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Timeline
[edit]- New team:
- Racine Cardinals begin play as an amateur team at ???.
- New team:
- Green Bay Packers begin play as an amateur team at ???.
- New league:
- APFA begins play with ??? charter members.
- New team:
- Decatur Staleys begin play as an APFA charter team at ???.
- League change:
- Green Bay Packers join the NFL.
- Team relocation:
- Chicago Staleys relocate from Decatur to ???.
- League renaming:
- NFL changes its name from APFA.
- Team renaming:
- Chicago Bears change their name from Chicago Staleys.
- New team:
- Frankford Yellowjackets begin play in the ??? at Frankford Stadium.
- New stadium:
- Chicago Bears move from ??? to Municipal Grant Park Stadium.
- New team:
- New York Football Giants begin play in the ??? at the fourth Polo Grounds.
- Stadium renaming:
- Chicago Bears' Municipal Grant Park Stadium renamed to Soldier Field.
- New stadium:
- Green Bay Packers move from ??? to the original City Stadium, though several home games each year continued to be played in Milwaukee.
- New team:
- Portsmouth Spartans begin play in the ??? at ???.
- New stadium:
- Frankford Yellowjackets move from Frankford Stadium to the Baker Bowl.
- New team:
- Boston Braves begin play as the ??st NFL expansion team at Braves Field.
- New team:
- Pittsburgh Pirates begin play in the ??? at ???.
- Team renamings:
- Philadelphia Eagles change their name from Frankford Yellowjackets.
- Boston Redskins change their name from Boston Braves.
- New stadium:
- Boston Redskins move from Braves Field to Fenway Park.
- Team relocation:
- Detroit Lions relocate from Portsmouth to ???.
- Team renaming:
- Detroit Lions change their name from Portsmouth Spartans.
- New stadiums:
- Philadelphia Eagles move from the Baker Bowl to Municipal Stadium.
- Boston Redskins forced to play its home championship game at the fourth Polo Grounds.
- New team:
- Cleveland Rams begin play in the ??? at ???.
- Team relocation:
- Washington Redskins relocate from Boston to ???.
- New stadium:
- Detroit Lions move from ??? to Briggs Stadium.
- New stadium:
- Philadelphia Eagles move from Municipal Stadium to Shibe Park.
- The United States enters World War II, resulting in player shortages.
- Team renaming:
- Pittsburgh Steelers change their name from Pittsburgh Pirates.
- Team merger:
- Pittsburgh Steelers temporarily merge with Chicago Cardinals; team known as the "Car-Pitts" or "Carpets" because they won no games.
- Team merger:
- Pittsburgh Steelers temporarily merge with Philadelphia Eagles; team known as the "Steagles".
- World War II ends, ending the player shortages.
- New teams:
- Original Cleveland Browns begin play in the AAFC at ???.
- San Francisco 49ers begin play in the AAFC at Kezar Stadium.
- Team relocation:
- Los Angeles Rams relocate from Cleveland to ???.
- League merger:
- Remnants of the AAFC merged into NFL, incorporating ??? teams.
- League changes:
- The original Cleveland Browns join the NFL.
- San Francisco 49ers join the NFL.
- The second team named Baltimore Colts is created from the remnants of the original Dallas Texans.
- Stadium renaming:
- Philadelphia Eagles' Shibe Park renamed to Connie Mack Stadium.
- New stadium:
- New York Giants move from the fourth Polo Grounds to Yankee Stadium.
- New stadium:
- Green Bay Packers move from the original City Stadium to the second City Stadium, though several home games each year continued to be played in Milwaukee.
- New stadium:
- Philadelphia Eagles move from Connie Mack Stadium to Franklin Field.
- New league:
- The American Football League begins play with eight charter members.
- New teams:
- Buffalo Bills begin play as an AFL charter team at War Memorial Stadium.
- Denver Broncos begin play as an AFL charter team at Bears Stadium.
- Dallas Texans begin play as an AFL charter team at the Cotton Bowl.
