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The '''American Football League (AFL)''' was a professional American football league that challenged the established National Football League (NFL) from 1960 to 1969. The two leagues, who became fierce rivals, agreed to a merger in 1966. The final AFL season took place in 1969, and starting in 1970 all its existing teams began play in the NFL's new American Football Conference.
The '''American Football League (AFL)''' was a professional American football league that challenged the established [[National Football League]] (NFL) from 1960 to 1969. The two leagues, who became fierce rivals very early on, agreed to a merger in 1966. The final AFL season took place in 1969, and starting in 1970 all its existing teams began play in the NFL's new American Football Conference.


==Teams==
==Teams==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:left"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:left"
! Franchise
|- style="font-weight:bold; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#EAECF0; color:#222;"
! Locations
! Division
! Team
! City
! Venues
! Venues
! Years
! Years
! Fate
! AFL Record (W-L-T)
! AFL Titles
|-
|-
| rowspan = 2 | Miami Seahawks<br/>[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/teams/colts/press-room-aafc-colts.html Baltimore Colts]
! rowspan="10" | Eastern
| rowspan="3" | [[New England Patriots|Boston Patriots]]
| rowspan="2" | Boston, Masachusetts
| [[Nickerson Field]]
| 1960-62
| rowspan="3" | 64–69–9
| rowspan="3" | 0
|-
| [[Fenway Park]]
| style="background-color:#F8F9FA; color:#222;" | 1963-68
|-
| Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
| [[Alumni Stadium]]
| 1969
|-
| [[Buffalo Bills]]
| Buffalo, New York
| [[War Memorial Stadium (Buffalo)|War Memorial Stadium]]
| 1960-69
| 67–71–6
| 2
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Houston Oilers]]
| rowspan="3" | Houston, Texas
| [[Jeppesen Stadium]]
| 1960-64
| rowspan="3" | 72–69–4
| rowspan="3" | 2
|-
| [[Rice Stadium]]
| 1965-67
|-
| [[Astrodome]]
| 1968-69
|-
| [[Miami Dolphins]]
| Miami, Florida
| Miami, Florida
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/indexes/venues/usa/florida/orange-bowl-index.html Burdine Stadium]
| [[Orange Bowl (stadium)|Orange Bowl]]
| 1946
| 1966-69
| rowspan = 2 | Joined the NFL in 1949, folded in 1950.
| 15–39–2
| 0
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[New York Jets|New York Titans/Jets]]
| New York City, New York
| [[Polo Grounds]]
| 1960-63
| rowspan="2" | 71–67–6
| rowspan="2" | 1
|-
| Queens, New York
| [[Shea Stadium]]
| 1964-69
|-
|-
| Baltimore, Maryland
! rowspan="11" | Western
| Municipal Stadium
| [[Cincinnati Bengals]]
| 1947-49
| Cincinnati, Ohio
| [[Nippert Stadium]]
| 1968-69
| 7–20–1
| 0
|-
|-
| Chicago Rockets<br/>Chicago Hornets
| rowspan="2" | [[Kansas City Chiefs|Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs]]
| Chicago, Illinois
| Dallas, Texas
| [[Soldier Field]]
| [[Cotton Bowl]]
| 1946-49
| 1960-62
| Folded in 1949.
| rowspan="2" | 92–50–5
| rowspan="2" | 3
|-
|-
| Cleveland Browns
| Kansas City, Missouri
| Cleveland, Ohio
| [[Municipal Stadium (Kansas City, Missouri)|Municipal Stadium]]
| Cleveland Stadium
| 1963-69
| 1946-49
| Joined the NFL in 1949.
|-
|-
| Buffalo Bisons<br/>Buffalo Bills
| [[Denver Broncos]]
| Buffalo, New York
| Denver, Colorado
| Civic Stadium
| Bears Stadium/Mile High Stadium
| 1946-49
| 1960-69
| Folded in 1949.
| 39–97–4
| 0
|-
|-
| Los Angeles Dons
| rowspan="3" | [[Los Angeles Chargers|Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers]]
| Los Angeles, California
| Los Angeles, California
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
| 1946-49
| 1960
| Folded in 1949.
| rowspan="3" | 88–51–6
| rowspan="3" | 1
|-
|-
| San Francisco 49ers
| rowspan="2" | San Diego, California
| San Francisco, California
| [[Balboa Stadium]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/indexes/venues/usa/california/kezar-stadium-index.html Kezar Stadium]
| 1961-66
| 1946-49
| Joined the NFL in 1949.
|-
|-
| rowspan = 3 | Brooklyn Dodgers<br/>New York Yankees<br/>Brooklyn-New York Yankees
| [[San Diego Stadium]]
| Brooklyn, New York
| 1967-69
| Ebbets Field
| 1946-48
| rowspan="3" | The Dodgers and Yankees were separate franchises until merging in 1949. The merged team folded after the 1949 season.
|-
|-
| Bronx, New York
| rowspan="4" | [[Las Vegas Raiders|Oakland Raiders]]
| Yankee Stadium
| rowspan="2" | San Francisco, California
| 1946-48
| [[Kezar Stadium]]
| 1960
| rowspan="4" | 80–61–5
| rowspan="4" | 1
|-
|-
| Bronx, New York
| [[Candlestick Park]]
| Yankee Stadium
| 1961
| 1949
|-
| rowspan="2" | Oakland, California
| [[Frank Youell Field]]
| 1962-65
|-
| [[Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum]]
| 1966-69
|}
|}


