American Football League I Franchise History

American Football League

Established: 1926
Disbanded: 1926

9 Total Franchises
7 Defunct Franchises
2 Defunct Franchises via the National Football League
1 Franchise Name Change

American Football League Franchise History

American Football League Champion

1.	Boston Bulldogs (1926)
2.	Brooklyn Dodgers (1926)
3.	Chicago Bulls (1926)
4.	Cleveland Panthers (1926)
5	Los Angeles Wildcats (1926)
6	Newark Bears (1926) Newark Demons (1926)
7.	New York Yankees (1926)
8.	Philadelphia Quakers (1926)
9.	Rock Island Independants (1926)

Throughout the season many of the teams folded and only played partial schedules

Los Angeles played all of its games on the road and had no home in LA

Brooklyn merged with the NFL's Brooklyn Dodgers
New York joined the NFL in 1927

	Champion	Runner-Up
1926	Philadelphia Quakers	New York Yankees

AFL Championships by Franchise

Philadelphia Quakers

1926

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American Football League

Established: 1936
Disbanded: 1937

8 Total Franchises
7 Defunct Franchises
2 Franchise Movements
1 Franchise Currently in the National Football League

AFL Franchise history

AFL Champions

1	Boston Shamrocks (1936-1937)
2	Brooklyn Tigers (1936) Rochester Tigers (1936-1936)
3	Cleveland Rams (1936)
4	New York Yankees (1936-1937)
5	Pittsburgh Americans (1936-1937)
6	Syracuse Braves (1936) Rochester Braves (1936)
7	Cincinnati Bengals (1937)
8	Los Angeles Bulldogs (1937)

1936-Syracuse Braves move to Rochester in midseason
and disband during the season
1936-Brooklyn Tigers move to Rochester after the
Rochester Braves disbanded

1937-Cleveland Rams invited and accept an invitation to join the NFL

Year	Champion	Runner-Up
1937	Los Angeles Bulldogs	Rochester Tigers
1936	Boston Shamricks	Cleveland Rams

AFL Championships by Franchise

1	Boston Shamrocks	1936
1	Los Angeles Bulldogs	1937

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The American Football League

Established: 1940
Disbanded: 1941

7 Total Franchises
7 Defunct Franchises
1 Franchise Name Change

AFL Franchise History

AFL Champions

1	Boston Bears (1940)
2	Buffalo Indians (1940) Buffalo Tigers (1941)
3	Cincinnati Bengals (1940-1941)
4	Columbus Bullies (1940-1941)
5	Milwaukee Chiefs (1940-1941)
6	New York Yankees (1940)
7	New York Americans (1941)

The relationship between the Buffalo Indians and Tigers is
unknown, but some speculate that it is just a name change and
the same franchise.

Year	Champion	Runner-Up
1941	Columbus Bullies	New York Americans
1940	Columbus Bullies	Milwaukee Chiefs

AFL Championships by Franchise

Columbus Bullies

1940

1941

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