2004 Houston Texans season

2004 Houston Texans season
Head coach	Dom Capers
General manager	Charley Casserly
Owner	Bob McNair
Home field	Reliant Stadium
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	3rd AFC South
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	WR Andre Johnson

The 2004 season was the Houston Texans' third in the National Football League, all of which they had spent under head coach Dom Capers. The team finished 7–9, two games better than the previous season, and came third in the AFC South, the first time they had not finished bottom. The Texans also earned their first victory over the Tennessee Titans, the franchise previously known as the Oilers, who had left Houston after the 1996 season.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 2004 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

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 Head coach – Dom Capers 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 Defensive coordinator – Vic Fangio Defensive line – Todd Grantham Linebackers – Tom Olivadotti Defensive backs (secondary) – Jon Hoke Assistant defensive backs (secondary) – Tony Oden Special teams coaches Special teams – Joe Marciano Special teams assistant – Eric Sutulovich Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Dan Riley Assistant strength and conditioning – Ray Wright

Roster

2004 Houston Texans final roster
	Quarterbacks  8 David Carr 12 Tony Banks  4 Dave Ragone Running backs 44 Moran Norris FB 32 Jonathan Wells 37 Domanick Williams 47 Jarrod Baxter FB Wide receivers 88 Derick Armstrong 85 Corey Bradford 86 Jabar Gaffney 80 Andre Johnson 17 Kendrick Starling 84 J. J. Moses Tight ends 87 Mark Bruener 82 Billy Miller 81 Matt Murphy		Offensive linemen 76 Steve McKinney C 69 Chester Pitts G/T 71 Todd Wade T 78 Seth Wand T 70 Fred Weary G 72 Zach Wiegert G Defensive linemen 93 Jason Babin DE 95 Jerry DeLoach DT 91 Seth Payne DT 92 Corey Sears DE 98 Robaire Smith DT 96 Gary Walker DE		Linebackers 54 Troy Evans 56 Jay Foreman 53 Shantee Orr 98 Antwan Peek DE/OLB 55 Jamie Sharper 52 Kailee Wong Defensive backs 33 Jason Bell CB 31 Aaron Glenn CB 42 Marcus Coleman CB 26 Glenn Earl SS 38 Demarcus Faggins CB 20 Jammal Lord 23 Dunta Robinson CB 30 Jason Simmons CB 43 Kenny Wright CB Special teams  3 Kris Brown K 48 Bryan Pittman LS  7 Chad Stanley P		Reserve lists Practice squad -- Dennis O'Sullivan DT Rookies in italics Active, Inactive, Practice squad

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance	NFL.com recap
1	August 15	Dallas Cowboys	W 18–0	1–0		Recap
2	August 22	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 3–38	1–1	56,028	Recap
3	August 28	at Denver Broncos	L 17–31	1–2	71,256	Recap
4	September 3	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 9–17	1–3		Recap

Regular season

Schedule

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

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