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Lovie Smith fired by Houston Texans after just one season... hours after saying he 'absolutely' expects to stay in his job after 3-13-1 season ended with 32-31 win over the Colts

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Lovie Smith fought until the bitter end to help the Houston Texans to a win in the finale of a dismal season, with his fate likely already sealed.

Hours later he was out of a job.

Smith was fired as coach of the Texans on Sunday night after just one season in which the team went 3-13-1.

It´s the second straight season in which the Texans have fired a coach after one year. They parted ways with David Culley last January after he went 4-13 in his only season.

Lovie Smith was fired as coach of the Texans on Sunday night after just one season

Lovie Smith was fired as coach of the Texans on Sunday night after just one season

'I´m constantly evaluating our football operation and believe this is the best decision for us at this time,' general manager Nick Caserio said in a statement announcing the team parting ways with Smith. 'It is my responsibility to build a comprehensive and competitive program that can sustain success over a long period of time. We aren´t there right now, however, with the support of the (team owner) McNair family and the resources available to us, I´m confident in the direction of our football program moving forward.'

Smith was asked about his future after Sunday's win at Indianapolis and seemed confident that he'd return next season.

'We understand the totality of the season,' he said. 'Do I expect to be back? Yeah, I expect to be back, absolutely.'

The Texans had the league´s worst record for most of the

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