Tennessee Titans

Tennessee Titans
Current season
Established 1960 Play in LP Field Nashville, Tennessee Headquartered in Baptist Sports Park, Nashville, Tennessee
Helmet Logo
League/conference affiliations
American Football League Eastern Division (1960–1969) National Football League (1970–present) American Football Conference (1970–present) AFC Central (1970–2001) AFC South (2002–present)
Current uniform
Team colors	Titans Blue, Navy and White
Mascot	T-Rac
Personnel
Owner(s)	Bud Adams
Chairman	Bud Adams
CEO	Bud Adams
President	Bud Adams
General manager	Mike Reinfeldt
Head coach	Mike Munchak
Team history
Houston Oilers (1960–1996) Tennessee Oilers (1997–1998) Tennessee Titans (1999–present)
Championships
League championships (2) AFL Championships 1960, 1961
Conference championships (1) AFC: 1999
Division championships (9) AFL East: 1960, 1961, 1962, 1967 AFC Central: 1991, 1993, 2000 AFC South: 2002, 2008
Playoff appearances (21)
AFL: 1960, 1961, 1962, 1967, 1969 NFL: 1978, 1979, 1980, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008
Home fields
Jeppesen Stadium (1960–1964) Rice Stadium (1965–1967) Houston Astrodome (1968–1996) Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (1997) Vanderbilt Stadium (1998) LP Field (1999–present) a.k.a. Adelphia Coliseum (1999–2002) a.k.a. The Coliseum (2002–2006)

The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL). Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League. The Oilers won the first two AFL championships, before joining the NFL as part of the AFL-NFL Merger.

The team relocated from the Astrodome in Houston, Texas to the state of Tennessee in 1997. While waiting for a permanent stadium to be built in Nashville, the team played temporarily at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis for one season before moving to Nashville in 1998 and playing in Vanderbilt Stadium. For two seasons, the team was known as the Tennessee Oilers before changing its name to Titans in 1999. The team plays at LP Field in Nashville. The team's training facility is at Baptist Sports Park, a 31-acre (13 ha) site at the MetroCenter complex, located just north of downtown Nashville about 5 miles (8.0 km) from LP Field.

Franchise history

Main article: History of the Tennessee Titans

Logos and uniforms

Houston/Tennessee Oilers logo, depicting an oil rig derrick, used prior to 1999.

Tennessee Oilers uniform: 1997–98

Tennessee Titans uniform combination

When the team debuted as the Oilers in 1960, the club's logo was an oil rig derrick. Except for minor color changes throughout the years, this logo remained the same until the team was renamed the Titans in 1999. The logo was originally called "Ol' Riggy" but this was dropped before the start of the 1974 season.

The Oilers uniforms consisted of blue or white jerseys, red trim, and white pants. From 1966 through 1971, the pants with both the blue and white jerseys were silver, to match the color of the helmets. The team commonly wore light blue pants on the road with the white jerseys from 1972 through 1994, with the exception of the 1980 season, and selected games in the mid 80s, when the team wore an all-white road combination. For selected games in 1973 and 1974, and again from 1981 through 1984, the Oilers wore their white jerseys at home. The light blue pants were discarded by coach Jeff Fisher in 1995.

From 1960 to about 1965, and from 1972 to 1974, they wore blue helmets; from 1966 to 1971, the helmets were silver; and they were white from 1975 to 1998.

During the 1997–98 period when they were known as the "Tennessee Oilers", the team had an alternate logo that combined elements of the flag of Tennessee with the derrick logo. The team also wore their white uniforms in home games, as opposed to their time in Houston, when their blue uniforms were worn at home – in the two years as the Tennessee Oilers, the team only wore their colored jerseys twice, for road games against the Miami Dolphins and a Thanksgiving Day game against the Dallas Cowboys.

When the team was renamed the Titans, the club introduced a new logo: A circle with three stars, similar to that found on the flag of Tennessee containing a large "T" with a trail of flames similar to a comet. The uniforms consist of white helmets, red trim, and either navy or white jerseys. White pants are normally worn with the navy jerseys, and navy pants are worn with the white jerseys. On both the navy and white jerseys, the outside shoulders and sleeves are light "Titans Blue". In a game vs. the Washington Redskins in 2006, the Titans wore their navy jerseys with navy pants for the first time.

Since 2000, the Titans have generally worn their dark uniforms at home throughout the preseason and regular season. The Titans have worn white at home in daytime contests for a few occasions in September home games to gain an advantage with the heat. The Titans wore white at home twice in 2000, 2002, and 2010. The Titans wore white once at home in 2001 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in 2004 and 2007 against the Indianapolis Colts, and once in 2009 against the Houston Texans.

