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The Tennessee Titans relocated to Tennessee from Houston in 1997. In Houston the team was known as the "Houston Oilers". For the first two years in Tennessee the team was known as the "Tennessee Oilers". In 1999 the team changed its name to the "Tennessee Titans".
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Houston oilers to the Tennessee Titans?
The Houston Oilers and Tennessee Titans are the same organization. They began as the Oilers; when they moved to Tennessee in 1997 the Oilers name stayed, then was changed to Titans in 1999.
What is Tennessee's football teams name?
The Tennessee Titans.
Why did they rename the Tennessee Oiler to the Tennessee Titans?
Because the Oilers name was synoymous with Houston and Tennessee is not an oil-producing state. The name Titans comes from Nashville's nickname The Athens Of The South.
What is the name of Tennessee professional football team?
Titans
Where did the Tennessee Titans get there name?
Nashville, Tennessee is known as the Athens of the South because there is an exact replica of the Parthenon which was built in Athens, Greece in Nashville. Titans were very powerful figures in Greek mythology. Titans...Greek mythology...Athens, Greece...Athens of the South...Nashville, Tennessee...Tennessee Titans.
What was the old name for the Tennessee Titans?
Houston Oilers
When did Tennessee Titans begin?
Franchise started in 1960 at the Oilers. In 1999 the team changed its name to Titans.
Where did the Tennesse Titans get their name?
Nashville, Tennessee is known as the Athens of the South because there is an exact replica of the Parthenon which was built in Athens, Greece in Nashville. Titans were very powerful figures in Greek mythology. Titans...Greek mythology...Athens, Greece...Athens of the South...Nashville, Tennessee...Tennessee Titans.
What is the name of the stadium the Tennessee Titans play their home games in?
The Tennessee Titans play at LP Field in downtown Nashville, previously known as the Coliseum.
Why do the Houston Oilers records belong to the Tennessee Titans?
The Tennessee Titans were the Oilers but they moved the team to Tennessee in 1999. Team owner Bud Adams has refused to release the rights to the Oilers name or records from his control.
Where did the Tennessee Titans originate from and what was their mascot?
They originated as the Houston Oilers in 1960; they moved to Tennessee in 1997 and changed their name to Titans in 1999. Their mascot is an anthropomorphic raccoon named T-Rac.
What team did the Houston Oilers change to?
In 1997, the Houston Oilers moved from the city of Houston, Texas to the city of Nashville, Tennessee and they are now known as the Tennessee Titans.
