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==Teams==
==Teams==
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! Franchise
!Division
! Locations
!Team
! Venues
!City
! Years
!Home Stadium
! Fate
!Years
!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=8| Eastern
| Miami, Florida
| rowspan=4| [[New England Patriots|Boston Patriots]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/indexes/venues/usa/florida/orange-bowl-index.html Burdine Stadium]
| rowspan=2| Boston, Masachusetts
| 1946
| Nickerson Field
| rowspan = 2 | Joined the NFL in 1949, folded in 1950.
| 1960-62
|-
|-
| Baltimore, Maryland
| Fenway Park
| Municipal Stadium
| 1963-68
| 1947-49
|-
|-
| Chicago Rockets<br/>Chicago Hornets
| Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
| Chicago, Illinois
| Alumni Stadium
| [[Soldier Field]]
| 1969
| 1946-49
| Folded in 1949.
|-
|-
| Cleveland Browns
| align="center" |64–69–9
| Cleveland, Ohio
| align="center" |0
| Cleveland Stadium
| 1946-49
| Joined the NFL in 1949.
|-
|-
| Buffalo Bisons<br/>Buffalo Bills
|[[Buffalo Bills]]
| Buffalo, New York
| Buffalo, New York
| Civic Stadium
| War Memorial Stadium
| 1946-49
|align="center" |1960-69
| Folded in 1949.
|align="center" |67–71–6
|align="center" |2
|-
|-
| Los Angeles Dons
|[[Tennessee Titans|Houston Oilers]]
| Los Angeles, California
|align="center" |1960-69
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
|[[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)
| 1946-49
|align="center" |72–69–4
| Folded in 1949.
|align="center" |2
|-
|-
| San Francisco 49ers
|[[Miami Dolphins]]
| San Francisco, California
|align="center" |1966-69
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/indexes/venues/usa/california/kezar-stadium-index.html Kezar Stadium]
|[[Miami Orange Bowl]] (1966–1969)
| 1946-49
|align="center" |15–39–2
| Joined the NFL in 1949.
|align="center" |0
|-
|-
| rowspan = 3 | Brooklyn Dodgers<br/>New York Yankees<br/>Brooklyn-New York Yankees
|[[New York Jets|New York Titans/Jets]]
| Brooklyn, New York
|align="center" |1960
| Ebbets Field
|[[Polo Grounds]] (1960–1963), [[Shea Stadium]] (1964–1969)
| 1946-48
|align="center" |71–67–6
| rowspan="3" | The Dodgers and Yankees were separate franchises until merging in 1949. The merged team folded after the 1949 season.
|align="center" |1
|-
|-
| Bronx, New York
|rowspan=5|Western
| Yankee Stadium
|[[Cincinnati Bengals]]
| 1946-48
|align="center" |1968-69
|[[Nippert Stadium]] (1968–1969)
|align="center" |7–20–1
|align="center" |0
|-
|-
| Bronx, New York
|[[Kansas City Chiefs|Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs]]
| Yankee Stadium
|align="center" |1960
| 1949
|[[Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Cotton Bowl]] (1960–1962), [[Municipal Stadium (Kansas City, Missouri)|Municipal Stadium]] (1963–1969)
|align="center" |92–50–5
|align="center" |3
|-
|[[Denver Broncos]]
|align="center" |1960-69
|[[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]]
|align="center" |1960
|[[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] (1960), [[Balboa Stadium]] ([[1961 American Football League season|1961]]–[[1966 American Football League season|1966]]), [[San Diego Stadium]] (1967–1969)
|align="center" |88–51–6
|align="center" |1
|-
|[[Las Vegas Raiders|Oakland Raiders]]
|align="center" |1960-69
|[[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 14:41, 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.

Teams

Division Team City Home Stadium Years AFL Record (W-L-T) AFL Titles
Eastern Boston Patriots Boston, Masachusetts Nickerson Field 1960-62
Fenway Park 1963-68
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Alumni Stadium 1969
64–69–9 0
Buffalo Bills Buffalo, New York War Memorial Stadium 1960-69 67–71–6 2
Houston Oilers 1960-69 Jeppesen Stadium (1960–1964), Rice Stadium (19651967), Houston Astrodome (1968–1969) 72–69–4 2
Miami Dolphins 1966-69 Miami Orange Bowl (1966–1969) 15–39–2 0
New York Titans/Jets 1960 Polo Grounds (1960–1963), Shea Stadium (1964–1969) 71–67–6 1
Western Cincinnati Bengals 1968-69 Nippert Stadium (1968–1969) 7–20–1 0
Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs 1960 Cotton Bowl (1960–1962), Municipal Stadium (1963–1969) 92–50–5 3
Denver Broncos 1960-69 Bears Stadium/Mile High Stadium (1960–1969) 39–97–4 0
Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers 1960 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (1960), Balboa Stadium (19611966), San Diego Stadium (1967–1969) 88–51–6 1
Oakland Raiders 1960-69 Kezar Stadium (1960), Candlestick Park (1961), Frank Youell Field (1962–1965), Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum (1966–1969) 80–61–5 1

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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