The Titans introduced an alternate jersey in 2003 that is light "Titans Blue" with navy outside shoulders and sleeves. That jersey is usually worn with the road blue pants. When it was the alternate jersey from 2003 to 2007, the Titans wore the jersey twice in each regular season game (and also once in each preseason game). They would always wear the "Titans Blue" jersey in their divisional game against the Houston Texans and for other selected home games which came mostly against a team from the old AFL (American Football League). Their selection in those games were representative of the organization's ties to Houston and the old AFL. In November 2006, the Titans introduced light "Titans Blue" pants in a game at Philadelphia. The pants were reminiscent of the ones donned by the Oilers. In December 2006, they combined the "Titans Blue" pants with the "Titans Blue" jersey to create an all "Titans Blue" uniform – Vince Young appeared in this uniform in the cover art for the Madden NFL 08 video game.

During the 2006 season, the Titans wore seven different uniform combinations, pairing the white jersey with all three sets of pants (white, Titans blue, navy blue), the navy jersey with the white and navy pants, and the Titans blue jersey with navy and Titans blue pants. In 2007 against the Atlanta Falcons, the Titans paired the navy blue jersey with the Titans blue pants for the first time, a game which they won. They also did the navy blue jerseys with the light blue pants against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but they lost that game. The team has yet to pair the Titans blue jersey with white pants.

In 2008, it was announced that the "Titans Blue" jerseys would become the regular home uniforms, with the navy being relegated to alternate status.^[1]

In 2009, The NFL and Hall of Fame committee announced that the Tennessee Titans and Buffalo Bills would kick-off the 2009 National Football League preseason in the Hall of Fame Game. The game, played on Sunday, August 9, 2009 at Canton’s Pro Football Hall of Fame Field at Fawcett Stadium, was nationally televised on NBC. The Titans defeated the Bills by a score of 21–18.^[2] This was the first time, since Tennessee changed its name, the Titans wore their Oilers uniform, in honor of the AFL's 50th anniversary. Also in 2009, the team honored former Quarterback Steve McNair, by placing a small navy blue disc on the back of their helmets, inside of the navy blue disk, a white number 9 (9 was the number McNair wore during his time with the Oilers/Titans).

Season-by-season records

Main article: List of Tennessee Titans seasons

Players

Current roster

Tennessee Titans rosterview · talk · edit
Quarterbacks  8 Matt Hasselbeck 10 Jake Locker 11 Rusty Smith Running Backs 45 Ahmard Hall FB 23 Jamie Harper 28 Chris Johnson 21 Javon Ringer Wide Receivers 82 Donnie Avery 87 Lavelle Hawkins 83 Marc Mariani RS 85 Nate Washington 17 Damian Williams Tight Ends 89 Jared Cook 86 Daniel Graham 88 Craig Stevens		Offensive Linemen 54 Eugene Amano C 64 Leroy Harris G 60 Kevin Matthews C 66 Mike Otto T 71 Michael Roos T 73 Jake Scott G 76 David Stewart T 68 Byron Stingily T 61 Fernando Velasco C/G Defensive Linemen 98 Dave Ball DE 99 Jurrell Casey DT 69 Zach Clayton DT 95 William Hayes DE 91 Jason Jones DE 97 Karl Klug DT 94 Sen'Derrick Marks DT 90 Derrick Morgan DE 96 Malcolm Sheppard DT 93 Shaun Smith DT		Linebackers 56 Akeem Ayers OLB 57 Patrick Bailey OLB 52 Colin McCarthy MLB 51 Gerald McRath OLB 55 Barrett Ruud MLB 59 Tim Shaw OLB 92 Will Witherspoon OLB Defensive Backs 26 Jordan Babineaux SS 37 Tommie Campbell CB 31 Cortland Finnegan CB 33 Michael Griffin FS 35 Chris Hawkins CB 24 Chris Hope SS 30 Jason McCourty CB 25 Anthony Smith FS 20 Alterraun Verner CB Special Teams 58 Ken Amato LS/MLB  2 Rob Bironas K  6 Brett Kern P		Reserve Lists 18 Kenny Britt WR (IR) 29 Ryan Mouton CB (IR) 15 O. J. Murdock WR (IR) Practice Squad 36 Herb Donaldson RB 77 Ryan Durand G 79 Pannel Egboh DE 80 Cameron Graham TE 32 Robert Johnson FS 19 James Kirkendoll WR 70 Troy Kropog OT 14 Michael Preston WR Rookies in italics Roster updated October 7, 2011 Depth Chart • Transactions 53 Active, 3 Inactive, 8 Practice Squad → More rosters
AFC East: BUF  · MIA  · NE  · NYJ • North: BAL  · CIN  · CLE  · PIT • South: HOU  · IND  · JAC  · TEN • West: DEN  · KC  · OAK  · SD NFC East: DAL  · NYG  · PHI  · WAS • North: CHI  · DET  · GB  · MIN • South: ATL  · CAR  · NO  · TB • West: ARI  · STL  · SF  · SEA

