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The '''Tennessee Titans''' are a professional [[American football]] team based in [[Nashville, Tennessee]]. The Titans compete in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) as a member club of the | The '''Tennessee Titans''' are a professional [[American football]] team based in [[Nashville, Tennessee]]. The Titans compete in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) South division. The Titans play their home games at [[Nissan Stadium]] and are building a new Nissan Stadium as of 2024. It will be completed in 2027. | ||
Originally known as the [[Houston Oilers]], the team was founded in 1959 by Houston oil tycoon | Originally known as the [[Houston Oilers]], the team was founded in 1959 by Houston oil tycoon Bud Adams, who remained the owner until his death in 2013. The team began play in 1960 in [[Houston, Texas]], as a charter member of the American Football League (AFL). The Oilers won the first two AFL championships along with four division titles, and joined the NFL in 1970 as part of the AFL–NFL merger. The Oilers made playoff appearances from 1978-1980 and from 1987-1993, with Pro Football Hall of Famers [[Earl Campbell]] and [[Warren Moon]], respectively. | ||
In | In 1997, the Oilers relocated to Nashville, playing at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in [[Memphis, Tennessee]] for one season while waiting for a new stadium to be constructed. The team moved to Nashville's [[Vanderbilt Stadium]] in 1998. For those two seasons, the team was known as the '''Tennessee Oilers''', but changed its name to the Titans for the 1999 season, when they moved into Adelphia Coliseum, now known as Nissan Stadium. The Titans' training facility is in Saint Thomas Sports Park, a 31-acre site at the MetroCenter complex in Nashville.<ref>{{cite news|title=Titans Practice Facility Renamed "Saint Thomas Sports Park"|url=https://www.titansonline.com/news/titans-practice-facility-renamed-saint-thomas-sports-park-10455494|publisher=NFL Enterprises|website=TitansOnline.com|date=July 11, 2013|access-date=June 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630212206/https://www.titansonline.com/news/titans-practice-facility-renamed-saint-thomas-sports-park-10455494|archive-date=June 30, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
In 2000, the Titans played in the [[Super Bowl]], losing 23–16 to the [[St. Louis Rams]], and they made the playoffs in all but one season from 1999-2003, but only twice in the next 13 years. From 2016 to 2021, the Titans had winning seasons and four playoff appearances. | |||
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Revision as of 09:47, 15 July 2024
The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee. The Titans compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) South division. The Titans play their home games at Nissan Stadium and are building a new Nissan Stadium as of 2024. It will be completed in 2027.
Originally known as the Houston Oilers, the team was founded in 1959 by Houston oil tycoon Bud Adams, who remained the owner until his death in 2013. The team began play in 1960 in Houston, Texas, as a charter member of the American Football League (AFL). The Oilers won the first two AFL championships along with four division titles, and joined the NFL in 1970 as part of the AFL–NFL merger. The Oilers made playoff appearances from 1978-1980 and from 1987-1993, with Pro Football Hall of Famers Earl Campbell and Warren Moon, respectively.
In 1997, the Oilers relocated to Nashville, playing at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee for one season while waiting for a new stadium to be constructed. The team moved to Nashville's Vanderbilt Stadium in 1998. For those two seasons, the team was known as the Tennessee Oilers, but changed its name to the Titans for the 1999 season, when they moved into Adelphia Coliseum, now known as Nissan Stadium. The Titans' training facility is in Saint Thomas Sports Park, a 31-acre site at the MetroCenter complex in Nashville.[1]
In 2000, the Titans played in the Super Bowl, losing 23–16 to the St. Louis Rams, and they made the playoffs in all but one season from 1999-2003, but only twice in the next 13 years. From 2016 to 2021, the Titans had winning seasons and four playoff appearances.
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- ↑ Titans Practice Facility Renamed "Saint Thomas Sports Park", NFL Enterprises, July 11, 2013.