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For information about (and other uses of) the symbol , see Taijitu and Taiji (philosophy).
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The "yin and yang symbol" (taijitu).
Yin and yang
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
陰陽
Simplified Chinese
阴阳
Literal meaning
dark-bright, negative-positive
[show]Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
yīnyáng
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
inyang
Wade–Giles
yin1-yang2
IPA
[ín.jǎŋ]
Hakka
Romanization
yim1-yong2
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
yām-yèuhng
IPA
[jɐ́m.jœ̏ːŋ]
Jyutping
jam1-joeng4
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ
im-iông
Middle Chinese
Middle Chinese
'im-yang
Old Chinese
Baxter–Sagart (2014)
*qrum-lang
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese alphabet
âm dương
Chữ Nôm
陰陽
Korean name
Hangul
음양
Hanja
陰陽
[show]Transcriptions
Revised Romanization
eumyang
McCune–Reischauer
ŭmyang
Japanese name
Kanji
陰陽
Hiragana
いんよう, おんよう, おんみょう
[show]Transcriptions
Revised Hepburn
in'yō, on'yō, onmyō
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In Chinese philosophy, yin and yang (陰陽 yīnyáng, lit. "dark-bright", "negative-positive") describe how seemingly opposite or contrary forces may actually be complementary, interconnected, and interdependent in the natural world, and how they may give rise to each other as they interrelate to one another. Many tangible dualities (such as light and dark, fire and water, expanding and contracting) are thought of as physical manifestations of the duality symbolized by yin and yang. This duality lies at the origins of many branches of classical Chinese science and philosophy, as well as being a primary guideline of traditional Chinese medicine,[1] and a central principle of different forms of Chinese martial arts and exercise, such as baguazhang, taijiquan (t'ai chi), and qigong (Chi Kung), as well as appearing in the pages of the I Ching.
Duality is found in many belief systems, but Yin and Yang are parts of a Oneness that is also equated with the Tao. The term 'dualistic-monism' or dialectical monism has been coined in an attempt to express this fruitful paradox of simultaneous unity/duality. Yin and yang can be thought of as complementary (rather than opposing) forces that interact to form a dynamic system in which the whole is greater than the assembled parts.[2] Everything has both yin and yang aspects (for instance, shadow cannot exist without light). Either of the two major aspects may manifest more strongly in a particular object, depending on the criterion of the observation. The yin yang (i.e. taijitu symbol) shows a balance between two opposites with a portion of the opposite element in each section.
In Taoist metaphysics, distinctions between good and bad, along with other dichotomous moral judgments, are perceptual, not real; so, the duality of yin and yang is an indivisible whole. In the ethics of Confucianism on the other hand, most notably in the philosophy of Dong Zhongshu (c. 2nd century BC), a moral dimension is attached to the idea of yin and yang.[3]
Contents
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1 Linguistic aspects
1.1 Characters
1.2 Pronunciations and etymologies
1.3 Meanings
1.4 Toponymy
1.5 Loanwords
2 History
3 Nature
4 Symbolism and importance
4.1 I Ching
4.2 Taijitu
4.3 Taijiquan
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
Linguistic aspects[edit]
The Chinese terms yīn 陰 or 阴 "shady side" and yáng 陽 or 阳 "sunny side" are linguistically analyzable in terms of Chinese characters, pronunciations and etymology, meanings, topography, and loanwords.
Characters[edit]
The Traditional Chinese characters 陰 and 陽 for the words yīn and yáng are both classified as radical-phonetic characters, combining the semantically significant "mound; hill" radical 阝 or 阜 with the phonetic indicators yīn 侌 and yáng 昜. The first phonetic yīn 侌 "cloudy" ideographically combines jīn 今 "now; present" and yún 云 "cloud", denoting the "今 presence of 云 clouds".[4] The second phonetic yáng 昜 "bright" originally pictured 日 the "sun" with 勿 "rays coming down".[5] This phonetic is expanded with the "sun" radical into yáng 暘 "rising sun; sunshine". The "mound; hill" radical 阝full forms semantically specify yīn 陰 "shady/dark side of a hill" and yáng 陽 "sunny/light side of a hill".
The Simplified Chinese characters 阴 and 阳 for yīn and yáng combine the same "hill" radical 阝 with the non-phonetic yuè 月 "moon" and rì 日 "sun", graphically denoting "shady side of a hill" and "sunny side of a hill". Compare the Classical Chinese names (which contain tài 太 "great") for these two heavenly bodies: Tàiyīn 太陰 "moon" and Tàiyáng 太陽 "sun".
Pronunciations and etymologies[edit]
The Modern Standard Chinese pronunciation of 陰 or 阴 is usually level first tone yīn "shady; cloudy" or sometimes falling fourth tone yìn "to shelter; shade", and 陽 or 阳 "sunny" is always pronounced with rising second tone yáng.
Sinologists and historical linguists have reconstructed Middle Chinese pronunciations from data in the (7th century CE) Qieyun rime dictionary and later rime tables, which was subsequently used to reconstruct Old Chinese phonology from rimes in the (11th-7th centuries BCE) Shijing and phonological components of Chinese characters. Reconstructions of Old Chinese have illuminated the etymology of modern Chinese words.
Compare these Middle Chinese and Old Chinese (with asterisk) reconstructions of yīn 陰 and yáng 陽:
ˑiəm < *ˑiəm and iang < *diang (Bernhard Karlgren)[6]
*ʔjəm and *raŋ (Li Fang-Kuei)[7]
ʔ(r)jum and *ljang (William H. Baxter),[8]
ʔjəm < *ʔəm and jiaŋ < *laŋ (Axel Schuessler)[9]
'im < *qrum and yang < *laŋ (William H. Baxter and Laurent Sagart)[10]
Schuessler gives probable Sino-Tibetan etymologies for both Chinese words.
Yin < *ʔəm compares with Burmese ʔumC "overcast; cloudy", Adi muk-jum "shade", and Lepcha so'yǔm "shade"; and is probably cognate with Chinese àn < *ʔə̂mʔ 黯 "dim; gloomy" and qīn < *khəm 衾 "blanket"
Yang < *laŋ compares with Lepcha a-lóŋ "reflecting light", Burmese laŋB "be bright" and ə-laŋB "light", and Tai plaŋA1 "bright"; and is perhaps cognate with Chinese chāng < *k-hlaŋ 昌 "prosperous; bright" (cf. Proto-Viet-Mong hlaŋB "bright"), and bǐng < *braŋʔ 炳 "bright".
