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unusual facts about Texans–Titans rivalry


Texans–Titans rivalry

One notable fight was on November 28, 2010, when Texans receiver Andre Johnson and Titans cornerback Cortland Finnegan exchanged blows after a play and got ejected.


1836 in Mexico

March 27 - Texas Revolution: Goliad massacre - Antonio López de Santa Anna orders the Mexican army to kill about 400 Texans at Goliad, Texas

1952 NFL season

For the team's last five games, the league operated the Texans as a road team, using Hershey, Pennsylvania as a home base.

1960 Dallas Texans season

The Texans set up offices in the Mercantile National Bank Building, while Jerry Foss headquartered the AFL offices out of Dallas, as well.

The Texans conducted their inaugural training camp at the New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell, New Mexico.

2005 Kansas City Chiefs season

Hunt was recognized for his contributions to the City of Dallas, and his establishment of the American Football League’s Dallas Texans (now the Kansas City Chiefs), one of the Cowboys’ AFL rivals.

2006 Miami Dolphins season

After a scoreless first quarter, Miami got on the board first with kicker Olindo Mare getting a 52-yard field goal, but the Texans got a field goal for themselves, as kicker Kris Brown got one from 32 yards out.

2006 Oakland Raiders season

In the fourth quarter, the Texans wrapped up the game with kicker Kris Brown nailing a 42-yard, a 47-yard, and a 39-yard field goal.

Alan Bonner

He was drafted by the Texans in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL Draft.

Benjamin McCulloch

He and his brother, Henry, subsequently took part in the failed Somervell expedition and both escaped very shortly before most of the Texans were captured at Mier, Mexico in Tamaulipas, December 25, 1842.

Assigned to Captain Isaac N. Moreland's artillery company at the Battle of San Jacinto (April 21, 1836), he commanded one of the "Twin Sisters"—two six-pounder cannon sent to aid the Texans by the citizens of Cincinnati.

Chansi Stuckey

Stuckey also caught Mark Sanchez's first career NFL touchdown against the Houston Texans in Week 1 of the 2009 NFL season.

Cody Bragg

Bragg grew up in Plano, Texas, played club soccer for the Dallas Texans and in the Dallas Cup in the U19 Super Group, and went on to play college soccer at The Citadel from 2000 to 2003.

Duane Brown

In 2009, Brown protected the blind side of Houston Texans quarterback Matt Schaub who led the NFL with 4,770 passing yards and helped the offense set franchise records with 6,129 total yards and 388 points.

Earl Mitchell

He was drafted by the Texans in the third round of the 2010 NFL Draft.

Ed Budde

A product of Denby High School in Detroit, Michigan, and later Michigan State University, Ed Budde was chosen as the number one draft pick of the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs (then the Dallas Texans) in 1963.

Gary Kubiak

The Texans signed two high profile free agent defensive backs, Jonathan Joseph and Danieal Manning, and used their first five draft picks, including two in the Second Round of the 2011 NFL Draft, on more defensive players.

German Americans in the Civil War

A violent confrontation between Confederate soldiers and civilians took place on August 10, 1862, in Kinney County, Texas, leading to the deaths of 34 German Texans who were fleeing to Mexico to avoid the draft.

Hillbilly Doomsday

"Hillbilly Doomsday, directed by Bob Ray, and based on a true story, begins as a joke but quickly escalates to an intense thriller as two Texans believe that Y2K has actually occurred and that it is essential for them to procure firearms."

Houston Texans Cheerleaders

The Houston Texans Cheerleaders are the official cheerleading squad of the Houston Texans of the National Football League.

James R. Leininger

In 1988, he founded Texans for Justice, and he supported Thomas R. Phillips's campaign.

Joel Dreessen

Dreessen caught the first touchdown pass in the Texans' last game against the New England Patriots from Matt Schaub.

Journey to Shiloh

Seven young Texans in the Confederate army during the American Civil War, The Concho County Comanches, journey to Shiloh, Tennessee where a major battle is about to take place.

Marcelino Baca

With the advent of the American Civil War, Baca joined the New Mexico Volunteers and was killed in a battle with invading Texans on February 21, 1862.

Mel Branch

He was a member of the national championship winning 1958 LSU Tigers football team, and a starter for the Texans in their victory over the Houston Oilers in the longest professional football game played up to that time, the 1962 AFL Championship Game.

Mier Expedition

The attack was partly in hopes of financial gain and partly in retaliation for the Dawson Massacre, in which thirty-six Texans were killed by the Mexican Army.

The battle, which lasted just over an hour, ended with thirty-six Texans dead and fifteen captured in what became known as the Dawson Massacre.

Mike Brisiel

While the wide receivers pulled defensive attention towards the sidelines on the Texans' last-ditch 4th-and-2 play, Brisiel blocked the one defensive lineman who had a chance to tackle quarterback Matt Schaub as he ran the ball in from 3 yards out for the decisive score.

Moses Uvere

On the first of February 2013, CBS 11 This Morning (KTVT) named Uvere one of their "Texans with Character".

Nate Menkin

He is a member of the Texans practice squad and has also played for the Philadelphia Eagles.

Robert McNair

Bob McNair (born 1937), American businessman, owner of the Houston Texans National Football League team

Samkon Gado

The Texans sealed the victory when coach Gary Kubiak gambled on fourth-and-1 at the Houston 41-yard line with a minute remaining, winning by 3.

Smith Ballew

Between 1929 and 1935, he made scores of records were issued under his own name for OKeh, the dime store labels (Banner, Domino, Jewel, Regal, Perfect, Oriole as Buddy Blue & His Texans or Jack Blue's Texans), Columbia, and Crown.

Studdard

Kasey Studdard (born 1984), American football player for the Houston Texans of the National Football League

Texan schooner Independence

With rumors of an imminent invasion of Texas by Mexico, Independence carried out a screening and patrol action at Matamoros, which the Texans had ordered blockaded.

Texans for Public Justice

Texans for Public Justice (TPJ) is an Austin-based non-profit that was organized in 1997 to take on political corruption and corporate abuses in Texas, USA.

Texas Lightning

Through a nomination by Steve Sivek of Baytown, Texas and the submittal by Texas State Senator Tommy Williams, the members of Texas Lightning were, by Proclamation 603 before the Texas Senate, declared to be Honorary Texans.

Texas Revolution

To the disappointment of the Texans, the saddlebags contained only fodder for the horses; for this reason the battle was later known as the Grass Fight.

Texas Santa Fe Expedition

One of Armijo's relatives who spoke English, probably Manuel Chaves or Mariano Chaves, parleyed with the Texans, with Captain Lewis supporting his statements.

Thomas Saltus Lubbock

Lubbock and his men were among the Texans who followed Alexander Somervell back to Texas on December 19, 1842, after declining to join William S. Fisher on the Mier Expedition.

Workman-Temple family

A few years later, when the independent Republic of Texas and its president, Mirabeau B. Lamar, sought to extend its boundary to the Rio Grande, thereby annexing the principal towns of New Mexico, Workman and Rowland were named agents of the Texans in New Mexico.


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