Tennessee Titans
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| Year founded: 1960 | |||||
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| City | Nashville, Tennessee | ||||
| Team colors | Navy, Titan Blue, White, and Red | ||||
| Head Coach | Jeff Fisher | ||||
| Owner | Bud Adams | ||||
| General manager | Mike Reinfeldt | ||||
| Mascot | T-Rac | ||||
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American Football League (1960-1969)
National Football League (1970–present)
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League Championships (2)
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Conference Championships (1)
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Division Championships (8)
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The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL). Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the then-Houston, Texas, team began play in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League. The Oilers won two AFL championships before joining the NFL as part of the AFL-NFL Merger.
The team relocated to the state of Tennessee in 1997, first playing in Memphis for one season before moving to Nashville. For two seasons, they were known as the "Tennessee Oilers" before changing their name to Titans in 1999.
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[edit] Franchise history
[edit] Houston Oilers Era (1960-96)
The Tennessee Titans began in 1960 as the Houston Oilers, a charter member of the American Football League. They are owned by Bud Adams, a Houston oilman who had made several unsuccessful bids for an NFL expansion team in Houston. Adams is considered the second-most influential of the eight original AFL owners, since he and Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs founder Lamar Hunt were more financially stable than the others.
The Oilers appeared in the first three AFL championships. They scored an important victory over the NFL when they signed LSU's Heisman Trophy winner, All-America running back Billy Cannon. Cannon joined other Oiler offensive stars such as quarterback George Blanda, flanker Charlie Hennigan, running back Charlie Tolar, and guard Bob Talamini. After winning the first-ever AFL championship over the Los Angeles Chargers in 1960, they repeated over the same team (then in San Diego) in 1961. They lost to the Dallas Texans in the classic 1962 double-overtime AFL championship game, at the time the longest professional football championship game ever played. In 1962, the Oilers were the first AFL team to sign an active NFL player away from the other league, when wide receiver Willard Dewveall left the Bears to join the champion Oilers. Dewveall that year caught the longest pass reception for a touchdown in professional football history, 99 yards, from Jacky Lee, against the San Diego Chargers. The Oilers won the AFL Eastern Division title again in 1967, then became the first professional football team to play in a domed stadium, when they moved into Houston's Astrodome for the 1968 season.
The years immediately after the AFL-NFL merger were not as kind to the Oilers, who sank to the bottom of the AFC Central. But by 1974, the Oilers led by hall of fame coach Sid Gilman brought the team back to respectability by reaching 0.500 at season's end. The next year, Bum Phillips arrived and with talented stars like Elvin Bethea and Billy "White Shoes" Johnson, the Oilers had their first winning season of the 1970's. In 1978, the Oilers' fortunes improved when they drafted University of Texas football star Earl Campbell, who was both Rookie of the Year and MVP that year and led the Oilers to their first NFL playoff appearance. The Oilers made three straight playoff appearances, but three postseason exits that included two back-to-back AFC Championship Game losses to the Pittsburgh Steelers prompted Adams to fire Phillips. Many football historians believe that had the Oilers not been in the same division as the dominant Steelers, they probably would have made it to at least one Super Bowl during the late 1970s.
The team suffered through more lean years in the early 1980s (the 1981 Oilers won their first two games, both on the road - but then the team lost 23 consecutive away games, an all-time NFL record which remained intact until the Detroit Lions lost their 24th straight road game on December 21, 2003). In 1984, the Oilers won a bidding war for CFL legend Warren Moon but didn't return to the playoffs until 1987. From 1987 through 1993, the Oilers were one of the most successful teams in the AFC, making the playoffs each year but failing to reach the Super Bowl. In 1991, they won their first division title of any kind since 1967.
The Oilers' resurgence came in the midst of a battle for the franchise's survival. In 1987, Adams threatened to move the team to Jacksonville, Florida unless the Astrodome was brought up to date. At the time, it only seated about 50,000 fans for football--the smallest capacity in the NFL at the time. Not willing to lose the Oilers, the city responded with $67 million in improvements to the Astrodome that included new Astroturf, 10,000 additional seats and 65 luxury boxes. These improvements were funded by increases in property taxes and the doubling of the hotel tax, as well as bonds to be paid over 30 years.