Pro Football Hall of Famers

• Elvin Bethea
• George Blanda
• Earl Campbell
• Ken Houston
• Bruce Matthews
• Warren Moon
• Mike Munchak

Retired numbers

• 1 Warren Moon
• 9 Steve McNair
• 34 Earl Campbell
• 43 Jim Norton
• 63 Mike Munchak
• 65 Elvin Bethea
• 74 Bruce Matthews^[3]

Coaches of note

Head coaches

Main article: List of Tennessee Titans head coaches

• Lou Rymkus (1960–1961)
• Wally Lemm (1961)
• Pop Ivy (1962–1963)
• Sammy Baugh (1964)
• Hugh Taylor (1965)
• Wally Lemm (1966–1970)
• Ed Hughes (1971)
• Bill Peterson (1972–1973)
• Sid Gillman (1973–1974)
• Bum Phillips (1975–1980)
• Ed Biles (1981–1983)
• Chuck Studley (interim) (1983)
• Hugh Campbell (1984–1985)
• Jerry Glanville (1985–1989)
• Jack Pardee (1990–1994)
• Jeff Fisher (1994–2010)
• Mike Munchak (2011–)

Current staff

Tennessee Titans staffv · d · e
	Front Office Founder/Owner/Chairman/President/CEO – Bud Adams Executive Vice President/General Manager – Mike Reinfeldt Vice President of Football Operations – Lake Dawson Vice President of Football Administration – Vincent Marino Vice President of Player Personnel – Ruston Webster Head Coaches Head Coach – Mike Munchak Assistant Head Coach/Strength and Conditioning – Steve Watterson Senior Assistant – Dave McGinnis Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Chris Palmer Quarterbacks/Passing Game – Dowell Loggains Running Backs – Jim Skipper Wide Receivers – Dave Ragone Tight Ends – John Zernhelt Offensive Line – Bruce Matthews Offensive Line Assistant – Art Valero Offensive Assistant/Quality Control – Charles London			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Jerry Gray Defensive Line – Tracy Rocker Linebackers – Frank Bush Secondary – Marcus Robertson Secondary Assistant – Curtis Fuller Defensive Assistant/Quality Control – Arthur Smith Special Teams Coaches Special Teams – Alan Lowry Special Teams Assistant – Chet Parlavecchio → Coaching Staff → Management → More NFL staffs
AFC East: BUF  · MIA  · NE  · NYJ • North: BAL  · CIN  · CLE  · PIT • South: HOU  · IND  · JAC  · TEN • West: DEN  · KC  · OAK  · SD NFC East: DAL  · NYG  · PHI  · WAS • North: CHI  · DET  · GB  · MIN • South: ATL  · CAR  · NO  · TB • West: ARI  · STL  · SF  · SEA

Radio and television

The Titans' flagship radio station for several years was WKDF 103.3-FM. However WGFX 104.5-FM, the original Tennessee Oilers/Titans Radio flagship station, again serves as the Titans Radio flagship station since the 2010 season. Mike Keith is the team's play-by-play announcer, and former Titans tight end Frank Wycheck provides color commentary during games. Previous to Wycheck, Pat Ryan provided the color commentary. Larry Stone is also a part of the team, providing injury and scoring updates. The Titans Radio Network is broadcast on some 70 other stations.^[4]

The team has long resisted placing any of its games on Sirius XM Radio.^[5] According to the Titans Radio Network, this is because the Titans' contract with Citadel Broadcasting (parent of both WKDF and WGFX) predates the arrival of satellite radio, thus there is no provision for the NFL to reserve satellite-radio rights.^[6]

Most preseason games are televised on WKRN, the ABC affiliate in Nashville. WKRN also aired a weekly show on Tuesday nights, but for the 2010 season it was recorded on Tuesday nights and then broadcast on Wednesday nights. The show, called 'Titans on 2', was hosted by former Head Coach Jeff Fisher and WKRN anchor John Dwyer. Plans for the shows future with new Head Coach Mike Munchak have not been announced.