Meanings[edit]
Yin and yang are semantically complex words.
A reliable Chinese-English dictionary gives the following translation equivalents.[11]
Yin 陰 or 阴 Noun ① [philosophy] negative/passive/female principle in nature ② Surname Bound morpheme ① the moon ② shaded orientation ③ covert; concealed; hidden ④ ⑦ negative ⑧ north side of a hill ⑨ south bank of a river ⑩ reverse side of a stele ⑪in intaglio Stative verb ① overcast ② sinister; treacherous
Yang 陽 or 阳 Bound morpheme ① [Chinese philosophy] positive/active/male principle in nature ②the sun ④ in relief ⑤ open; overt ⑥ belonging to this world ⑦ [linguistics] masculine ⑧ south side of a hill ⑨ north bank of a river
The compound yinyang 陰陽 or 阴阳 means "yin and yang; opposites; ancient Chinese astronomy; occult arts; astrologer; geomancer; etc.".
The sinologist Rolf Stein etymologically translates Chinese yin 陰 "shady side (of a mountain)" and yang 陽 "sunny side (of a mountain)" with the uncommon English geographic terms ubac "shady side of a mountain" and adret "sunny side of a mountain" (which are of French origin).[12]
Toponymy[edit]
Many Chinese place names or toponyms contain the word yang "sunny side" and a few contain yin "shady side". In China, as elsewhere in the Northern Hemisphere, sunlight comes predominantly from the south, and thus the south face of a mountain or the north bank of a river will receive more direct sunlight than the opposite side.
Yang refers to the "south side of a hill" in Hengyang 衡陽, which is south of Mount Heng 衡山 in Hunan province, and to the "north bank of a river" in Luoyang 洛陽, which is located north of the Luo River 洛河 in Henan.
Similarly, yin refers to "north side of a hill" in Huayin 華陰, which is north of Mount Hua 華山 in Shaanxi province.
Loanwords[edit]
English yin, yang, and yin-yang are familiar loanwords of Chinese origin.
The Oxford English Dictionary defines:
yin (jɪn) Also Yin, Yn. [Chinese yīn shade, feminine; the moon.]
a. In Chinese philosophy, the feminine or negative principle (characterized by dark, wetness, cold, passivity, disintegration, etc.) of the two opposing cosmic forces into which creative energy divides and whose fusion in physical matter brings the phenomenal world into being. Also attrib. or as adj., and transf. Cf. yang.
b. Comb., as yin-yang, the combination or fusion of the two cosmic forces; freq. attrib., esp. as yin-yang symbol, a circle divided by an S-shaped line into a dark and a light segment, representing respectively yin and yang, each containing a 'seed' of the other.
yang (jæŋ) Also Yang. [Chinese yáng yang, sun, positive, male genitals.]
a. In Chinese philosophy, the masculine or positive principle (characterized by light, warmth, dryness, activity, etc.) of the two opposing cosmic forces into which creative energy divides and whose fusion in physical matter brings the phenomenal world into being. Also attrib. or as adj. Cf. yin.
b. Comb.: yang-yin = yin-yang s.v. yin b.
For the earliest recorded "yin and yang" usages, the OED cites 1671 for yin and yang,[13] 1850 for yin-yang,[14] and 1959 for yang-yin.[15]
In English, yang-yin (like ying-yang) occasionally occurs as a mistake or typographical error for the Chinese loanword yin-yang— yet they are not equivalents. Chinese does have some yangyin collocations, such as 洋銀 (lit. "foreign silver") "silver coin/dollar", but not even the most comprehensive dictionaries (e.g., the Hanyu Da Cidian) enter yangyin *陽陰. While yang and yin can occur together in context,[16] yangyin is not synonymous with yinyang. The linguistic term "irreversible binomial" refers to a collocation of two words A-B that cannot normally be reversed as B-A, for example, English cat and mouse (not *mouse and cat) and friend or foe (not *foe or friend). Similarly, the usual pattern among Chinese binomial compounds is for positive A and negative B, where the A word is dominant or privileged over B, for example, tiandi 天地 "heaven and earth" and nannü 男女 "men and women". Yinyang meaning "dark and light; female and male; moon and sun", however, is an exception. Scholars have proposed various explanations for why yinyang violates this pattern, including "linguistic convenience" (it is easier to say yinyang than yangyin), the idea that "proto-Chinese society was matriarchal", or perhaps, since yinyang first became prominent during the late Warring States period, this term was "purposely directed at challenging persistent cultural assumptions".[17]
History[edit]
Needham discusses Yin and Yang together with Five Elements as part of the School of Naturalists. He says that it would be proper to begin with Yin and Yang before Five Elements because the former: "lay, as it were, at a deeper level in Nature, and were the most ultimate principles of which the ancient Chinese could conceive. But it so happens that we know a good deal more about the historical origin of the Five-Element theory than about that of the Yin and the Yang, and it will therefore be more convenient to deal with it first."[18] He then discusses Zou Yan (鄒衍; 305 – 240 BC) who is most associated with these theories. Although Yin and Yang are not mentioned in any of the surviving documents of Zou Yan, his school was known as the Yin Yang Jia (Yin and Yang School) Needham concludes "There can be very little doubt that the philosophical use of the terms began about the beginning of the -4th century, and that the passages in older texts which mention this use are interpolations made later than that time."[19]
Nature[edit]
In Daoist philosophy, dark and light, yin and yang, arrive in the Tao Te Ching at chapter 42.[20] It becomes sensible from an initial quiescence or emptiness (wuji, sometimes symbolized by an empty circle), and continues moving until quiescence is reached again. For instance, dropping a stone in a calm pool of water will simultaneously raise waves and lower troughs between them, and[citation needed] this alternation of high and low points in the water will radiate outward until the movement dissipates and the pool is calm once more. Yin and yang thus are always opposite and equal qualities. Further, whenever one quality reaches its peak, it will naturally begin to transform into the opposite quality: for example, grain that reaches its full height in summer (fully yang) will produce seeds and die back in winter (fully yin) in an endless cycle.