Adams was frustrated that the Oilers, despite their gaudy regular season performances, could not make it to the AFC championship game, let alone the Super Bowl. In 1992, for example, the Oilers compiled a 10-6 regular season record, but made history against the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Wild Card playoffs by blowing a NFL record 35-3 lead to eventually lose 41-38 in overtime. Adams had been blamed for the team's previous spells of mediocrity, largely because he had a tendency to micromanage the Oilers. He showed this again before the 1993 season. After three losses in the wild card game and three losses in the divisional playoffs, he gave the Oilers an ultimatum--make the Super Bowl in 1993 or he was breaking up the team. While the Oilers responded with a 12-4 record--their best record ever in Texas--and another AFC Central title, they lost in the second round to the Chiefs. Adams made good on his threat--most significantly, trading Moon to the Minnesota Vikings. Without Moon, the Oilers appeared to be a rudderless team. They finished the next season 2-14, which is still the worst record for a full season in franchise history. The Oilers managed to get back to respectability over the next two years, but would never make the playoffs again in Texas. However, they did manage to establish the future cornerstone of the offense by drafting Steve McNair in 1995.
At the same time, Adams lobbied the city for a new stadium--one with club seats and other revenue generators present in recently-built NFL stadiums. However, Mayor Bob Lanier turned him down almost out of hand. Houston residents were wary of investing more money on a stadium so soon after the Astrodome improvements and that the city was still struggling to recover from the oil collapse of the 1980s. Adams, sensing that he was not going to get the stadium he wanted, began shopping the Oilers to other cities. He was particularly intrigued by Nashville, and opened secret talks with then-mayor Phil Bredesen. At the end of the 1995 season, Adams announced that the Oilers would be moving to Nashville for the 1998 season. City officials there promised to contribute $144 million toward a new stadium, as well as $70 million in ticket sales. At that point, support for the Oilers all but disappeared. Houstonians wanted to keep the team, but did not want to give Bud Adams any more money for what he did. The 1996 season was a disaster for the Oilers. They played before crowds of less than 20,000, and it was possible to hear all of the action on the field. After the season, the city agreed to let Adams out of his lease a year early, allowing Adams to move the Oilers to Tennessee.
[edit] Tennessee Oilers Era (1997-98)
The Oilers' new stadium would not be ready until 1999, however, and the largest stadium in Nashville at the time, Vanderbilt Stadium on the campus of Vanderbilt University, seated only 41,000. At first, Adams rejected Vanderbilt Stadium even as a temporary facility and announced that the renamed Tennessee Oilers would play the next two seasons at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis. The team would be based in Nashville, commuting to Memphis only for games--in effect, consigning the Oilers to 32 road games for the next two years. Even though this arrangement was acceptable to the NFL and the Oilers at the time, few people in either Memphis or Nashville were pleased by it. Memphis had made numerous attempts to get an NFL team, and many people in the area wanted nothing to do with a team that would be lost in only two years--especially to longtime rival Nashville. Conversely, Nashvillians showed little inclination to drive over 200 miles to see "their" team.
The result was, in many ways, almost as much of an embarrassment as the lame-duck season in Houston. The Oilers played before some of the smallest NFL crowds since the 1950s. The few fans there were usually indifferent. Not coincidentally, the Oilers went 2-6 in Memphis while going 6-2 on the road. Despite this, Adams had every intention of playing in Memphis the next season. That changed after the final game of the 1997 season. The Oilers faced the Pittsburgh Steelers in front of 50,677 fans--the only crowd that could not be reasonably accommodated at Vanderbilt. However, nearly all neutral observers estimated that the crowd was made up of least half Steeler fans. Adams abandoned plans to play the 1998 season in Memphis and ended up moving to Vanderbilt after all. The team rebounded that season, and was in playoff contention until losing their last two games for another 8-8 record.
[edit] Tennessee Titans Era (1999-Present)
During the 1998 season, Adams announced that in response to fan requests, he was changing the Oilers' name to coincide with the opening of their new stadium and to better connect with Nashville. He also declared that the renamed team would retain the Oilers' heritage (including team records) and that there would be a Hall of Fame honoring the greatest players from both eras. Unlike four years earlier, when Art Modell was forced to leave the Cleveland Browns' name and heritage behind when he moved his organization to Baltimore, NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue raised no objection when Adams declared that he would retain the rights to the Oilers name--effectively foreclosing Houston from reclaiming it for an expansion team.
