To see the versatility of
this app, try this...

At the Options tab, select Special List.

Step 1--League: select "All" leagues.

Step 2--Status: select "All" (current & defunct).

Step 4--Check states: check your state

  or several states.

Step 5--Sort by: pick "City", then "Team".

        Then GO....

When the listing appears, look at the

  "Summary" at the bottom of the

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List of Professional Football Leagues and Teams

from 1920 to the present

(Not including semi-professinal and regional leagues)

 

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  All Teams in Cont'l. Football Leag. (1965) Sorted by State, then by Team Name

#

  League

 From→To

 Team Name-Nickname 

 City, State 

1

COFL65

  1968→1969

Alabama Hawks

Huntsville, AL

1

COFL65

  1968→1968

Arkansas Diamonds

Little Rock, AR

1

COFL65

  1967→1967

Victoria Steelers

Victoria, BC

1

COFL65

  1967→1967

Long Beach Admirals

Long Beach, CA

2

COFL65

  1967→1968

Orange County Ramblers

Anaheim, CA

3

COFL65

  1967→1967

Sacramento Buccaneers

Sacramento, CA

4

COFL65

  1968→1969

Sacramento Capitols

Sacramento, CA

5

COFL65

  1967→1967

San Jose Apaches

San Jose , CA

1

COFL65

  1965→1967

Hartford Charter Oaks

Hartford, CT

1

COFL65

  1966→1969

Orlando Panthers

Orlando, FL

1

COFL65

  1968→1968

Quad City Raiders

Davenport, IA

1

COFL65

  1968→1969

Chicago Owls

Chicago , IL

1

COFL65

  1965→1967

Fort Wayne Warriors

Fort Wayne, IN

1

COFL65

  1968→1969

Michigan Arrows

Pontiac, MI

1

COFL65

  1968→1969

Omaha Mustangs

Omaha, NE

1

COFL65

  1965→1965

Newark Bears

Newark, NJ

1

COFL65

  1968→1968

Las Vegas Cowboys

Las Vegas, NV

1

COFL65

  1966→1966

Brooklyn Dodgers

Brooklyn, NY

1

COFL65

  1967→1967

Akron Vulcans

Akron, OH

1

COFL65

  1965→1967

Toronto Rifles

Toronto, ON

1

COFL65

  1966→1967

Eugene Bombers

Eugene, OR

1

COFL65

  1965→1967

Philadelphia Bulldogs

Philadelphia, PA

1

COFL65

  1965→1965

Rhode Island Indians

Providence, RI

1

COFL65

  1965→1969

Norfolk Neptunes

Norfolk, VA

2

COFL65

  1968→1969

Ohio Valley Ironmen

Wheeling, VA

3

COFL65

  1965→1967

Richmond Rebels

Richmond, VA

1

COFL65

  1967→1969

Seattle Rangers

Seattle, WA

2

COFL65

  1968→1969

Spokane Shockers

Spokane, WA

1

COFL65

  1965→1969

Charleston Rockets

Charleston, WV

2

COFL65

  1965→1969

Wheeling Ironmen

Wheeling, WV

 

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Summary for All Teams in the Cont'l. Football Leag. (1965)

Total number of rows shown is 30.

Number of different States is 22

Number of States occurring once is 18

Most frequent State with 5 rows
( •CA )


Also see professional team franchise histories for Football, Basketball, Baseball and Hockey.


 

 

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First State

on each page

1.AL Alabama
* End of list  


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Summary for All Teams in the Cont'l. Football Leag. (1965)

 

Total number of rows shown is 30

Number of different States is 22.

Number of States occurring once is 18

Most frequent State with 5 rows
( •CA)



NOTES: The Initial listing is for "Current Teams in Major League for All States Sorted by States" (including Canadian Provinces).

Use the  League  tab to select which league to list. Use the   Status   tab to select either current, defunct or all teams. Use the   Sort By   tab to select the primary sort listing. For a summary of the listing, select the  options  tab, then  summary    or find a summary at the end of the listing. For a particular listing, select the  options  tab, then  special list .

Leagues primarily playing prior to 1920 are not included. In some cases, team play was suspended in the COVID years 2020-2021 which are disregarded here for the sake of listing continuity.

Data source is entirely from Wikipedia and current as of November, 2024.

In 1942-1944 during World War II, most league football was suspended.

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State and Province Codes

 AL = Alabama
 AK = Alaska
 AZ = Arizona
 AR = Arkansas
 CA = California
 CO = Colorado
 CT = Connecticut
 DE = Delaware
 FL = Florida
 GA = Georgia
 HI = Hawaii
 ID = Idaho
 IL = Illinois
 IN = Indiana
 IA = Iowa
 KS = Kansas
 KY = Kentucky
 LA = Louisiana
 ME = Maine
 MD = Maryland
 MA = Massachusetts
 MI = Michigan
 MN = Minnesota
 MS = Mississippi
 MO = Missouri
 MT = Montana
 NE = Nebraska
 NV = Nevada
 
 NH = New Hampshire
 NJ = New Jersey
 NM = New Mexico
 NY = New York
 NC = North Carolina
 ND = North Dakota
 OH = Ohio
 OK = Oklahoma
 OR = Oregon
 PA = Pennsylvania
 RI = Rhode Island
 SC = South Carolina
 SD = South Dakota
 TN = Tennessee
 TX = Texas
 UT = Utah
 VT = Vermont
 VA = Virginia
 WA = Washington
 WV = West Virginia
 WI = Wisconsin
 WY = Wyoming
 DC = District of Columbia
 PR = Puerto Rico
      Canada
 BC = British Columbia
 ON = Ontario
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 (3)  Show only teams active in this year
    (obtional... leave blank or clear for all years)
      (range = 1920 arrow 2024)

 Alabama 
 Alaska 
 Arizona 
 Arkansas 
 California 
 Colorado 
 Connecticut 
 Delaware 
 Florida 
 Georgia 
 Hawaii 
 Idaho 
 Illinois 
 Indiana 
 Iowa 
 Kansas 
 Kentucky 
 Louisiana 
 Maine 
 Maryland 
 Massachusetts 
 Michigan 
 Minnesota 
 Mississippi 
 Missouri 
 Montana 
 Nebraska 
 Nevada 
 New Hampshire 
 New Jersey 
 New Mexico 
 New York 
 North Carolina 
 North Dakota 
 Ohio 
 Oklahoma 
 Oregon 
 Pennsylvania 
 Rhode Island 
 South Carolina 
 South Dakota 
 Tennessee 
 Texas 
 Utah 
 Vermont 
 Virginia 
 Washington 
 West Virginia 
 Wisconsin 
 Wyoming 
 District of Columbia 
 Puerto Rico 
 British Columbia 
 Ontario 
 Quebec 
 All States 

 (4) Check states to include:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    All states

 (5) Sort by: 

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