It is impossible to talk about yin or yang without some reference to the opposite, since yin and yang are bound together as parts of a mutual whole (for example, there cannot be the bottom of the foot without the top). A way to illustrate this idea is[citation needed] to postulate the notion of a race with only men or only women; this race would disappear in a single generation. Yet, men and women together create new generations that allow the race they mutually create (and mutually come from) to survive. The interaction of the two gives birth to things, like manhood.[21] Yin and yang transform each other: like an undertow in the ocean, every advance is complemented by a retreat, and every rise transforms into a fall. Thus, a seed will sprout from the earth and grow upwards towards the sky—an intrinsically yang movement. Then, when it reaches its full potential height, it will fall. Also, the growth of the top seeks light, while roots grow in darkness.
Certain catchphrases have been used to express yin and yang complementarity:[22]
The bigger the front, the bigger the back.
Illness is the doorway to health.
Tragedy turns to comedy.
Disasters turn out to be blessings.
Symbolism and importance[edit]
Yin is the black side with the white dot in it, and yang is the white side with the black dot in it. The relationship between yin and yang is often described in terms of sunlight playing over a mountain and a valley. Yin (literally the 'shady place' or 'north slope') is the dark area occluded by the mountain's bulk, while yang (literally the 'sunny place' or 'south slope') is the brightly lit portion. As the sun moves across the sky, yin and yang gradually trade places with each other, revealing what was obscured and obscuring what was revealed.
Yin is characterized as slow, soft, yielding, diffuse, cold, wet, and passive; and is associated with water, earth, the moon, femininity, and nighttime.
Yang, by contrast, is fast, hard, solid, focused, hot, dry, and active; and is associated with fire, sky, the sun, masculinity and daytime.[23]
The Yin-Yang symbol, having no "officially standardized" rendition, has been the basis of much artistic variation, most of it "frivolous" (that is, "merely" artistic, with no philosophical/mystical meaning, e.g., tattoos).[citation needed]
Yin and yang also applies to the human body. In traditional Chinese medicine good health is directly related to the balance between yin and yang qualities within oneself.[24] If yin and yang become unbalanced, one of the qualities is considered deficient or has vacuity.
I Ching[edit]
In the I Ching, originally a divination manual of the Western Zhou period (c. 1000–750 BC),[25] yin and yang are represented by broken and solid lines: yin is broken (⚋) and yang is solid (⚊). These are then combined into trigrams, which are more yang (e.g. ☱) or more yin (e.g. ☵) depending on the number of broken and solid lines (e.g., ☰ is heavily yang, while ☷ is heavily yin), and trigrams are combined into hexagrams (e.g. ䷕ and ䷟). The relative positions and numbers of yin and yang lines within the trigrams determines the meaning of a trigram, and in hexagrams the upper trigram is considered yang with respect to the lower trigram, yin, which allows for complex depictions of interrelations.
Taijitu[edit]
Main article: Taijitu
The principle of yin and yang is represented in Taoism by the Taijitu (literally "Diagram of the Supreme Ultimate"). The term is commonly used to mean the simple "divided circle" form, but may refer to any of several schematic diagrams representing these principles, such as the swastika, common to Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. Similar symbols have also appeared in other cultures, such as in Celtic art and Roman shield markings.[26][27][28]
Taijiquan[edit]
Taijiquan (Chinese: 太极拳), a form of martial art, is often described as the principles of yin and yang applied to the human body and an animal body. Wu Jianquan, a famous Chinese martial arts teacher, described Taijiquan as follows:
Various people have offered different explanations for the name Taijiquan. Some have said: – 'In terms of self-cultivation, one must train from a state of movement towards a state of stillness. Taiji comes about through the balance of yin and yang. In terms of the art of attack and defense then, in the context of the changes of full and empty, one is constantly internally latent, to not outwardly expressive, as if the yin and yang of Taiji have not yet divided apart.' Others say: 'Every movement of Taijiquan is based on circles, just like the shape of a Taijitu. Therefore, it is called Taijiquan.
— Wu Jianquan, The International Magazine of T’ai Chi Ch’uan[29]
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Footnotes
Jump up ^ Porkert (1974). The Theoretical Foundations of Chinese Medicine. MIT Press. ISBN 0-262-16058-7.
Jump up ^ Georges Ohsawa (1931) The Unique Principle, link from Google Books
Jump up ^ Taylor Latener, Rodney Leon (2005). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Confucianism, Vol. 2. New York: Rosen Publishing Group. p. 869. ISBN 978-0-8239-4079-0.
Jump up ^ Bernhard Karlgren, Analytic Dictionary of Chinese and Sino-Japanese, Paul Geunthner, 1923, p. 104.
Jump up ^ Wenlin, version 4.1.1, 2012, n.p.
Jump up ^ Bernhard Karlgren, Grammata Serica Recensa, Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, 1957, 173, 188.
Jump up ^ Li, Fang-Kuei, "Studies on Archaic Chinese", translated by Gilbert L. Mattos, Monumenta Serica 31, 1974:219–287.
Jump up ^ William H. Baxter, A Handbook of Old Chinese Phonology, Mouton de Gruyter ,1992.
Jump up ^ Schuessler, Axel, ABC Etymological Dictionary of Old Chinese, University of Hawaii Press, 2007, 558, 572.
Jump up ^ Baxter & Sagart (2014), pp. 326-378.
Jump up ^ John DeFrancis, ed., ABC Chinese-English Comprehensive Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press, 2003, 1147, 1108.
Jump up ^ Rolf Stein (2010), Rolf Stein's Tibetica Antiqua: With Additional Materials, Brill, p. 63.
Jump up ^ Arnoldus Montanus, Atlas Chinensis: Being a relation of remarkable passages in two embassies from the East-India Company of the United Provinces to the Vice-Roy Singlamong, General Taising Lipovi, and Konchi, Emperor, Thomas Johnson, tr. by J. Ogilby, 1671, 549: "The Chineses by these Strokes ‥ declare ‥ how much each Form or Sign receives from the two fore-mention'd Beginnings of Yn or Yang."
Jump up ^ William Jones Boone, "Defense of an Essay on the proper renderings of the words Elohim and θεός into the Chinese Language," Chinese Repository XIX, 1850, 375: "... when in the Yih King (or Book of Diagrams) we read of the Great Extreme, it means that the Great Extreme is in the midst of the active-passive primordial substance (Yin-yáng); and that it is not exterior to, or separate from the Yin-yáng."
