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*Western Division (1966)
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*Eastern Division (1965)
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[[United Football League]] (1962-64)
United Football League (1962-64)
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| venue = [[Wheeling Stadium]] (1962-69)
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The '''Ohio Valley Ironmen''' were a professional American football team based in Wheeling, West Virginia. The team began play in 1962 as a member of the [[United Football League]], where they played for three seasons until that league dissolved. The Ironmen won the UFL championship during their first two seasons in the league.
The '''Ohio Valley Ironmen''' were a professional American football team based in Wheeling, West Virginia. The team began play in 1962 as a member of the United Football League, where they played for three seasons until that league dissolved. The Ironmen won the UFL championship during their first two seasons in the league.


==Publications==
==Publications==
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!Week!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue
!Week!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue
|-
|-
! colspan="4"| 1964
! colspan="4" style="background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#04328C;"| Wheeling Ironmen
|-
! colspan="4" style="background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#04328C;"| '''Newark Bears'''
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/acfl/seasons/1964/09-05_new-har.html Week 3]
| September 5
| at [[Hartford Charter Oaks]]
| [[Dillon Stadium]]
|-
|-
! colspan="4"| 1965
! colspan="4"| 1965
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1965/08-07_new-har.html preseason]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1965/08-14_whe-tor.html Week 1]
| August 7
| August 14
| at [[Hartford Charter Oaks]]
| at [[Toronto Rifles]]
| [[Dillon Stadium]]
| [[Varisty Stadium]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1965/08-15_phi-new.html Week 1]
| August 15
| vs. [[Philadelphia Bulldogs]]
| Newark Schools Stadium
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1965/08-22_new-whe.html Week 2]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1965/08-22_new-whe.html Week 2]
| August 22
| August 22
| at [[Ohio Valley Ironmen]]
| vs. [[Newark Bears]]
| Wheeling Stadium
| [[Wheeling Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1965/08-29_tor-new.html Week 3]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1965/08-29_whe-nor.html Week 3]
| August 29
| August 29
| at [[Norfolk Neptunes]]
| [[Foreman Field]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1965/09-05_ftw-whe.html Week 4]
| September 5
| vs. [[Fort Wayne Warriors]]
| [[Wheeling Stadium]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1965/10-03_tor-whe.html Week 8]
| October 3
| vs. [[Toronto Rifles]]
| vs. [[Toronto Rifles]]
| Newark Schools Stadium
| [[Wheeling Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1965/09-17_new-phi.html Week 6]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1965/10-09_whe-phi.html Week 9]
| September 17
| October 9
| at [[Philadelphia Bulldogs]]
| at [[Philadelphia Bulldogs]]
| Temple Stadium
| [[Temple Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1965/10-03_nor-new.html Week 8]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1965/10-31_nor-whe.html Week 12]
| October 3
| October 31
| vs. [[Norfolk Neptunes]]
| vs. [[Norfolk Neptunes]]
| Newark Schools Stadium
| [[Wheeling Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1965/10-17_new-ftw.html Week 10]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1965/11-07_cha-whe.html Week 13]
| October 17
| November 7
| at [[Fort Wayne Warriors]]
| vs. [[Charleston Rockets]]
| Zollner Stadium
| [[Wheeling Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1965/10-29_new-tor.html Week 12]
! colspan="4"| 1967
| October 29
| at [[Toronto Rifles]]
| Varsity Stadium
|-
|-
| [[Newark Bears vs. Rhode Island Indians (November 7, 1965)|Week 13]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1967/08-12_whe-nor.html preseason]
| November 7
| August 12
| vs. [[Rhode Island Indians]]
| at [[Norfolk Neptunes]]
| Newark Schools Stadium
| [[Foreman Field]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1965/11-13_new-nor.html Week 14]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1967/10-07_whe-nor.html Week 7]
| November 13
| October 7
| at [[Norfolk Neptunes]]
| at [[Norfolk Neptunes]]
| Foreman Field
| [[Foreman Field]]
|-
|-
! colspan="4"| 1966
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1967/10-15_nor-whe.html Week 8]
|-
! colspan="4" style="background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#04328C;"| '''Orlando Panthers'''
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1966/08-27_orl-bkn.html Week 2]
| August 27
| at [[Brooklyn Dodgers (CoFL)|Brooklyn Dodgers]]
| Downing Stadium
|-
| [[Charleston Rockets vs. Orlando Panthers (September 18, 1966)|Week 5]]
| September 18
| at [[Charleston Rockets]]
