====== Tennessee Titans ====== =====Timeline===== //Players and coaches mentioned include only those who were on the team's roster at the time of a game against the Raiders or were included in a trade for such a player.// **1959** July 31 - Team created by Bud Adams as part of the new American Football League. October 30 - Oilers chosen as nickname. Jeppesen Stadium to be site of games for first season. December 8 - Signed defensive back Tony Banfield. December 12 - Signed guard Hogan Wharton. December 14 - Signed quarterback Jacky Lee. December 20 - Signed fullback Doug Cline. December 23 - Signed defensive end Don Floyd. December 29 - Signed guard Bob Talamini and fullback Bob White. **1960** January 2 - Lou Rymkus signed as head coach. Signed halfback Billy Cannon. January 5 - Signed defensive back Joe Majors. January 16 - Signed quarterback Charlie Milstead. January 26 - Signed defensive tackle George Shirkey. February 2 - Hired assistant coach Fred Wallner. February 6 - Signed defensive end Dan Lanphear. February 19 - Signed quarterback George Blanda and linebacker Phil Perlo. February 24 - Signed tight end James Yeats sometime prior to this date. March 21 - Signed defensive end Dalva Allen, wide receiver John Carson, wide receiver Charley Hennigan, and fullback Charley Tolar. April 14 - Signed defensive back Mark Johnston sometime before this date. April 15 - Signed wide receiver Bill Groman. May 7 - Signed defensive tackle Jerry Helluin. May 20 - Signed defensive tackle Orville Trask. May 21 - Signed defensive back Charlie Kendall sometime before this date. May 26 - Signed guard Jim McCanless. June 6 - Signed tackle Al Jamison and linebacker Al Witcher. June 18 - Signed linebacker Hugh Pitts. July 10 - Signed tackle Rich Michael sometime before this date. July 17 - Signed tight end John White sometime before this date. July 19 - Signed linebacker Dennit Morris. Also signed defensive back Julian Spence sometime before this date. July 20 - Signed halfback Dave Smith sometime before this date. August 2 - Traded Bobby Clatterbuck to the Chargers for center George Belotti. August 20 - Signed center John Simerson. September 7 - Added assistant coach Fred Wallner to the active roster at guard. September 9 - Signed defensive tackle Pete Davidson and released him sometime between September 19 and September 24. September 13 - Waived defensive back Joe Majors guard Jim McCanless, and tight end James Yeats. September 15 - Signed defensive back Bobby Gordon. September 18 - Signed defensive back Jim Norton between August 29 and this date. September 23 - Signed defensive tackle Ron Morrison. September 26 - Traded defensive tackle Ron Morrison to the Patriots for tight end Jack Atchason. November 30 - Guard Fred Wallner removed himself from the active roster and returned to the coaching staff full time. **1961** January 11 - Linebacker Hugh Pitts retired from pro football. February 18 - Linebacker Phil Perlo retired from pro football sometime around this date. April 6 - Traded tackle John Simerson to the Patriots for guard Jack Davis. May 7 - Linebacker Al Witcher retired from pro football. May 12 - Wide receiver John Carson retired from pro football. July 20 - Defensive end Dan Lanphear and fullback Bob White retired from pro football. August 24 - Defensive tackle Jerry Helluin retired from pro football. August 26 - Waived defensive back Bobby Gordon. September 26 - Waived center George Belotti. November 7 - Defensive back Charlie Milstead retired from pro football. **1962** May 14 - Signed defensive end Dan Lanphear. July 7 - Defensive back Julian Spence retired from pro football. August 14 - Lost defensive tackle George Shirkey and defensive tackle Orville Trask to the Raiders in the AFL allocation draft. September 3 - Traded defensive end Dalva Allen and tight end John White to the Raiders for a pair of picks in the 1963 draft. September 4 - Waived linebacker Dennit Morris. September 18 - Waived defensive end Dan Lanphear. **1963** January 19 - Tackle Al Jamison retired from pro football sometime around this date. August 27 - Traded wide receiver Bill Groman to the Broncos for a pair of draft picks. **1964** August 13 - Traded quarterback Jacky Lee to the Broncos for defensive tackle Bud McFadin and a draft pick. September 1 - Waived guard Hogan Wharton. September 8 - Traded halfback Billy Cannon to the Raiders for wide receiver Dobie Craig, fullback Bob Jackson, and guard Sonny Bishop. Waived defensive back Mark Johnston. November 12 - Waived halfback Dave Smith. **1965** September 19 - Quarterback Jacky Lee reverted back to the Oilers according to the terms of his trade to the Broncos last year. **1966** August 30 - Waived defensive back Tony Banfield. November 7 - Waived linebacker Doug Cline. **1967** March 19 - Released quarterback George Blanda and tackle Rich Michael. May 18 - Wide receiver Charley Hennigan retired from pro football. August 22 - Fullback Charley Tolar retired from pro football. October 8 - Traded quarterback Jacky Lee and defensive tackle Ernie Ladd to the Chiefs for quarterback Pete Beathard. **1968** August 16 - Traded guard Bob Talamini to the Jets for a draft pick. October 1 - Waived defensive end Don Floyd. **1969** April 15 - Defensive back Jim Norton retired from pro football. ===== Regular Season ===== |Day|Date|Time| | | | |Site| Att| | |Sun|September 11, 1960|1:30pm|Oilers| 37|Raiders| 22|Kezar Stadium| 12,703| | |Sun|September 25, 1960|1:30pm|Raiders| 14|Oilers| 13|Jeppesen Stadium| 16,421| | |Sat|September 9, 1961|8:00pm|Oilers| 55|Raiders| 0|Jeppesen Stadium| 16,321| | |Sun|December 17, 1961|1:30pm|Oilers| 47|Raiders| 16|Candlestick Park| 4,821| | |Sun|November 11, 1962|1:30pm|Oilers| 28|Raiders| 20|Frank Youell Field| 10,200| | |Sun|December 9, 1962|2:30pm|Oilers| 32|Raiders| 17|Jeppesen Stadium| 27,400| | |Sat|September 7, 1963|8:00pm|Raiders| 24|Oilers| 13|Jeppesen Stadium| 24,749| | |Sun|December 22, 1963|12:30pm|Raiders| 52|Oilers| 49|Frank Youell Field| 17,401| | |Sat|September 19, 1964|8:00pm|Oilers| 42|Raiders| 28|Jeppesen Stadium| 26,482| | |Sun|November 15, 1964|1:35pm|Raiders| 20|Oilers| 10|Frank Youell Field| 16,375| | |Sun|September 26, 1965|1:35pm|Raiders| 21|Oilers| 17|Frank Youell Field| 18,116| | |Sun|November 7, 1965|1:30pm|Raiders| 33|Oilers| 21|Rice Stadium| 35,729| | |Tue|August 2, 1966|8:30pm|Oilers| 27|Raiders| 16|Rice Stadium| 36,935| | |Sat|September 10, 1966|8:30pm|Oilers| 31|Raiders| 0|Rice Stadium| 31,763| | |Sun|November 6, 1966|1:35pm|Raiders| 38|Oilers| 23|Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum| 34,102| | | | | | | | | | | | | |Sun|October 12, 2025|1:05pm|Raiders| 20|Titans| 10|Allegiant Stadium| 61,981| | ===== Preseason ===== |Day|Date|Time| | | | |Site| Att| | |Fri|August 11, 1961|7:30pm|Oilers| 35|Raiders| 17|Honolulu Stadium| 12,500| | |Sat|August 29, 1964|8:30pm|Raiders| 34|Oilers| 20|Cashman Field, Las Vegas| 8,500| |