Atlantic Coast Football League

The Atlantic Coast Football League was a minor football league that operated from 1962 to 1973, with a one-year hiatus in 1972. Its member franchises were primarily located in the New England region, with other teams located in a few other states. The league operated with a single division in 1962 but moved to a two-division setup thereafter.

Franchises

Home State	Franchise	Division	Years in League	Other Names
Connecticut	Ansonia Black Knights	Northern	1962-63	n/a
	Bridgeport Jets	Northern	1966-71, 1973	Waterbury Orbits
	Hartford Charter Oaks	Northern	1964	n/a
	Hartford Knights	Northern	1968-71, 1973	n/a
Delaware	Wilmington Renegades	Southern	1966-67	Wilmington Clippers
Georgia	Atlanta Spartans	Southern	1964	n/a
Indiana	Indianapolis Capitols	Southern	1970	n/a
Massachusetts	New Bedford Sweepers	Northern	1962-66	Boston Nu-Way Sweepers, Boston Sweepers
	New England Colonials	Northern	1973	n/a
	Quincy Giants	Northern	1966-69	Lowell Giants
	Springfield Acorns	Northern	1963-64	n/a
	Western Massachusetts Pioneers	Northern	1973	n/a
New Jersey	Jersey Jays	Northern	1970	n/a
	Newark Bears	Southern	1963-64	n/a
New York	Long Island Bulls	Northern	1967-70	Westchester Bulls
	Long Island Chiefs	Southern	1973	n/a
	Westchester Crusaders	Northern	1963-64	n/a
Pennsylvania	Harrisburg Capitol Colts	Southern	1963-69	Harrisburg Capitols
	Pennsylvania Firebirds	Southern	1969-70	Pottstown Firebirds
Rhode Island	Rhode Island Steelers	Northern	1966	n/a
Virginia	Norfolk Neptunes	Southern	1970-71	n/a
	Richmond Saints	Southern	1968-70	Richmond Roadrunners
	Roanoke Buckskins	Southern	1966-71	Virginia Sailors

Seasons

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