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--Savannah567 (talk) 21:26, 1 November 2014 (UTC)''The Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston, Texas. The team is a member of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League. Wikipedia the Houston Texas has achieved over 30 victories or more and counting. the lead player has made the most touchdowns ever made in history. the quarterback had made a complete touchdown from the 50 yard line. he rules the Texas stadium.. LETS GO TEXANS LETS GO!!!!!!! WOOFWOOF LETS GO TEXANS LETS GO!!!!!! WOOFWOOF Those are the chants you can here miles away..The Texans joined the NFL in 2002 as an expansion team after Houston's previous franchise, the Houston Oilers, moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where they are now the Tennessee Titans.[1] The team majority owner is Bob McNair. The team clinched its first playoff berth during the 2011 season as AFC South division champions.[2] The Texans repeated as AFC South champions in 2012Franchise history[edit]

Main article: History of the Houston Texans

In 1997, Houston entrepreneur Bob McNair had a failed bid to bring a National Hockey League (NHL) expansion team to the city, and Bud Adams relocated the city's NFL team, the Houston Oilers, to Nashville where they were renamed the Tennessee Titans. In 1996, a year earlier, the Cleveland Browns had controversially relocated to become the Baltimore Ravens. As part of the settlement between the NFL, the city of Cleveland and the team owned by Art Modell, the league promised to return football to Cleveland within the following three years. In order to even out the franchises at 32, the league also contemplated adding another expansion franchise. As Houston was one of the favorites for the extra franchise along with Toronto and Los Angeles (which had lost the Rams and the Raiders in 1995), McNair then decided to join the football project and founded Houston NFL Holdings with partner Steve Patterson. In association with Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, they would push for a domed stadium as part of the bid to lure the NFL back to Houston. The expansion team was originally awarded to Los Angeles on March 16, 1999; however, that city had problems in providing an acceptable ownership group and stadium deal, both of which had been promised in Houston for two years. In October the NFL instead awarded the 32nd team to Houston, at the cost of $700 million.[3]

The Houston Texans joined the league at the 2002 NFL season, playing at the newly founded Reliant Stadium. While the team struggled in early seasons, luck started to change once native Houstonian Gary Kubiak became the head coach in 2006. The Texans finished with a .500 season (8 wins and 8 defeats) in both 2007 and 2008, and nearly qualified for the 2009–10 NFL playoffs with a 9–7 result in 2009. In 2010, the team started the season on a 4–2 record going into a Week 7 bye week, but promptly collapsed 2–8 in the second part of the season, finishing 6–10. The following season, former Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips was hired as the defensive coordinator of the Texans, and the improved defense led to the Texans finishing 10–6, winning their first AFC South title.[4] The Texans then beat wild card Cincinnati Bengals 31–10 in the first round of the 2011-12 NFL playoffs,[5] before a 20–13 defeat to the Ravens in the semifinals.[6]

The Texans would surge as the team to beat in the AFC South in 2012, holding an 11-1 record by week 14. However, they lost three of their last four games to finish 12-4, though having beaten the rival Indianapolis Colts allowed them to clinch their 2nd AFC South title. The Texans once again beat the Bengals in the wild-card round, but they would once again fall in the second round, this time with a loss to the New England Patriots.[7] The Texans would start 2–0 in 2013, but went into a tailspin and lost every game afterwards. Head Coach Kubiak would be fired after being swept by the rival Jacksonville Jaguars, who themselves started 0–8. Wade Phillips would fill in as head coach, but the Texans' luck did not change, and they finished 2-14, tying, with 2006, their worst record in franchise history. The 14-game losing streak amassed is also the worst in franchise history.

The Texans will enter the 2014 season with the 14-game losing streak on their back from last season. Former Penn State head coach Bill O'Brien will be the Texans' new Head Coach, and the third in franchise history.[8] .Team identity[edit]

Nickname[edit]

On March 2, 2000, Houston NFL 2002 announced that the team name search had been narrowed down to five choices: Bobcats, Stallions, Texans, Toros, and Apollos. The list of names was determined after several months of research conducted jointly by Houston NFL 2002 and NFL Properties. An online survey regarding the name generated more than 65,000 responses in just seven days.

On September 6, 2000, the NFL's 32nd franchise was officially christened the Houston Texans before thousands at a downtown rally on Texas Avenue. McNair explained that the name evoked "someone who's powerful, independent, courageous and hard-working".[9] The name had previously been the name of a defunct World Football League franchise, which moved to Louisiana to become the Shreveport Steamer, and the nickname Texans was also used by the precursor of the present-day Kansas City Chiefs, the Dallas Texans of the AFL. The nickname "Texans" was more recently used by the now-defunct Canadian Football League franchise in San Antonio. Owner Bob McNair did have to make a deal with Chiefs' owner Lamar Hunt to use the Texans nickname for his new team.[4]

Logos and Uniforms[edit]

Houston Texans uniform combination Along with the team name, McNair also unveiled the team logo, an abstract depiction of a bull's head, split in such a way to resemble the flag of Texas, including a lone star to stand for the eye, the five points of which representing pride, courage, strength, tradition and independence. McNair described the colors as "Deep Steel Blue", "Battle Red" and "Liberty White".[9] A year later the Texans unveiled their uniforms during another downtown rally.

The Texans' helmet is dark blue with the Texans bull logo. The helmet was initially white when the team name and logo were unveiled, but was later

Houston Texans uniform combination Along with the team name, McNair also unveiled the team logo, an abstract depiction of a bull's head, split in such a way to resemble the flag of Texas, including a lone star to stand for the eye, the five points of which representing pride, courage, strength, tradition and independence. McNair described the colors as "Deep Steel Blue", "Battle Red" and "Liberty White".[9] A year later the Texans unveiled their uniforms during another downtown rally.

The Texans' helmet is dark blue with the Texans bull logo. The helmet was initially white when the team name and logo were unveiled, but was later changed to dark blue. The uniform design consists of red trim and either dark blue or white jerseys. The team typically wears white pants with its blue jerseys and blue pants with its white jerseys. Starting with the 2006 season, the Texans wear all-white for their home opener, and the team began to wear an all-blue combination for home games vs. the Indianapolis Colts. In 2003, the Texans introduced an alternative red jersey with blue trim; they wear this jersey at one home game each year, usually against a division rival. In 2007 the Texans introduced red pants for the first time, pairing them with the red jerseys for an all-red look (this uniform combination was not well-received and has since been retired). In October 2008 the Texans paired blue socks (instead of the traditional red) with their blue pants and white jerseys.Rivalries[edit]

The Texans are the youngest franchise in the NFL, having only been competing in the League since 2002. For most of that time, they were considered perennial bottom-dwellers in the AFC South. For that reason, they have not had the history or the reputation on which to build classic rivalries like the ones that often exist between older franchises.

However, there are a few franchises for whom Texans fans hold special animosity. The Tennessee Titans, formerly the Houston Oilers before their relocation in the 1990s, are viewed by many Houston fans as the Texans' chief rival. The Jacksonville Jaguars, and the Indianapolis Colts, whom the Texans have never defeated in Indianapolis (compiling an all-time record of 0–12 there), are also rivals to the Texans.

More recently, Houston has defeated the Cincinnati Bengals in the Wild-Card Round of the playoffs in two consecutive seasons, forming a potential future rivalry with that franchise, one with similarities to the former AFC Central rivalry between the Bengals and Oilers.

In 2002 the team wore a patch commemorating their inaugural season.

Founded: 2002 Location: Houston Head coach: Bill O'Brien Arena/Stadium: NRG Stadium Division: AFC South Mascot: Toro {Texans :D|}