Buffalo Bills	War Memorial Stadium
Week 3	September 28	vs. Miami Dolphins	Astrodome
Week 4	October 5	vs. Buffalo Bills	Astrodome
Week 5	October 12	at Kansas City Chiefs	Municipal Stadium
Week 6	October 20	at New York Jets	Shea Stadium
Week 7	October 26	vs. Denver Broncos	Astrodome
Week 9	November 9	vs. Cincinnati Bengals	Astrodome
Week 10	November 16	at Denver Broncos	Mile High Stadium
Week 12	November 27	vs. San Diego Chargers	Astrodome
Week 13	December 6	vs. New York Jets	Astrodome
Week 14	December 14	vs. Boston Patriots	Astrodome
postseason	December 21	at Oakland Raiders	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

1970s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
1970
preseason	August 22	vs. Minnesota Vikings	Astrodome
preseason	September 13	at Philadelphia Eagles	Franklin Field
Week 2	September 27	vs. Miami Dolphins	Astrodome
Week 5	October 18	vs. Pittsburgh Steelers	Astrodome
Week 6	October 25	at San Diego Chargers	San Diego Stadium
Week 9	November 15	vs. San Francisco 49ers	Astrodome
Week 10	November 22	at Cleveland Browns	Cleveland Stadium
Week 13	December 13	vs. Cincinnati Bengals	Astrodome
1971
preseason	July 31	at Los Angeles Rams	Fawcett Stadium
preseason	August 9	vs. New York Giants	Astrodome
preseason	August 14	at St. Louis Cardinals	Busch Memorial Stadium
preseason	August 21	vs. Philadelphia Eagles	Astrodome
preseason	August 26	vs. Dallas Cowboys	Astrodome
preseason	September 4	vs. Chicago Bears	Astrodome
Week 1	September 19	at Cleveland Browns	Cleveland Stadium
Week 2	September 26	vs. Kansas City Chiefs	Astrodome
Week 3	October 3	vs. New Orleans Saints	Astrodome
Week 4	October 10	at Washington Redskins	RFK Stadium
Week 5	October 17	vs. Detroit Lions	Astrodome
Week 7	October 31	vs. Cincinnati Bengals	Astrodome
Week 9	November 14	at Oakland Raiders	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Week 10	November 21	at Cincinnati Bengals	Riverfront Stadium
Week 11	November 28	vs. Cleveland Browns	Astrodome
Week 12	December 5	vs. Pittsburgh Steelers	Astrodome
Week 14	December 19	vs. San Diego Chargers	Astrodome
1972
preseason	August 5	at Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium
Week 5	October 15	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Three Rivers Stadium
Week 13	December 10	vs. Pittsburgh Steelers	Astrodome
1973
preseason	August 23	vs. Dallas Cowboys	Astrodome
Week 2	September 23	at Cincinnati Bengals	Riverfront Stadium
Week 3	September 30	vs. Pittsburgh Steelers	Astrodome
1974
Week 2	September 22	at Cleveland Browns	Cleveland Stadium
Week 4	October 6	vs. Pittsburgh Steelers	Astrodome
1975
preseason	August 9	at New Orleans Saints	Louisiana Superdome
Week 10	November 24	vs. Pittsburgh Steelers	Astrodome
Week 12	December 7	at San Francisco 49ers	Candlestick Park
1976
preseason	August 14	vs. New York Giants	Astrodome
1977
preseason	August 8	at Oakland Raiders	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Week 7	October 30	at Cincinnati Bengals	Riverfront Stadium
Week 9	November 13	at Oakland Raiders	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
1978
preseason	August 14	vs. Philadelphia Eagles	Astrodome
Week 6	October 8	at Oakland Raiders	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Week 8	October 23	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Three Rivers Stadium
postseason	December 31	at New England Patriots	Schaefer Stadium
1979
preseason	August 2	vs. St. Louis Cardinals	Astrodome
preseason	August 18	at Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium
Week 1	September 2	at Washington Redskins	RFK Stadium
Week 8	October 21	at Seattle Seahawks	Kingdome
Week 9	October 28	vs. New York Jets	Astrodome
Week 13	November 22	at Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium
Week 14	December 2	at Cleveland Browns	Cleveland Stadium
Week 16	December 16	vs. Philadelphia Eagles	Astrodome
postseason	December 23	vs. Denver Broncos	Astrodome
postseason	December 29	at San Diego Chargers	San Diego Stadium
postseason	January 6, 1980	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Three Rivers Stadium

