Las Vegas Cowboys
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| First Season |
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| 1965 |
| Team History |
| Las Vegas Cowboys (1968-69) Quad Cities Raiders (1966-68) Rock Island Raiders (1965) |
| Conference/Division |
Continental Football League (1968-69)
Professional Football League of America (1965-67)
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| Venue |
| Cashman Field (1968-69) Municipal Stadium (1967) Douglas Park (1965) |
| Key People |
| Players • Head Coaches • Executives |
The Las Vegas Cowboys were a professional American football team based in Las Vegas, Nevada. The franchise began as the independent Quad City Raiders, who joined the new Professional Football League of America as the Rock Island Raiders in 1965. The Raiders remained in the PFLA until its merger with the Continental Football League in 1968. After losing their first two regular-season contests in 1968 (and drawing only 1,200 fans for a game in Davenport, Iowa against the Chicago Owls), the Raiders were set to play the Indianapolis Capitols in Indiana. Instead, Indianapolis businessman Thomas Redmond swiftly purchased the club and announced the team would be known as the Las Vegas Cowboys.
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Programs by season
1960s
| Week | Date | Opponent | Venue |
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| 1969 | |||
| Las Vegas Cowboys | |||
| Week 1 | August 23 | at Spokane Shockers | Joe Albi Stadium |
| Week 2 | September 2 | vs. San Antonio Toros | Cashman Field |
| Week 4 | September 16 | vs. Sacramento Capitols | Cashman Field |
| Week 6 | October 7 | vs. Sacramento Capitols | Cashman Field |
| Week 8 | October 21 | vs. Portland Loggers | Cashman Field |
| Week 9 | October 28 | vs. Spokane Shockers | Cashman Field |
| Week 10 | November 4 | at Sacramento Capitols | Hughes Stadium |
| Week 12 | November 18 | vs. Seattle Rangers | Cashman Field |
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