The field at NRG stadium from an upper deck seat.
The Houston Texans have played their home games at NRG Stadium since 2002.[1]

The Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston, Texas. The Texans are members of the South division in the American Football Conference (AFC) of the National Football League (NFL). They were founded in 1999 and began play as an expansion team in 2002. The team was owned by Bob McNair until his death in 2018; following McNair's death, the ownership of the team went to his wife, Janice.[2][3] The Texans are the youngest franchise currently competing in the NFL.[4]

While the Texans mainly struggled in the 2000s, the franchise experienced an upturn during the 2010s. They first found success in the 2011 season, winning their first division championship and clinching their first playoff berth.[5][6] The team won their first playoff game that same year, beating the Cincinnati Bengals 31–10.[7] The Texans have gone on to win six more AFC South division championships in 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, and 2023. They are the only franchise never to have won a road playoff game and the only one never to have appeared in a conference championship game.[8] They are also one of four franchises never to have appeared in a Super Bowl, alongside the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, and Jacksonville Jaguars.[9] In the Texans' 22-year history, they have an overall regular season record of 142 wins, 195 losses, and 1 tie, plus an overall postseason record of 5 wins and 7 losses. The team currently has eight winning seasons, two 8–8 seasons, and eleven losing seasons.

Seasons

Key
Super Bowl champions* Conference champions# Division champions† Wild Card berth^
Houston Texans seasonal records
Season Team League Conference Division Regular season Postseason results Awards[Key] Head coach Ref.
Finish W L T
2002 2002 NFL AFC South 4th 4 12 0 Dom Capers [10]
2003 2003 NFL AFC South 4th 5 11 0 [11]
2004 2004 NFL AFC South 3rd 7 9 0 [12]
2005 2005 NFL AFC South 4th 2 14 0 [13]
2006 2006 NFL AFC South 4th 6 10 0 DeMeco Ryans (DROY) Gary Kubiak [14][15]
2007 2007 NFL AFC South 4th 8 8 0 [16]
2008 2008 NFL AFC South 3rd 8 8 0 [17]
2009 2009 NFL AFC South 2nd 9 7 0 Brian Cushing (DROY) [18][19]
2010 2010 NFL AFC South 3rd 6 10 0 [20]
2011 2011 NFL AFC South† 1st† 10 6 0 Won Wild Card playoffs (Bengals) 31–10
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Ravens) 13–20 		[21]
2012 2012 NFL AFC South† 1st† 12 4 0 Won Wild Card playoffs (Bengals) 19–13
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Patriots) 28–41 		J. J. Watt (DPOY) [22][23]
2013 2013 NFL AFC South 4th 2 14 0 Gary Kubiak (2–11)[a]
Wade Phillips (0–3)[a] 		[24]
2014 2014 NFL AFC South 2nd 9 7 0 J. J. Watt (DPOY) Bill O'Brien [25][26]
2015 2015 NFL AFC South† 1st† 9 7 0 Lost Wild Card playoffs (Chiefs) 0–30 J. J. Watt (DPOY) [27][28]
2016 2016 NFL AFC South† 1st† 9 7 0 Won Wild Card playoffs (Raiders) 27–14
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Patriots) 16–34 		[29]
2017 2017 NFL AFC South 3rd 4 12 0 J. J. Watt (WPMOY) [30][31]
2018 2018 NFL AFC South† 1st† 11 5 0 Lost Wild Card playoffs (Colts) 7–21 [32]
2019 2019 NFL AFC South† 1st† 10 6 0 Won Wild Card playoffs (Bills) 22–19 (OT)
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Chiefs) 31–51 		[33]
2020 2020 NFL AFC South 3rd 4 12 0 Bill O'Brien (0–4)[a]
Romeo Crennel (4–8)[a] 		[34]
2021 2021 NFL AFC South 3rd 4 13 0 David Culley [35]
2022 2022 NFL AFC South 4th 3 13 1 Lovie Smith [36]
2023 2023 NFL AFC South† 1st† 10 7 0 Won Wild Card playoffs (Browns) 45–14
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Ravens) 10–34 		C. J. Stroud (OROY)
Will Anderson Jr. (DROY) 		DeMeco Ryans [37]
Total 152 202 1 All-time regular season record (2002–2023)
5 7 — All-time postseason record (2002–2023)
157 209 1 All-time regular & postseason record (2002–2023)
Key for the "Awards" sectionKey
OROY National Football League Offensive Rookie of the Year Award
DROY National Football League Defensive Rookie of the Year Award
DPOY National Football League Defensive Player of the Year Award
WPMOY Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award

See also

Notes

Notes
  1. ^ a b c d Indicates the coach's record. (Wins–Losses)
Footnotes
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