Titans Primary Logo
The Tennessee Titans organization was originally founded in 1960.  When the franchise started, the franchise was a member of the American Football League (AFL). The franchise was a member of the AFL for 10 years before becoming an NFL team after the AFL-NFL merger in 1970.   Â
The majority of this franchise’s tenure was spent in Houston when the franchise was named the Houston Oilers. The franchise was based in Houston from 1960 to 1996. Shortly after that, the franchise moved to Tennessee and became known as the Tennessee Oilers. However, the franchise was known as the Tennessee Oilers for one season.
In 1999, the franchise became known as the Tennessee Titans and has carried that name ever since.
The Tennessee Titans won 2 Championships in their first two years of existence as a franchise. (1960, 1961). They won the AFC Championship in 1999 and played it in the Super Bowl against the then St Louis Rams.Â
Many great players such as Steve Mcnair, Warren Moon, Eddie George, and Bruce Matthews have played for this franchise. Â
It makes only sense that we have a logo history page that helps to paint a historical narrative of the franchise and to enhance brand loyalty among Titans fans. Â
It is no secret that the current Tennessee Titans primary logo has had tremendous staying power as it is the only logo used since 1999. However, many logo changes were leading up to that. Many will be interested in seeing that a first logo is a man in a blue uniform and a cowboy hat that’s colored gold.
1999 - Present
When the team was renamed the Titans, the club introduced a new logo: A white ring of the circle represents the sun with three stars, similar to that found on the flag of Tennessee containing a large capital “T” with a trail of flames similar to a comet or solar flares.
1997 - 1998
In the move to Tennessee, the Oilers kept the clean blue oil derrick with a white background and a red outline.
1980 - 1996
The final logo for the Oilers is a clean blue oil derrick with a white background and a red outline.
1972 - 1979
In 1972, the logo did not change except the color that was added. The football player’s helmet is in a thick blue and the oil derrick is red with a blue border.
1969 - 1971
In 1972, the logo did not change except the color that was added. The football player’s helmet is in a thick blue and the oil derrick is red with a blue border.
1961 - 1968
A new variation of Houston’s first logo, now a oil man with an oil hat and cowboy boots holding a football in front of an oil field.
1960 - 1961
The original Oilers logo is an man wearing a blue uniform and a gold cowboy hat and gold boots in front of an oil field.