Battle red day - wikipedia Battle red day Battle Red Day is an annual tradition of the Houston Texans franchise of the National Football League that was started in 2003. Contents 1 History 2 Corporate sponsorship and Battle Red Run 3 Past Battle Red Day Results 4 External links History In 2003, the Texans unveiled a red alternate jersey that the team could wear up to twice a year at home games, as per the NFL 's rule on alternate uniform use. The team decided to designate these games where the team would wear the red jerseys as `` battle red days '' in order to drum up extra fan support and interest. The Texans Cheerleaders, Toro the mascot and the Bull Pen Pep Band all dress in red and fans are also strongly encouraged to come dressed in red as well. There are one or two battle red days scheduled a year. Since 2010 there has been only one scheduled. Battle red days are usually scheduled towards the latter half of the season or in the middle of the season. Sometimes they are designated for games where they play divisional rivals. The Texans have experienced great success during battle red day games, having won the majority of the contests since the creation of the day. On Thursday, December 13, 2007, they wore their red jersey with red pants for the first time in their franchise history. On Sunday, October 30, 2011, they returned to the red jersey with white pants. On Sunday, December 18, 2016, they wore their red jersey with blue pants for the first time in their franchise history. Corporate sponsorship and battle red Run Houston - based energy company Halliburton became the first corporate sponsor of Battle Red Day in 2006. 2006 also marked the first - annual Battle Red Run, which took place on Saturday, October 21 to benefit the Methodist DeBakey Heart Center, one of the busiest and most experienced cardiac centers in the country. The event featured special appearances by Toro and the Texans Cheerleaders and encouraged participants to wear red and participate in either a 5K Race, 5K Run / Walk, or Toro 's Kids K. Past Battle Red Day Results Date Played Winning Team Losing Team Score November 2, 2003 Houston Texans Carolina Panthers 14 -- 10 October 31, 2004 Houston Texans Jacksonville Jaguars 20 -- 6 November 28, 2004 Houston Texans Tennessee Titans 31 -- 21 October 23, 2005 Indianapolis Colts Houston Texans 38 -- 20 December 24, 2005 Jacksonville Jaguars Houston Texans 38 -- 20 October 22, 2006 Houston Texans Jacksonville Jaguars 27 -- 7 December 13, 2007 Houston Texans Denver Broncos 31 -- 13 December 30, 2007 Houston Texans Jacksonville Jaguars 42 -- 28 December 1, 2008 Houston Texans Jacksonville Jaguars 30 -- 17 September 27, 2009 Jacksonville Jaguars Houston Texans 31 -- 24 December 13, 2010 Baltimore Ravens Houston Texans 34 -- 28 October 30, 2011 Houston Texans Jacksonville Jaguars 24 -- 14 October 21, 2012 Houston Texans Baltimore Ravens 43 -- 13 November 3, 2013 Indianapolis Colts Houston Texans 27 -- 24 November 2, 2014 Philadelphia Eagles Houston Texans 31 -- 21 December 13, 2015 New England Patriots Houston Texans 27 -- 6 December 18, 2016 Houston Texans Jacksonville Jaguars 21 -- 20 December 10, 2017 San Francisco 49ers Houston Texans 26 -- 16 All - time Battle Red Day record : 10 -- 8 External links Battle Red Run website - Methodist DeBakey Heart Center Houston Texans Founded in 2002 Based and headquartered in Houston, Texas Franchise History Seasons Coaches Players Starting quarterbacks 2002 Expansion draft First - round draft picks Draft selections Records Awards and Honors Pro Bowl selections Stadiums NRG Stadium Culture and lore Toro `` Bulls on Parade '' Bull Pen Pep Band Battle Red Day Cheerleaders `` Queasy Rider '' ( King of the Hill episode ) Rivalries Tennessee Titans Dallas Cowboys Division championships ( 4 ) 2011 2012 2015 2016 Key personnel Owner : Bob McNair General Manager : Rick Smith Head Coach : Bill O'Brien Media Broadcasters Fox Sports Houston KTRK - TV KILT - AM KILT - FM Current league affiliations League : National Football League Conference : American Football Conference Division : South Division Seasons ( 17 ) 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_Red_Day&oldid=826102060 '' Categories : Houston Texans Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 17 February 2018, at 05 : 42. About Wikipedia

Question: when is battle red day for the texans 2017
Answer: December 10, 2017