==See also==
==See also==
[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/teams/aafc/aafc-league-publications.html AAFC League Publications]
[[NFL league publications|AFL/NFL league publications]]


==Seasons==
==Seasons==
'''Note:''' AFL and NFL seasons are tracked together.


{|class="wikitable"
{|class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! 1960s
! 1960s
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1960/index.html 1960]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1961/index.html 1961]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1962/index.html 1962]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1963/index.html 1963]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1964/index.html 1964]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1965/index.html 1965]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1966/index.html 1966]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1967/index.html 1967]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1968/index.html 1968]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1969/index.html 1969]
| [[1960 AFL season|1960]]{{·}}[[1962 AFL season|1962]]{{·}}[[1963 AFL season|1963]]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1964/index.html 1964]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1965/index.html 1965]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1966/index.html 1966]{{·}}[[1967 AFL season|1967]]{{·}}[[1968 AFL season|1968]]{{·}}[[1969 AFL season|1969]]
|}
|}


 
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Latest revision as of 14:06, 2 August 2023

The American Football League (AFL) was a professional American football league that challenged the established National Football League (NFL) from 1960 to 1969. The two leagues, who became fierce rivals very early on, agreed to a merger in 1966. The final AFL season took place in 1969, and starting in 1970 all its existing teams began play in the NFL's new American Football Conference.

Teams

Division Team City Venues Years AFL Record (W-L-T) AFL Titles
Eastern Boston Patriots Boston, Masachusetts Nickerson Field 1960-62 64–69–9 0
Fenway Park 1963-68
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Alumni Stadium 1969
Buffalo Bills Buffalo, New York War Memorial Stadium 1960-69 67–71–6 2
Houston Oilers Houston, Texas Jeppesen Stadium 1960-64 72–69–4 2
Rice Stadium 1965-67
Astrodome 1968-69
Miami Dolphins Miami, Florida Orange Bowl 1966-69 15–39–2 0
New York Titans/Jets New York City, New York Polo Grounds 1960-63 71–67–6 1
Queens, New York Shea Stadium 1964-69
Western Cincinnati Bengals Cincinnati, Ohio Nippert Stadium 1968-69 7–20–1 0
Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs Dallas, Texas Cotton Bowl 1960-62 92–50–5 3
Kansas City, Missouri Municipal Stadium 1963-69
Denver Broncos Denver, Colorado Bears Stadium/Mile High Stadium 1960-69 39–97–4 0
Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 1960 88–51–6 1
San Diego, California Balboa Stadium 1961-66
San Diego Stadium 1967-69
Oakland Raiders San Francisco, California Kezar Stadium 1960 80–61–5 1
Candlestick Park 1961
Oakland, California Frank Youell Field 1962-65
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 1966-69

See also

AFL/NFL league publications

Seasons

1960s 1960 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969
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Eastern Division Boston Patriots • Buffalo Bills • Houston Oilers • Miami Dolphins • New York Jets
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Seasons 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969
Venues Alumni Stadium • Astrodome • Balboa Stadium • Candlestick Park • Cotton Bowl • DU Stadium • Fenway Park • Frank Youell Field • Jeppesen Stadium • Kezar Stadium • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Mile High Stadium • Municipal Stadium • Nickerson Field • Nippert Stadium • Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum • Orange Bowl • Polo Grounds • Rice Stadium • San Diego Stadium • Shea Stadium • War Memorial Stadium
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