AFC South
Conference | American Football Conference |
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League | National Football League |
Sport | American football |
Founded | 2002 |
No. of teams | 4 |
Most recent champion(s) | Houston Texans (7th title) |
Most titles | Indianapolis Colts (9 titles) |
The American Football Conference – Southern Division or AFC South is one of the four divisions of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL). It was created before the 2002 season when the league realigned divisions after expanding to 32 teams. Since its creation, the division has had the same four members: the Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Tennessee Titans.
Before the
The Colts hold a 534–474–7 record and a 23–25 playoff record with two NFL league crowns, four Super Bowl appearances and two wins. The Titans hold a record of 451–475–6 with a playoff record of 17–21 including two AFL championships (as the Houston Oilers) and a loss in Super Bowl XXXIV. The Jaguars hold a 177–239 record and a 7–7 playoff record. The Texans made the playoffs for the first time in their ten-season existence in 2011 and hold a 135–169 record and a 4–6 playoff record.
The Colts' Super Bowl XLI victory in 2006 is the only Super Bowl win from the AFC South to date, although the Colts have won another Super Bowl while playing in a different division (and a different city). The division owns the longest active Super Bowl victory drought, since at least one team from each of the other seven divisions has won one of the eighteen subsequenct Super Bowls — in fact seven divisions won seven Super Bowls between 2009 and 2015 — although the Colts did participate in 2009’s Super Bowl XLIV.
History
2000s
When the
2010s
In 2010, the
Division lineups
Place cursor over year for division champ or Super Bowl team.
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Division champions
Wild Card qualifiers
Team playoff berths
Stats updated through the 2021 Season
Total playoff berths as members of the AFC South
In the sortable table below, teams can be ordered by name, number of division wins, playoff berths, or titles. To change, click button to right of heading.
Team | Division Titles |
Playoff Berths |
AFC Championship Game Appearances |
AFC Championships |
Super Bowl Championships |
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Indianapolis Colts | 9 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Houston Texans | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tennessee Titans | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Jacksonville Jaguars | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Total playoff berths in team history
In the sortable table below, teams can be ordered by name, number of division wins, playoff berths, or titles. To change, click button to right of heading.
Team | Division Titles |
Playoff Berths |
Conference Championships |
NFL/AFL1 Titles |
Super Bowl Championships |
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Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
Tennessee Titans | 11 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Houston Texans | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jacksonville Jaguars | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 Colts won NFL Titles as the Baltimore Colts. Titans won AFL Titles as the Houston Oilers.
Season results
(#) | Denotes team that won the Super Bowl |
(#) | Denotes team that won the AFC Championship
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(#) | Denotes team that qualified for the NFL Playoffs
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Season | Team (record) | |||
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2002 | (2) Tennessee (11–5) | (5) Indianapolis (10–6) | Jacksonville (6–10) | Houston (4–12) |
2003 | (3) Indianapolis (12–4) | (5) Tennessee (12–4) | Jacksonville (5–11) | Houston (5–11) |
2004 | (3) Indianapolis (12–4) | Jacksonville (9–7) | Houston (7–9) | Tennessee (5–11) |
2005 | (1) Indianapolis (14–2) | (5) Jacksonville (12–4) | Tennessee (4–12) | Houston (2–14) |
2006 | (3) Indianapolis (12–4) | Tennessee (8–8) | Jacksonville (8–8) | Houston (6–10) |
2007 | (2) Indianapolis (13–3) | (5) Jacksonville (11–5) | (6) Tennessee (10–6) | Houston (8–8) |
2008 | (1) Tennessee (13–3) | (5) Indianapolis (12–4) | Houston (8–8) | Jacksonville (5–11) |
2009 | (1) Indianapolis (14–2) | Houston (9–7) | Tennessee (8–8) | Jacksonville (7–9) |
2010 | (3) Indianapolis (10–6) | Jacksonville (8–8) | Houston (6–10) | Tennessee (6–10) |
2011 | (3) Houston (10–6) | Tennessee (9–7) | Jacksonville (5–11) | Indianapolis (2–14) |
2012 | (3) Houston (12–4) | (5) Indianapolis (11–5) | Tennessee (6–10) | Jacksonville (2–14) |
2013 | (4) Indianapolis (11–5) | Tennessee (7–9) | Jacksonville (4–12) | Houston (2–14) |
2014 | (4) Indianapolis (11–5) | Houston (9–7) | Jacksonville (3–13) | Tennessee (2–14) |
2015 | (4) Houston (9–7) | Indianapolis (8–8) | Jacksonville (5–11) | Tennessee (3–13) |
2016 | (4) Houston (9–7) | Tennessee (9–7) | Indianapolis (8–8) | Jacksonville (3–13) |
2017 | (3) Jacksonville (10–6) | (5) Tennessee (9–7) | Indianapolis (4–12) | Houston (4–12) |
2018 | (3) Houston (11–5) | (6) Indianapolis (10–6) | Tennessee (9–7) | Jacksonville (5–11) |
2019 | (4) Houston (10–6) | (6) Tennessee (9–7) | Indianapolis (7–9) | Jacksonville (6–10) |
2020 | (4) Tennessee (11–5) | (7) Indianapolis (11–5) | Houston (4–12) | Jacksonville (1–15) |
2021 | (1) Tennessee (12–5) | Indianapolis (9–8) | Houston (4–13) | Jacksonville (3–14) |
2022 | (4) Jacksonville (9–8) | Tennessee (7–10) | Indianapolis (4–12–1) | Houston (3–13–1) |
2023 | (4) Houston (10–7) | Jacksonville (9–8) | Indianapolis (9–8) | Tennessee (6–11) |
References
- ^ "Cold, Hard Football Facts.com". Archived from the original on December 27, 2007. Retrieved December 31, 2007.