Houston Texans

The Houston Texans are an American football team playing in the AFC South division of the National Football League. Houston, Texas is base to the team and they play their home games in Reliant Stadium. The Texans joined the NFL as an expansion team in 2002, replacing the Houston Oilers who had moved to Nashville, Tennessee as the Titans five years before. The Texans are still working towards a winning season which could result in a playoff game and their first chance for a Super Bowl slot.

Bob McNair, founder of Cogen Technologies, founded the Houston NFL Holdings and Steve Patterson was named head of the organization. Their primary concern was to get another NFL football team in Houston. The NFL owners voted 29 – 2 to award the 32nd expansion franchise to Los Angeles on March 16, 1999. The award was dependent on the city being able to put together an acceptable ownership team and a stadium deal by September 15. If they did not get that accomplished, the recommendation would swing to Houston. Michael Ovitz, an entertainment guru, Ed Roski, a real estate developer and Marvin Davis, an American industrialist and philanthropist, all tried to put together a winning deal but none materialized. Houston had promised a state of the art domed stadium since 1997. In the first week of October, Ovitz and his group let it be known that they were prepared to offer $540 million for the NFL franchise. Later that same week, McNair’s Houston NFL Holdings upped the ante to $700 million. October 6, 1999, the NFL owners were unanimous in their decision to accept McNair’s offer and the 32nd franchise was awarded to Houston.

The 2002 season ended with 4 wins and 12 losses; 2003, 5wins, 11 losses; 2004, 7 wins, 9 losses; 2005, 2 wins, 14 losses; 2006, 6 wins, 10 losses; 2007, 8 wins, 8 losses, 2008, 8 wins, 8 losses.

Gary Kubiak is the current head coach of the Houston Texans. Kubiak, the second head coach in the history of the team, is in his fourth season. Kubiak has high hopes for his 2009 Texans including Kris Brown, Andre Davis, Zac Diles, Andre Johnson, Jacques Reeves, DeMeco Ryans, Steve Slaton and Eugene Wilson.