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The Tennessee Titans began play in 1960 as the Houston Oilers and were one of the charter teams of the American Football League. The Oilers moved to Tennessee in 1997 and were known as the Tennessee Oilers for the 1997 and 1998 seasons, playing home games in 1997 in Memphis and 1998 at Vanderbilt Stadium. Their new stadium, LP Field in Nashville, was completed before the 1999 season and Bud Adams, the owner of the team, wanted to change the name to reflect power and leadership. Titans was agreed upon, in part because Nashville is known as the 'Athens of the South', and since then the team has been known as the Tennessee Titans.
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The Titans entered the NFL in 1970 as part of the AFL-NFL merger. At that time they played in Houston and were known as the Oilers. The Oilers were a charter team in the American Football League that began play in 1960. The Oilers moved to Tennessee in 1997 and played two years as the Tennessee Oilers. They changed their name in 1999 to Titans to coincide with the opening of their new stadium in Nashville.
The Tennessee Titans got that start in the NFL as the Houston Oilers before moving to Nashville and becoming the Tennessee Oilers. They would soon be renamed the Tennessee Titans in 1999.
* Houston Oilers (1960-1996) * Tennessee Oilers (1997-1998) * Tennessee Titans (1999-present)
They were the Houston Oilers, and then they moved to Memphis, TN and called themselves the Memphis Oilers. and in 1999-2000 season they moved to Nashville, TN and called themselves the Tennessee Titans!
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