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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, 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==
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:left"
|- style="font-weight:bold; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#EAECF0; color:#222;"
!Division
! Division
!Team
! Team
!City
! City
!Home Stadium
! Home Stadium
!Years
! Years
!AFL Record (W-L-T)
! AFL Record (W-L-T)
!AFL Titles
! AFL Titles
|-
|-
| rowspan=8| Eastern
| rowspan="10" | Eastern
| rowspan=4| [[New England Patriots|Boston Patriots]]
| rowspan="3" | [[New England Patriots|Boston Patriots]]
| rowspan=2| Boston, Masachusetts
| rowspan="2" | Boston, Masachusetts
| Nickerson Field
| Nickerson Field
| 1960-62
| 1960-62
| rowspan="3" | 64–69–9
| rowspan="3" | 0
|-
|-
| Fenway Park
| Fenway Park
| 1963-68
| style="background-color:#F8F9FA; color:#222;" | 1963-68
|-
|-
| Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
| Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
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| 1969
| 1969
|-
|-
| align="center" |64–69–9
| [[Buffalo Bills]]
| align="center" |0
|-
|[[Buffalo Bills]]
| Buffalo, New York
| Buffalo, New York
| War Memorial Stadium
| War Memorial Stadium
|align="center" |1960-69
| 1960-69
|align="center" |67–71–6
| 67–71–6
|align="center" |2
| 2
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Tennessee Titans|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
| Orange Bowl
| 1966-69
| 15–39–2
| 0
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[New York Jets|New York Titans]]<br />New York 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
|-
| rowspan="11" | Western
| [[Cincinnati Bengals]]
| Cincinnati, Ohio
| [[Nippert Stadium]]
| 1968-69
| 7–20–1
| 0
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Kansas City Chiefs|Dallas Texans]]<br />Kansas City Chiefs
| Dallas, Texas
| [[Cotton Bowl]]
| 1960-62
| rowspan="2" | 92–50–5
| rowspan="2" | 3
|-
| Kansas City, Missouri
| Municipal Stadium
| 1963-69
|-
|-
|[[Tennessee Titans|Houston Oilers]]
| [[Denver Broncos]]
|align="center" |1960-69
| Denver, Colorado
|[[Jeppesen Stadium]] (1960–[[1964 American Football League season|1964]]), [[Rice Stadium (Rice University)|Rice Stadium]] ([[1965 American Football League season|1965]]–[[1967 American Football League season|1967]]), [[Astrodome|Houston Astrodome]] (1968–1969)
| Bears Stadium/Mile High Stadium
|align="center" |72–69–4
| 1960-69
|align="center" |2
| 39–97–4
| 0
|-
|-
|[[Miami Dolphins]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Los Angeles Chargers]]<br />San Diego Chargers
|align="center" |1966-69
| Los Angeles, California
|[[Miami Orange Bowl]] (1966–1969)
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
|align="center" |15–39–2
| 1960
|align="center" |0
| rowspan="3" | 88–51–6
| rowspan="3" | 1
|-
|-
|[[New York Jets|New York Titans/Jets]]
| rowspan="2" | San Diego, California
|align="center" |1960
| [[Balboa Stadium]]
|[[Polo Grounds]] (1960–1963), [[Shea Stadium]] (1964–1969)
| 1961-66
|align="center" |71–67–6
|align="center" |1
|-
|-
|rowspan=5|Western
| San Diego Stadiun
|[[Cincinnati Bengals]]
| 1967-69
|align="center" |1968-69
|[[Nippert Stadium]] (1968–1969)
|align="center" |7–20–1
|align="center" |0
|-
|-
|[[Kansas City Chiefs|Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs]]
| rowspan="4" | [[Las Vegas Raiders|Oakland Raiders]]
|align="center" |1960
| rowspan="2" | San Francisco, California
|[[Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Cotton Bowl]] (1960–1962), [[Municipal Stadium (Kansas City, Missouri)|Municipal Stadium]] (1963–1969)
| [[Kezar Stadium]]
|align="center" |92–50–5
| 1960
|align="center" |3
| rowspan="4" | 80–61–5
| rowspan="4" | 1
|-
|-
|[[Denver Broncos]]
| [[Candlestick Park]]
|align="center" |1960-69
| 1961
|[[Mile High Stadium|Bears Stadium/Mile High Stadium]] (1960–1969)
|align="center" |39–97–4
|align="center" |0
|-
|-
|[[Los Angeles Chargers|Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers]]
| rowspan="2" | Oakland, California
|align="center" |1960
| [[Frank Youell Field]]
|[[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] (1960), [[Balboa Stadium]] ([[1961 American Football League season|1961]]–[[1966 American Football League season|1966]]), [[San Diego Stadium]] (1967–1969)
| 1962-65
|align="center" |88–51–6
|align="center" |1
|-
|-
|[[Las Vegas Raiders|Oakland Raiders]]
| [[Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum]]
|align="center" |1960-69
| 1966-69
|[[Kezar Stadium]] (1960), [[Candlestick Park]] (1961), [[Frank Youell Field]] (1962–[[1965 American Football League season|1965]]), [[Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum]] (1966–1969)
|align="center" |80–61–5
|align="center" |1
|}
|}


Revision as of 15:01, 19 August 2020

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.

Division Team City Home Stadium 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
New York 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 Chargers
San Diego Chargers 		Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 1960 88–51–6 1
San Diego, California Balboa Stadium 1961-66
San Diego Stadiun 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

AAFC League Publications

Seasons

Note: AFL and NFL seasons are tracked together.

1960s 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969


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