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Houston Oilers,

by design.

Every vintage Houston Oilers design in the archive: t-shirts and jerseys from the 1990s. Each card is one design with every eBay example of it we found; most are sold out, so open one to see what it went for and search for it again. Houston Oilers gear is 1960-96, Tennessee Oilers is a two-season window (1997-98), and anything Titans-branded is 1999 or later.

Titans collector notes by era →Also filed as Tennessee Titans (13) →

NO. 01 · THE 1990S

T-shirts 1

Jerseys 1

NO. 02 · ERA UNKNOWN

T-shirts 1

NO. 03 · DATING TITANS GEAR
  1. 1960The franchise debuted as the Houston Oilers in Columbia blue, with an oil-derrick logo it kept until 1999.
  2. 1966-71Helmets and pants were silver; helmets were blue in other early years and white from 1975 to 1998.
  3. 1997The team moved to Tennessee as the Tennessee Oilers, playing its first season in Memphis, with an alternate logo mixing the state flag and the derrick.
  4. 1999Renamed the Titans, the team introduced a flaming "T" logo with three stars and added navy jerseys.
  5. 2003A light Titans blue alternate jersey was introduced.
  6. 2009The Titans wore Oilers throwbacks for the AFL's 50th anniversary.