Vintage 1990s Oilers
This collection covers the franchise's 1990s sweatshirts, which are mostly Houston Oilers pieces. The Oilers played in Houston through 1996, became the Tennessee Oilers for 1997 in Memphis and 1998 in Nashville, and were renamed the Tennessee Titans in 1999 with new colors. That year they reached Super Bowl XXXIV.
The Oilers wore Columbia blue, white and scarlet, with the oil derrick logo. The decade started strong, with Warren Moon and a playoff streak from 1987 to 1993. Logo 7, Starter, Salem Sportswear, Nutmeg Mills and Pro Player made licensed Oilers fleece. Since the Oilers name was retired in 1999, Houston-era originals on period tags are the heart of this collection.
Oilers · 90sWhich one to buy
A broad search across all of eBay turns up about 106 Oilers sweatshirts, but only a fraction are genuine period Houston pieces, and those mostly go for $40–85 delivered. The team left Houston after the 1996 season, so a real Houston Oilers sweatshirt is 1997 or older ("Tennessee Oilers" was the transitional 1997–98 name), and several sellers in this search offer new "remake", "reprinted" or "classic style" Oilers crewnecks, so ask every seller for a tag photo before paying. Prioritise period makers such as Logo 7, Nutmeg, Starter, Russell, Lee Sport, Pro Player, Marks and Color Works, plus a Made in USA tag, and treat generic titles with no maker as unproven until you see the tag. Budget buyers should take the $28 red Marks crewneck in Large, listed as new without tags, most people the $50 Russell Athletic big-print crewneck, and collectors the $86 1991 AFC Central Division piece.
- Listed now
- 106
- Damaged / for parts
- 0
- Typical ask
- $40–$85
- Full range
- $22–$350
Cheapest$28.00est. deliveredA red Marks crewneck in Large, listed as new without tags, for $28 delivered on Buy It Now from a 99.9% seller, the lowest price here. Ask for the tag photo to date it and for pit-to-pit; the same seller also lists a Medium.
NFL Vintage Marks Mens Large L Houston Oilers Sweatshirt Red NWOT $75
View on eBay →$28.00 est. delivered
Best value$49.98est. deliveredA Russell Athletic big-print crewneck, a period maker, for about $50 delivered with Best Offer from a 99.8% seller, low in the $40–85 band. The size isn't in the title, so ask for it with pit-to-pit, length and a tag photo.
VINTAGE HOUSTON OILERS NFL RUSSELL ATHLETIC BIG PRINT CREWNECK SWEATSH
View on eBay →$49.98 est. delivered
Collector's pick$85.90est. deliveredDated 1991, the season the Oilers won the AFC Central, in grey for about $86 delivered with Best Offer from a 99.8% seller, at the top of the band rather than above it. Ask for the tag photo to confirm the maker, plus the size and the state of the print.
Vintage 91' Houston Oilers AFC Central Division Grey Sweatshirt Men's
View on eBay →$85.90 est. delivered
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- New old stock
- Cheapest
NFL Vintage Marks Mens Large L Houston Oilers Sweatshirt Red NWOT $75
$28.00est. delivered
$22.00 + $6.00 shipping
Buy It Now$22.00
Good buy
A Marks crewneck in Large, listed as new without tags, for $28 delivered from a 99.9% seller, the cheapest here and a good one if the tag dates it.
Seller: recota
99.9% positive
View on eBay →New old stock - Used
- Best value
VINTAGE HOUSTON OILERS NFL RUSSELL ATHLETIC BIG PRINT CREWNECK SWEATSH
$49.98est. delivered
$35.82 + $14.16 shipping
Buy It Now$35.82
Offers accepted
This seller takes offers, and sellers often accept less than the asking price.
Fine if you might miss it? Send an offer first. Someone else can still buy it while you wait for a reply.
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Good buy
A Russell Athletic big-print crewneck for about $50 delivered from a 99.8% seller, a period maker low in the band once you know the size.
Seller: funhouserecords
99.8% positive
View on eBay →Used - Used
- Collector's pick
Vintage 91' Houston Oilers AFC Central Division Grey Sweatshirt Men's
$85.90est. delivered
$80.00 + $5.90 shipping
Buy It Now$80.00
Offers accepted
This seller takes offers, and sellers often accept less than the asking price.
Fine if you might miss it? Send an offer first. Someone else can still buy it while you wait for a reply.
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Good buy
A 1991 AFC Central Division crewneck from the Oilers' division-title season, about $86 delivered from a 99.8% seller, the most collectible piece here.
Seller: thepicup
99.8% positive
View on eBay →Used 
UsedVTG Houston Oilers NFL Sweatshirt Mens 3X Color Works by Carl Banks
$37.04est. delivered
$29.95 + $7.09 shipping
Buy It Now$29.95
Offers accepted
This seller takes offers, and sellers often accept less than the asking price.
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Our take
Color Works by Carl Banks is a 90s licensee, and at about $37 delivered from a 100% seller this is the one to buy if you wear a 3X.
Seller: redsamurai77
100% positive
View on eBay →Used
UsedVintage 90s Houston Oilers Tail Gate Crewneck Sweatshirt Blue Made In
$46.35est. delivered
$35.00 + $11.35 shipping
Buy It Now$35.00
Our take
About $46 delivered from a 100% seller, but "Tail Gate" could be the graphic or the modern Tailgate Clothing throwback label, so ask for the tag and the size.