Jump up ^ Carl Jung, "Aion: Researches into the Phenomenology of the Self", in The Collected Works of C. G. Jung, tr. by R. F. C. Hull, Volume 9, Part 2, p. 58" "[The vision of "Ascension of Isaiah"] might easily be a description of a genuine yang-yin relationship, a picture that comes closer to the actual truth than the privatio boni. Moreover, it does not damage monotheism in any way, since it unites the opposites just and yang and yin are united in Tao (which the Jesuits quite logically translated as "God")."
Jump up ^ For instance, the Huainanzi says" "Now, the lumber is not so important as the forest; the forest is not so important as the rain; the rain is not so important as yin and yang; yin and yang are not so important as harmony; and harmony is not so important as the Way. (12, 材不及林，林不及雨，雨不及陰陽，陰陽不及和，和不及道; tr. Major et al. 2010, 442).
Jump up ^ Roger T. Ames, "Yin and Yang", in Encyclopedia of Chinese Philosophy, ed. by Antonio S. Cua, Routledge, 2002, 847.
Jump up ^ Needham, Joseph; Science and Civilization in China Vol.2: History of Scientific Thought; Cambridge University Press; 1956
Jump up ^ Needham, Joseph; Science and Civilization in China Vol.2: History of Scientific Thought; Cambridge University Press; 1956
Jump up ^ Muller, Charles. "Daode Jing". Retrieved 2012-09-04.
Jump up ^ Robin R. Wang "Yinyang (Yin-yang)". Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
Jump up ^ Nyoiti Sakurazawa & William Dufty (1965) You Are All Sanpaku, page 33
Jump up ^ Osgood, Charles E. "From Yang and Yin to and or but." Language 49.2 (1973): 380–412 . JSTOR
Jump up ^ Li CL. A brief outline of Chinese medical history with particular reference to acupuncture. Perspect Biol Med. 1974 Autumn;18(1):132-43.
Jump up ^ The text of the I Ching has its origins in a Western Zhou divination text called the Changes of Zhou (周易 Zhōu yì). Various modern scholars suggest dates ranging between the 10th and 4th centuries BC for the assembly of the text in approximately its current form. Nylan, Michael (2001), The Five "Confucian" Classics (2001), p. 228.
Jump up ^ Giovanni Monastra: "The "Yin–Yang" among the Insignia of the Roman Empire?," "Sophia," Vol. 6, No. 2 (2000)
Jump up ^ "Late Roman Shield Patterns - Magister Peditum". www.ne.jp.
Jump up ^ Helmut Nickel: "The Dragon and the Pearl," Metropolitan Museum Journal, Vol. 26 (1991), p. 146, Fn. 5
Jump up ^ Woolidge, Doug (June 1997). "T’AI CHI The International Magazine of T’ai Chi Ch’uan Vol. 21 No. 3". Wayfarer Publications. ISSN 0730-1049.
Works cited
Baxter, William H.; Sagart, Laurent (2014). Old Chinese: A New Reconstruction. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-994537-5.
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For the 1970s World Football League team called the "Houston Texans", see Shreveport Steamer.
Houston Texans
Current season
Established October 6, 1999; 18 years ago (1999-10-06)[1]
First season: 2002
Play in and headquartered in NRG Stadium
Houston, Texas
Logo Wordmark
League/conference affiliations
National Football League (2002–present)
American Football Conference (2002–present)
AFC South (2002–present)
Current uniform
Team colors
Deep Steel Blue, Battle Red, Liberty White[2][3]
Fight song
"Football Time in Houston"
Mascot
Toro
Personnel
Owner(s)
Bob McNair
Chairman
Bob McNair
CEO
Bob McNair
President
Jamey Rootes
General manager
Vacant
Head coach
Bill O'Brien
Team history
Houston Texans (2002–present)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (4)
AFC South: 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016
Playoff appearances (4)
NFL: 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016
Home fields
NRG Stadium (2002–present)
The Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston, Texas. The Texans compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) South division. The club first played in 2002 as an expansion team, which makes them the youngest franchise currently competing in the NFL.[4] The Texans replaced Houston's previous franchise, the Houston Oilers, which moved to Nashville, Tennessee and are now the Tennessee Titans. The team's majority owner is Bob McNair. While the team mainly struggled in the 2000s, they clinched their first playoff berth during the 2011 season as AFC South division champions.[5] The Texans have gone on to win more AFC South championships in 2012, 2015, and 2016. To date, the Texans are the only NFL franchise to have never played in a conference championship game.
Contents
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1 Franchise history
2 Team identity
2.1 Nickname
2.2 Logo and uniforms
2.3 Mascots and cheerleaders
3 Rivalries
3.1 Tennessee Titans
3.2 Other AFC South rivalries
3.3 Cincinnati Bengals
3.4 New Orleans Saints
3.5 Dallas Cowboys
4 Statistics
4.1 Win–loss record
4.2 Notable records vs opponents
5 NFL playoffs record
6 Players of note
6.1 Current roster
6.2 NFL Draft history
6.2.1 First-round draft picks by year
6.3 Awards and honors
6.4 Ring of Honor
7 Coaches of note
7.1 Head coaches
7.2 Offensive coordinators
7.3 Defensive coordinators
7.4 Current staff
8 Traditions
9 Radio and television
9.1 Radio affiliates
10 Theme music
11 Work in the community
12 See also
13 Notes and references
14 External links
Franchise history[edit]
Main article: History of the Houston Texans
In 1997, Houston entrepreneur Bob McNair had a failed bid to bring a National Hockey League (NHL) expansion team to the city, and Bud Adams relocated the city's NFL team, the Houston Oilers, to Nashville where they were renamed the Tennessee Titans. In 1996, a year earlier, the Cleveland Browns had controversially relocated to become the Baltimore Ravens. As part of the settlement between the NFL, the city of Cleveland, Ohio, and the team owned by Art Modell, the league promised to return football to Cleveland within the following three years.
