Governor 's Cup ( Texas ) - wikipedia Governor 's Cup ( Texas ) Governor 's Cup ( Texas ) Dallas Cowboys Houston Texans Houston Oilers First meeting 1965 Latest meeting 2016 Statistics All - time series Cowboys lead Texans, 7 − 6 Cowboys lead Oilers, 18 -- 13 Largest victory Cowboys ( over Texans ) : 34 -- 6 ( October 15, 2006 ) Current win streak Texans : 1 win The Texas Governor 's Cup is the trophy awarded to the winner of the football game between the two National Football League ( NFL ) teams in Texas, currently the Dallas Cowboys and the Houston Texans. Prior to the Texans ' inaugural season in 2002 the Cowboys ' opponent was the Houston Oilers ( now Tennessee Titans ). In 1991, after 13 straight games at the Cowboys ' Texas Stadium, the Cowboys and Oilers went to a home - and - away format for the preseason and this format more or less continues to this day for the games between the Cowboys and Texans. Since the very first meeting between the Cowboys and Texans in 2002 the two teams have met in the regular season every fourth year and meet relatively often ( by NFL standards ) in the preseason ; from 2002 until 2008 and again since 2013, the Cowboys and Texans have been scheduled to play each other in the preseason whenever they are not scheduled to meet in the regular season. In 2010, the teams played both a pre-season and regular season game while in 2009, 2011 and 2012 they did not meet at all. The 2017 preseason game, scheduled to be played in Houston, was cancelled due to Hurricane Harvey. Contents 1 History 2 Governor 's Cup win / loss to 1996 3 Governor 's Cup results since 2002 4 Game summaries 5 Notes 6 References History In 1965, the American Football League ( AFL ) 's Houston Oilers and NFL 's Dallas Cowboys both drafted Oklahoma tackle Ralph Neely. The Oilers sued the Cowboys over Neely 's services. In the settlement of the case, the Oilers received three Cowboys draft picks in addition to a cash settlement. The Cowboys also agreed to play five preseason games, three in Houston, against the Oilers. Thus began the Governor 's Cup series, a Texas tradition created by franchise free agency. In 1992 the Cowboys and Oilers met twice in the preseason. The first game took place in Tokyo as part of the NFL 's American Bowl series, and the second meeting in Dallas for the Governor 's Cup. The 1994 Governor 's Cup was not actually played in Texas but in Mexico City at Estadio Azteca as part of the American Bowl series. As a result of Estadio Azteca 's unusually large seating capacity, a league record 112,246 fans watched the Oilers shut out the Cowboys, 6 - 0 on August 13, 1994. From 1997 to 2001 there were no Governor 's Cup games played. This was because the Oilers moved to Tennessee after the 1996 season and the Texans would n't enter the NFL as an expansion team until 2002, leaving the Cowboys as the lone team in Texas for five straight seasons. Governor 's Cup win / loss to 1996 Up to the 1996 season, the Dallas Cowboys had won 18 of 31 Governor 's Cup meetings leaving the Houston Oilers with 13 Governor 's Cup wins. Governor 's Cup results since 2002 The Texans joined the NFL as an expansion team for the 2002 season. Since then, the Cowboys lead the series overall at 7 - 6 as of the start of the 2016 season. The Texans lead the pre-season series at 5 - 4 and the Dallas Cowboys lead the regular season series 3 - 1. Game summaries Date Visiting team Home team Stadium Regular season / Preseason September 8, 2002 Dallas Cowboys 10 Houston Texans 19 NRG Stadium Regular season game. August 15, 2003 Houston Texans 6 Dallas Cowboys 34 Texas Stadium Preseason game. August 14, 2004 Dallas Cowboys 0 Houston Texans 18 NRG Stadium Preseason game. August 15, 2005 Houston Texans 9 Dallas Cowboys 21 Texas Stadium Preseason game. October 15, 2006 Houston Texans 6 Dallas Cowboys 34 Texas Stadium Regular season game. August 25, 2007 Dallas Cowboys 16 Houston Texans 28 NRG Stadium Preseason game. August 22, 2008 Houston Texans 22 Dallas Cowboys 23 Texas Stadium Preseason game. August 28, 2010 Dallas Cowboys 7 Houston Texans 23 NRG Stadium Preseason game. September 26, 2010 Dallas Cowboys 27 Houston Texans 13 NRG Stadium Regular season game. August 29, 2013 Houston Texans 24 Dallas Cowboys 6 AT&T Stadium Preseason game. October 5, 2014 Houston Texans 17 Dallas Cowboys 20 ( OT ) AT&T Stadium Regular season game. September 3, 2015 Houston Texans 14 Dallas Cowboys 21 AT&T Stadium Preseason game. September 1, 2016 Houston Texans 28 Dallas Cowboys 17 AT&T Stadium Preseason game. August 31, 2017 Dallas Cowboys Houston Texans Cancelled due to Hurricane Harvey Preseason game. TBA ( Most likely Monday, December 24, 2018 7 : 25 PM CT ) Dallas Cowboys Houston Texans NRG Stadium Regular Season Game Notes Jump up ^ The game was to be moved from its original venue, NRG Stadium, to the Cowboys ' AT&T Stadium, due to public safety concerns regarding flooding in the Houston area from the remnants of Hurricane Harvey. The game was later cancelled to allow the Texans players to return to Houston after the storm. References Jump up ^ `` NFL ANNOUNCES 2002 -- 2009 SCHEDULE ROTATION ''. footballinjuries.com. Archived from the original on 2009 - 06 - 20. Jump up ^ Wangrin, Mark ( August 3, 1990 ). `` Governor 's Cup game moved ; Cowboys - Oilers exhibition series switches to Astrodome in ' 91 ''. Austin American - Statesman. p. D7. Jump up ^ Texas Sports News Archived 2007 - 09 - 27 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ The Worlds Biggests Jump up ^ `` Express - News Archives : MySA.com ''. Jump up ^ `` Cowboys - Texans game relocated to AT&T Stadium ''. NFL.com. August 28, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2017. Jump up ^ Epstein, Jori ( August 30, 2017 ). `` Cowboys - Texans game canceled to give Houston players chance to go home after Harvey ''. The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved August 30, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Dallas Cowboys Future Schedule of Opponents ''. Links to related articles 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 Playoff appearances ( 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 ( 16 ) 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Dallas Cowboys Founded in 1960 Based in Arlington, Texas Headquartered in Frisco, Texas Franchise Franchise History Coaches Players Seasons Expansion draft Draft history Starting quarterbacks First - 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Question: when do the dallas cowboys and the houston texans play
Answer: the Cowboys and Texans have been scheduled to play each other in the preseason whenever they are not scheduled to meet in the regular season