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| name = Charlotte Hornets
| name = Charlotte Hornets
| first = [[1974 WFL season|1974]]
| first = [[1974 WFL season|1974]]
| team = Charlotte Hornets (1974-75)<br/>Charlotte Stars{br/>New York Stars (1974)
| team = Charlotte Hornets (1974-75)<br/>Charlotte Stars (1974)<br/>New York Stars (1974)
| alignment =  
| alignment =  
[[World Football League]] (1974-75)
[[World Football League]] (1974-75)
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!Date!!Opponent!!Venue
!Date!!Opponent!!Venue
|-
|-
! colspan="4" style="background-color:#717c52; color:#f29923;"| '''New York/Charlotte Stars'''
! colspan="4" style="background-color:#e9c62d; color:#000;"| New York/Charlotte Stars
|-
|-
! colspan="4"| 1974
! colspan="4"| 1974
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/07-17_phi-hou.html July 17]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/07-11_nys-jax.html July 11]
| vs. [[Philadelpha Bell]]
| at [[Jacksonville Sharks]]
| [[Astrodome]]
| [[Gator Bowl]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/07-17_bir-nys.html July 17]
| vs. [[Birmingham Americans]]
| [[Downing Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/08-15_scal-hou.html August 15]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/07-31_jax-nys.html July 31]
| vs. [[Southern California Sun]]
| vs. [[Jacksonville Sharks]]
| [[Astrodome]]
| [[Downing Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/08-21_hou-nys.html August 21]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/08-21_hou-nys.html August 21]
| at [[New York Stars]]
| vs. [[Houston Texans (WFL)|Houston Texans]]
| [[Downing Stadium]]
| [[Downing Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/08-28_nys-hou.html August 28]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/08-28_nys-hou.html August 28]
| vs. [[New York Stars]]
| at [[Houston Texans (WFL)|Houston Texans]]
| [[Astrodome]]
| [[Astrodome]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/09-01_hou-haw.html September 1]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/09-02_phi-nys.html September 2]
| vs. [[Philadelphia Bell]]
| [[Downing Stadium]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/09-18_nys-haw.html September 18]
| at [[The Hawaiians]]
| at [[The Hawaiians]]
| [[Honolulu Stadium]]
| [[Honolulu Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/09-25_mem-shr.html September 25]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/09-24_det-nys.html September 24]
| vs. [[Memphis Southmen]]
| vs. [[Detroit Wheels]]
| [[State Fair Stadium]]
| [[Downing Stadium]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/10-10_shr-scal.html October 10]
| at [[Southern California Sun]]
| [[Anaheim Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/10-31_por-shr.html October 31]
| [[Charlotte Hornets vs. Florida Blazers (October 23, 1974)|October 23]]
| vs. [[Portland Storm]]
| vs. [[Florida Blazers]]
| [[State Fair Stadium]]
| [[American Legion Memorial Stadium]]
|-
|-
! colspan="4" style="background-color:#717c52; color:#f29923;"| '''Charlotte Hornets'''
! colspan="4" style="background-color:#e9c62d; color:#000;"| Charlotte Hornets
|-
|-
! colspan="4"| 1975
! colspan="4"| 1975
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1975/07-19_bir-shr.html July 19]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1975/08-16_san-cha.html August 16]
| vs. [[Birmingham Vulcans]]
| vs. [[San Antonio Wings]]
| [[State Fair Stadium]]
| [[American Legion Memorial Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1975/07-26_mem-shr.html July 26]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1975/09-14_cha-scal.html September 14]
| vs. [[Memphis Southmen]]
| at [[Southern California Sun]]
| [[State Fair Stadium]]
| [[Anaheim Stadium]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1975/08-09_chi-shr.html August 9]
| vs. [[Chicago Winds]]
| [[State Fair Stadium]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1975/08-23_shr-por.html August 23]
| at [[Portland Thunder]]
| Civic Stadium
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1975/08-30_shr-bir.html August 30]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1975/09-21_cha-bir.html September 21]
| at [[Birmingham Vulcans]]
| at [[Birmingham Vulcans]]
| [[Legion Field]]
| [[Legion Field]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1975/09-06_jax-shr.html September 6]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1975/09-27_scal-cha.html September 27]
| vs. [[Jacksonville Express]]
| [[State Fair Stadium]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1975/09-14_shr-mem.html September 14]
| at [[Memphis Southmen]]
| [[Memphis Memorial Stadium]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1975/09-20_scal-shr.html September 20]
| vs. [[Southern California Sun]]
| vs. [[Southern California Sun]]
| [[State Fair Stadium]]
| [[American Legion Memorial Stadium]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1975/09-28_haw-shr.html September 28]
| vs. [[The Hawaiians]]
| [[State Fair Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1975/10-05_cha-shr.html October 5]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1975/10-05_cha-shr.html October 5]
| vs. [[Charlotte Hornets]]
| at [[Shreveport Steamer]]
| [[State Fair Stadium]]
| [[State Fair Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1975/10-12_shr-scal.html October 12]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1975/10-18_cha-phi.html October 18]
| at [[Southern California Sun]]
| at [[Philadelphia Bell]]
| [[Anaheim Stadium]]
| [[Franklin Field]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1975/10-19_san-shr.html October 19]
| vs. [[San Antonio Wings]]
| [[State Fair Stadium]]
|}
|}


