Hartford Charter Oaks

Hartford Charter Oaks

First Season
1964
Team History
Hartford Charter Oaks (1964-67)
Conference/Division
Continental Football League (1965-67) Atlantic North Division (1967) Eastern Division (1966) Western Division (1965) Atlantic Coast Football League (1964) Northern Division (1964)
Venue
Dillon Stadium (1964-67)
Key People
Players • Head Coaches • Executives

The Hartford Charter Oaks were a professional American football team based in Hartford, Connecticut. They began play in 1964 as a member of the Atlantic Coast Football League, replacing the Ansonia Black Knights. In 1965, the Charter Oaks were one of several ACFL franchises to join the new Continental Football League.

After cancelling a few games in 1967 due to financial difficulty, the Charter Oaks announced they were ceasing operations in March 1968. The team cited losses of approximately $250,000. The ACFL immediately established the Hartford Knights to replace the Charter Oaks in the market, and by at least one player's account (that of eventual Pro Bowl fullback Marv Hubbard), the Knights were still known as the Charter Oaks for at least their first season.

Publications

Programs by season

1960s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
1964
Week 4	September 5	vs. Newark Bears	Dillon Stadium
1965
preseason	August 7	vs. Newark Bears	Dillon Stadium
Week 1	August 14	at Richmond Rebels	City Stadium
Week 2	August 21	vs. Toronto Rifles	Dillon Stadium
Week 4	September 4	vs. Richmond Rebels	Dillon Stadium
Week 6	September 18	vs. Norfolk Neptunes	Dillon Stadium
Week 10	October 16	vs. Charleston Rockets	Dillon Stadium
Week 14	November 7	at Norfolk Neptunes	Foreman Field
1966
preseason	August 15	at Brooklyn Dodgers	Downing Stadium
Week 3	September 3	vs. Brooklyn Dodgers	Dillon Stadium
Week 4	September 11	at Norfolk Neptunes	Foreman Field
Week 5	September 17	vs. Richmond Rebels	Dillon Stadium
Week 7	October 1	vs. Norfolk Neptunes	Dillon Stadium
Week 9	October 15	at Philadelphia Bulldogs	Temple Stadium
Week 10	October 22	vs. Wheeling Ironmen	Dillon Stadium
Week 11	October 29	vs. Toronto Rifles	Dillon Stadium
1967
Week 2	September 2	at Norfolk Neptunes	Foreman Field
Week 3	September 9	vs. Akron Vulcans	Dillon Stadium
Week 12	November 11	vs. Norfolk Neptunes	Dillon Stadium

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