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The first Houston Texans Head Coach ever was Dom Capers who was also the first ever Head Coach of theCarolina Panthers. The Houston Texans were founded in 2002 Through 2010, the Houston Texans are one of just fiveNFLteams that have never drafted a Heisman Trophy winner in the NFL Draft. In 2009, Matt Schaub became the first Texans quarterback to ever pass for more than 4,000 yards in a season. In the opening game of the 2010 season, Arian Foster became the first Houston Texans player ever to rush for more than 200 yards in a game. He finished the game with 33 carries for 231 yards and three touchdowns. The official colors of the Houston Texans are Deep Steel Blue, Battle Red, and Liberty White. The Texans were brought into the league as an expansion franchise, awarding an NFL team to the city of Houston because of their loss of theHouston Oilersa few years earlier. The 32 nd team, and 2002 expansion franchise, was originally awarded to the city of Los Angeles. After the Los Angeles ownership groups were unable to put together an approvable package, the NFL awarded the team to Houston. The Texans became only the second expansion team ever to win their first game, beating theDallas Cowboys19-10. The first touchdown in Houston Texan history was thrown by Quarterback David Carr and caught by Tight End Billy Miller, it came on their third ever play from scrimmage. In a victory over thePittsburgh Steelers, the Texans set an NFL record for fewest total yards in a game by a winning team with 46 yards. The Texans became the first expansion team to win their first two season openers after beating the Cowboys in 2002 and then the Dolphins in 2003. The Houston Texans first back-to-back victories in franchise history came in 2004 with wins over theKansas City Chiefsand theOakland Raiders. During a 2006 game against theOakland Raiders, the Texans finished the game with negative 5 yards passing and still won. When it came to naming the franchise, five names made it to the final selection committee; Texans, Bobcats, Apollos, Stallions, and Wildcatters. TheKansas City Chiefsoriginal name in theAFLhad been the Dallas Texans. Before officially naming the franchise the Houston Texans, team officials sought permission from Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt to use the name. In their first six years, the Texans have had the number one overall draft choice twice; selecting Quarterback David Carr in the team’s first year and Defensive End Mario Williams in 2006. Houston Texans player DeMeco Ryans won the 2006 Defensive Rookie Of The Year Award. Domanick Davis (later changing his name to Domanick Williams) won the 2004 Pepsi NFL Rookie Of The Year Award. Before this current Houston Texans team, there have been five other professional football teams with the nickname Texans. The Kansas City Chiefs were originally the Dallas Texans. There was an original Dallas Texans NFL team that folded in 1952. There was a prior Houston Texans that eventually moved to Shreveport, Louisiana that played in the 1974World Football League. Yet another team played as the Dallas Texans in the 1990’s, this time in theArena FootballLeague. Finally, when the Sacramento Gold Miners of theCanadian Football Leaguemoved to San Antonio for their final year before folding they played as the San Antonio Texans. Quarterback David Carr tied an NFL record by completing 22 consecutive passes in a game. Mark Brunell had set the record a few weeks earlier on the exact same field. At the time, when the Texans drafted Amobi Okoye in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft he was the youngest player ever drafted by an NFL team at 19 years old.

The first points scored in Houston Texans history came on a touchdown pass from rookie quarterback David Carr to tight end Billy Miller on the third play from scrimmage during the team’s first game. When after their first season as a team both cornerback Aaron Glenn and defensive lineman Gary Walker were named to the Pro Bowl, the Houston Texans became the first expansion team to ever send more than one player to the Pro Bowl. During the 2007 season, in a game against theMiami Dolphins, Texans kicker Kris Brown became the first kicker in the history of the NFL to successfully kick three field goals of 54 yards or longer in one game. The Houston Texans were victorious in their first appearance on Monday Night Football when near the end of the 2008 regular season they defeated theJacksonville Jaguars30-17.