Adams appointed an advisory committee to decide on a new name. He let it be known that the new name should reflect power, strength, leadership and other heroic qualities. On December 22, Adams announced that the Oilers would be known as the Tennessee Titans starting in 1999. The new name met all of Adams' requirements, and also served as a nod to Nashville's nickname of "The Athens of the South" (for its large number of higher-learning institutions). The nickname of the city and the team also match the imagery of Nashville's full-scale replica of the Parthenon.
In 1999, Adelphia Coliseum, now known as LP Field, was completed and the newly christened Titans had a grand season, finishing with a 13-3 record--the best season in franchise history. They finished one game behind the Jacksonville Jaguars for the AFC Central title. Tennessee then won their first round playoff game over the Buffalo Bills on a controversial play that became to be known as the "Music City Miracle": Tight end Frank Wycheck made a lateral pass to Kevin Dyson on a kickoff return with 16 seconds left in the game and the Titans trailing by 1 point; Dyson returned the pass 75 yards for a touchdown to win the game. Although Wycheck's pass was close to being illegally forward, replays were found to be inconclusive and the call on the field was upheld as a touchdown. [1] The Titans' Cinderella season led to a trip to Super Bowl XXXIV, where they lost a heartbreaker to the St. Louis Rams when Kevin Dyson was tackled one yard short of the endzone by linebacker Mike Jones as regulation time expired in a play known as "The Tackle".
In 2000, the Titans finished with an NFL-best 13-3 record and won their second AFC Central title.
In 2002, the Titans made an AFC Championship Game appearance but lost to Oakland who went on to lose Super Bowl XXXVII to Tampa Bay.
In 2003, quarterback Steve McNair won the MVP award, sharing it with Peyton Manning. The Titans made the 2003 playoffs, winning their first-round game over the Baltimore Ravens and losing in the AFC semifinals to the New England Patriots.
The 2004 season was disappointing for the Titans, who suffered an unusual number of injuries to key players. Their 5-11 record turned out to be their second-worst record ever since the Houston/Tennessee Oilers became the Tennessee Titans. Numerous key players were cut or traded by the Titans front office during the off season, including Derrick Mason, Samari Rolle, Kevin Carter, and others. This was done most likely to "clean house", or free up money to put the team farther under the salary cap to make further player acquisitions.
In 2005, the Titans took the field with the youngest team in the NFL. Several rookies made the 2005 team including 1st round pick Adam "Pacman" Jones, RT Michael Roos, and a trio of talented receivers in the likes of Brandon Jones, Courtney Roby, and Roydell Williams. After losing their first game of the season on the road to the Pittsburgh Steelers 34-7 and then winning their Week 2 home-opener against the Baltimore Ravens 25-10, the Titans began the season 1-1, but quickly fell out of contention. They lost on the road to the St. Louis Rams 31-27 and lost to their division rival, the Indianapolis Colts 31-10. After getting some redemption on the road against their new division rival, the Houston Texans 34-20, they lost five-straight games to the Cincinnati Bengals (31-23), the Arizona Cardinals (20-10), the Oakland Raiders (34-25), the Cleveland Browns (20-14), and then (coming off of their Week 10 Bye), their division rival, the Jacksonville Jaguars 31-28. The Titans would win at home against the San Francisco 49ers 33-22, but then, they went on the road and got swept by the Colts 35-3. The Titans would sweep the luckless Texans 13-10 at home, but that would be their last win of the year, as they lost their remaining three games to the Seattle Seahawks (28-24), the Miami Dolphins (24-10), and the Jacksonville Jaguars (40-13).
RB Travis Henry, whom many thought would help greatly improve the Titans running game, failed to make a significant impact in the 2005 season. He was also suspended four games for failing a drug test. Team leaders in 2005 included the QB Steve McNair, RB Chris Brown, TE Erron Kinney, and DE Kyle Vanden Bosch. Adam "Pacman" Jones, despite his defensive struggles and issues with his contract before the season, made an impact on the special teams unit in 2005, including a notable 85-yd kickoff return against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Also, the team's final 4-12 record turned out to be the franchise's worst record since becoming the Tennessee Titans.