- Boston Patriots begin play as an AFL charter team at Nickerson Field.
- Oakland Raiders begin play as an AFL charter team at ???.
- New York Titans begin play as an AFL charter team at the fourth Polo Grounds.
- Houston Oilers begin play as an AFL charter team at Jeppesen Stadium.
- Los Angeles Chargers begin play as an AFL charter team at ???.
- Dallas Cowboys begin play as the ??st NFL expansion team at ???.
- Team relocation:
- St. Louis Cardinals relocate from Chicago to ???.
- New team:
- Minnesota Vikings begin play as the ??st NFL expansion team at Metropolitan Stadium.
- Team relocation:
- San Diego Chargers relocate from Los Angeles to ???.
- New stadiums:
- Oakland Raiders move from ??? to ???.
- Washington Redskins move from ??? to D.C. Stadium.
- Stadium renaming:
- Detroit Lions' Briggs Stadium renamed to Tiger Stadium.
- New stadium:
- Oakland Raiders move from ??? to ???.
- Team relocation:
- Kansas City Chiefs relocate from Dallas to Municipal Stadium.
- Team renamings:
- Kansas City Chiefs change their name from Dallas Texans.
- New York Jets change their name from New York Titans.
- New stadiums:
- Boston Patriots move from Nickerson Field to Fenway Park.
- New stadium:
- New York Jets move from the fourth Polo Grounds to Shea Stadium.
- New team:
- Atlanta Falcons begin play as the ??st NFL expansion team at ???.
- New stadium:
- Houston Oilers move from Jeppesen Stadium to Rice Stadium.
- Stadium renamed:
- Green Bay Packers' second City Stadium renamed to Lambeau Field.
- New team planned:
- AFL expansion team franchise awarded to lawyer Joseph Robbie and actor Danny Thomas (became Miami Dolphins).
- New team:
- Miami Dolphins begin play as the 9th AFL expansion team at ???.
- New stadiums:
- Oakland Raiders move from ??? to Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
- Atlanta Falcons move from ??? to Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
- New teams planned:
- AFL expansion team franchise awarded to Paul Brown (became Cincinnati Bengals).
- NFL expansion team franchise awarded to John W. Mecom, Jr. (became New Orleans Saints).
- New team:
- New Orleans Saints begin play as the ??st NFL expansion team at ???.
- New stadium:
- San Diego Chargers move from Balboa Stadium to San Diego Stadium.
- New team:
- Cincinnati Bengals begin play as the 10th AFL expansion team at ???.
- New stadium:
- Houston Oilers move from Rice Stadium to the Houston Astrodome.
- Stadium renaming:
- Denver Broncos' Bears Stadium renamed to Mile High Stadium.
- New stadium:
- Boston Patriots move from Fenway Park to ???.
- Stadium renaming:
- Washington Redskins' D.C. Stadium renamed to Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium.
- League merger:
- AFL merged into NFL, incorporating all of the AFL's 10 teams.
- League changes:
- Buffalo Bills join the NFL.
- Denver Broncos join the NFL.
- Miami Dolphins join the NFL.
- Cincinnati Bengals join the NFL.
- Kansas City Chiefs join the NFL.
- Boston Patriots join the NFL.
- Oakland Raiders join the NFL.
- New York Jets join the NFL.
- Houston Oilers join the NFL.
- San Diego Chargers join the NFL.
- Team renaming:
- New England Patriots change their name from Boston Patriots.
- New stadiums:
- New England Patriots move from ??? to Schaefer Stadium.
- Dallas Cowboys move from ??? to Texas Stadium.
- Philadelphia Eagles move from Franklin Field to Veterans Stadium.
- San Francisco 49ers move from Kezar Stadium to Candlestick Park.
- New stadium:
- Kansas City Chiefs move from Municipal Stadium to Arrowhead Stadium.
- New stadium:
- Buffalo Bills move from War Memorial Stadium to Rich Stadium.
