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Professional football first arrived in Texas in the ton Bowl as the Texans. By the of the sea- fall of 1952 when a 16-member syndicate purchased son, after had bought back the franchise, the franchise that had been the Texans were playing “” elsewhere, known as the Yanks. The team, coached by including Akron, , where they had their only vic- Jim Phelan, enjoyed little success playing in the Cot- tory, 27-23, over the Bears of .

Dallas Texans (NFL)

Year Win Loss – 1951 played as the 1952 1 11 0 1953 — remnants of the team became the new Colts, including Pro Football Hall of Famers and .

The coin toss at the AFL in 1962 between the Dallas Texans and the Oilers.

Big-time professional football returned to Texas They found themselves battling for ticket sales with when of Houston and of Dal- the new National Football League las started the League in 1959. In owned by Clint Murchison Jr., the . 1959, Adams announced the Houston team In May of 1963 the Cowboys had their first major would be known as the Oilers. Hunt’s team was named victory when Hunt announced he was moving his team the Texans and played in the . AFL to City, where it would be renamed the Chiefs. began in 1960. When the city of Houston declined to build a new The Oilers were an immediate success, winning the for the Oilers, who had been playing in the first AFL championship by defeating the , Adams moved his team in 1997 to Nash- Chargers in January 1961. ville, where it was renamed the Titans. The Dallas Texans, meanwhile, had difficulties. Dallas Texans (AFL)

Year Win Loss Tie 1960 8 6 0 1961 6 8 0 1962 11 3 0 won AFL championship over Houston Oilers 1963 — team moved to Kansas City to become the Chiefs Houston Oilers (AFL–NFL) Year Win Loss Tie Playoffs 1960 10 4 0 won AFL championship over 1961 10 3 1 won AFL championship over Chargers 1962 11 3 0 lost AFL championship to Dallas Texans 1963 6 8 0 1964 4 10 0 1965 4 10 0 1966 3 11 0 1967 9 4 1 lost AFL championship to Raiders 1968 7 7 0 1969 6 6 2 lost divisional playoff to Oakland Raiders AFL, NFL merge 1970 3 10 1 1971 4 9 1 1972 1 13 0 1973 1 13 0 1974 7 7 0 1975 10 4 0 1976 5 9 0 1977 8 6 0 1978 10 6 0 2nd AFC Central; lost AFC championship to Steelers 1979 11 5 0 2nd AFC Central; lost AFC championship to 1980 11 5 0 2nd AFC Central; lost wild-card playoff to Oakland Raiders 1981 7 9 0 1982 1 8 0 (players’ strike) 1983 2 13 0 1984 3 13 0 1985 5 11 0 1986 5 11 0 1987 9 6 0 2nd AFC Central; lost divisional playoff to Broncos 1988 10 6 0 3rd AFC Central; lost divisional playoff to 1989 9 7 0 2nd AFC Central; lost wild-card playoff to Pittsburgh Steelers 1990 9 7 0 2nd AFC Central; lost wild-card playoff to Bengals 1991 11 5 0 1st AFC Central; lost divisonal playoff to 1992 10 6 0 2nd AFC Central; lost wild-card playoff to Buffalo Bills 1993 12 4 0 1st AFC Central; lost divisional playoff to 1994 2 14 0 1995 7 9 0 1996 8 8 0 1997 — moved to Tennessee, renamed the Titans in 1999.

Dallas Cowboys (NFL) The National Football League expanded to 13 Since that first year, the Cowboys have developed teams in when Dallas businessman Clint into one of the most popular teams in the NFL. Murchison Jr. was granted a franchise. The Cowboys have gone to the eight His Dallas Cowboys (originally to be called the times, winning five times, and have advanced to the ) were organized too late to take part playoffs 33 times. The team now plays at the AT&T in the college that year and did not win a Stadium in Arlington. game in the 1960 .

Year Win Loss Tie Playoffs 1960 0 11 1 1961 4 9 1 1962 5 8 1 1963 4 10 0 1964 5 8 1 1965 7 7 0 intercepts a pass during the Cowboys’ first Super Bowl victory in . Dallas beat the Dolphins 24–3. Cowboy (12) stands on the .

