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Houston Texans

For the 1970s World Football League team called the "Houston Texans", see Shreveport Steamer.

Houston Texans
Current season
Established October 6, 1999 (1999-10-06)[1]
First season: 2002
Play in and headquartered in NRG Stadium
Houston, Texas[2]
Houston Texans logo
Houston Texans logo
Houston Texans wordmark
Houston Texans wordmark
LogoWordmark
League/conference affiliations

National Football League (2002–present)

Current uniform
Team colorsDeep steel blue, battle red, liberty white[3][4][5]
     
Fight song"Football Time in Houston"[6]
MascotToro
Personnel
Owner(s)Cal McNair
CEOCal McNair
PresidentGreg Grissom
General managerNick Caserio
Head coachDeMeco Ryans
Team history
  • Houston Texans (2002–present)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (7)
Playoff appearances (7)
Home fields

The Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston. The Texans compete in the National Football League as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) South division, and play their home games at NRG Stadium.

The Texans were founded in 1999, and were owned by Bob McNair until his death in 2018; following McNair's death, the majority ownership of the team went to his wife, Janice. In 2024, ownership again transferred to the McNairs' son, Cal.[7] The team replaced the city's previous NFL franchise, the Houston Oilers, who played from 1960 to 1996 before moving to Nashville and eventually becoming the Tennessee Titans. The Texans began play as an expansion team in 2002, making them the youngest franchise currently competing in the NFL.[8]

While the Texans mainly struggled in the 2000s, their fortunes would take a turn for the better in the 2010s when they first found success in the 2011 season, winning their first division championship and clinching their first playoff berth.[9][10] The Texans have gone on to win six more AFC South division championships in 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, and 2023. They are the only franchise to have never won a road playoff game along with the only one to have never appeared in a conference championship game; they are also one of four franchises to have never appeared in a Super Bowl,[11] alongside the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, and division rival Jacksonville Jaguars.

According to an article by Forbes, the Houston Texans are the eleventh richest team in the NFL with a value of $4.7 billion in August 2022.[12]

After the Texas Rangers won the 2023 World Series, the Houston Texans became the only big four professional sports franchise currently based in Texas without a championship.

  1. ^ "Texans Team History". HoustonTexans.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. Archived from the original on December 21, 2017. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
  2. ^ "Contact Us". HoustonTexans.com. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  3. ^ "Texans seek fan feedback on possible uniform changes". HoustonTexans.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved January 24, 2023. The Texans have featured Deep Steel Blue, Battle Red and Liberty White as part of their uniform design since the inception of the franchise.
  4. ^ "Houston Texans Team History–NFL Football Operations". Operations.NFL.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
  5. ^ "Houston Texans Team Capsule" (PDF). 2021 Official National Football League Record and Fact Book (PDF). NFL Enterprises, LLC. August 11, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  6. ^ "Texans theme song". HoustonTexans.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. April 30, 2005. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
  7. ^ Alexander, Jonathan (March 26, 2024). "Cal McNair unanimously approved as Texans' principal owner by NFL, solidifying team's future". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  8. ^ McClain, John (August 19, 2016). "How the Oilers left Houston and set the stage for the Texans". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on August 26, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  9. ^ McClain, John (December 11, 2011). "AFC South champion Texans reach playoffs for first time in dramatic fashion". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  10. ^ Reiss, Aaron. "The 2010s: Houston Texans' all-decade team showcases how franchise became a contender". The Athletic. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  11. ^ @NFLonFOX (January 24, 2022). "With the Bengals win on Saturday, the Texans are now the only team in the NFL that has 0 playoff road wins" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. ^ "Houston Texans on the Forbes NFL Team Valuations List". Forbes. Retrieved August 22, 2023.