[edit] 2006
- Further information: 2006 Tennessee Titans season
The team finished at 8-8, a definite improvement over the previous year's mark of 4-12. The year saw Vince Young start at quarterback, who led the team to a 8-5 record as a starter. That span also included 6 straight victories. The teams chances of making the postseason at 9-7 were ended with defeat at the hands of the New England Patriots.
Floyd Reese resigned as the franchise's Executive Vice President/General Manager on January 5, 2007 after thirteen seasons at the helm.
[edit] Logo and uniforms
When the team debuted as the Oilers in 1960, the club's logo was an oil rig derrick. Except for minor color changes throughout the years, this logo remained the same until the team was renamed the Titans in 1999.
The Oilers uniforms consisted of blue or white jerseys, red trim, and white pants. The team commonly wore light blue pants on the road with the white jerseys from the mid 80's to early 90's. From 1960 to about 1965, and from 1972 to 1974, they wore blue helmets; from 1966 to about 1971, the helmets were silver; and they were white from 1975 to 1998.
During the 1997-98 period when they were known as the "Tennessee Oilers", the team had an alternate logo that combined elements of the flag of Tennessee with the derrick logo.
When the team was renamed the Titans, the club introduced a new logo: A circle with three stars, similar to that found on the flag of Tennessee; a large "T"; and blue and red flames (sometimes referred to as the Flaming Thumbtack by detractors). The uniforms consist of white helmets, red trim, and either navy or white jerseys. White pants are normally worn with the navy jerseys, and navy pants are worn with the white jerseys. On both the navy and white jerseys, the outside shoulders and sleeves are light "Titans Blue". In a game vs. the Washington Redskins in 2006, the Titans wore their navy jerseys with navy pants for the first time.
The Titans introduced an alternate jersey in 2003 that is light "Titans Blue" with navy outside shoulders and sleeves. That jersey is usually worn with the road blue pants. In November 2006, the Titans introduced light "Titans Blue" pants in a game at Philadelphia. The pants were reminiscent of the ones donned by the Oilers. In December 2006, they combined the "Titans Blue" pants with the "Titans Blue" jersey to create an all "Titans Blue" uniform. On December 10 the Titans paired the "Titans Blue" pants with the away jerseys to create a uniform that resembled the former Houston Oilers away uniforms when Tennessee faced the Houston Texans in Reliant Stadium.
During the 2006 season, the Titans wore seven different uniform combinations, pairing the white jersey with all three sets of pants (white, Titans blue, navy blue), the navy jersey with the white and navy pants, and the Titans blue jersey with navy and Titans blue pants. The team has yet to pair the Titans blue jersey with white pants, and the navy jersey with the Titans blue pants.
[edit] Season-by-season records
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties
| Season | W | L | T | Finish | Playoff Results |
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| 1960 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1st AFL East | Won AFL Championship (Chargers) 24-16 |
| 1961 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1st AFL East | Won AFL Championship (Chargers) 10-3 |
| 1962 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1st AFL East | Lost AFL Championship (Texans) 20-17 (2 OT) |
| 1963 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3rd AFL East | -- |
| 1964 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 4th AFL East | -- |
| 1965 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 4th AFL East | -- |
| 1966 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 4th AFL East | -- |
| 1967 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1st AFL East | Lost AFL Championship (Raiders) 40-7 |
| 1968 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2nd AFL East | -- |
| 1969 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2nd AFL East | Lost Divisional playoffs (Raiders) 56-7 |
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| 1970 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 4th AFC Central | -- |
| 1971 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3rd AFC Central | -- |
| 1972 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 4th AFC Central | -- |
| 1973 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 4th AFC Central | -- |
| 1974 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3rd AFC Central | -- |
| 1975 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3rd AFC Central | -- |
| 1976 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 4th AFC Central | -- |
| 1977 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2nd AFC Central | -- |
| 1978 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2nd AFC Central | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Dolphins) 17-9 Won Divisional Playoffs (Patriots) 31-14 Lost Conference Championship (Steelers) 34-5 |