- New stadium:
- New York Giants move from Yankee Stadium to ???.
- New stadiums:
- New York Giants move from ??? to Shea Stadium.
- Detroit Lions move from Tiger Stadium to the Pontiac Silverdome.
- New Orleans Saints move from ??? to the Louisiana Superdome.
- New teams: (??st and ??st)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers begin play as an NFL expansion team at Tampa Stadium.
- Seattle Seahawks begin play as an NFL expansion team at the Seattle Kingdome.
- New stadium:
- New York Giants move from Shea Stadium to Giants Stadium.
- New stadium:
- Los Angeles Rams move from ??? to ???.
- New stadium:
- Minnesota Vikings move from Metropolitan Stadium to the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
- Stadium renaming:
- San Diego Chargers' San Diego Stadium renamed to Jack Murphy Stadium.
- Team relocation:
- Los Angeles Raiders relocate from Oakland to Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
- Team relocation:
- Indianapolis Colts relocate from Baltimore to the RCA Dome.
- New stadium:
- New York Jets move from Shea Stadium to Giants Stadium.
- New stadium:
- Miami Dolphins move from ??? to Joe Robbie Stadium.
- Team relocation:
- Phoenix Cardinals relocate from St. Louis to Sun Devil Stadium.
- New stadium:
- Atlanta Falcons move from Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium to the Georgia Dome.
- New team planned:
- NFL expansion team franchise awarded to ??? (became Jacksonville Jaguars).
- Team renamed:
- Arizona Cardinals change their name from Phoenix Cardinals.
- New stadium:
- Seattle Seahawks temporarily move from the Seattle Kingdome to Husky Stadium.
- New teams:
- Carolina Panthers begin play as an NFL expansion team at Memorial Stadium.
- Jacksonville Jaguars begin play as an NFL expansion team at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium.
- Team relocations:
- Oakland Raiders relocate back from Los Angeles to Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
- St. Louis Rams relocate from Los Angeles to the Trans World Dome.
- Stadium renamings:
- San Francisco 49ers' Candlestick Park renamed to 3Com Park.
- NFL announces that the Cleveland Brown team would be "deactivated" until 1999.
- Team relocation:
- Baltimore Ravens begin play at M&T Bank Stadium. Team formed from the remnants of the original Cleveland Browns.
- New stadiums:
- [Carolina Panthers]] move from Memorial Stadium to Ericsson Stadium.
- Green Bay Packers begin playing all of their home games at Lambeau Field.
- Stadium renamings:
- Miami Dolphins' Joe Robbie Stadium renamed to Pro Player Stadium.
- Team relocations:
- Tennessee Oilers relocate from Houston to the Liberty Bowl.
- New stadium:
- Washington Redskins move from Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium to Jack Kent Cooke Stadium.
- Stadium renamings:
- Jacksonville Jaguars' Jacksonville Municipal Stadium renamed to ALLTEL Stadium.
- San Diego Chargers' Jack Murphy Stadium renamed to Qualcomm Stadium.
- New stadiums:
- Tennessee Oilers move from the Liberty Bowl to Vanderbilt Stadium.
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers move from Houlihan's Stadium to Raymond James Stadium (date???).
- Stadium renamings:
- Oakland Raiders' Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum renamed to Network Associates Coliseum.
- Buffalo Bills' Rich Stadium renamed to Ralph Wilson Stadium.
- New team:
- The second team named Cleveland Browns begin play as the 31st NFL expansion team atCleveland Browns Stadium.
- Team renaming:
- Tennessee Titans change their name from Tennessee Oilers.
- New stadium:
- Tennessee Titans move from Vanderbilt Stadium to Adelphia Coliseum.
- Stadium renaming:
- Washington Redskins' Jack Kent Cooke Stadium renamed to FedEx Field.
- New team planned:
- NFL expansion team franchise awarded to ??? (became Houston Texans).
- New stadiums:
- Cincinnati Bengals move from ??? to Paul Brown Stadium.
