American Football Conference South Division

American Football Conference South Division

The AFC South is a division of the National Football League's American Football Conference. It was created prior to the 2002 season when the league realigned divisions after expanding to 32 teams. Currently the division has four members: Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Tennessee Titans.

Prior to the 2002 season, the Texans did not exist, the Colts belonged to the AFC East, and the Titans and Jaguars were part of the AFC Central. Indianapolis, Tennessee, and Jacksonville all won multiple division titles and wild card berths in their respective divisions.

History

2000s

When the NFL realigned for the 2002 schedule, the newly created AFC South was formed from two former AFC Central teams, an AFC East team, and an expansion team. Its inaugural season was won by the Tennessee Titans who went on to play in the AFC Championship game. Since 2003, the Indianapolis Colts have won the division five straight years including their victory in Super Bowl XLI. In 2007, the AFC South became the best division of all time based on the combined record of 42-22 (.656 winning percentage). The record was previously held by the 1975 AFC Central's .643 winning percentage. [cite web | title=Cold, Hard Football Facts.com | url=http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com/Articles/11_1973_Monday_Morning_Hangover:_Obscure_history_and_more.html | accessdate=2007-12-31]

Division champions

{| class="wikitable"
- bgcolor="#efefef"! Season !! Team !! Record !! Playoff Results
-
2002 || Tennessee Titans || 11-5-0 || Lost
-
2003 || Indianapolis Colts || 12-4-0 || Lost
-
2004 || Indianapolis Colts || 12-4-0 || Lost
-
2005 || Indianapolis Colts || 14-2-0 || Lost
-
2006 || Indianapolis Colts || 12-4-0 || Won Super Bowl XLI
-
2007 || Indianapolis Colts || 13-3-0 || Lost
###@@@KEYEND@@@###

Wild Card qualifiers

{| class="wikitable"
- bgcolor="#efefef"! Season !! Team !! Record !! Playoff Results
-
2002 || Indianapolis Colts || 10-6-0 || Lost
-
2003 || Tennessee Titans || 12-4-0 || Lost
-
2005 || Jacksonville Jaguars || 12-4-0 || Lost
-
2007 || Jacksonville Jaguars || 11-5-0 || Lost
-
2007 || Tennessee Titans || 10-6-0 || Lost
###@@@KEYEND@@@###

Total playoff berths since 2002

{| class="wikitable"
- bgcolor="#efefef"! Team !! Championships !! Playoff Berths
-
Indianapolis Colts || 5 || 6
-
Tennessee Titans || 1 || 3
-
Jacksonville Jaguars || 0 || 2
-
Houston Texans || 0 || 0
###@@@KEYEND@@@###

References


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