1980s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
1980
Week 1	September 7	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Three Rivers Stadium
Week 3	September 21	vs. Baltimore Colts	Astrodome
Week 12	November 23	at New York Jets	Shea Stadium
Week 13	November 30	vs. Cleveland Browns	Astrodome
Week 14	December 4	vs. Pittsburgh Steelers	Astrodome
1981
preseason	August 22	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Tampa Stadium
Week 3	September 20	vs. Miami Dolphins	Astrodome
Week 5	October 4	vs. Cincinnati Bengals	Astrodome
Week 7	October 18	at New England Patriots	Schaefer Stadium
Week 8	October 26	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Three Rivers Stadium
Week 10	November 8	vs. Oakland Raiders	Astrodome
1982
preseason	August 12	vs. New Orleans Saints	Astrodome
preseason	August 28	vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Astrodome
1983
preseason	August 13	vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Astrodome
preseason	August 27	at Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium
Week 1	September 4	vs. Green Bay Packers	Astrodome
Week 15	December 11	vs. Cleveland Browns	Astrodome
1984
preseason	August 4	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Tampa Stadium
1985
preseason	August 10	at Los Angeles Rams	Anaheim Stadium
Week 3	September 22	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Three Rivers Stadium
1986
preseason	August 5	at Los Angeles Rams	Anaheim Stadium
preseason	August 30	at Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium
1987
preseason	August 22	at New Orleans Saints	Louisiana Superdome
Week 6	October 18	vs. New England Patriots	Astrodome
Week 7	November 1	at Cincinnati Bengals	Riverfront Stadium
Week 15	December 27	vs. Cincinnati Bengals	Astrodome
postseason	January 3, 1988	vs. Seattle Seahawks	Astrodome
postseason	January 10, 1988	at Denver Broncos	Mile High Stadium
1988
postseason	December 24	at Cleveland Browns	Cleveland Stadium
postseason	January 1, 1989	at Buffalo Bills	Rich Stadium
1989
preseason	September 2	at Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium
Week 1	September 10	at Minnesota Vikings	Metrodome
Week 3	September 24	vs. Buffalo Bills	Astrodome
Week 13	December 3	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Three Rivers Stadium
postseason	December 31	vs. Pittsburgh Steelers	Astrodome

