American Football Conference - South Division
Tennessee Titans
| Team's name: Tennessee Titans Conference: NFL Division: AFC  Location: South Nickname: The Flaming Thumbtacks Mascot: T-Rac Team Colours: Navy, Titans Blue, White, Red, Silver Joined the League: 1970 General Manager: Mike Reinfeldt Football Head Coach: Jeff Fisher Football Stadium: LP Field Current Capacity: 68,798 First Year of Football: 1960 Team Titles: Super Bowl Champs: none AFC Champs: 1999 Division Championships: AFL East: 1960, '61, '62, '67 AFC Central: 1991, 1993, 2000 AFC South: 2002, 2008 |
Based in Nashville, Tennessee, the Tennessee Titans are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL). The franchise made its debut as the Houston Oilers in 1960, as a charter member of the American Football League (AFL), the NFL’s league rival. The team won two AFL championships before joining the NFL during the AFL-NFL merger in 1970.
Much of the 1970s and half of the 1980s proved lackluster years for the Titans. By the late 1980s and 1990s, however, the team – still known as the Oilers – became regulars in the playoffs. In 1991 and 1993 the team claimed the AFC Central, but had yet to claim a Super Bowl.
In 1997, the team was relocated to Tennessee and adopted its current nickname, the Titans. The years following the move were successful ones for the team. In 1999, the team claimed not only the AFC Central, but also the conference title, entering into the Super Bowl championship game but losing against the St. Louis Rams.
The team claimed the AFC Central and then the AFC South titles in 2000 and 2002, respectively, after the team was moved to the AFC’s South division. After the team’s 2002 success, however, the Titans slowly moved into a slump. Despite a 12-4 regular season in 2003, the Titans were 2nd in the AFC South, and in 2004, an abysmal 5-11 record put the Tennessee team in the AFC South’s cellar. The team had an even worse record in 2005 but managed third place in its division.
In 2006, the Titans finally recovered from their collapse; a rebuilding process had left them with a .500 record at 8-8. The next year, the Titans did even better, finishing with a 10-6 season and missing the Wild Card playoff berth to the San Diego Chargers.
In 2008, the Titans had their best season in eight years, finishing with a 13-3 record that placed them at first in their division. The Titans entered into the postseason at top seed, playing the Baltimore Ravens, at sixth seed, in the first round. The Titans lost to the Ravens in a close game, 13-10.
Of the team’s 11 selections in the 2009 NFL Draft, the Titans’ number one pick – at 30th overall – was wide receiver Kenny Britt.
Tennessee Titans 2009/10 Schedule
| Preseason Schedule | ||||
| WK | DATE | OPPONENT | TIME (ET) | LOCATION |
| 1 | Sun, Aug 9 | Buffalo | 8:00 PM | |
| 2 | Sat, Aug 15 | Tampa Bay | 8:00 PM | LP Field |
| 3 | Fri, Aug 21 | @ Dallas | 8:00 PM | Dallas Cowboys New Stadium |
| 4 | Sat, Aug 29 | @ Cleveland | 7:30 PM | Cleveland Browns Stadium |
| 5 | Thu, Sep 3 | Green Bay | 8:00 PM | LP Field |
| Regular Season Schedule | ||||
| WK | DATE | OPPONENT | TIME (ET) | LOCATION |
| 1 | Thu, Sep 10 | @ Pittsburgh | 8:30 PM | Heinz Field |
| 2 | Sun, Sep 20 | Houston | 1:00 PM | LP Field |
| 3 | Sun, Sep 27 | @ NY Jets | 1:00 PM | Giants Stadium |
| 4 | Sun, Oct 4 | @ Jacksonville | 1:00 PM | Jacksonville Stadium |
| 5 | Sun, Oct 11 | Indianapolis | 8:20 PM | LP Field |
| 6 | Sun, Oct 18 | @ New England | 4:15 PM | Gillette Stadium |
| 7 | BYE WEEK | |||
| 8 | Sun, Nov 1 | Jacksonville | 4:05 PM | LP Field |
| 9 | Sun, Nov 8 | @ San Francisco | 4:15 PM | Candlestick Park |
| 10 | Sun, Nov 15 | Buffalo | 1:00 PM | LP Field |
| 11 | Mon, Nov 23 | @ Houston | 8:30 PM | Reliant Stadium |
| 12 | Sun, Nov 29 | Arizona | 1:00 PM | LP Field |
| 13 | Sun, Dec 6 | @ Indianapolis | 1:00 PM | Lucas Oil Stadium |
| 14 | Sun, Dec 13 | St. Louis | 1:00 PM | LP Field |
| 15 | Sun, Dec 20 | Miami | 1:00 PM | LP Field |
| 16 | Fri, Dec 25 | San Diego | 7:30 PM | LP Field |
| 17 | Sun, Jan 3 | @ Seattle | 4:15 PM | Qwest Field |
Last Season Statistics (2008/09)
| Team Leaders | |||||||
| PASSING | RUSHING | RECEIVING | DEFENSE | ||||
| Kerry Collins | Chis Johnson | Justin Gage | Keith Bulluck | ||||
| ATT | 415 | CAR | 251 | REC | 34 | TOT | 98 |
| COM | 242 | YDS | 1228 | YDS | 651 | SOLO | 75 |
| YDS | 2676 | AVG | 4.9 | AVG | 19.1 | AST | 23 |
| TD | 12 | TD | 9 | TD | 6 | SACK | 1 |
| Team Statistics | ||||
| YARDS | RUSH | PASS | POINTS | |
| OFFENSIVE | 314 | 137 | 176 | 23 |
| OPPONENTS | 294 | 94 | 200 | 276 |
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