| 1979 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2nd AFC Central | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Broncos) 13-7 Won Divisional Playoffs (Chargers) 17-14 Lost Conference Championship (Steelers) 27-13 |
| 1980 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2nd AFC Central | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Raiders) 27-7 |
| 1981 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3rd AFC Central | -- |
| 1982 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 13th AFC Conf.+ | -- |
| 1983 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 4th AFC Central | -- |
| 1984 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 4th AFC Central | -- |
| 1985 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 4th AFC Central | -- |
| 1986 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 4th AFC Central | -- |
| 1987 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2nd AFC Central | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Seahawks) 23-20 Lost Divisional Playoffs (Broncos) 34-10 |
| 1988 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3rd AFC Central | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Browns) 24-23 Lost Divisional Playoffs (Bills) 17-10 |
| 1989 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2nd AFC Central | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Steelers) 26-23 |
| 1990 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2nd AFC Central | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Bengals) 41-14 |
| 1991 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1st AFC Central | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Jets) 17-10 Lost Divisional Playoffs (Broncos) 26-24 |
| 1992 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2nd AFC Central | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Bills) 41-38 |
| 1993 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1st AFC Central | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Chiefs) 28-20 |
| 1994 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 4th AFC Central | -- |
| 1995 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3rd AFC Central | -- |
| 1996 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4th AFC Central | -- |
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| 1997 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3rd AFC Central | -- |
| 1998 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2nd AFC Central | -- |
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| 1999 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2nd AFC Central | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Bills) 22-16 Won Divisional Playoffs (Colts) 19-16 Won Conference Championship (Jaguars) 33-14 Lost Super Bowl XXXIV (Rams) 23-16 |
| 2000 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1st AFC Central | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Ravens) 24-10 |
| 2001 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 4th AFC Central | -- |
| 2002 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1st AFC South | Won Divisional Playoffs (Steelers) 34-31 Lost AFC Championship (Raiders) 41-24 |
| 2003 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2nd AFC South | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Ravens) 20-17 Lost Divisional Playoffs (Patriots) 17-14 |
| 2004 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 4th AFC South | -- |
| 2005 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 3rd AFC South | -- |
| 2006 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2nd AFC South | -- |
| Totals | 340 | 362 | 6 | (1960-2006, AFL & NFL regular season) | |
| 14 | 17 | - | (1960-2006, AFL & NFL playoffs) | ||
| 354 | 379 | 6 | (all games, 1960-2006, including AFL & NFL playoffs) | ||
* = Current Standing
+ = Due to a strike-shortened season in 1982, all teams were ranked by conference instead of division.
[edit] Players of note
[edit] Current players
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Offensive line
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[edit] Tennessee Titans Depth Chart
[edit] Pro Football Hall of Famers
- Elvin Bethea
- George Blanda (born 1927, first player to pass for 36 touchdowns (Oilers, 1961))
- Earl Campbell
- Ken Houston
- Bruce Matthews (the only one of these to have played in Tennessee)
- Mike Munchak
- Warren Moon
[edit] Retired numbers
- 1 Warren Moon (First black quarterback to be inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame)
- 34 Earl Campbell
- 43 Jim Norton (born 1938, all-time American Football League interception leader)
- 63 Mike Munchak
- 65 Elvin Bethea
- 74 Bruce Matthews (the only one of these to have played in Tennessee, 2007 Hall of Fame Inductee)
[edit] Other notable alumni
- Billy Cannon (born 1937, made All-League as a halfback in 1961 and as a tight end in 1969)
- Kevin Carter
- Ray Childress
- Al Del Greco
- Cris Dishman
- Curtis Duncan
- Miller Farr
- Ernest Givins
- Eddie George
- Charlie Hennigan (born 1935, first professional football player to catch more than 100 passes in a season (Oilers, 1964))
- Drew Hill
- Brad Hopkins
- Bobby Jancik
- Haywood Jeffires
- Steve Bryant wide receiver who was a winning contestant on the game show Press Your Luck.
