Continental Football League

The Continental Football League (CoFL) was a professional American football league that operated in North America from 1965 through 1969. It was established following the collapse of the original United Football League and hoped to become the major force in professional football outside the National Football League (NFL) and the American Football League (AFL).

The league was racked by financial and franchise instability. Many of its teams either came from or left to join other leagues, especially the Atlantic Coast Football League. Although plans were made to play in 1970 the league quietly dissolved.

Franchises

Franchise	Location	Venues	Years
Brooklyn Dodgers Akron Vulcans	New York City, New York Akron, Ohio	Downing Stadium Rubber Bowl	1966 1967
Alabama Hawks	Huntsville, Alabama	Milton Frank Stadium	1968-69
Arkansas Diamonds	Little Rock, Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium	1968-69
Charleston Rockets	Charleston, West Virginia	Laidley Field	1965-68
Chicago Owls	Chicago, Illinois	Soldier Field	1968-69
Dallas Rockets	Dallas, Texas	Roffino Stadium	1969
Eugene Bombers	Eugene, Oregon	Bethel Park	1967
Fort Worth Braves	Fort Worth, Texas	Farrington Field	1969
Hartford Charter Oaks	Hartford, Connecticut	Dillon Stadium	1965-67
Indianapolis Capitols	Indianapolis, Indiana	Bush Stadium	1968-69
Jersey Jays	Jersey City, New Jersey	Roosevelt Stadium	1969
Quad Cities Raiders Las Vegas Cowboys	Davenport, Iowa Las Vegas, Nevada	Municipal Stadium Cashman Field	1968-69 1969
Long Beach Admirals	Long Beach, California	Veterans Memorial Stadium	1967
Mexico Golden Aztecs	Monterrey, Mexico	Estadio Universitario	1969
Fort Wayne Warriors Montreal Beavers	Fort Wayne, Indiana Montreal, Quebec	Zollner Stadium Autostade, Beaver Stadium	1965 1966-67
Norfolk Neptunes	Norfolk, Virginia	Foreman Field	1966-69
Wheeling Ironmen Ohio Valley Ironmen	Wheeling, West Virginia	Wheeling Stadium	1965-67
Oklahoma Thunderbirds	Bartlesville, Oklahoma	Custer Stadium	1969
Oklahoma City Plainsmen	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Taft Stadium	1968
Omaha Mustangs	Omaha, Nebraska	Rosenblatt Stadium	1968-69
Orange County Ramblers	Santa Ana, California Anaheim, California	Municipal Stadium Anaheim Stadium	1967-69
Newark Bears Orlando Panthers	Newark New Jersey Orlando, Florida	Newark Schools Stadium Tangerine Bowl	1965 1966-69
Philadelphia Bulldogs	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Temple Stadium	1965-66
Portland Loggers	Portland, Oregon	Multnomah Stadium	1969
Rhode Island Indians	Providence, Rhode Island	City Stadium	1965
Richmond Rebels	Richmond, Virginia	City Stadium	1965-66
Sacramento Capitols	Sacramento, California	Hughes Stadium	1967-69
San Antonio Toros	San Antonio, Texas	Harlandale Memorial Stadium	1969
San Jose Apaches	San Jose, California	Spartan Stadium	1967
Seattle Rangers	Seattle, Washington	Memorial Stadium	1967-69
Victoria Steelers Spokane Shockers	Victoria, British Columbia Spokane, Washington	Royal Athletic Park Joe Albi Stadium	1967 1968-69
Toronto Rifles	Toronto, Ontario	Varsity Stadium	1965-67
Michigan Arrows Tri-City Apollos	Midland, Michigan Detroit, Michigan	Midland Stadium University of Detroit Stadium	1968 1969
West Texas Rufneks	Midland, Texas	Memorial Stadium	1969

See also

• CoFL league publications