1990s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
1990
preseason	August 9	vs. Detroit Lions	Astrodome
preseason	August 18	vs. New York Giants	Astrodome
preseason	September 1	at Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium
Week 8	October 28	vs. New York Jets	Astrodome
Week 14	December 16	at Kansas City Chiefs	Arrowhead Stadium
1991
Week 1	September 1	vs. Los Angeles Raiders	Astrodome
1992
Week 2	September 13	at Indianapolis Colts	Hoosier Dome
Week 10	November 15	at Minnesota Vikings	Metrodome
1993
Week 3	September 19	at San Diego Chargers	Jack Murphy Stadium
postseason	January 14, 1994	vs. Kansas City Chiefs	Astrodome
1994
Week 2	September 11	at Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium
Week 3	September 18	vs. Buffalo Bills	Astrodome
Week 11	November 21	vs. New York Giants	Astrodome
1995
Week 1	September 3	at Jacksonville Jaguars	Jacksonville Municipal Stadium
Week 2	September 10	vs. Pittsburgh Steelers	Astrodome
Week 7	October 22	at Chicago Bears	Soldier Field
Week 15	December 17	vs. New York Jets	Astrodome
1996
Week 6	October 13	at Atlanta Falcons	Georgia Dome
Tennessee Oilers
1997
preseason	August 16	vs. San Diego Chargers	Vanderbilt Stadium
1998
preseason	August 15	vs. Washington Redskins	Vanderbilt Stadium
postseason	August 29	vs. Denver Broncos	Vanderbilt Stadium
Week 2	September 13	vs. San Diego Chargers	Vanderbilt Stadium
Week 4	September 27	vs. Jacksonville Jaguars	Vanderbilt Stadium
Week 13	December 6	vs. Baltimore Ravens	Vanderbilt Stadium
Tennessee Titans
1999
preseason	August 20	at Arizona Cardinals	Sun Devil Stadium
preseason	August 27	vs. Atlanta Falcons	Adelphia Coliseum
Week 1	September 12	vs. Cincinnati Bengals	Adelphia Coliseum
Week 3	September 26	at Jacksonville Jaguars	Alltel Stadium
Week 12	December 5	at Baltimore Ravens	PSINet Stadium
postseason	January 8, 2000	vs. Buffalo Bills	Adelphia Coliseum
postseason	January 23, 2000	at Jacksonville Jaguars	Alltel Stadium
Super Bowl XXXIV	January 30, 2000	vs. St. Louis Rams	Georgia Dome

2000s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
2000
Week 2	September 10	vs. Kansas City Chiefs	Adelphia Coliseum
Week 5	October 1	vs. New York Giants	Adelphia Coliseum
Week 7	October 16	vs. Jacksonville Jaguars	Adelphia Coliseum
Week 14	December 3	at Philadelphia Eagles	Veterans Stadium
2001
Week 11	December 2	at Cleveland Browns	Cleveland Browns Stadium
Week 12	December 9	at Minnesota Vikings	Metrodome
2002
postseason	January 19, 2003	at Oakland Raiders	Network Associates Coliseum
2003
Week 6	October 12	vs. Houston Texans	The Coliseum
Week 15	December 21	at Houston Texans	Reliant Stadium
2004
preseason	September 3	vs. Green Bay Packers	The Coliseum
2005
Week 2	September 18	vs. Baltimore Ravens	The Coliseum
2006
Week 5	October 8	at Indianapolis Colts	RCA Dome
Week 7	October 29	vs. Houston Texans	LP Field
Week 10	November 19	at Philadelphia Eagles	Lincoln Financial Field
2008
Week 12	November 27	at Detroit Lions	Ford Field
Week 14	December 14	at Houston Texans	Reliant Stadium
2009
preseason	August 21	at Dallas Cowboys	Cowboys Stadium

2010s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
2010
Week 3	September 26	at New York Giants	New Meadowlands Stadium
Week 9	November 14	at Miami Dolphins	Sun Life Stadium
2012
Week 4	September 30	at Houston Texans	Reliant Stadium
2013
preseason	August 17	at Cincinnati Bengals	Paul Brown Stadium
Week 5	October 6	vs. Kansas City Chiefs	LP Field
Week 12	December 1	at Indianapolis Colts	Lucas Oil Stadium
2015
Week 7	November 1	at Houston Texans	NRG Stadium
Week 12	December 6	vs. Jacksonville Jaguars	Nissan Stadium
2016
Week 6	October 16	vs. Cleveland Browns	Nissan Stadium
Week 9	November 16	at San Diego Chargers	Qualcomm Stadium
2017
Week 1	September 10	vs. Oakland Raiders	Nissan Stadium
Week 10	November 16	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Heinz Field
2018
Week 7	October 21	at Los Angeles Chargers	Wembley Stadium
2019
preseason	August 17	vs. New England Patriots	Nissan Stadium
Week 2	September 15	vs. Indianapolis Colts	Nissan Stadium
postseason	January 4, 2020	at New England Patriots	Gillette Stadium
postseason	January 11, 2020	at Baltimore Ravens	M&T Bank Stadium

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1990s	1999
2000s	2005 • 2008
2010s	2010 • 2016 • 2017

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