List of Houston Texans seasons

The Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston, Texas. The Texans are members of the South division in the American Football Conference (AFC) of the National Football League (NFL). They were founded in 1999 and began play as an expansion team in 2002. The team was owned by Bob McNair until his death in 2018; following McNair's death, the ownership of the team went to his wife, Janice.^[2][3] The Texans are the youngest franchise currently competing in the NFL.^[4]

The Houston Texans have played their home games at NRG Stadium since 2002.^[1]

While the Texans mainly struggled in the 2000s, the franchise experienced an upturn during the 2010s. They first found success in the 2011 season, winning their first division championship and clinching their first playoff berth.^[5][6] The team won their first playoff game that same year, beating the Cincinnati Bengals 31–10.^[7] The Texans have gone on to win seven more AFC South division championships in 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2023, and 2024. They are the only franchise never to have won a road playoff game and the only one never to have appeared in a conference championship game.^[8] They are also one of four franchises never to have appeared in a Super Bowl, alongside the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, and Jacksonville Jaguars.^[9] In the Texans' 22-year history, they have an overall regular season record of 162 wins, 209 losses, and 1 tie, plus an overall postseason record of 5 wins and 7 losses. The team currently has ten winning seasons, two 8–8 seasons, and eleven losing seasons.

Seasons

Key

Super Bowl champions*

Conference champions#

Division champions†

Wild Card berth^

Houston Texans seasonal records

Season	Team	League	Conference	Division	Regular season				Postseason results	Awards[Key]	Head coach	Ref.
					Finish	W	L	T
2002	2002	NFL	AFC	South	4th	4	12	0			Dom Capers	[10]
2003	2003	NFL	AFC	South	4th	5	11	0				[11]
2004	2004	NFL	AFC	South	3rd	7	9	0				[12]
2005	2005	NFL	AFC	South	4th	2	14	0				[13]
2006	2006	NFL	AFC	South	4th	6	10	0		DeMeco Ryans (DROY)	Gary Kubiak	[14][15]
2007	2007	NFL	AFC	South	4th	8	8	0				[16]
2008	2008	NFL	AFC	South	3rd	8	8	0				[17]
2009	2009	NFL	AFC	South	2nd	9	7	0		Brian Cushing (DROY)		[18][19]
2010	2010	NFL	AFC	South	3rd	6	10	0				[20]
2011	2011	NFL	AFC	South†	1st†	10	6	0	Won Wild Card playoffs (Bengals) 31–10 Lost Divisional playoffs (at Ravens) 13–20			[21]
2012	2012	NFL	AFC	South†	1st†	12	4	0	Won Wild Card playoffs (Bengals) 19–13 Lost Divisional playoffs (at Patriots) 28–41	J. J. Watt (DPOY)		[22][23]
2013	2013	NFL	AFC	South	4th	2	14	0			Gary Kubiak (2–11)[a] Wade Phillips (0–3)[a]	[24]
2014	2014	NFL	AFC	South	2nd	9	7	0		J. J. Watt (DPOY)	Bill O'Brien	[25][26]
2015	2015	NFL	AFC	South†	1st†	9	7	0	Lost Wild Card playoffs (Chiefs) 0–30	J. J. Watt (DPOY)		[27][28]
2016	2016	NFL	AFC	South†	1st†	9	7	0	Won Wild Card playoffs (Raiders) 27–14 Lost Divisional playoffs (at Patriots) 16–34			[29]
2017	2017	NFL	AFC	South	3rd	4	12	0		J. J. Watt (WPMOY)		[30][31]
2018	2018	NFL	AFC	South†	1st†	11	5	0	Lost Wild Card playoffs (Colts) 7–21			[32]
2019	2019	NFL	AFC	South†	1st†	10	6	0	Won Wild Card playoffs (Bills) 22–19 (OT) Lost Divisional playoffs (at Chiefs) 31–51			[33]
2020	2020	NFL	AFC	South	3rd	4	12	0			Bill O'Brien (0–4)[a] Romeo Crennel (4–8)[a]	[34]
2021	2021	NFL	AFC	South	3rd	4	13	0			David Culley	[35]
2022	2022	NFL	AFC	South	4th	3	13	1			Lovie Smith	[36]
2023	2023	NFL	AFC	South†	1st†	10	7	0	Won Wild Card playoffs (Browns) 45–14 Lost Divisional playoffs (at Ravens) 10–34	C. J. Stroud (OROY) Will Anderson Jr. (DROY)	DeMeco Ryans	[37]
2024	2024	NFL	AFC	South†	1st†	10	7	0	Won Wild Card playoffs (Chargers) 32–12 Lost Divisional playoffs (at Chiefs) 14–23			[38]
Total						162	209	1	All-time regular season record (2002–2024)
						6	8	—	All-time postseason record (2002–2024)
						168	217	1	All-time regular & postseason record (2002–2024)

Key for the "Awards" section^Key

OROY	National Football League Offensive Rookie of the Year Award
DROY	National Football League Defensive Rookie of the Year Award
DPOY	National Football League Defensive Player of the Year Award
WPMOY	Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award

See also

• History of the Houston Texans