Radio Affiliates

Tennessee

Titans Radio Affiliates in Tennessee

City	Call Sign	Frenquency
Bristol	WXSM-AM	640 AM
Camden	WFWL-AM	1220 AM
Camden	WRJB-FM	95.9 FM
Carthage	WUCZ-FM	104.1 FM
Centerville	WNKX-FM	96.7 FM
Chattanooga	WGOW-AM	1150 AM
Chattanooga	WGOW-FM	102.3 FM
Clarksville	WJZM-AM	1400 AM
Cleveland	WCLE-FM	104.1 FM
Columbia	WMCP-AM	1280 AM
Cookeville	WBXE-FM	93.7 FM
Dickson	WDKN-AM	1260 AM
Dyersburg	WASL-FM	100.1 FM
Fayetteville	WYTM-FM	105.5 FM
Franklin	WAKM-AM	950 AM
Jackson	WZDQ-FM	102.3 FM
Knoxville	WNOX-FM	98.7 FM
Lawrenceburg	WDXE-AM	1370 AM
Lawrenceburg	WDXE-FM	106.7 FM
Lebanon	WCOR-AM	1490 AM
Lebanon	WANT-FM	98.9 FM
Lewisburg	WAXO-AM	1220 AM
Manchester	WMSR-AM	1320 AM
Martin	WCMT-FM	101.3 FM
McMinnville	WOWC-FM	105.3 FM
Memphis	WMC-AM	790 AM
Memphis	WMFS-FM	92.9 FM
Morristown	WCRK-AM	1150 AM
Nashville	WGFX-FM	104.5 FM
Paris	WRQR	1000 AM
Paris	WMUF	104.7 FM
Pulaski	WKSR-FM	98.3 FM
Shelbyville	WZNG-AM	1400 AM
Union City	WQAK-FM	105.7 FM
Waverly	WQMV-AM	1060 AM
Winchester	WCDT-AM	1340 AM

Alabama

Titans Radio Affiliates in Alabama

City	Call Sign	Frenquency
Arab	WAFN-FM	92.7 FM
Birmingham	WJOX-FM	94.5 FM
Florence	WQLT-FM	107.3 FM
Huntsville	WUMP-AM	730 AM
Huntsville	WVNN-AM	770 AM
Huntsville	WVNN-FM	92.5 FM
Madison	WUMP-FM	103.9 FM
Scottsboro	WWIC-AM	1050 AM

Arkansas

Titans Radio Affiliates in Arkansas

City	Call Sign	Frenquency
Stuttgart	KWAK-FM	105.5 FM

Illinois

Titans Radio Affiliates in Illionis

City	Call Sign	Frenquency
Golconda	WKYX-FM	94.3 FM

Kentucky

Titans Radio Affiliates in Kentucky

City	Call Sign	Frenquency
Bowling Green	WWKU-AM	1450 AM
Bowling Green	WPTQ-FM	103.7 FM
Calvert City	WCCK-FM	95.7 FM
Campbellsville	WTCO-AM	1450 AM
Elizabethtown	WTHX-FM	101.5 FM
Henderson	WSON-AM	860 AM
Hopkinsville	WKDZ-FM	106.5 FM
Madisonville	WWKY-FM	97.7 FM
Mayfield	WNGO-AM	1320 AM
Owensboro	WVJS-AM	1420 AM
Owensboro	WXCM-FM	97.1 FM
Paducah	WKYX-AM	570 AM
Paducah	WPAD-AM	1560 AM
Princeton	WAVJ-FM	104.9 FM

Mississippi

Titans Radio Affiliates in Mississippi

City	Call Sign	Frenquency
Jackson	WPBQ-AM	1240 AM

See also

	Tennessee portal
	Houston portal

• List of American Football League players
• NFL Cheerleading

References

1. ^ "Titans Decide To Change Their Home Uniform". Bleacher Report. 2008-07-06. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/35313-titans-decide-to-change-their-home-uniform. Retrieved 2009-08-12. 
2. ^ "Hall Release » Bills vs. Titans in 2009 Hall of Fame Game". Profootballhof.com. 2009-01-31. http://www.profootballhof.com/hall/story.jsp?story_id=3097. Retrieved 2009-08-12. 
3. ^ http://www.titansonline.com/team/history/retired_jersey_numbers.html
4. ^ "Titans Radio Network". Titansradio.com. http://www.titansradio.com/. Retrieved 2009-08-12. 
5. ^ Sirius XM Radio promotional material. Retrieved November 28, 2008.
6. ^ "Titans Radio Contact Form & FAQ". Titans Radio Network. http://www.titansradio.com/contactus.asp. Retrieved 2010-10-24. 

http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jan/05/sports/la-sp-nfl-report-20110106

External links

• Official website