Tennessee Titans The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville . They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference ( AFC ) in the National Football League ( NFL ) . Previously known as the Houston Oilers , the team began play in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League . The Oilers won the first two AFL championships , before joining the NFL as part of the AFL - NFL Merger . The team relocated from the Astrodome in Houston , Texas to the state of Tennessee in 1997 . While waiting for a permanent stadium to be built in Nashville , the team played temporarily at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis for one season before moving to Nashville in 1998 and playing in Vanderbilt Stadium . For two seasons , the team was known as the Tennessee Oilers before changing its name to Titans in 1999 . The team plays at LP Field in Nashville . The team ' s training facility is at Baptist Sports Park , a site at the MetroCenter complex , located just north of downtown Nashville about from LP Field . Logos and uniforms . When the team debuted as the Oilers in 1960 , the club ' s logo was an oil rig derrick . Except for minor color changes throughout the years , this logo remained the same until the team was renamed the Titans in 1999 . The logo was originally called " Ol ' Riggy " but this was dropped before the start of the 1974 season . The Oilers uniforms consisted of blue or white jerseys , red trim , and white pants . From 1966 through 1971 , the pants with both the blue and white jerseys were silver , to match the color of the helmets . The team commonly wore light blue pants on the road with the white jerseys from 1972 through 1994 , with the exception of the 1980 season , and selected games in the mid 80s , when the team wore an all - white road combination . For selected games in 1973 and 1974 , and again from 1981 through 1984 , the Oilers wore their white jerseys at home . The light blue pants were discarded by coach Jeff Fisher in 1995 . From 1960 to about 1965 , and from 1972 to 1974 , they wore blue helmets ; from 1966 to 1971 , the helmets were silver ; and they were white from 1975 to 1998 . During the 1997 – 98 period when they were known as the " Tennessee Oilers " , the team had an alternate logo that combined elements of the flag of Tennessee with the derrick logo . The team also wore their white uniforms in home games , as opposed to their time in Houston , when their blue uniforms were worn at home - in the two years as the Tennessee Oilers , the team only wore their colored jerseys twice , for road games against the Miami Dolphins and a Thanksgiving Day game against the Dallas Cowboys . When the team was renamed the Titans , the club introduced a new logo : A circle with three stars , similar to that found on the flag of Tennessee containing a large " T " with a trail of flames similar to a comet . The uniforms consist of white helmets , red trim , and either navy or white jerseys . White pants are normally worn with the navy jerseys , and navy pants are worn with the white jerseys . On both the navy and white jerseys , the outside shoulders and sleeves are light " Titans Blue " . In a game vs . the Washington Redskins in 2006 , the Titans wore their navy jerseys with navy pants for the first time . Since 2000 , the Titans have generally worn their dark uniforms at home throughout the preseason and regular season . The Titans have worn white at home in daytime contests for a few occasions in September home games to gain an advantage with the heat . The Titans wore white at home twice in 2000 , 2002 , and 2010 . The Titans wore white once at home in 2001 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers , in 2004 and 2007 against the Indianapolis Colts , and once in 2009 against the Houston Texans . The Titans introduced an alternate jersey in 2003 that is light " Titans Blue " with navy outside shoulders and sleeves . That jersey is usually worn with the road blue pants . When it was the alternate jersey from 2003 to 2007 , the Titans wore the jersey twice in each regular season game ( and also once in each preseason game ) . They would always wear the " Titans Blue " jersey in their divisional game against the Houston Texans and for other selected home games which came mostly against a team from the old AFL ( American Football League ) . Their selection in those games were representative of the organization ' s ties to Houston and the old AFL . In November 2006 , the Titans introduced light " Titans Blue " pants in a game at Philadelphia . The pants were reminiscent of the ones donned by the Oilers . In December 2006 , they combined the " Titans Blue " pants with the " Titans Blue " jersey to create an all " Titans Blue " uniform - Vince Young appeared in this uniform in the cover art for the Madden NFL 08 video game . During the 2006 season , the Titans wore seven different uniform combinations , pairing the white jersey with all three sets of pants ( white , Titans blue , navy blue ) , the navy jersey with the white and navy pants , and the Titans blue jersey with navy and Titans blue pants . In 2007 against the Atlanta Falcons , the Titans paired the navy blue jersey with the Titans blue pants for the only time , a game which they won . They also did the navy blue jerseys with the light blue pants against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers but they lost that game . The team has yet to pair the Titans blue jersey with white pants . In 2008 , it was announced that the " Titans Blue " jerseys would become the regular home uniforms , with the navy being relegated to alternate status . In 2009 , The NFL and Hall of Fame committee announced that the Tennessee Titans and Buffalo Bills would kick - off the 2009 National Football League preseason in the Hall of Fame Game . The game , played on Sunday , August 9 , 2009 at Canton ’ s Pro Football Hall of Fame Field at Fawcett Stadium , was nationally televised on NBC . The Titans defeated the Bills by a score of 21 - 18 . This was the first time , since Tennessee changed its name , the Titans wore their Oilers uniform , in honor of the AFL ' s 50th anniversary . Also in 2009 , the team honored former Quarterback Steve McNair , by placing a small black disc on the back of their helmets , inside of the black disk , a white number 9 ( 9 was the number McNair wore during his time with the Oilers / Titans ) . On January 27 , 2011 , it was formally announced that Fisher and the Titans had mutually - agreed to parts ways following a buy - out of one remaining season on Fisher ' s contract . At more than 16 full seasons , Fisher had been the longest - tenured NFL head coach with one team among active head coaches . On February 7 , 2011 , the Tennessee Titans officially announced Mike Munchak as Head Coach of the team . Munchak , who spent 17 years as part of the Oilers / Titans coaching staff , also had a 12 - year career at Guard for the Oilers . This totals 29 years as part of the Oilers / Titans organization , the only professional organization with which Munchak has been affiliated . In recognition of his playing career , Munchak was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2001 . Radio and television . The Titans ' flagship radio station for several years was WKDF 103 . 3 - FM . However WGFX 104 . 5 - FM , the original Tennessee Oilers / Titans Radio flagship station , again serves as the Titans Radio flagship station since the 2010 season . Mike Keith is the team ' s play - by - play announcer , and former Titans tight end Frank Wycheck provides color commentary during games . Previous to Wycheck , Pat Ryan provided the color commentary . Larry Stone is also a part of the team , providing injury and scoring updates . The Titans Radio Network is broadcast on some 70 other stations . The team has long resisted placing any of its games on Sirius XM Radio . According to the Titans Radio Network , this is because the Titans ' contract with Citadel Broadcasting ( parent of both WKDF and WGFX ) predates the arrival of satellite radio , thus there is no provision for the NFL to reserve satellite - radio rights . Most preseason games are televised on WKRN , the ABC affiliate in Nashville . WKRN also aired a weekly show on Tuesday nights , but for the 2010 season it was recorded on Tuesday nights and then broadcast on Wednesday nights . The show , called ' Titans on 2 ' , was hosted by former Head Coach Jeff Fisher and WKRN anchor John Dwyer . Plans for the shows future with new Head Coach Mike Munchak have not been announced . References . http : / / articles . latimes . com / 2011 / jan / 05 / sports / la - sp - nfl - report - 20110106