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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/07-17_bir-nys.html July 17] | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/07-17_bir-nys.html July 17] | ||
| at New York Stars | | at [[New York Stars]] | ||
| Downing Stadium | | [[Downing Stadium]] | ||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/07-24_mem-bir.html July 24] | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/07-24_mem-bir.html July 24] | ||
| vs. Memphis Southmen | | vs. [[Memphis Southmen]] | ||
| [[Legion Field]] | | [[Legion Field]] | ||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/07-31_bir-det.html July 31] | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/07-31_bir-det.html July 31] | ||
| at Detroit Wheels | | at [[Detroit Wheels]] | ||
| Rynearson Stadium | | [[Rynearson Stadium]] | ||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/08-07_det-bir.html August 7] | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/08-07_det-bir.html August 7] | ||
| vs. Detroit Wheels | | vs. [[Detroit Wheels]] | ||
| [[Legion Field]] | | [[Legion Field]] | ||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/08-14_haw-bir.html August 14] | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/08-14_haw-bir.html August 14] | ||
| vs. The Hawaiians | | vs. [[The Hawaiians]] | ||
| [[Legion Field]] | | [[Legion Field]] | ||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/08-21_bir-jax.html August 21] | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/08-21_bir-jax.html August 21] | ||
| at Jacksonville Sharks | | at [[Jacksonville Sharks]] | ||
| Gator Bowl | | [[Gator Bowl]] | ||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/08-29_bir-chi.html August 29] | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/08-29_bir-chi.html August 29] | ||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/09-11_bir-mem.html September 11] | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/09-11_bir-mem.html September 11] | ||
| at Memphis Southmen | | at [[Memphis Southmen]] | ||
| Memphis Memorial Stadium | | [[Memphis Memorial Stadium]] | ||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/10-02_bir-haw.html October 2] | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/10-02_bir-haw.html October 2] | ||
| at The Hawaiians | | at [[The Hawaiians]] | ||
| Honolulu Stadium | | [[Honolulu Stadium]] | ||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/10-09_por-bir.html October 9] | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/10-09_por-bir.html October 9] | ||
| vs. Portland Storm | | vs. [[Portland Storm]] | ||
| [[Legion Field]] | | [[Legion Field]] | ||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/10-16_bir-scal.html October 16] | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/10-16_bir-scal.html October 16] | ||
| at Southern California Sun | | at [[Southern California Sun]] | ||
| [[Anaheim Stadium]] | | [[Anaheim Stadium]] | ||
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| December 5 ([https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/12-05_fla-bir.html 1]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/12-05_fla-bir_2.html 2]) | | December 5 ([https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/12-05_fla-bir.html 1]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/12-05_fla-bir_2.html 2]) | ||
| vs. Florida Blazers | | vs. [[Florida Blazers]] | ||
| [[Legion Field]] | | [[Legion Field]] | ||
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The Birmingham Americans were a professional American football team located in Birmingham, Alabama. They were members of the four-team Central Division of the World Football League (WFL). The Americans, founded in late December 1973, folded after only one season. Most of the team's assets were seized to pay back taxes; failed lawsuits to recover the signing bonus money kept the team in the headlines long after the WFL was itself defunct. The Americans were replaced as the Birmingham WFL franchise for the 1975 season by a new team called the Birmingham Vulcans.
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| Date | Opponent | Venue | |
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| July 17 | at New York Stars | Downing Stadium | |
| July 24 | vs. Memphis Southmen | Legion Field | |
| July 31 | at Detroit Wheels | Rynearson Stadium | |
| August 7 | vs. Detroit Wheels | Legion Field | |
| August 14 | vs. The Hawaiians | Legion Field | |
| August 21 | at Jacksonville Sharks | Gator Bowl | |
| August 29 | at Chicago Fire | Soldier Field | |
| September 7 | vs. Chicago Fire | Legion Field | |
| September 11 | at Memphis Southmen | Memphis Memorial Stadium | |
| October 2 | at The Hawaiians | Honolulu Stadium | |
| October 9 | vs. Portland Storm | Legion Field | |
| October 16 | at Southern California Sun | Anaheim Stadium | |
| December 5 (1 • 2) | vs. Florida Blazers | Legion Field | |
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