Year Win Loss Tie Playoffs 1966 10 3 1 1st Eastern Conf.; lost NFL championship to Bay Packers 1967 9 5 0 1st Capitol Div.; lost NFL championship to 1968 12 2 0 1st Capitol Div.; lost divisional playoff to Browns 1969 11 2 1 1st Capitol Div.; lost divisional playoff to AFL, NFL merge 1970 10 4 0 1st NFC East; lost Super Bowl to Baltimore Colts 1971 11 3 0 1st NFC East; won Super Bowl over 1972 10 4 0 2nd NFC East; lost NFC championship to 1973 10 4 0 1st NFC East; lost NFC championship to 1974 8 6 0 1975 10 4 0 2nd NFC East; lost Super Bowl to Pittsburgh Steelers 1976 11 3 0 1st NFC East; lost divisional playoff to 1977 12 2 0 1st NFC East; won Super Bowl over Denver Broncos 1978 12 4 0 1st NFC East; lost Super Bowl to Pittsburgh Steelers 1979 11 5 0 1st NFC East; lost divisional playoff to Los Angeles Rams 1980 12 4 0 2nd NFC East; lost NFC championship to Eagles 1981 12 4 0 1st NFC East; lost NFC championship to 49ers 1982 6 3 0 (players’ strike); lost NFC championship to Washington Redskins 1983 12 4 0 2nd NFC East; lost wild-card playoff to Los Angeles Rams 1984 9 7 0 1985 10 6 0 1st NFC East; lost divisional playoff to Los Angeles Rams 1986 7 9 0 1987 7 8 0 1988 3 13 0 1989 1 15 0 1990 7 9 0 1991 11 5 0 2nd NFC East; lost divisional playoff to Lions 1992 13 3 0 1st NFC East; won Super Bowl over Buffalo Bills 1993 13 3 0 1st NFC East; won Super Bowl over Buffalo Bills 1994 12 4 0 1st NFC East; lost NFC championship to 1995 12 4 0 1st NFC East; won Super Bowl over Pittsburgh Steelers 1996 10 6 0 1st NFC East; lost divisional playoff to 1997 6 10 0 1998 10 6 0 1st NFC East; lost wild-card playoff to Cardinals 1999 8 8 0 2nd NFC East; lost wild-card playoff to 2000 5 11 0 2001 5 11 0 2002 5 11 0 2003 10 6 0 2nd NFC East; lost wild-card playoff to Carolina Panthers Year Win Loss Tie Playoffs 2004 6 10 0 2005 9 7 0 2006 9 7 0 2nd NFC East; lost wild-card playoff to Seahawks 2007 13 3 0 1st NFC East; lost divisional playoff to 2008 9 7 0 2009 11 5 0 1st NFC East; lost divisional playoff to Minnesota Vikings 2010 6 10 0 2011 8 8 0 2012 8 8 0 2013 8 8 0 2014 12 4 0 1st NFC East; lost divisional playoff to Green Bay Packers 2015 4 12 0 2016 13 3 0 1st NFC East: lost divisional playoff to Green Bay Packers 2017 9 7 0 2018 10 6 0 2nd NFC East; lost divisional playoff to Los Angeles Rams

NRG Stadium, home of the , has a . Houston Texans (NFL) After Bud Adams moved to Tennessee, Houston de- In September 2002, the Texans became the first cided to build a new football stadium in order to get a NFL team in 41 years to win their expansion debut, National Football League expansion franchise. stunning the Dallas Cowboys 19-10 before 69,604 at On Oct. 6, 1999, the NFL team owners voted 29-0 Reliant (now NRG) Stadium in Houston. to award their 32nd franchise to Houston and busi- The Texans have made the playoffs five times. nessman Bob McNair.

Year Win Loss Tie Playoffs 2002 4 12 0 2003 5 11 0 2004 7 9 0 2005 2 14 0 2006 6 10 0 2007 8 8 0 2008 8 8 0 2009 9 7 0 2010 6 10 0 2011 10 6 0 1st AFC South; lost divisional playoff to 2012 12 4 0 1st AFC South; lost divisonal playoff to New Patriots 2013 2 14 0 2014 9 7 0 2015 9 7 0 1st AFC South; lost wild-card playoff to Kansas City Chiefs 2016 9 7 0 1st AFC South; lost divisional playoff to Patriots 2017 4 12 0 2018 11 5 0 1st AFC South; lost wild-card playoff to Colts Other professional football leagues

The Football League played for three most notable player was future Buffalo Bills quarter- seasons, 1983-85, with teams in and back . Houston after the initial season. The , owned by oilman The Gamblers, who played in the Astrodome, were Clint Manges, were quarterbacked by . coached by former NFL head . The Their home games were in Alamo Stadium. (USFL)

Year Win Loss Tie Playoffs 1984 13 5 0 lost quarterfinal to 1985 10 8 0 lost quarterfinal to Stallions

San Antonio Gunslingers (USFL)

Year Win Loss Tie Playoffs 1984 7 11 0 1985 10 13 0

San Antonio Wings and Houston Texans (WFL) The played in 1974 and 7-12-1 record overall. part of 1975, with teams briefly in Houston and San In 1975, the were the brief, Antonio. last incarnation of the Washington-Baltimore Ambas- In 1974, the Texans played in the Houston As- sadors, Ambassadors, Blazers. The trodome for eleven games, going 3-7-1, before the Wings played home games in 23,000-seat Alamo Sta- franchise moved to northern to become the dium and finished with a 7-6 record . The team finished the year with a disbanded in .

San Antonio Riders (WLAF)

The World League of American Football was season, the San Antonio and Sacramento teams were founded in 1990 with the support of the National Foot- accepted into the League, but the League. The played in 1991 San Antonio franchise folded before the beginning of in Alamo Stadium with a 4-6 record and in 1992 in the 1993 season. Bobcat Stadium in San Marcos with a 7-3 record. The NFL revived the WLAF with European teams When the NFL suspended the league after the 1992 in 1995. It existed as NFL Europe until 2007.

Houston Outlaws (RFL) The existed for one sea- and went 7-2. They were defeated 14-12 by the Mo- son in 1999. The played most of bile Admirals before 5,500 fans in Mobile in the only their home games at Memorial Stadium in Pasadena championship game.

San Antonio Matadors and Houston Marshals (SFL) The played for less than a The San Antonio Matadors and the Houston Mar- month in 2000. Besides the teams in San Antonio and shals, both with 2-0 records, were declared league co- Houston, there were teams in Los Angeles and Miami. champions before the league folded.