Seller: desktrucker
100% positive
View on eBay →Used
UsedVintage Tennessee Oilers Sweatshirt Mens Large Blue NFL Football Start
$48.64est. delivered
$38.69 + $9.95 shipping
Buy It Now$38.69
Offers accepted
This seller takes offers, and sellers often accept less than the asking price.
Fine if you might miss it? Send an offer first. Someone else can still buy it while you wait for a reply.
Want it for sure? Use Buy It Now.
Our take
A Starter crewneck in Large from the short-lived 1997–98 Tennessee Oilers era, about $49 delivered, an oddity for collectors rather than a Houston piece.
Seller: retropresent
99.9% positive
View on eBay →Used
Used- Check the seller
90's Houston Oilers Football Sweatshirt
$52.75est. delivered
$44.00 + $8.75 shipping
Buy It Now$44.00
Heads-up: check the seller
One seller's copied all-teams title with no maker, size or feedback captured at about $53 delivered, so rule out a reprint with a tag photo first.
Seller: unknown
View on eBay →Used
Used- Priced high
Houston Oilers Vintage Crewneck Sweatshirt Size L
$105.95est. delivered
$85.00 + $20.95 shipping
Buy It Now$85.00
Offers accepted
This seller takes offers, and sellers often accept less than the asking price.
Fine if you might miss it? Send an offer first. Someone else can still buy it while you wait for a reply.
Want it for sure? Use Buy It Now.
Heads-up: priced high
About $106 delivered for a Large with no maker named, $21 of it shipping, so offer on the item price or skip.
Seller: unknown
View on eBay →Used
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a fair price for a fair shirt
- Read the city and name. "Houston Oilers" pieces date to 1996 or earlier; "Tennessee Oilers" pieces are from 1997-98 only; "Titans" pieces start in 1999.
- Columbia blue, white and scarlet with the derrick logo is the Oilers look. Navy, Titans blue and silver belong to the 1999 Titans rebrand.
- Division champions graphics should match 1991 or 1993, the Oilers' only two division titles.
- Titans AFC champions and Super Bowl XXXIV graphics belong to the 1999 season, when Tennessee lost to St. Louis 23-16.
- Maker tags of the decade: Logo 7 (renamed Logo Athletic in 1997), Starter, Salem Sportswear, Nutmeg Mills and its Lee Sport label (from 1995), Russell Athletic and Pro Player.
- A copyright year printed under the graphic (for example, © 1994) plus licensing text such as "Officially Licensed NFL Product" or an NFL Properties mark. The year should agree with the tag and the construction.
- A Made in USA tag. Big makers moved sewing to Mexico and the Caribbean during the 90s, so a US-made tag supports an earlier date, while a Latin American tag usually points later in the decade.
- Licensed retro lines such as Mitchell & Ness (NFL throwbacks since about 2000, owned by Fanatics since 2022), Homage and Junk Food reprint old Oilers logos on new blanks. Their own brand tags give them away, and Homage names designs by year (a '93 crewneck, for example), so a year in a listing title proves nothing.
- The Oilers name was retired when the team became the Titans, so any Oilers piece is either period-made or a later retro product. The tag decides which.
- A Reebok tag dates NFL gear to 2002-2012, when Reebok held the league's exclusive uniform, sideline and cap license. A Nike tag is later still, since Nike took over the league's uniform contract in 2012.
- A familiar label is not automatic proof. Starter is still an active NFL licensee and the Nutmeg Mills name has been revived for vintage-style graphics, so check that the tag design, fabric and country of origin fit the period, not just the brand name.
- Dealers list the same red flags again and again: wrong neck tags for the era, missing licensing text, a copyright year that doesn't match the tag, and artificial distressing. A cut-out tag removes the best evidence, so price that piece as unverified.
Tagged sizes from the 90s don't line up neatly with modern sizing, and cotton-rich fleece shrinks in hot washes, which is why Champion patented its shrink-resisting Reverse Weave cut. Ask the seller for pit-to-pit and top-to-bottom length in inches and compare them with a sweatshirt you already own. A stretched waistband or blown-out cuffs will make it fit looser than the numbers suggest.
Houston to Nashville
Houston blows a 35–3 lead in Buffalo in January '93. The team moves to Tennessee in '97, becomes the Titans in '99, and ends Super Bowl XXXIV a yard short.
Looking for one specific design? The archive files every Titans design we found on eBay, one page each, with all its past examples.
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Why is an Oilers sweatshirt listed under the Titans?
They are the same franchise. The Houston Oilers moved to Tennessee after the 1996 season, played two years as the Tennessee Oilers, and became the Titans in 1999. The team kept the Oilers' history and records.
Are Tennessee Oilers pieces rare?
The name lasted only two seasons, 1997 and 1998, and the team drew small crowds in Memphis, so Tennessee Oilers gear is a much smaller niche than Houston Oilers gear. Check the tag and print date as with any 90s piece.
How do I date a Houston Oilers crewneck?
The derrick logo and Columbia blue held steady, so use the maker tag and the copyright year under the print. Player and event graphics help too: Warren Moon played for Houston from 1984 through 1993.
Does single stitching matter on a vintage sweatshirt?
Not much. Single-stitch hems are a T-shirt dating tell, common on tees made before the late 1990s. Sweatshirts finish the cuffs and waist with ribbed bands, so judge a crewneck by its tag, its licensing text and the copyright year on the print instead.