In order to even out the franchises at 32, the league also contemplated adding another expansion franchise. As Houston was one of the favorites for the extra franchise along with Toronto and Los Angeles (which had lost the Rams and the Raiders in 1995), McNair then decided to join the football project and founded Houston NFL Holdings with partner Steve Patterson. In association with Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, they would push for a domed stadium as part of the bid to lure the NFL back to Houston. On October 6, 1999 the NFL awarded the 32nd team to Houston, at the cost of $700 million.[1]
The Houston Texans joined the league at the 2002 NFL season, playing at the newly founded Reliant Stadium. With their opening game victory over the Dallas Cowboys that season, the team became the first expansion team to win its opening game since the Minnesota Vikings beat the Chicago Bears in 1961.[6] While the team struggled in early seasons, results began to improve once native Houstonian Gary Kubiak became the head coach in 2006. The Texans finished with a .500 season (8-8) in both 2007 and 2008, and nearly qualified for the 2009–10 NFL playoffs with a 9–7 result in 2009. In 2010, the team started the season on a 4–2 record going into a Week 7 bye week, but promptly collapsed 2–8 in the second part of the season, finishing 6–10. The following season, former Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips was hired as the defensive coordinator of the Texans, and the improved defense led to the Texans finishing 10–6, winning their first AFC South title.[7] The Texans then beat wild card Cincinnati Bengals 31–10 in the first round of the 2011–12 NFL playoffs,[8] before a 20–13 defeat by the Ravens in the semifinals.[9]
The Texans surged as the team to beat in the AFC South in 2012, holding an 11–1 record by week 14. However, they lost three of their last four games to finish 12–4; beating the rival Indianapolis Colts in that four-game stretch allowing them to clinch their 2nd AFC South title. The Texans beat the Bengals again in the wild-card round, but they lost in the second round to the New England Patriots.[10]
In 2013, the Texans started 2–0 but went into a tailspin and lost every game afterwards. Kubiak was fired as head coach after being swept by the rival Jacksonville Jaguars, who themselves started 0–8. Wade Phillips filled in as head coach, but the Texans' poor form did not change, and they finished 2–14, tying, with 2005, their worst record in franchise history. The 14-game losing streak is also the worst in franchise history.
The Texans entered the 2014 season with a 14-game losing streak. Former Penn State head coach Bill O'Brien became the Texans' new head coach, and the third in franchise history, during the offseason.[11][12] In 2014, the Texans won three of their first four games, defeating the Redskins in the season opener, the Raiders, and the Bills, losing to the New York Giants. They lost three of their next four games, losing to the Dallas Cowboys, the Indianapolis Colts, and the Pittsburgh Steelers, respectively. The Texans went on to finish 9–7 in the 2014 season and barely missed the playoffs.
In the 2015 season, they were featured on HBO, on the show "Hard Knocks". That year, the Texans started with a 2–5 record. Quarterback Ryan Mallett was released amidst controversy regarding his benching in favor of Brian Hoyer during a loss against the Indianapolis Colts.[13] After a poor start, the Texans finished with a 9–7 record and won their third AFC South title. However, they were shut out by the Kansas City Chiefs in the Wild Card round 30–0, ending their championship hopes for the year.
On March 9, 2016, the Texans signed former Denver Broncos quarterback Brock Osweiler to a 4-year, $72 million deal.[14] Despite Osweiler's lucrative deal, he struggled significantly during the entire season. After throwing two interceptions in Week 15 against the Jaguars, coach Bill O'Brien benched the offseason acquisition in favor of backup quarterback Tom Savage. Savage led a comeback effort against the Jaguars, and was named the starter for the remainder of the season. The Texans clinched their fourth AFC South division title in six years in Savage's first career start against the Bengals in Week 16. They defeated the wildcard Oakland Raiders 27–14 in the opening round of the playoffs with Osweiler as the starting quarterback due to Savage being out with a concussion.[15] Osweiler started in the Divisional Playoffs game against the New England Patriots, throwing three interceptions in the second half. The Texans lost 34–16.[16]
Team identity[edit]
Nickname[edit]
On March 2, 2000, Houston NFL 2002 announced that the team name search had been narrowed down to five choices: Apollos, Bobcats, Stallions, Texans, and Wildcatters.[17] The list of names was determined after several months of research conducted jointly by Houston NFL 2002 and NFL Properties. An online survey regarding the name generated more than 65,000 responses in just seven days.
On September 6, 2000, the NFL's 32nd franchise was officially christened the Houston Texans before thousands at a downtown rally in Houston. McNair explained that the name and logo "embody the pride, strength, independence and achievement that make the people of Houston and our area special."[18] The nickname "Texans" was more recently used by the now-defunct Canadian Football League franchise in San Antonio; the Texans had previously been the name of a former World Football League franchise in Houston, which moved to Louisiana to become the Shreveport Steamer; the Dallas Texans of the NFL which only played in the 1952 season; and the nickname was also used by the precursor of the present-day Kansas City Chiefs, when they were the Dallas Texans of the American Football League (AFL). Owner Bob McNair did have to make a deal with Chiefs' owner Lamar Hunt to use the Texans nickname for his new team.[7]
Logo and uniforms[edit]
Along with the team name, McNair also unveiled the team logo, an abstract depiction of a bull's head, split in such a way to resemble the flag of Texas and the state of Texas, including a lone star to stand for the eye, the five points of which representing pride, courage, strength, tradition and independence. McNair described the colors as "Deep Steel Blue", "Battle Red" and "Liberty White".[18] A year later the Texans unveiled their uniforms during another downtown rally.[19]
The Texans' helmet is dark blue with the Texans bull logo. The helmet was initially white when the team name and logo were unveiled, but was later changed to dark blue. The uniform design consists of red trim and either dark blue or white jerseys. The team typically wears white pants with its blue jerseys and blue pants with its white jerseys. Starting with the 2006 season, the Texans wore all-white for their home opener, and the team began to wear an all-blue combination for home games vs. the Indianapolis Colts. In 2003, the Texans introduced an alternative red jersey with blue trim; they wear this jersey at one home game each year, usually against a division rival. In 2007, the Texans introduced red pants for the first time, pairing them with the red jerseys for an all-red look. (This uniform combination was not well-received and has since been retired). In October 2008 the Texans paired blue socks (instead of the traditional red) with their blue pants and white jerseys. In 2016, the Texans unveiled a new uniform combo against the Jacksonville Jaguars, pairing the red jersey with blue pants and red socks. In 2017, the Texans wear the color rush uniform with all-navy blue.
In 2002, the team wore a patch commemorating their inaugural season. Also, they celebrated 10 years as a franchise by wearing an anniversary patch throughout 2012.
