Defunct Teams

Teams

FranchiseLocationsVenuesYearsFate
Akron Pros/Akron IndiansAkron, OhioLeague Park1920-26Suspended operations in 1927.
Baltimore ColtsBaltimore, MarylandMemorial Stadium1950Folded in 1950. No relation to the later Colts that started in 1953.
Boston YanksBoston, MassachusettsFenway Park1944-48Folded in 1948, but owner Ted Collins started the New York Bulldogs the next year.
Brooklyn Dodgers/TigersNew York City, New YorkYankee Stadium (1945)
Ebbets Field (1930-44)
1930-45Merged with the Boston Yanks in 1945.
Buffalo All-Americans/Bisons/RangersBuffalo, New Yorkmultiple1920-29Folded in 1929.
Canton BulldogsCanton, OhioLeague Field1920-27Folded in 1927.
Cincinnati RedsCincinnati, OhioCrosley Field1933Suspended in 1934 for failure to pay league dues.
Dallas TexansDallas, TexasCotton Bowl1952Folded in 1952.
Detroit WolverinesDetroit, MichiganDinan Field1923-28Purchased by New York Giants owner Tim Mara in 1928 and deactivated.
Frankford Yellow JacketsPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaFrankford Stadium1924-31Folded in 1931, replaced two seasons later by the Philadelphia Eagles.
Kansas City CowboysKansas City, MissouriMuehlebach Field1924-26Purchased by the Cleveland Bulldogs and merged.
Orange/Newark TornadoesNewark, New Jersey
Orange, New Jersey
Newark Schools Stadium (1930)
Knights of Columbus Field (1929)
1929-30Sold back to the NFL in 1930.
Pottsville Maroons/Boston BulldogsPottsville, Pennsylvania
Boston, Massachusetts
Minersville Park
Braves Field
1925-28
1929
Folded in 1929.
Racine TornadoesRacine, WisconsinHorlick Field1922-24, 1936Folded mid-season in 1936.
Rock Island IndependentsRock Island, IllinoisDouglas Park1907-26Folded in 1926.