Toronto Rifles
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| First Season |
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| 1964 |
| Team History |
| Toronto Rifles (1965-67) Quebec Rifles (1964) |
| Conference/Division |
Continental Football League (1965-67)
United Football League (1964)
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| Venue |
| Varsity Stadium (1966-67) Maple Leaf Stadium (1965) Delormier Downs (1964) |
| Key People |
| Players • Head Coaches • Executives |
The Toronto Rifles were a minor-league professional American football team based in Toronto, Ontario. The franchise began play in 1964 as the Quebec Rifles of the United Football League. The Rifles announced they were folding on September 5, 1967 due to heavy financial losses. They were reinstated by the league the next week but under the condition of finishing their schedule with road games only. After playing just one more game, however, the Rifles were suspended on September 21 and never returned.
Publications
Programs by season
1960s
| Week | Date | Opponent | Venue |
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| 1965 | |||
| Week 1 | August 14 | vs. Wheeling Ironmen | Maple Leaf Stadium |
| Week 2 | August 21 | at Hartford Charter Oaks | Dillon Stadium |
| Week 3 | August 29 | at Newark Bears | Newark Schools Stadium |
| Week 4 | September 4 | vs. Norfolk Neptunes | Maple Leaf Stadium |
| Week 8 | October 3 | at Wheeling Ironmen | Wheeling Stadium |
| Week 9 | October 10 | at Norfolk Neptunes | Foreman Field |
| Week 12 | October 29 | vs. Newark Bears | Maple Leaf Stadium |
| Week 14 | November 13 | at Philadelphia Bulldogs | Temple Stadium |
| Postseason | November 28 | at Charleston Rockets | Laidley Field |
| 1966 | |||
| Week 1 | August 18 | vs. Norfolk Neptunes | Varsity Stadium |
| Week 6 | September 24 | at Norfolk Neptunes | Foreman Field |
| Week 8 | October 8 | vs. Charleston Rockets | Varsity Stadium |
| Week 11 | October 29 | at Hartford Charter Oaks | Dillon Stadium |
| Week 15 | November 19 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | Memorial Field |
Media guides and yearbooks by season
Media guides
| 1960s | 1966 |
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