American Football Database
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AFC South
ConferenceAmerican Football Conference
LeagueNational Football League
SportAmerican Football
Founded2002
No. of teams4
Most recent champion(s)Indianapolis Colts (7th title)
Most titlesIndianapolis Colts (7 titles)

The AFC South is a division of the National Football League's American Football Conference. 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: Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Tennessee Titans. Before the 2002 season, the Texans did not exist, the Colts belonged to the AFC East, and the Titans and Jaguars were members of the AFC Central. Indianapolis, Tennessee, and Jacksonville all won multiple division titles and wild card berths in their prior 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. For the next five years, the Indianapolis Colts won the division 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.[1] In 2008, the Tennessee Titans won the division, ending Indianapolis' five year streak of division titles. However in 2009, the Colts would storm back to win their 6th division championship in Week 12 of the season with a win over the Houston Texans and a loss by the Jacksonville Jaguars to the San Francisco 49ers.

Division champions[]

Season Team Record Playoff Results
2002 Tennessee Titans 11–5–0 # Lost AFC Championship Game
2003 Indianapolis Colts 12–4–0 Lost AFC Championship Game
2004 Indianapolis Colts 12–4–0 Lost AFC Divisional Playoffs
2005 Indianapolis Colts 14–2–0 # Lost AFC Divisional Playoffs
2006 Indianapolis Colts 12–4–0 Won Super Bowl XLI
2007 Indianapolis Colts 13–3–0 # Lost AFC Divisional Playoffs
2008 Tennessee Titans 13–3–0 # Lost AFC Divisional Playoffs
2009 Indianapolis Colts 14–2–0 # Lost Super Bowl XLIV
2010 Indianapolis Colts 10–6–0 Lost AFC Wild Card Playoffs|}

# Team earned first-round bye.

Wild Card qualifiers[]

Season Team Record Playoff Results
2002 Indianapolis Colts 10–6–0 Lost AFC Wild Card Playoffs
2003 Tennessee Titans 12–4–0 Lost AFC Divisional Playoffs
2005 Jacksonville Jaguars 12–4–0 Lost AFC Wild Card Playoffs
2007 Jacksonville Jaguars 11–5–0 Lost AFC Divisional Playoffs
2007 Tennessee Titans 10–6–0 Lost AFC Wild Card Playoffs
2008 Indianapolis Colts 12–4–0 Lost AFC Wild Card Playoffs|}

Total playoff berths[]

Team Division Champions# Wild Card Berths# Playoff Berths#
Indianapolis Colts 7 (14) 2 (10) 9 (24)
Tennessee Titans 2 (9) 2 (12) 4 (21)
Jacksonville Jaguars 0 (2) 2 (4) 2 (6)
Houston Texans 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)

# Franchise totals listed in parentheses, including those won prior to AFC South.

References[]

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