Answer: 1959
The team was moved because the owner Bud Adams was unable to secure funding for a new stadium for the team to play in. They were the Tennessee Titans for two season before they were renamed again, in 1999, as the Tennessee Titans.
From Quiz: Forget the Titans
Answer: 1960
In 1960, the Houston Oilers became a charter member of the American Football League along with seven other teams. They remained in the AFL until the AFL-NFL merger in 1970.
From Quiz: All About the Titans
Answer: Kenneth Adams
Also known as "Bud", Adams still owned the team in 2003. Even though he moved the team to Nashville, "Bitter party of one."
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Answer: 1999
Though they moved from Houston to Tennessee in 1997, the team was known as the Tennessee Oilers in 1997 and 1998.
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Answer: Willard Dewveall
Canonon was drafted by teams in both conferences, and signed with the Oilers. Blanda was an AFL player from the start of his career. Jordan was a basketball star. Dewveall was a member of the NFL's Chicago Bears for a season before leaving to join the Oilers where he became an all-star in 1962.
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Answer: Lou Rymkus
Lou Rymkus was the inaugural Oilers coach. Although he had a successful first season, he did not coach a full second season.
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Answer: Seahawks
The Titans/Oilers traded the 17th overall pick and DT Glenn Montgomery to Seattle to acquire the Heisman Trophy RB.
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Answer: Billy Cannon
Cannon, a LSU stand out, was signed to contract in grand fashion, at the end of the Sugar Bowl, under the goal post.
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Answer: Alcorn St.
McNair was drafted in the first round (3rd overall pick) by the Houston Oilers in 1995.
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Answer: 2
The Oilers beat the Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers in 1960 and 1961, and fell to the Dallas Texans in overtime in 1962.
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Answer: 2
The Houston Oilers were AFL Champions in the league's first two seasons. They appeared in a total of four Championship games, winning only the first two.
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Answer: Saints
Tennessee fell to New Orleans 21-12.
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Answer: Jeppesen Stadium
Jeppesen Stadium, on the University of Houston campus, was the home of the early Oilers. It was also the site of the first AFL World Championship.
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Answer: Frank Wycheck
After the Bills kicked the go ahead field goal with 16 seconds left in the game, Lorenzo Neal fielded Steve Christie's kickoff, handed the ball to Frank Wycheck who tossed it to Kevin Dyson who scored the winning TD untouched. On the replay, it appeared that Wycheck made an illegal forward lateral but the play was allowed to stand, and the Titans won 22-16. That year they ended up losing Super Bowl XXXIV to the St. Louis Rams 23-16 when Dyson was tackled one yard short of the tying touchdown.
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Answer: Oilers became the first team to play regularly in a dome
Moving into the Astrodome for the 1968 season made the Houston Oilers the first team to play the majority of their games in a dome in professional football history.
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Answer: 0
The Houston Oilers never made it to the Super Bowl. They had a couple of shots at a Conference Championship title but failed.
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Answer: Vikings
The Oilers played there final regular season game at the Metrodome against the Minnesota Vikings.
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Answer: 3-10-1
The Oilers posted only 9 wins in their first four seasons in the NFL. (3-10-1 in 1970, 4-9-1 in 1971, and then 1-13 in both 1972 and 1973.)
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Answer: 1997
The first season for the Tennessee Oilers was in 1997. The Oilers moved from Houston when ideas for a new stadium were not accepted by the city of Houston. They played their first season in Memphis before moving to Nashville.
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Answer: Samari Rolle
Samari Rolle made an acrobatic one-hand interception in front of Jimmy Smith to finalize the win.
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Answer: Santa Clara
Pastorini graduated from Santa Clara in 1971. Originally drafted as a punter.
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Answer: 0
Not only did the Oilers never win a Super Bowl, they never played in one. The franchise finally earned a Super Bowl in 2000 as the Tennessee Titans, falling to the St. Louis Rams in Superbowl XXXIV.
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Answer: Jeff Fisher
Jeff Fisher became coach for the Houston Oilers in 1994 season and moved with the team to Tennessee.
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Answer: 68 yards
Eddie George rushed for 162 yards, including a 68-yard touchdown run as the Titans defeat the Indianapolis Colts 19-16 in the playoffs.
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Answer: University of Texas
Campbell was also known as the "Tyler Rose", graduated from Texas in 1977. He also won the Heisman Trophy that year.
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Answer: 1999
After spending one season in Memphis and one in Nashville, the owner of the Tennessee team announced a name change to go along with the opening of a new stadium and to garner better support from the people of Tennessee. Although the team's name changed, the history of the Oilers remains part of the Tennessee franchise. In doing this, it kept Houston from resurrecting an Oiler expansion team and building on the old team history.
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Answer: Jaguars
This victory was their 4th consecutive win over Jacksonville.
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Answer: Derrick Mason
Mason had over 1,000 yards receiving in 2001 and 2002.
From Quiz: Totally Titanic
Answer: 2
The team moved to Tennessee in 1997, but retained the name Oilers for two seasons before officially becoming the Tennessee Titans in 1999. The renaming came with a move from Memphis to Nashville for their home games.
From Quiz: Forget the Titans
Answer: 1999
In the first season as the Tennessee Titans they made the Super Bowl. They played the Rams in Super Bowl XXXIV on January 30, 2000 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. The final score: Rams 23-Titans 16.
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Answer: 2003
Frank retired after this season after suffering too many concussions.
From Quiz: Tennessee Titans
Answer: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, Dec. 10, 1979
The Dome was rockin' on December 10, 1979, when the Steelers came to town for a most incredible Monday night game. A local bank handed out 'Luv ya Blue' flash cards to all fans. The stadium was a sea of Columbia Blue, and the Oilers won 17-10.
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Answer: Baltimore Ravens
This didn't happen until halfway through the 2000 season. The Titans had gone 9-0 at home in 1999 (including post-season), and won the first four home games of 2000. Final Score: Ravens 24 Titans 23.
From Quiz: Totally Titanic
Answer: 15
AFL: 1960, 1961, 1962, 1967, 1969
NFL: 1978, 1979, 1980, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
They won two AFL championships during that time as well (1960 and 1961).
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Answer: Warren Moon
Going undrafted out of Washington in 1978, Warren Moon played in the Canadian Football League for six very successful seasons prior to the NFL. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2006. Upon his induction, he became the first African-American quarterback, the first undrafted quarterback and the first Canadian Football Hall of Fame member to be inducted.
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Answer: Steve McNair
The video was of Air McNair running into the end zone.
From Quiz: Tennessee Titans
Answer: 34-5
Bradshaw and the Steelers beat the Oilers 34-5 in Three Rivers Stadium. The weather was horrible, rain, sleet, and snow. The Steelers went on to Super Bowl XIV to beat the Cowboys in an epic battle 35-31.
From Quiz: Houston Oilers
Answer: 12
The team posted a 12-4 record in 1993, and had three (1963, 1980 and 1991) 11 win seasons.
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Answer: Vince Young
Quarterback Vince Young was a first round draft pick out of Texas. His rookie season efforts earned him the award and also a spot on the AFC Pro Bowl roster for 2006.
From Quiz: All About the Titans
Answer: 2000
George rushed for over 1500 yards and had 14 TDs leading the Titans to the a divisional playoff loss to the Baltimore Ravens. This was also the same year Eddie was featured on the cover of the Madden video game. They're for seemingly breaking "the curse".
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