- Seattle Seahawks move from the Seattle Kingdome to Husky Stadium.
- New stadiums:
- Denver Broncos move from Mile High Stadium to INVESCO Field at Mile High.
- Pittsburgh Steelers move from ??? to Heinz Field.
- Stadium renaming:
- St. Louis Rams' Trans World Dome renamed to the Edward Jones Dome.
- New team:
- Houston Texans begin play as the 32nd NFL expansion team at Reliant Stadium.
- New stadiums:
- New England Patriots move from Foxboro Stadium to CMGI Field.
- Detroit Lions move from the Pontiac Silverdome to Ford Field.
- Seattle Seahawks move from the Husky Stadium to Seahawks Stadium.
- Chicago Bears temporarily move to Champaign, Illinois while Soldier Field was being renovated. (date???)
- New stadium:
- Philadelphia Eagles move from Veterans Stadium to Lincoln Financial Field.
- Stadium renamings:
- Tennessee Titans' Adelphia Coliseum renamed to the Coliseum.
- San Francisco 49ers' 3Com Park renamed to San Francisco Stadium at Candlestick Point.
- Stadium renamings:
- Carolina Panthers' Ericsson Stadium renamed to Bank of America Stadium.
- Seattle Seahawks' Seahawks Stadium renamed to Qwest Field.
- New stadium:
- Arizona Cardinals scheduled to move from Sun Devil Stadium to a new retractable-roof stadium in Glendale.
Unknown dates
[edit]- Chicago Racine Cardinals change their name from Racine Cardinals.
- Chicago Cardinals change their name from Chicago Racine Cardinals.
- Chicago Cardinals join the NFL.
- Pittsburgh Pirates join the NFL.
- New York Giants change their name from New York Football Giants.
- New England Patriots' Schaefer Stadium renamed to Sullivan Stadium.
- New England Patriots' Sullivan Stadium renamed to Foxboro Stadium.
- New England Patriots' CMGI Field renamed to Gillette Stadium.
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Tampa Stadium renamed to Houlihan's Stadium.
- NFL expansion team franchise awarded to ??? (became Carolina Panthers).
Example year
[edit]- Major event not related to football
- New leagues
- League mergers
- League renamings
- New teams
- Defunct teams
- Team mergers
- League changes
- Team relocations (will always be accompanied by new stadiums)
- Team renamings
- New teams planned (franchise award year, if different from when the new team actually starts playing)
- New stadiums
- Stadium renamings
Interesting notes
[edit]- Three teams named the Texans (fourth if you count Arena)
- Boston Yanks 1944-48, New York Bulldogs 1949, New York Yanks 1950-51, Dallas Texans 1952, Baltimore Colts 1953-83, Indianapolis Colts 1984-present
- Dallas Texans 1960-62, Kansas City Chiefs 1973-present
- Houston Texans 2002-present
- Two teams named the Cleveland Browns, the whole record issue
- Cleveland Browns 1946-95, Baltimore Ravens 1996-present
- Cleveland Browns 1946-95, "deactivated" 1996-98, Cleveland Browns 1999-present
- Two teams named the Colts
- Miami Seahawks 1947-49, Baltimore Colts 1950 (defunct)
- Boston Yanks 1944-48, New York Bulldogs 1949, New York Yanks 1950-51, Dallas Texans 1952, Baltimore Colts 1953-83, Indianapolis Colts 1984-present
- Two teams named the Titans
- Two teams named the New York Giants
- Brickley's Giants 1921 (defunct)
- New York Giants 1925-present
- 1995 was the first time in ??? years that the NFL expanded, adding a 30th and 31st team:
- Raiders moved back and forth
- Jets and Giants share stadium
- 1995 was the first expansion year in 20 years
- Steagles
- original Buffalo Bills was an AAFC team
- Los Angeles has had three NFL teams, none of which stayed:
- Dons (pre-NFL)
- Rams (1946-94)
- Chargers (1960)
- Raiders (1982-94)
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