| [[Laidley Field]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1966/10-08_mon-orl.html Week 8]
| October 8
| vs. [[Montreal Beavers]]
| [[Tangerine Bowl]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1966/10-15_orl-nor.html Week 9]
| October 15
| October 15
| at [[Norfolk Neptunes]]
| Foreman Field
|-
! colspan="4"| 1967
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1967/09-09_nor-orl.html Week 3]
| September 9
| vs. [[Norfolk Neptunes]]
| vs. [[Norfolk Neptunes]]
| [[Tangerine Bowl]]
| [[Wheeling Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1967/09-16_mon-orl.html Week 4]
! colspan="4" style="background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#04328C;"| Ohio Valley Ironmen
| September 16
| vs. [[Montreal Beavers]]
| [[Tangerine Bowl]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1967/10-28_orl-nor.html Week 11]
| October 28
| at [[Norfolk Neptunes]]
| Foreman Field
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1967/12-10_orl-oc.html postseason]
| December 10
| at [[Orange County Ramblers]]
| [[Anaheim Stadium]]
|-
|-
! colspan="4"| 1968
! colspan="4"| 1968
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1968/08-17_ind-orl.html preseason]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1968/09-08_nor-ohv.html Week 2]
| August 17
| September 8
| vs. [[Indianapolis Capitols]]
| vs. [[Norfolk Neptunes]]
| [[Tangerine Bowl]]
| [[Wheeling Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1968/08-24_orl-nor.html preseason]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1968/09-21_ohv-nor.html Week 4]
| August 24
| September 21
| at [[Norfolk Neptunes]]
| at [[Norfolk Neptunes]]
| Foreman Field
| [[Foreman Field]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1968/09-07_ala-orl.html Week 2]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1968/10-05_ohv-ala.html Week 6]
| September 7
| October 5
| vs. [[Alabama Hawks]]
| [[Tangerine Bowl]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1968/09-21_orl-ala.html Weel 4]
| September 21
| at [[Alabama Hawks]]
| at [[Alabama Hawks]]
| [[Milton Frank Stadium]]
| [[Milton Frank Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1968/09-28_ark-orl.html Week 5]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1968/10-12_ohv-cha.html Week 7]
| September 28
| October 12
| vs. [[Arkansas Diamonds]]
| [[Tangerine Bowl]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1968/10-05_orl-cha.html Week 6]
| October 5
| at [[Charleston Rockets]]
| at [[Charleston Rockets]]
| Laidley Field
| [[Laidley Field]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1968/10-19_orl-nor.html Week 8]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1968/10-20_okc-ohv.html Week 8]
| October 19
| October 20
| at [[Norfolk Neptunes]]
| vs. [[Oklahoma City Plainsmen]]
| Foreman Field
| [[Wheeling Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1968/10-26_ohv-orl.html Week 9]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1968/10-26_ohv-orl.html Week 9]
| October 26
| October 26
| vs. [[Ohio Valley Ironmen]]
| at [[Orlando Panthers]]
| [[Tangerine Bowl]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1968/11-09_nor-orl.html Week 11]
| November 9
| vs. [[Norfolk Neptunes]]
| [[Tangerine Bowl]]
| [[Tangerine Bowl]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1968/11-17_orl-ohv.html Week 12]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1968/11-17_orl-ohv.html Week 12]
| November 17
| November 17
| at [[Ohio Valley Ironmen]]
| vs. [[Orlando Panthers]]
| Wheeling Stadium
| [[Wheeling Stadium]]
|-
|-
! colspan="4"| 1969
! colspan="4"| 1969
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1969/08-17_orl-nor.html preseason]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1969/08-23_ohv-nor.html preseason]
| August 17
| August 23
| at [[Norfolk Neptunes]]
| at [[Norfolk Neptunes]]
| Foreman Field
| [[Foreman Field]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1969/09-06_ark-orl.html Week 2]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1969/09-07_jer-ohv.html Week 2]
| September 6
| September 7
| vs. [[Arkansas Diamonds]]
| vs. [[Jersey Jays]]
| [[Tangerine Bowl]]
| [[Wheeling Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1969/09-13_orl-ind.html Week 3]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1969/09-13_ohv-nor.html Week 3]
| September 13
| September 13
| at [[Indianapolis Capitols]]
| at [[Norfolk Neptunes]]
| Bush Stadium
| [[Foreman Field]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1969/09-28_ind-orl.html Week 5]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1969/09-20_ohv-tri.html Week 4]
| September 28
| September 20
| vs. [[Indianapolis Capitols]]
| at [[Tri-City Apollos]]
| [[Tangerine Bowl]]
| [[Midland Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1969/10-05_ala-orl.html Week 6]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1969/10-26_nor-ohv.html Week 9]
| October 5
| October 26
| vs. [[Alabama Hawks]]
| [[Tangerine Bowl]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/cofl/seasons/1969/11-15_nor-orl.html Week 12]
| November 15
| vs. [[Norfolk Neptunes]]
| vs. [[Norfolk Neptunes]]
| [[Tangerine Bowl]]
| [[Wheeling Stadium]]
|}
|}


