Orlando Panthers
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| First Season |
|---|
| 1958 |
| Team History |
| Orlando Panthers (1966-70) Newark Bears (1963-65) Paterson Miners (1962) Franklin Miners (1958-61) |
| Conference/Division |
Atlantic Coast Football League (1962-64, 70)
Continental Football League (1965-68)
Eastern Football Conference (1958-61) |
| Venue |
| Tangerine Bowl (1965-70) |
| Key People |
| Players • Head Coaches • Executives |
The Orlando Panthers were a professional American football team based in Orlando, Florida. Founded in 1958 as the Franklin Miners, the team spent its first four years in the Eastern Football Conference, then three further years in the Atlantic Coast Football League before moving to the Continental Football League in 1965. The franchise moved from Newark, New Jersey to Orlando in 1966 and found success on the field as the Panthers. However, while the team won the CoFL championship twice they were plagued by financial difficulties. The team jumped back to the ACFL in 1970 but were suspended by the league after the season.
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Programs by season
1960s
| Week | Date | Opponent | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | |||
| Newark Bears | |||
| Week 3 | September 5 | at Hartford Charter Oaks | Dillon Stadium |
| 1965 | |||
| preseason | August 7 | at Hartford Charter Oaks | Dillon Stadium |
| Week 1 | August 15 | vs. Philadelphia Bulldogs | Newark Schools Stadium |
| Week 2 | August 22 | at Ohio Valley Ironmen | Wheeling Stadium |
| Week 3 | August 29 | vs. Toronto Rifles | Newark Schools Stadium |
| Week 6 | September 17 | at Philadelphia Bulldogs | Temple Stadium |
| Week 8 | October 3 | vs. Norfolk Neptunes | Newark Schools Stadium |
| Week 10 | October 17 | at Fort Wayne Warriors | Zollner Stadium |
| Week 12 | October 29 | at Toronto Rifles | Varsity Stadium |
| Week 13 | November 7 | vs. Rhode Island Indians | Newark Schools Stadium |
| Week 14 | November 13 | at Norfolk Neptunes | Foreman Field |
| 1966 | |||
| Orlando Panthers | |||
| Week 2 | August 27 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | Downing Stadium |
| Week 5 | September 18 | at Charleston Rockets | Laidley Field |
| Week 8 | October 8 | vs. Montreal Beavers | Tangerine Bowl |
| Week 9 | October 15 | at Norfolk Neptunes | Foreman Field |
| 1967 | |||
| Week 3 | September 9 | vs. Norfolk Neptunes | Tangerine Bowl |
| Week 4 | September 16 | vs. Montreal Beavers | Tangerine Bowl |
| Week 11 | October 28 | at Norfolk Neptunes | Foreman Field |
| postseason | December 10 | at Orange County Ramblers | Anaheim Stadium |
| 1968 | |||
| preseason | August 17 | vs. Indianapolis Capitols | Tangerine Bowl |
| preseason | August 24 | at Norfolk Neptunes | Foreman Field |
| Week 2 | September 7 | vs. Alabama Hawks | Tangerine Bowl |
| Weel 4 | September 21 | at Alabama Hawks | Milton Frank Stadium |
| Week 5 | September 28 | vs. Arkansas Diamonds | Tangerine Bowl |
| Week 6 | October 5 | at Charleston Rockets | Laidley Field |
| Week 8 | October 19 | at Norfolk Neptunes | Foreman Field |
| Week 9 | October 26 | vs. Ohio Valley Ironmen | Tangerine Bowl |
| Week 11 | November 9 | vs. Norfolk Neptunes | Tangerine Bowl |
| Week 12 | November 17 | at Ohio Valley Ironmen | Wheeling Stadium |
| 1969 | |||
| preseason | August 17 | at Norfolk Neptunes | Foreman Field |
| Week 2 | September 6 | vs. Arkansas Diamonds | Tangerine Bowl |
| Week 3 | September 13 | at Indianapolis Capitols | Bush Stadium |
| Week 5 | September 28 | vs. Indianapolis Capitols | Tangerine Bowl |
| Week 6 | October 5 | vs. Alabama Hawks | Tangerine Bowl |
| Week 12 | November 15 | vs. Norfolk Neptunes | Tangerine Bowl |
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