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
Connecticut	Ansonia Black Knights	Northern	1962-63
Connecticut	Bridgeport Jets	Northern	1966-73
Connecticut	Hartford Charter Oaks	Northern	1964
Connecticut	Hartford Knights	Northern	1968-71, 1973
Delaware	Wilmington Renegades	Southern	1966-67
Georgia	Atlanta Spartans	Southern	1964
Indiana	Indianapolis Capitols	Southern	1970
Massachusetts	New England Colonials	Southern	1970
Massachusetts	Quincy Giants	Southern	1970
Massachusetts	Western Massachusetts Pioneers	Southern	1970
Massachusetts	New Bedford Sweepers	Northern	1963-66
New Jersey	Jersey Jays	Southern	1970
New Jersey	Newark Bears	Southern	1970
New York	Long Island Bulls	Southern	1970
New York	Westchester Crusaders	Southern	1970
Pennsylvania	Harrisburg Capitol Colts	Southern	1970
Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania Firebirds	Southern	1970
Rhode Island	Rhode Island Steelers	Southern	1970
Virginia	Norfolk Neptunes	Southern	1970
Virginia	Richmond Saints	Southern	1970
Virginia	Roanoke Buckskins	Southern	1970

Seasons

• 1962
• 1963
• 1964
• 1965
• 1966
• 1967
• 1968
• 1969
• 1970
• 1971
• 1973