The

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Houston Oilers The Houston Oilers were a professional American football team that played in Houston from its founding in 1960 to 1996 before relocating to Memphis, and later Nashville, Tennessee becoming the Tennessee Titans. The Oilers began play in 1960 a ...

season was the 36th season overall and 26th with the

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(NFL). Their 7–9 record bested their previous season's output of 2–14, but they failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive year. The Oilers drafted quarterback

Steve McNair Stephen LaTreal McNair (February 14, 1973 – July 4, 2009),Steve McNair Found Dead
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with the third overall draft pick, but he started the season on the bench behind free agent signee Chris Chandler, who played solid football as the team showed improved in their first full year under

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. The story of the season came on November 16 when owner

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announced plans to move the team to Nashville when the lease at the

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expired in 1998. The Oilers were the debut opponent of the expansion

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, just as they had been with the

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in the NFL's previous expansion.

Offseason

NFL draft

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

Standings

References

External links

1995 Houston Oilers
at Pro-Football-Reference.com Houston Oilers seasons

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