the NFL sent the University of Houston a cease-and-desist letter ordering the school to stop any further use of the Houston Oilers’ trademarked “Luv Ya Blue” uniforms. While the Cougars had ...

Nearly 40 years ago, Bud Adams really started making his displeasure with the Astrodome known by flirting with moving the beloved Houston Oilers to Jacksonville. In response, the city tore down ...

The Houston Oilers lost the AFC Championship in Pittsburgh on Jan. 6, 1980, the second straight year in which the Oilers -- led by head coach Bum Phillips-- fell one game short of the franchise's ...

according to the letter obtained by the Houston Chronicle through an open-records request. Rice first wore its version of the ...

“His care and desire to mold men was amazing.” Born in Orange, Texas, Phillips coached the Houston Oilers from 1975 to 1980, leading “the NFL’s most frustrating team” to the AFC ...

Earl Campbell was selected as the No. 1 overall pick in the 1978 NFL Draft by the Houston Oilers. Campbell, a Heisman Trophy winner from the University of Texas, went on to have a Hall of Fame career.