Tennessee Titans

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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 (1960-1969)

  • Eastern Division (1960-1969)
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
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 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 27 vs. Atlanta Falcons Adelphia Coliseum
Week 1 September 12 vs. Cincinnati Bengals Adelphia Coliseum
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 Georiga 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
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
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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