Mascots and cheerleaders[edit]
The team's official mascot is Toro.[20] The team also has a cheerleading squad simply named the Houston Texans Cheerleaders.[21]
Rivalries[edit]
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The Texans are the youngest franchise in the NFL, having only been competing in the NFL since 2002. For most of that time, they were considered perennial bottom-dwellers in the AFC South. For that reason, they have not had the history or the reputation on which to build classic rivalries like the ones that often exist between older franchises.
Tennessee Titans[edit]
Main article: Texans–Titans rivalry
The Tennessee Titans, who were formerly the Houston Oilers before their relocation in the 1990s, are viewed by many Houston fans as the Texans' chief rival.
Other AFC South rivalries[edit]
The Jacksonville Jaguars and the Indianapolis Colts, whom the Texans had never defeated in Indianapolis until the 2015 season, are the Texans rivals in the AFC South. More recently, Houston has increased bitterness with the Indianapolis Colts due to their young Houston-native quarterback Andrew Luck having been drafted by the Colts in 2012 and the franchise's first ever sweep of the Colts against Luck in 2016.[22]
Cincinnati Bengals[edit]
The Texans have also developed a somewhat close rivalry with the Cincinnati Bengals, starting in 2011, when young Bengals quarterback and Houston-area native Andy Dalton led the Bengals to the playoffs only to be stopped short by the Texans two years in a row. (In 2011, the Texans had clinched their playoff spot, the first ever for the franchise, with a regular-season victory in Cincinnati. In 2016, they clinched the division with a regular-season victory in Houston.) The two teams have competitive bitter matchups in the regular season too, including the 3-5 Texans' upset road victory over the until-then undefeated Bengals on Monday Night Football on November 16, 2015. After the game, star defensive end J. J. Watt stated in a post-game interview that the Texans defense made the "Red Rifle" (nickname given to Dalton for his signature red hair) look like a "Red Ryder BB Gun." On the Christmas Eve game on Saturday Night, former Texans kicker Randy Bullock (who was cut from the Texans in 2015) was playing in his first game for the Bengals when in 5 seconds left of the game. He kicks the potential game-winning field goal wide right leading the Texans to win 12-10 and win the AFC South and the #4 seed in the playoffs.
New Orleans Saints[edit]
The Texans also have state border rivalry with the New Orleans Saints, with whom they contest every year (either in the preseason or the regular season). Ever since 2005, following a mass evacuation of New Orleans for Hurricane Katrina's devastation, the rivalry has grown stronger due to many or the New Orleans fans former residents staying in Houston permanently. The teams generally host joint practices against each other during week preceding the pre-season match up as well.
Dallas Cowboys[edit]
Main article: Governor's Cup (Texas)
The Texans also have an intrastate rivalry with the Dallas Cowboys, with whom they contest the so-called Governor's Cup every year (either in the preseason or the regular season) for bragging rights in the state of Texas. In 2017, the destruction and flooding caused during Hurricane Harvey a few days before their Week 4 pre-season match up time scheduled caused the game to be relocated to AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. However, out of concern for the safety of the fans and the condition of the player's families & communities, the game was cancelled.
Statistics[edit]
Main article: Houston Texans records
Win–loss record[edit]
As of the end of the 2017 season, the Texans' overall regular season win-loss record is 110–146 (.430). The Texans notched the 100th regular season win in their history when they defeated the Tennessee Titans on October 2, 2016. The Texans posted their best-ever season record in 2012, finishing at 12–4. The team's worst-ever seasons on record are 2–14, in both 2005 and 2013. Most recently the Texans finished 4–12 in 2017, finishing third in the AFC South and ending their run of two straight division titles.
The Texans are 3–4 (.429) all-time in playoff games. All four of the Texans' playoff berths were as a result of winning the AFC South division championship. The Texans have a 3-1 record all-time in Wild Card Round games but have lost all three games they have played in the Divisional Round. In 2016 this trend continued as the Texans defeated the Oakland Raiders 27-14 in a Wild Card game at home, but then were eliminated by the eventual Super Bowl LI champion New England Patriots 34-16 in the Divisional Round the following weekend.
Notable records vs opponents[edit]
As members of the AFC South, the Texans play 6 of their 16 regular season games against other AFC South teams. As of the end of the 2017 season, the Texans have a cumulative record of 41-55 (.427) against their three divisional rivals: 19–13 versus the Jacksonville Jaguars; 15–17 versus the Tennessee Titans; and 7–25 versus the Indianapolis Colts. The Texans have fared slightly better against the rest of the AFC, posting a regular season record of 43-53 (.448) against AFC teams from divisions other than the South, with a 14–17 record against AFC East teams, 16–18 against AFC North teams, and 13–18 against AFC West teams. The Texans are 26–38 (.406) against NFC teams, tallying a 4–12 record against NFC East teams, 8–8 against NFC North teams, 9-7 against NFC South teams, and 5–11 against NFC West teams.[23]
As of the end of the 2017 season, there is one team against which the Texans have never lost: the Chicago Bears (4–0). There are also two teams which the Texans have never beaten: the Minnesota Vikings (0–4) and Philadelphia Eagles (0–4). According to the NFL's scheduling formula, the Texans' next regular-season game against the Eagles will be in 2018, and their next regular season games against the Bears and Vikings will occur in 2020.
