Established 1996 Folded 2001 Played in Compaq Center in Houston, Texas
League/conference affiliations
Arena Football League (1996–2001)
National Conference (1996)
Southern Division (1996)
American Conference (1997–2001)
Central Division (1997–2000)
Western Division (2001)
Current uniform
Team colors
Navy, orange, teal
Personnel
Head coach
Steve Thonn
Team history
Texas Terror (1996–1997)
Houston ThunderBears (1998–2001)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0) Prior to 2005, the AFL did not have conference championship games
Division championships (1)
1998
Prior to 1992, the AFL did not have division
Playoff appearances (1)
1998
Home arena(s)
Compaq Center (1996–2001)
The Houston ThunderBears were a professional arena football team based in Houston, Texas. The team finished the 2001 season as a member of the Western Division of the American Conference of the Arena Football League (AFL). The team joined the AFL in 1996 as the expansion Texas Terror. After their first two years of existence, the franchise changed their name to the Houston ThunderBears. Plagued with attendance problems through the majority of their existence, the team folded in 2001. Home games were played at the Compaq Center.
The six seasons in which the team played coincided with the absence of the National Football League from the Houston market; the Houston Oilers had announced their departure from the city after the 1996 season, and the Houston Texans began play in 2002. Many of the same issues that led to the Oilers' departure, including poor attendance and a decline in the price of oil that drove Houston's economy, also affected the Thunderbears.
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