Houston Texans
- This is for the current National Football League football team, the Houston Texans. For the professional American football team of that name that played in the World Football League, see Shreveport Steamer.
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| Established 2002 Play in Houston, Texas | |||
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National Football League (2002–present)
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| Team colors | Deep Steel Blue, Battle Red, and Liberty White | ||
| Mascot | Toro | ||
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| Head coach | Vacant | ||
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The Houston Texans American football club is a National Football League team based in Houston, Texas. The Texans joined the NFL as a 2002 expansion team. The city's previous franchise, the Houston Oilers, moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1997 and changed their name to the Tennessee Titans.
- Uniform colors: Steel blue, Battle red, and Liberty white
- Helmet design: Blue helmet with a bull head in the red, white, and blue colors of the Texas flag
- Owner: Bob McNair
- Head Coach: Vacant
- Radio Stations: KILT (610 AM), KILT (100.3 FM), and KLAT (1010 AM)-Spanish
- Radio Announcers: Marc Vandermeer and Andre Ware (English); Rolando Becerra and Enrique Vasquez (Spanish)
Franchise history
The Houston Texans made NFL history by becoming the first expansion team to win consecutive season openers: first in 2002, defeating its established NFC in-state rival Dallas Cowboys in its first regular season game by a score of 19-10; then in 2003, beating the Miami Dolphins 21-20. In 2004, the Texans were the host team for Super Bowl XXXVIII.
Until 2005, the team had steadily improved with each successive season with a record of 4-12 in its first season, 5-11 in 2003, and 7-9 in 2004. In 2004, they cleared some major hurdles and won two consecutives games twice in that season after failing to do so in either 2002 or 2003. The team could have won three in a row to end the season, but they were stymied by the Cleveland Browns. During one notable series in 2004, the Houston Texans won several competitions against the Tennessee Titans (the previous Houston franchise) and the Jacksonville Jaguars. As of mid-2005, they have not yet won a game against the Indianapolis Colts (a bellwether of the AFC South division). Texans fans were pleased with the progress made up to this point, even though they booed the team for its dreadful performance in the aforementioned Browns game that ended the 2004 season.
In 2005, there were expectations for a .500 season or even a playoff berth. However, the team got off to a slow start and with the offense not playing well, offensive coordinator Chris Palmer was fired and replaced by Joe Pendry. This marked the first major shakeup of the Texans' coaching staff in franchise history. In the 2005 NFL Draft the Texans drafted seven players but only one offensive lineman, long considered the team's weakest area. In December 2005, the (at the time) 1-12 Texans hired former Broncos, Giants, and Falcons coach Dan Reeves as a "consultant". However, many members of the Houston media and Texans fans suspect that Reeves will become both head coach and general manager once the expected firings of current coach Dom Capers and general manager Charley Casserly occur at season's end. With their loss to the San Fransisco 49ers in the last game of the season, called by many the Bush Bowl or the Stupor Bowl, the Texans ended their season with a 2-14 record, the worst record in the NFL in the 2005 season (a record some have laid blame on the Texans' front office), and earned the right to the first selection in the 2006 NFL Draft. As of January 2006, many sports commentators expect that Reggie Bush, a running back from the University of Southern California, will be the top pick in the draft.
As of the 2005 NFL season, Houston is the only NFL team with 3 distinctions: they have yet to post a winning season, they have yet to play in a regular-season Monday Night Football game, and have yet to make their first playoff appearance. The Texans are also one of four franchises, along with the New Orleans, Jacksonville, and Seattle to have never played in a Super Bowl or NFL championship game.
Season-by-season
| Season | W | L | T | Finish | Playoff results |
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| 2002 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 4th AFC South | -- |
| 2003 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 4th AFC South | -- |
| 2004 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3rd AFC South | -- |
| 2005 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 4th AFC South | -- |
Single Season Records
- Rushing Attempts: 302 Domanick Davis (2004)
- Rushing Yards: 1,188 Domanick Davis (2004)
- Rushing Touchdowns: 13 Domanick Davis (2004)
- Receiving Catches: 79 Andre Johnson (2004)
- Receiving Yards: 1,142 Andre Johnson (2004)
- Receiving Touchdowns: 6 Andre Johnson (2004), Corey Bradford (2002)
- Passing Attempts: 466 David Carr (2004)
- Passing Completions: 285 David Carr (2004)
- Passing Yards: 3,531 David Carr (2004)
- Passing Touchdowns: 16 David Carr (2004)
- Passing Interceptions: 15 David Carr (2002)
- Quarterback Sacks: 8 Jeff Posey (2002)
- Pass Interceptions: 7 Marcus Coleman (2003)
Players of note
Current players
First Round Draft Picks
- 2002 David Carr QB, 1st Overall
- 2003 Andre Johnson WR, 3rd Overall
- 2004 Dunta Robinson CB, 10th Overall
- 2004 Jason Babin LB, 27th Overall (From Tennessee)
- 2005 Travis Johnson DE, 16th Overall
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