NFL playoffs record[edit]
Main articles: 2011–12 NFL playoffs, 2012–13 NFL playoffs, 2015–16 NFL playoffs, and 2016–17 NFL playoffs
Players of note[edit]
Main article: List of Houston Texans players
Current roster[edit]
Houston Texans roster
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8 Taylor Heinicke
5 Josh Johnson
3 Tom Savage
4 Deshaun Watson
2 T. J. Yates
Running backs
28 Alfred Blue
38 Andre Ellington
34 Tyler Ervin
27 D'Onta Foreman
26 Lamar Miller
45 Jay Prosch FB
22 Jordan Todman
Wide receivers
12 Bruce Ellington
15 Will Fuller
16 Deanté Gray
17 Cobi Hamilton
10 DeAndre Hopkins
13 Braxton Miller
14 Chris Thompson RS
11 DeAndrew White
Tight ends
89 Stephen Anderson
87 C. J. Fiedorowicz
84 Ryan Griffin
88 Ryan Malleck
85 MyCole Pruitt
Offensive linemen
79 Jeff Allen G
74 Chris Clark T
70 Julién Davenport T
61 Kyle Fuller C
68 Breno Giacomini T
63 Kendall Lamm T
65 Greg Mancz C
66 Nick Martin C
72 Derek Newton T
77 David Quessenberry G
62 Chad Slade G
71 Xavier Su'a-Filo G
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97 Angelo Blackson DE
96 Chunky Clements NT
95 Christian Covington DE
92 Brandon Dunn NT
69 Matthew Godin DE
93 Joel Heath DE
98 D. J. Reader DE
91 Carlos Watkins DE
99 J. J. Watt DE
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51 Dylan Cole ILB
41 Zach Cunningham ILB
56 Brian Cushing ILB
50 Ben Heeney ILB
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31 Treston Decoud CB
23 Kurtis Drummond SS
21 Marcus Gilchrist FS
29 Andre Hal FS
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30 Kevin Johnson CB
24 Johnathan Joseph CB
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35 Eddie Pleasant SS
40 Marcus Williams CB
Special teams
7 Ka'imi Fairbairn K
9 Shane Lechler P
46 Jon Weeks LS
Reserve lists
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86 Zach Conque TE (Future)
47 Kennan Gilchrist ILB (Future)
67 Marcus Hardison NT (Future)
37 Bryce Jones CB (Future)
33 Troymaine Pope RB (Future)
81 Jevoni Robinson TE (Future)
73 Jake Rodgers OT (Future)
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First-round draft picks by year[edit]
Further information: List of Houston Texans first-round draft picks
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Pick
Player
Position
College
2002 1st overall David Carr QB Fresno State
2003 3rd overall Andre Johnson WR Miami (FL)
2004 10th overall Dunta Robinson CB South Carolina
2004 27th overall (from Tennessee) Jason Babin* DE Western Michigan
2005 16th overall (from New Orleans) Travis Johnson DT Florida State
2006 1st overall Mario Williams DE North Carolina State
2007 10th overall (from Atlanta) Amobi Okoye DT Louisville
2008 26th overall (from Baltimore) Duane Brown OT Virginia Tech
2009 15th overall Brian Cushing LB Southern California
2010 20th overall Kareem Jackson CB Alabama
2011 11th overall J. J. Watt DE Wisconsin
2012 26th overall Whitney Mercilus DE Illinois
2013 27th overall DeAndre Hopkins WR Clemson
2014 1st overall Jadeveon Clowney DE South Carolina
2015 16th overall Kevin Johnson CB Wake Forest
2016 21st overall (from Washington) Will Fuller WR Notre Dame
2017 12th overall (from Cleveland) Deshaun Watson QB Clemson
Awards and honors[edit]
Main article: List of Houston Texans awards and honors
Ring of Honor[edit]
On November 19, 2017, Andre Johnson was the first-ever inductee into the Texans Ring of Honor.[24]
Number
Player
Position
Seasons Played
Inducted
80 Andre Johnson WR 2003–2014 2017
Coaches of note[edit]
Head coaches[edit]
Main article: List of Houston Texans head coaches
Name
Tenure
Seasons
Record
Division titles
W
L
T
Dom Capers January 21, 2001–January 2, 2006 4 18 46 0 0
Gary Kubiak January 26, 2006–December 6, 2013 8 61 64 0 2
Wade Phillips December 6, 2013–January 1, 2014 Interim 0 4 0 0
Bill O'Brien January 2, 2014–Present 3 31 33 0 2
Offensive coordinators[edit]
Name
Tenure
Chris Palmer 2002–2005
Troy Calhoun 2006
Mike Sherman 2007
Kyle Shanahan 2008–2009
Rick Dennison 2010–2013
Bill O'Brien 2014
George Godsey 2015–2016
Bill O'Brien 2017–present
Defensive coordinators[edit]
Name
Tenure
Vic Fangio 2002–2005
Richard Smith 2006–2008
Frank Bush 2009–2010
Wade Phillips 2011–2013
Romeo Crennel 2014–2016
Mike Vrabel 2017–present
Current staff[edit]
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Traditions[edit]
Battle Red Day – On Battle Red Day the team wears the red alternate jerseys and fans are encouraged to wear red to the game. Starting in 2007 and including 2008, this included the Texans wearing red pants along with the red jerseys.
Bull Pen – The sections behind the north end zone of NRG/Reliant Stadium are known as the Bull Pen. Some of the most avid Texans fans attend games in the Bull Pen and regular members have helped create and implement fan traditions, songs and chants, such as:
-Holding up giant Texans jerseys while the visiting team's players are announced
-Turning their backs on the opposing team after they score
-Gathering as a group for tailgating in the NW corner of the Platinum Lot of Reliant Stadium at the "Blue Crew" tailgate and conducting the Bull Pen Toast every game approximately an hour and a half prior to kickoff
-Walking in the HEB Holiday Parade on Thanksgiving Day
-Visiting the Bull Pen Pub for TORO Wraps, cheerleader autographs and to listen and dance with the Bull Pen Pep Band
Bull Pen Pep Band – 45-member musical group that performs at all Houston Texans home games.
Pre-Kickoff Tradition – Before each kickoff at a home game, the Texans will run a short clip of a raging bull thrashing the opponent of the week. The video is paired with the AC/DC song "Thunderstruck".
Player Introduction – When the players are introduced before the game, the announcer says the player's first name and the crowd yells out the last name (e.g. The announcer will say "Linebacker Brian..." and the crowd will yell out "CUSHING!!!").
Radio and television[edit]
As of 2007[update], the Texans' flagship radio stations were KILT SportsRadio 610AM and KILT 100.3FM. The AM station has an all-sports format, while the FM station plays contemporary country music. Both are owned by CBS Radio. Marc Vandermeer is the play-by-play announcer. Heisman Trophy winner Andre Ware provides color commentary, and SportsRadio 610 host Rich Lord serves as the sideline reporter. Preseason games are telecast by KTRK, an ABC owned and operated station. Joel Meyers calls the preseason games on TV, with former Oilers running back Spencer Tillman providing color commentary. Regular season games are aired over CBS affiliate KHOU, FOX affiliate KRIV if the Texans host an NFC team, and NBC affiliate KPRC for Sunday night games.
Spanish-language radio broadcasts of the team's games are aired on KGOL ESPN Deportes 1180AM. Enrique Vásquez is the play-by-play announcer. José Jojo Padrón provides color commentary, and Fernando Hernández serves as sideline reporter.
