2004 Houston Texans season

2004 Houston Texans season
Head coach Dom Capers
Home field Reliant Stadium
Results
Record 7–9
Division Place 3rd AFC South
Playoff finish did not qualify
Timeline
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The 2004 Houston Texans season was the third season in franchise history and saw the expansion club make a two-game improvement on its previous season record. This was the first season in franchise history where the Texans did not finish in last place in the AFC South. The Texans also earned their first victory over the Tennessee Titans, who preceded the Texans in Houston, this season.

Contents

Draft selections

2004 NFL Draft

Round/Pick Player Position College
1/10 Dunta Robinson Cornerback South Carolina
1/27 (from Tennessee) Jason Babin Defensive end Western Michigan
4/122 (from Indianapolis) Glenn Earl Strong Safety Notre Dame
6/170 Vontez Duff Defensive back Notre Dame
6/175 (from Jacksonville) Jammal Lord Running back Nebraska
7/210 Raheem Orr Linebacker Rutgers
7/211 Sloan Thomas Wide receiver Texas
7/248 B.J. Symons Quarterback Texas Tech

Personnel

Staff

2004 Houston Texans staff
Front Office

Head Coaches

Offensive Coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator – Chris Palmer
  • Quarterbacks – Greg Roman
  • Running Backs – Chick Harris
  • Wide Receivers – Kippy Brown
  • Tight Ends – Tony Marciano
  • Offensive Line (Tackles) – Steve Marshall
  • Offensive Line (Centers/Guards) – Joe Pendry
  

Defensive Coaches

Special Teams

  • Special Teams Coordinator – Joe Marciano
  • Assistant Special Teams – Eric Sutulovich

Strength and Conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Dan Riley
  • Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Ray Wright

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Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 12, 2004 San Diego Chargers L 27–20
70,255
2 September 19, 2004 at Detroit Lions L 28–16
61,465
3 September 26, 2004 at Kansas City Chiefs W 24–21
77,433
4 October 3, 2004 Oakland Raiders W 30–17
70,741
5 October 10, 2004 Minnesota Vikings L 34–28 (OT)
70,718
6 October 17, 2004 at Tennessee Titans W 20–10
68,932
7 Bye
8 October 31, 2004 Jacksonville Jaguars W 20–6
70,502
9 November 7, 2004 at Denver Broncos L 31–13
74,292
10 November 14, 2004 at Indianapolis Colts L 49–14
56,511
11 November 21, 2004 Green Bay Packers L 16–13
70,769
12 November 28, 2004 Tennessee Titans W 31–21
70,721
13 December 5, 2004 at New York Jets L 29–7
77,875
14 December 12, 2004 Indianapolis Colts L 23–14
70,762
15 December 19, 2004 at Chicago Bears W 24–5
62,122
16 December 26, 2004 at Jacksonville Jaguars W 21–0
66,227
17 January 2, 2005 Cleveland Browns L 22–14
70,724

Standings

AFC South
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Indianapolis Colts 12 4 0 .750 5–1 8–4 522 351 L1
Jacksonville Jaguars 9 7 0 .563 2–4 6–6 261 280 W1
Houston Texans 7 9 0 .438 4–2 6–6 309 339 L1
Tennessee Titans 5 11 0 .313 1–5 3–9 344 439 W1

References

  1. ^ "All-Time Coaches Roster". HoustonTexans.com. http://www.houstontexans.com/mediaguide/html/history_coaches_1.html. Retrieved 2010-03-01. 
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