==Seasons==
{{Ohio Valley Ironmen seasons}}
{{CoFL}}
{{Infobox portal franchise}}
{{Infobox portal franchise}}
{{CoFL}}


[[Category: Ohio Valley Ironmen| ]]
[[Category: Ohio Valley Ironmen| ]]
[[Category: Football franchises in West Virginia]]
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[[Category: Franchises established in 1962]]
[[Category: Franchises disestablished in 1971]]
[[Category: Franchises disestablished in 1969]]

Latest revision as of 08:02, 16 April 2024

Ohio Valley Ironmen
First Season
1962
Team History
Ohio Valley Ironmen (1968-69)
Wheeling Ironmen (1962-67)
Conference/Division
Continental Football League (1965-69)
  • Central Division (1969)
  • Atlantic Division (1968)
  • Atlantic South Division (1967)
  • Western Division (1966)
  • Eastern Division (1965)

United Football League (1962-64)

Venue
Wheeling Stadium (1962-69)
Key People
Players • Head Coaches • Executives


The Ohio Valley Ironmen were a professional American football team based in Wheeling, West Virginia. The team began play in 1962 as a member of the United Football League, where they played for three seasons until that league dissolved. The Ironmen won the UFL championship during their first two seasons in the league.

Publications

Programs by season

1960s

Week Date Opponent Venue
Wheeling Ironmen
1965
Week 1 August 14 at Toronto Rifles Varisty Stadium
Week 2 August 22 vs. Newark Bears Wheeling Stadium
Week 3 August 29 at Norfolk Neptunes Foreman Field
Week 4 September 5 vs. Fort Wayne Warriors Wheeling Stadium
Week 8 October 3 vs. Toronto Rifles Wheeling Stadium
Week 9 October 9 at Philadelphia Bulldogs Temple Stadium
Week 12 October 31 vs. Norfolk Neptunes Wheeling Stadium
Week 13 November 7 vs. Charleston Rockets Wheeling Stadium
1967
preseason August 12 at Norfolk Neptunes Foreman Field
Week 7 October 7 at Norfolk Neptunes Foreman Field
Week 8 October 15 vs. Norfolk Neptunes Wheeling Stadium
Ohio Valley Ironmen
1968
Week 2 September 8 vs. Norfolk Neptunes Wheeling Stadium
Week 4 September 21 at Norfolk Neptunes Foreman Field
Week 6 October 5 at Alabama Hawks Milton Frank Stadium
Week 7 October 12 at Charleston Rockets Laidley Field
Week 8 October 20 vs. Oklahoma City Plainsmen Wheeling Stadium
Week 9 October 26 at Orlando Panthers Tangerine Bowl
Week 12 November 17 vs. Orlando Panthers Wheeling Stadium
1969
preseason August 23 at Norfolk Neptunes Foreman Field
Week 2 September 7 vs. Jersey Jays Wheeling Stadium
Week 3 September 13 at Norfolk Neptunes Foreman Field
Week 4 September 20 at Tri-City Apollos Midland Stadium
Week 9 October 26 vs. Norfolk Neptunes Wheeling Stadium

Seasons

Ohio Valley Ironmen publications by season
1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969


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Seasons 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969
Venues Anaheim Stadium • Autostade • Bethel Park • Bush Stadium • City Stadium • Dillon Stadium • Downing Stadium • Foreman Field • Hughes Stadium • Joe Albi Stadium • Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Laidley Field • Memorial Stadium • Roffino Stadium • Rubber Bowl • Soldier Field • Temple Stadium • War Memorial Stadium • Varsity Stadium
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