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Football in Texas Professional Football in Texas Professional football first arrived in Texas in the ton Bowl as the Dallas Texans. By the end of the sea- fall of 1952 when a 16-member syndicate purchased son, after the league had bought back the franchise, the National Football League franchise that had been the Texans were playing “home” games elsewhere, known as the New York Yanks. The team, coached by including Akron, Ohio, where they had their only vic- Jim Phelan, enjoyed little success playing in the Cot- tory, 27-23, over the Chicago Bears of George Halas. Dallas Texans (NFL) Year Win Loss Tie – 1951 played as the New York Yanks 1952 1 11 0 1953 — remnants of the team became the new Baltimore Colts, including Pro Football Hall of Famers Art Donovan and Gino Marchetti. The coin toss at the AFL championship game in 1962 between the Dallas Texans and the Houston Oilers. Big-time professional football returned to Texas They found themselves battling for ticket sales with when Bud Adams of Houston and Lamar Hunt of Dal- the new National Football League expansion team las started the American Football League in 1959. In owned by Clint Murchison Jr., the Dallas Cowboys. October 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 Cotton Bowl. AFL play to Kansas 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 stadium for the Oilers, who had been playing in the first AFL championship by defeating the Los Angeles Astrodome, Adams moved his team in 1997 to Nash- Chargers in January 1961. ville, where it was renamed the Tennessee Titans. The Dallas Texans, meanwhile, had difficulties. Dallas Texans (AFL) Year Win Loss Tie Playoffs 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 Los Angeles Chargers 1961 10 3 1 won AFL championship over San Diego 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 Oakland 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 Pittsburgh Steelers 1979 11 5 0 2nd AFC Central; lost AFC championship to Pittsburgh Steelers 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 Denver Broncos 1988 10 6 0 3rd AFC Central; lost divisional playoff to Buffalo Bills 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 Cincinnati Bengals 1991 11 5 0 1st AFC Central; lost divisonal playoff to Denver Broncos 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 Kansas City Chiefs 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 January 1960 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 Super Bowl eight His Dallas Cowboys (originally to be called the times, winning five times, and have advanced to the Dallas Rangers) were organized too late to take part playoffs 33 times. The team now plays at the AT&T in the college draft that year and did not win a single Stadium in Arlington. game in the 1960 season. 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 Chuck Howley intercepts a Bob Griese pass during the Cowboys’ first Super Bowl victory in January 1972. Dallas beat the Miami Dolphins 24–3. Cowboy quarterback Roger Staubach (12) stands on the sidelines. Year Win Loss Tie Playoffs 1966 10 3 1 1st Eastern Conf.; lost NFL championship to Green Bay Packers 1967 9 5 0 1st Capitol Div.; lost NFL championship to Green Bay Packers 1968 12 2 0 1st Capitol Div.; lost divisional playoff to Cleveland Browns 1969 11 2 1 1st Capitol Div.; lost divisional playoff to Cleveland Browns 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 Miami Dolphins 1972 10 4 0 2nd NFC East; lost NFC championship to Washington Redskins 1973 10 4 0 1st NFC East; lost NFC championship to Minnesota Vikings 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 Los Angeles Rams 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 Philadelphia Eagles 1981 12 4 0 1st NFC East; lost NFC championship to San Francisco 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 Detroit 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 San Francisco 49ers 1995 12 4 0 1st NFC East; won Super Bowl over Pittsburgh Steelers 1996 10 6 0 1st NFC East; lost divisional playoff to Carolina Panthers 1997 6 10 0 1998 10 6 0 1st NFC East; lost wild-card playoff to Arizona Cardinals 1999 8 8 0 2nd NFC East; lost wild-card playoff to Minnesota Vikings 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 Seattle Seahawks 2007 13 3 0 1st NFC East; lost divisional playoff to New York Giants 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 Houston Texans, has a retractable roof. 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 Baltimore Ravens 2012 12 4 0 1st AFC South; lost divisonal playoff to New England 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 New England Patriots 2017 4 12 0 2018 11 5 0 1st AFC South; lost wild-card playoff to Indianapolis Colts Other professional football leagues The United States Football League played for three most notable player was future Buffalo Bills quarter- seasons, 1983-85, with teams in San Antonio and back Jim Kelly.
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