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! 1970s
! 1970s
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/media-guide-1974_ny.html 1974]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1975/media-guide-1975_cha.html 1975]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/media-guide-1974_ny.html 1974]
|}
|}


Latest revision as of 08:14, 14 February 2024

Charlotte Hornets
First Season
1974
Team History
Charlotte Hornets (1974-75)
Charlotte Stars (1974)
New York Stars (1974)
Conference/Division
World Football League (1974-75)
  • Eastern Division (1974-75)
Venue
American Legion Memorial Stadium (1974-75)
Downing Stadium (1974)
Key People
Players • Head Coaches • Executives


This article is about the World Football League team. For the current NBA team, see Charlotte Hornets.

The Charlotte Hornets were an American football team in the short-lived professional World Football League. Despite their brief existence, the Hornets were North Carolina's first attempt at a major league football team, predating the Carolina Panthers by two decades. They were relocated to Charlotte, North Carolina, from New York City in the middle of the 1974 season.

Publications

Programs by season

1970s

Date Opponent Venue
New York/Charlotte Stars
1974
July 11 at Jacksonville Sharks Gator Bowl
July 17 vs. Birmingham Americans Downing Stadium
July 31 vs. Jacksonville Sharks Downing Stadium
August 21 vs. Houston Texans Downing Stadium
August 28 at Houston Texans Astrodome
September 2 vs. Philadelphia Bell Downing Stadium
September 18 at The Hawaiians Honolulu Stadium
September 24 vs. Detroit Wheels Downing Stadium
October 23 vs. Florida Blazers American Legion Memorial Stadium
Charlotte Hornets
1975
August 16 vs. San Antonio Wings American Legion Memorial Stadium
September 14 at Southern California Sun Anaheim Stadium
September 21 at Birmingham Vulcans Legion Field
September 27 vs. Southern California Sun American Legion Memorial Stadium
October 5 at Shreveport Steamer State Fair Stadium
October 18 at Philadelphia Bell Franklin Field

Media guides and yearbooks by season

Media guides

1970s 1974
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World Football League
1974 Teams Birmingham Americans • New York Stars/Charlotte Hornets • Chicago Fire • Detroit Wheels • Florida Blazers • The Hawaiians • Jacksonville Sharks • Memphis Southmen • Philadelphia Bell • Portland Storm • Houston Texans / Shreveport Steamer • Southern California Sun
1975 Teams Birmingham Vulcans • Charlotte Hornets • Chicago Winds • The Hawaiians • Jacksonville Express • Memphis Southmen • Philadelphia Bell • Portland Thunder • San Antonio Wings • Shreveport Steamer • Southern California Sun
Venues Alamo Stadium • Aloha Stadium • American Legion Memorial Stadium • Anaheim Stadium • Astrodome • Civic Stadium • Downing Stadium • Franklin Field • Gator Bowl • Independence Stadium • Legion Field • Memphis Memorial Stadium • Rynearson Stadium • Soldier Field
Related Gary Davidson • 1974 WFL season • 1975 WFL season
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