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The Tennessee Titans began in 1960 just like the Dallas Cowboys. They were the Houston Oilers and were owned by Bud Adams, an oil tycoon who had tried several times to land an NFL team and failed. His original price for the team was a mere $25,000.00. Consider today how much they are worth. Quite an investment return.
Many of us have mentioned the jealousy Bud Adams has against the Cowboys. Perhaps this will explain it a little. When the AFL was being created Bud Adams sought to hire Tom Landry, the Defensive Coordinator of the Giants to be his first Head Coach. Landry instead opted to sign with the Dallas Cowboys.
In 1960 there were 3 professional football teams in Texas. The hapless 0-11-1 Dallas Cowboys in the NFL, the 8-6 Dallas Texans (who become the Kansas City Chiefs) of the AFL, and the Houston Oilers, also of the AFL.
It is amazing that football fans would choose a winless team over an 8-6 team, but they did. An even bigger slap was dealt to the Oilers. They were 10-4 and won the first AFL Championship over the Los Angeles Chargers. In fact the Oilers won the first two AFL Championships, both over the Chargers who moved to San Diego in 1961, and they lost to the Dallas Texans in the 3rd AFL Championship. The game went to a double overtime to decide the winner or the Oilers could have been 3 time AFL Champions.
In other words, the Oilers were a good football team. The Oilers returned to the AFL Championship in 1967, only to lose it.
In 1968 Bud Adams and the Oilers unveiled football the state of the art stadium known as the Astrodome. It was the Cadillac of stadiums at the time. The first indoor stadium. They subleased the stadium from the Astros.
Still, despite this success it was the Dallas Cowboys of the more established NFL who captured the hearts of Texas. No wonder Bud hates us.
Due to belonging to the AFL instead of the NFL the two main teams of Texas did not face each other in an interstate series. When the AFL-NFL merger of 1970 happened it opened the or to this rivalry.
Houston came to Dallas and got their butts handed to them in a 52-10 blow out. 4 years later Dallas went to Houston and shut the Oilers out 10-0. That is how the rivalry began.
In 1975 the Oilers hired their Defensive Coordinator "Bum" Phillips to be their Head Coach. Phillips was a former Marine who joined the Corps after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. After WWII he enrolled at Stephen F. Austin and began a tour of Texas Football at the High School, College, and pro levels. He coached under Paul "Bear" Bryant at Texas A & M. He also coached in San Diego and Houston under HOF Coach Sid Gillman. His coaching tree was full.
Bum's son, Wade, now the Head Coach of the Dallas Cowboys was the DL Coach unde his Dad from 1976 to 1980 at Houston and then was the Defensive Coordinator when he followed him to New Orleans.
The Oilers remained in Texas until 1997 when Bud Adams moved he team to Tennessee. In 1999 they changed their mascot to the Titans, but Bud Adams still owns the mascot name Oilers, which is why unlike Cleveland who also lost a football tam and got one back, the city of Houston did not get back their Oilers.
The Cowboys lead the all time series 7-5. Dallas has won the last 2 meetings to take this lead. 2 games is the longest winning streak by both teams. This is Dallas third time, the Oilers did it once.
The series is 3-3 in Dallas. The Cowboys are 3-1 at Houston, 1-1 in Tennessee. The only Cowboys Head Coaches other than Landry to have more than 1 game against the Oilers/Titans were Barry Switzer and Dave Campo. This happened due to the realignment of 2002 when the Texans joined the NFL. Landry was 4-2 against Bud Adams' Oilers. Jimmy was 0-1, Barry 1-1, Campo 1-1, and Parcells 1-0 against them. Chan Gailey never faced them. This is Wade's first game against them as Cowboys Head Coach.
Dallas is coming out of their bye week. They are 16-5 all time coming off a bye week. Wade Phillips is 3-0 coming off a by week.
Many of us have mentioned the jealousy Bud Adams has against the Cowboys. Perhaps this will explain it a little. When the AFL was being created Bud Adams sought to hire Tom Landry, the Defensive Coordinator of the Giants to be his first Head Coach. Landry instead opted to sign with the Dallas Cowboys.
In 1960 there were 3 professional football teams in Texas. The hapless 0-11-1 Dallas Cowboys in the NFL, the 8-6 Dallas Texans (who become the Kansas City Chiefs) of the AFL, and the Houston Oilers, also of the AFL.
It is amazing that football fans would choose a winless team over an 8-6 team, but they did. An even bigger slap was dealt to the Oilers. They were 10-4 and won the first AFL Championship over the Los Angeles Chargers. In fact the Oilers won the first two AFL Championships, both over the Chargers who moved to San Diego in 1961, and they lost to the Dallas Texans in the 3rd AFL Championship. The game went to a double overtime to decide the winner or the Oilers could have been 3 time AFL Champions.
In other words, the Oilers were a good football team. The Oilers returned to the AFL Championship in 1967, only to lose it.
In 1968 Bud Adams and the Oilers unveiled football the state of the art stadium known as the Astrodome. It was the Cadillac of stadiums at the time. The first indoor stadium. They subleased the stadium from the Astros.
Still, despite this success it was the Dallas Cowboys of the more established NFL who captured the hearts of Texas. No wonder Bud hates us.
Due to belonging to the AFL instead of the NFL the two main teams of Texas did not face each other in an interstate series. When the AFL-NFL merger of 1970 happened it opened the or to this rivalry.
Houston came to Dallas and got their butts handed to them in a 52-10 blow out. 4 years later Dallas went to Houston and shut the Oilers out 10-0. That is how the rivalry began.
In 1975 the Oilers hired their Defensive Coordinator "Bum" Phillips to be their Head Coach. Phillips was a former Marine who joined the Corps after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. After WWII he enrolled at Stephen F. Austin and began a tour of Texas Football at the High School, College, and pro levels. He coached under Paul "Bear" Bryant at Texas A & M. He also coached in San Diego and Houston under HOF Coach Sid Gillman. His coaching tree was full.
Bum's son, Wade, now the Head Coach of the Dallas Cowboys was the DL Coach unde his Dad from 1976 to 1980 at Houston and then was the Defensive Coordinator when he followed him to New Orleans.
The Oilers remained in Texas until 1997 when Bud Adams moved he team to Tennessee. In 1999 they changed their mascot to the Titans, but Bud Adams still owns the mascot name Oilers, which is why unlike Cleveland who also lost a football tam and got one back, the city of Houston did not get back their Oilers.
The Cowboys lead the all time series 7-5. Dallas has won the last 2 meetings to take this lead. 2 games is the longest winning streak by both teams. This is Dallas third time, the Oilers did it once.
The series is 3-3 in Dallas. The Cowboys are 3-1 at Houston, 1-1 in Tennessee. The only Cowboys Head Coaches other than Landry to have more than 1 game against the Oilers/Titans were Barry Switzer and Dave Campo. This happened due to the realignment of 2002 when the Texans joined the NFL. Landry was 4-2 against Bud Adams' Oilers. Jimmy was 0-1, Barry 1-1, Campo 1-1, and Parcells 1-0 against them. Chan Gailey never faced them. This is Wade's first game against them as Cowboys Head Coach.
Dallas is coming out of their bye week. They are 16-5 all time coming off a bye week. Wade Phillips is 3-0 coming off a by week.