- Billy "White Shoes" Johnson
- Charlie Joiner
- Sean Jones
- Jevon Kearse
- Ernie Ladd
- Jacky Lee
- Archie Manning (Houston Oilers 1982-1983)
- Derrick Mason
- Steve McNair (2003 NFL co-MVP)
- Dan Pastorini
- Wahoo McDaniel
- Allen Pinkett
- Samari Rolle
- Mike Rozier
- Webster Slaughter
- Ken Stabler
- Bob Talamini (born 1939, won two AFL titles with the Oilers, AFL and World Championship with the Jets)
- Charlie Tolar (1937-2003, "the human bowling ball")
- Orville Trask (Rice University - Oilers Defensive Captain 1960-61)
- George Webster
- Frank Wycheck
[edit] Head Coaches
- Lou Rymkus (1960-1961)
- Wally Lemm (1961)
- Pop Ivy (1962-1963)
- Sammy Baugh (1964)
- Hugh Taylor (1965)
- Wally Lemm (1966-1970)
- Ed Hughes (1971)
- Bill Peterson (1972-1973)
- Sid Gillman (1973-1974)
- Bum Phillips (1975-1980)
- Ed Biles (1981-1983)
- Chuck Studley (interim) (1983)
- Hugh Campbell (1984-1985)
- Jerry Glanville (1985-1989)
- Jack Pardee (1990-1994)
- Jeff Fisher (1994-present)
[edit] Current Staff
- Owner/Chairman/CEO - Bud Adams
- Owner/Vice Chairman - Nancy N. Adams
- General Manager - Mike Reinfeldt
- EVP of Football Operations - Jeff Fisher
- Head Coach - Jeff Fisher
- Assistant Head Coach - Dave McGinnis
- Assistant Head Coach - Sherman Smith
Offensive Coaches
- Offensive Coordinator - Norm Chow
- Quarterbacks Coach - Craig Johnson
- Running Backs Coach - Sherman Smith
- Tight Ends Coach - John Zernhelt
- Offensive Line Coach - Mike Munchak
- Wide Receivers Coach - Fred Graves
- Offensive Quality Control Coach - Vacant
- Offenisve Assistant - Vacant
Defensive Coaches
- Defensive Coordinator - Jim Schwartz
- Defensive Line Coach - Jim Washburn
- Linebackers Coach - Dave McGinnis
- Defensive Backs Coach - Chuck Cecil
- Assistant Defensive Backs Coach - Marcus Robertson
- Defensive Assistant/Quality Control Coach - Matt Burke
Specialty Coaches
- Special Teams Coach - Alan Lowry
- Assistant Special Teams Coach - Marty Galbraith
- Strength and Conditioning - Steve Watterson
- Strength and Conditioning Assistant - Vacant
[edit] Radio and television
Beginning with the 2002 season, the Titans' flagship radio station has been WKDF 103.3FM, which converted from rock to country in 1999. From 1996 to 2001, the Oilers/Titans were on WKDF's weaker sister station, WGFX. Mike Keith is the team's play-by-play announcer, and former Titans tight end Frank Wycheck provides color commentary. Most preseason games are televised on WKRN, the ABC affiliate in Nashville.
The Titans are the only team which has not made its radio broadcasts available for retransmission on Sirius Satellite Radio, meaning games are not available at all outside of the local market areas of the affiliate stations.[1]
[edit] Reference
- ^ Printed promotional material for Sirius Satellite Radio, retrieved Feb. 2, 2007
[edit] External links
- Tennessee Titans official web site
- Titans Radio Network
- Titans Insiders website and magazine
- Sports E-Cyclopedia.com
- GoTitans Fan Forum
- The NFL Offers: A Case Study in Corporate Welfare
[edit] See also
List of American Football League players
NFL Cheerleading
| Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans Head Coaches |
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| Rymkus • Lemm • Ivy • Baugh • Taylor • Lemm • Hughes • Peterson • Gillman • Phillips • Biles • Studley • Campbell • Glanville • Pardee • Fisher |
| The American Football League |
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| Eastern Division |
| Boston Patriots | Buffalo Bills | Houston Oilers | New York Titans/Jets | Miami Dolphins |
| Western Division |
| Denver Broncos | Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs | Oakland Raiders | Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Seasons | Playoffs | All-Star games | AFL Draft | All-Time Team | NFL |