Radio affiliates[edit]
Map of radio affiliates.
Texans Radio Affiliates
City
Call sign
Frequency
Alpine KVLF-AM 1240 AM
Amarillo KIXZ 940 AM
Athens KLVQ-AM 1410 AM
Austin KVET-AM 1300 AM
Beaumont KIKR-AM 1450 AM
Beaumont KBED-AM 1510 AM
Big Spring KBYG-AM 1400 AM
Brenham KWHI-AM 1280 AM
Bryan KZNE-AM 1150 AM
Carthage KGAS-AM 1590 AM
College Station KZNE-AM 1150 AM
Corpus Christi KSIX-AM 1230 AM
Henderson KWRD-AM 1470 AM
Houston KILT-AM 610 AM
Houston KILT-FM 100.3 FM
Levelland KLVT-AM 1230 AM
Liberty KSHN-FM 99.9 FM
Livingston KETX-FM 92.3 FM
Lubbock KJDL-FM 105.3 FM
Lufkin KSML-AM 1260 AM
Marble Falls KBEY-FM 103.9 FM
Marshall KMHT-AM 1450 AM
Marshall KMHT-FM 103.9 FM
McAllen KBUC-FM 102.1 FM
Nacogdoches KSML-AM 1260 AM
New Braunfels KGNB-AM 1420 AM
Orange KOGT-AM 1600 AM
San Angelo KKSA-AM 1260 AM
San Antonio KZDC-AM 1250 AM
San Marcos KGNB-AM 1420 AM
Tyler KLVQ-AM 1410 AM
Wichita Falls KSEY-AM 1230 AM
Theme music[edit]
Until 2017, the theme song of the Texans was "It's Football Time In Houston" by Clay Walker, played after every Texans touchdown.[25] The Texans tried to introduce a new fight song in 2003 written by Chad Kroeger from Nickelback, but quickly returned to the original after a negative reception by fans. The song was donated by Walker to the city of Houston.[26] As of 2017, the touchdown theme song is "God Blessed Texas" by Little Texas.
The Texans' defensive squad takes the field to the sound of "Bulls on Parade" by Rage Against the Machine.[27] The Texans started using the song after former linebacker Connor Barwin coined the nickname in a tweet in 2011.[28]
On January 5, 2012, local Houston rap artists Slim Thug, Paul Wall and ZRo released a song titled "HOUSTON" supporting the Houston Texans. The YouTube video has amassed over a million views becoming unofficially the Texans' most popular theme song.
"Hats Off to the Bull" by the hard rock band Chevelle has become another popular theme song of the entire team. It is frequently played at home games.
Work in the community[edit]
Community outreach by the Houston Texans is primarily operated by the Houston Texans Foundation, who works with multiple community partners.[29] The Houston Texans organization is also a supporter of the character education program, Heart of a Champion.[30] In 2017, the 15th annual Houston Texans Charity Golf Classic raised more than $380,000 for the Foundation. More than $27.2 million has been raised for the Foundation since its creation in 2002.[31]
See also[edit]
Houston portal
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Notes and references[edit]
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Jump up ^ "Houston Texans Team Capsule" (PDF). 2016 Official National Football League Record and Fact Book. National Football League. July 15, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Fingertip Information" (PDF). 2002 Houston Texans Media Guide. Houston Texans. 2002. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
Jump up ^ McClain, John (August 19, 2016). "How the Oilers left Houston and set the stage for the Texans". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
Jump up ^ McClain, John (December 11, 2011). "AFC South champion Texans reach playoffs for first time in dramatic fashion". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Team History". Pro Football Hall of fame. n.d. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b Powers, John (December 10, 2012). "Texans have climbed to the top of NFL". The Boston Globe. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Foster powers Texans to win over Bengals". Reuters Canada. January 7, 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
Jump up ^ Kolko, Dan (January 15, 2012). "Ravens slip past Texans 20–13, advance to AFC Championship". MASN Sports. Mid-Atlantic Sports Network. Archived from the original on January 19, 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
Jump up ^ "NFL Gamebook: HOU @ NE" (PDF). NFL. 2013-01-13. Retrieved 2013-01-13.
Jump up ^ "Texans hire Bill O'Brien as head coach". Houston Texans. January 3, 2014. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
Jump up ^ Mathews, Nick (January 3, 2014). "Bill O'Brien officially introduced as Texans new coach". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
Jump up ^ Chiari, Mike (October 27, 2015). "Ryan Mallett Released by Texans". Bleacher Report. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
Jump up ^ Rosenthal, Gregg (March 9, 2016). "Brock Osweiler agrees in principle to $72M Texans deal". National Football League. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
Jump up ^ Sidhu, Deepi (January 7, 2017). "Texans defeat Raiders in Wild Card game". NFL.com. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Patriots top Texans, move on to AFC Championship". NFL.com. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Franchise nicknames". Pro Football Hall of Fame. January 1, 2005. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
^ Jump up to: a b "McNair unveils name, logo for Houston". National Football League. September 6, 2000. Archived from the original on November 9, 2000. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
Jump up ^ Houston Texans Color Codes, Team Color Codes website
Jump up ^ "TORO bio" (PDF). Houston Texans. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Texans Cheerleaders". HoustonTexans.com. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
Jump up ^ Sidhu, Deepi (December 11, 2016). "Texans sweep Colts with 22-17 win". Houston Texans. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Houston Texans Head-to-Head Records - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
Jump up ^ Sidhu, Deepi (November 19, 2017). "Andre Johnson immortalized in Texans Ring of Honor". houstontexans.com. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Texans May Go Back to Clay Walker Song". Associated Press. 14 August 2003. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
Jump up ^ "20 Questions with Clay Walker (Part 2)". CMT. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
Jump up ^ Balke, Jeff (December 5, 2011). "Bulls on Parade: Ten Songs for Ten Texans Players and One for the Team". Houston Press. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
Jump up ^ Scurfield, Nick (December 4, 2011). "Bulls on Parade: A nickname is born". Houston Texans. Archived from the original on December 8, 2011. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
Jump up ^ "HoustonTexans.com – Houston Texans Foundation".
Jump up ^ "Our Partners". Heart of a Champion. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
Jump up ^ "Houston Texans Charity Golf Classic a big hit!". Retrieved 2017-05-10.
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