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
Connecticut	Bridgeport Jets	Northern	1966-71, 1973	Waterbury Orbits
Connecticut	Hartford Charter Oaks	Northern	1964	n/a
Connecticut	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	1963-66	Boston Nu-Way Sweepers, Boston Sweepers
Massachusetts	New England Colonials	Northern	1973	n/a
Massachusetts	Quincy Giants	Northern	1966-69	Lowell Giants
Massachusetts	Springfield Acorns	Northern	1963-64	n/a
Massachusetts	Western Massachusetts Pioneers	Northern	1973	n/a
New Jersey	Jersey Jays	Northern	1970	n/a
New Jersey	Newark Bears	Southern	1963-64	n/a
New York	Long Island Bulls	Northern	1967-70	Westchester Bulls
New York	Westchester Crusaders	Northern	1963-64	n/a
Pennsylvania	Harrisburg Capitol Colts	Southern	1963-69	Harrisburg Capitols
Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania Firebirds	Southern	1969-70	Pottstown Firebirds
Rhode Island	Rhode Island Steelers	Northern	1966	n/a
Virginia	Norfolk Neptunes	Southern	1970-71	n/a
Virginia	Richmond Saints	Southern	1968-70	Richmond Roadrunners
Virginia	Roanoke Buckskins	Southern	1966-71	Virginia Sailors

Seasons

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