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The Texas Governor's Cup, or Cowboys–Texans rivalry or Battle of Texas, also formerly known as the Oilers–Texans rivalry or Cowboys–Oilers rivalry, is the trophy awarded to the winner of the football game between the two National Football League (NFL) teams in Texas, currently the Dallas Cowboys and the Houston Texans.
After the Texans ran a couple of plays to position the ball, rookie Tommy Brooker came in on fourth-and-nine, and kicked a 25-yard field goal after 2:54 of the sixth quarter, or 17:54 of sudden-death overtime, to end the game. [10] The Houston Oilers had come within a hair's breadth of winning the first three AFL championships, but the Texans ...
The Houston Oilers appeared in the 1962 AFL Championship, losing in double overtime to their in-state rivals, the Dallas Texans (now the Kansas City Chiefs); they also won the AFL East Division title in 1967 and qualified for the AFL Playoffs in 1969, both times losing to the Oakland Raiders (which are now the Las Vegas Raiders).
The 1962 Houston Oilers season was the third season for the Houston Oilers as a professional American football franchise; For the third consecutive season, the Oilers appeared in the AFL Championship Game, only to lose 20–17 in double overtime to the Dallas Texans.
The 1962 Dallas Texans season was the third and final season of Lamar Hunt's American Football League (AFL) franchise before its relocation to Kansas City from Dallas.. The Texans won their first AFL championship (and only title in Dallas) when they defeated their intrastate rivals, the two-time defending champion Houston Oilers, 20–17 in double overtime—a game which now stands as the ...
The 1960 AFL season was the inaugural regular season of the American Football League.It consisted of 8 franchises split into two divisions: the East Division (Buffalo Bills, Houston Oilers, Titans of New York, Boston Patriots) and the West Division (Los Angeles Chargers, Denver Broncos, Dallas Texans, Oakland Raiders).
Houston Oilers: W 26–21 2–1 Cotton Bowl: 28,000 Recap: 5 October 8 at Denver Broncos: W 19–12 3–1 Bears Stadium: 14,500 Recap: 6 October 15 at Buffalo Bills: L 24–27 3–2 War Memorial Stadium: 20,678 Recap: 7 October 22 at Houston Oilers: L 7–38 3–3 Jeppesen Stadium: 23,228 Recap: 8 October 29 Boston Patriots: L 17–18 3–4 ...
Detroit Lions vs Cleveland Browns, Dec 26, 1954 (NFL Championship Game) Houston Oilers vs Pittsburgh Steelers, Jan 7, 1979 (AFC Championship Game) Buffalo Bills vs Dallas Cowboys, Jan 31, 1993 (Super Bowl XXVII) Most Turnovers, Both Teams, Game, 14; Houston Oilers (9) vs Pittsburgh Steelers (5), Jan 7, 1979 (AFC Championship Game)