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Reliant Stadium is Built
The complex is named for Reliant Energy under a 32-year, $300 million naming rights deal in 2000. Reliant Stadium is the first facility in the NFL to have a retractable roof. -
Texans are inaugurated into the NFL
Texans are inaugurated into the NFL in 2002 and give Houston another team to root for after the late Houston Oilers. Before unveiling the logo,Bob McNair,described the colors as "Deep Steel Blue", "Battle Red" and "Liberty White". The logo was a depiction of a bull's head -
Houston Texans find a Coach
the Texans introduced Dom Capers as the first head coach. Capers had served the previous two seasons as the Jacksonville Jaguars' defensive coordinator. From 1995 to 1998, Capers was the head coach of the then-expansion Carolina Panthers. -
Houston Texans play the Dallas Cowboys for the first time
The Texans' first season game was on September 8, 2002 against the Dallas Cowboys at Reliant Stadium. The two teams had scrimmaged at the first home of Houston's previous team, the University of Houston's Robertson Stadium. Rookie, David Carr, scored a touchdown (scoring the first points for the franchise). The Texans shocked everybody with a 19-10 win over the Cowboys, becoming just the second expansion team ever to win their first game. -
SuperBowl XXXVIII in Houston, Texans
NFC champion Carolina Panthers and the AFC champion New England Patriots. The Patriots defeated the Panthers by the score of 32–29, winning their second Super Bowl in three years. The game was played at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. At the time, this was the most watched Super Bowl ever with 144.4 million viewers. This was the Superbowl in which Janet Jackson exposed her breast and there was also streakers. -
Texans Rebuild During Offseason
After finishing 2–14 in 2005 the Texans fired Dom Capers and most of his staff. General Manager Charley Casserly was spared, but would eventually leave after the draft, replaced by Rick Smith. Gary Kubiak, offensive coordinator of the Denver Broncos and a Houston native, was hired to take over and the franchise headed into the most controversial off-season in team history. -
Texans Blow the Draft
In a surprisi turn of events the Texans shocked the NFL world by announcing that North Carolina State defensive end Mario Williams - not Reggie Bush or Vince Young - would be the team’s choice for their number one pick. Fans were angered and shocked, many booed and the Texans were ridiculed by the national media for committing what many believed was the worst mistake in NFL Draft history. By the end of the year Bush and the Saints were on their way to the NFC Championship game and Young had won -
The Texans pick up quarterback, Matt Schaub
the Houston Texans acquired Schaub from the Falcons for second round picks in 2007 and 2008. As part of the deal, the teams also swapped first round picks in 2007, exchanging the Falcons' 10th pick with the Texans' 8th pick. Schaub was introduced to his new team at a press conference on March 22, 2007, and the same day, the Texans released David Carr. -
Texans pick up star franchise player Arian Foster
Foster was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2009. He was later released on September 5, 2009, but then was signed to the Texans' practice squad on September 6 and signed to the active roster on November 17. Foster made his NFL debut against the Tennessee Titans on November 23, 2009 and played on special teams. He scored his first NFL career touchdown against the Miami Dolphins in Miami on December 27, 2009 -
Houston Texans make the playoffs!
Texans make it to the playoffs for the first time in team history this year. While the Texans lost to the Ravens in round 2 of the playoffs, the game was a milestone for the team, who lost their quarterback to injury and was pegged as an underdog.
