LOL Tennessee Titans History

The Tennessee Titans are a football team that doesn't have a shit history but is also an on going Legacy of Failure. They were originally the Houston Oilers, and their history is under this page as well.

1960's: Striking Oil

 * The Houston Oilers got their beginnings from a man by the by name of Bud Adams, Bud was an oilman (hence the team's name) and sought an NFL team in Houston. The NFL was not interested so Adams decided to work with another league happy to grant his wish, the AFL.
 * In their first two seasons the Oilers would make a big impact winning the league championship in their first two seasons. These would be their only two AFL titles before the merger.
 * In one hilarious incident from Old Navy decades later in 2012, they would print a shirt saying the Houston Texans were the 1961 AFL Champs, whom didn't exist back then.

1970's: A Crisis Begins

 * The merger of the NFL and AFL didn't do the Oilers any favors, as they were already struggling before hand. Houston went 3-10-1 in Wally Lemm's last season as head coach until Budd sent him packing.
 * Budd then decided to bring in Bill Peterson to be head coach, who did mentor later successful coaches such as Bill Parcells and Joe Gibbs, but was from a college head coaching background, as expected, this backfired as the Oilers went 1-13 in 1972, Peterson realized he was in over his head and quit after an 0-5 start in '73. They also went 1-13 regardless that year.
 * Under Bum Phillips in '75, they team would greatly improve to 10-4, however, both the 12-2 Steelers and 11-3 Bengals were in the same division as the Oilers, so no playoffs.
 * Thanks to the new 5th wild card slot in '78 the Oilers were finally able to make the playoffs, in which they upset the Dolphins in the first round and floored New England in the second. Unfortunately the Steelers gulag was still running rampant and they got squashed in the conference game.
 * Just pretty much press repeat for '79.

1980's

 * While the Steeler's were no longer a threat in '80 the Browns were, but thanks to that wildcard expansion once again the Oilers got in! The Raiders easily kicked them right out. This would be their last playoff appearance for 7 years.