Norfolk Neptunes

Norfolk Neptunes

First Season
1965
Team History
Norfolk Neptunes (1965-71)
Conference/Division
Atlantic Coast Football League (1970-71) Southern Division (1970) Continental Football League (1965-68) Atlantic Division (1968-69) Atlantic North Division (1967) Eastern Division (1965-66)
Venue
Foreman Field (1965-71)
Key People
Players • Head Coaches • Executives

The Norfolk Neptunes were an American football franchise based in Norfolk, Virginia that played in the Continental Football League and the Atlantic Coast Football League.

Publications

Programs by season

1960s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
1965
Week 1	August 14	vs. Fort Wayne Warriors	Foreman Field
Week 3	August 29	vs. Wheeling Ironmen	Foreman Field
Week 4	September 4	at Toronto Rifles	Varsity Stadium
Week 6	September 18	at Hartford Charter Oaks	Dillon Stadium
Week 7	September 26	vs. Philadelphia Bulldogs	Foreman Field
Week 8	October 3	at Newark Bears	Newark Schools Stadium
Week 9	October 10	vs. Toronto Rifles	Foreman Field
Week 11	October 23	at Philadelphia Bulldogs	Temple Stadium
Week 12	October 31	at Wheeling Ironmen	Wheeling Stadium
Week 13	November 7	vs. Hartford Charter Oaks	Foreman Field
Week 14	November 13	vs. Newark Bears	Foreman Field
1966
Week 1	August 18	at Toronto Rifles	Varsity Stadium
Week 3	September 4	at Wheeling Ironmen	Wheeling Stadium
Week 4	September 11	vs. Hartford Charter Oaks	Foreman Field
Week 6	September 24	vs. Toronto Rifles	Foreman Field
Week 7	October 1	at Hartford Charter Oaks	Dillon Stadium
Week 8	October 8	vs. Brooklyn Dodgers	Foreman Field
Week 9	October 15	vs. Orlando Panthers	Foreman Field
Week 10	October 22	vs. Philadelphia Bulldogs	Foreman Field
Week 11	October 29	vs. Charleston Rockets	Foreman Field
Week 13	November 13	vs. Brooklyn Dodgers	Foreman Field
Week 14	November 19	at Richmond Rebels	City Stadium
1967
preseason	August 12	vs. Wheeling Ironmen	Foreman Field
Week 2	September 2	vs. Hartford Charter Oaks	Foreman Field
Week 3	September 9	at Orlando Panthers	Tangerine Bowl
Week 5	September 23	vs. Charleston Rockets	Foreman Field
Week 7	October 7	vs. Wheeling Ironmen	Foreman Field
Week 8	October 15	at Wheeling Ironmen	Wheeling Stadium
Week 10	October 28	vs. Orlando Panthers	Foreman Field
Week 11	November 4	vs. Montreal Beavers	Foreman Field
Week 12	November 11	at Hartford Charter Oaks	Dillon Stadium
1968
preseason	August 17	vs. Alabama Hawks	Foreman Field
preseason	August 24	vs. Orlando Panthers	Foreman Field
Week 1	August 31	vs. Charleston Rockets	Foreman Field
Week 2	September 8	at Ohio Valley Ironmen	Wheeling Stadium
Week 3	September 14	at Alabama Hawks	Milton Frank Stadium
Week 4	September 21	vs. Ohio Valley Ironmen	Foreman Field
Week 5	September 28	vs. Indianapolis Capitols	Foreman Field
Week 6	October 5	at Michigan Arrows	University of Detroit Stadium
Week 8	October 19	vs. Orlando Panthers	Foreman Field
Week 9	October 26	vs. Michigan Arrows	Foreman Field
Week 10	November 2	at Charleston Rockets	Laidley Field
Week 11	November 9	at Orlando Panthers	Tangerine Bowl
Week 12	November 17	vs. Chicago Owls	Foreman Field
1969
preseason	August 17	vs. Orlando Panthers	Foreman Field
preseason	August 23	vs. Ohio Valley Ironmen	Foreman Field
Week 1	August 29	at Jersey Jays	Newark Schools Stadium
Week 2	September 6	at Indianapolis Capitols	Bush Stadium
Week 3	September 13	vs. Ohio Valley Ironmen	Foreman Field
Week 5	September 27	vs. Jersey Jays	Foreman Field
Week 6	October 4	at Tri-City Apollos	Midland Stadium
Week 8	October 18	vs. Omaha Mustangs	Foreman Field
Week 9	October 26	at Ohio Valley Ironmen	Wheeling Stadium
Week 11	November 8	vs. Arkansas Diamonds	Foreman Field
Week 12	November 15	at Orlando Panthers	Tangerine Bowl

1970s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
1970
preseason	August 15	vs. Jersey Jays	Foreman Field
Week 5	October 10	vs. Indianapolis Capitols	Foreman Field
1971
preseason	August 7	vs. Augusta Eagles	Foreman Field
preseason	August 21	vs. Malden Suburban Colts	Foreman Field
Week 11	November 6	vs. Bridgeport Jets	Foreman Field
postseason	November 20	at Hartford Knights	Dillon Stadium

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