2004 Houston Texans season

The 2004 Houston Texans season was the franchise's 3rd season in the National Football League and the 3rd under head coach Dom Capers. It saw the Texans 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.

2004 Houston Texans season
Head coachDom Capers
General managerCharley Casserly
OwnerBob McNair
Home fieldReliant Stadium
Results
Record7–9
Division place3rd AFC South
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers

Offseason

NFL draft
2004 Houston Texans draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 10 Dunta Robinson  Cornerback South Carolina
1 27 Jason Babin *  Defensive end Western Michigan
4 122 Glenn Earl  Safety Notre Dame
6 170 Vontez Duff  Defensive back Notre Dame
6 200 Charlie Anderson  Linebacker Mississippi
6 175 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
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Staff
2004 Houston Texans staff
Front office
  • Founder, chairman and chief executive officer – Bob McNair
  • Senior vice president and general manager – Charley Casserly
  • Associate director of pro scouting – Bobby Grier
  • Associate director of pro scouting – Miller McCalmon
  • Coordinator of college scouting – Mike Maccagnan

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 – Joe Pendry
  • Assistant offensive line – Steve Marshall
 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams coordinator – Joe Marciano
  • Assistant special teams – Eric Sutulovich

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Dan Riley
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Ray Wright

Roster
2004 Houston Texans final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists



Practice squad


Rookies in italics
 active, inactive, practice squad

Preseason
Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 August 15, 2004 Dallas Cowboys W 18-0
2 August 22, 2004 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 3-38
3 August 28, 2004 at Denver Broncos L 17-31
4 September 3, 2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 9-17

Regular season

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

Note: Division opponents are in bold text

Standings
AFC South
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(3) 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
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References
  1. "2004 Houston Texans draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
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