American Football League

The American Football League (AFL) was a professional league of American football that operated from 1960 to 1969. In 1970 the AFL merged operations with the National Football League. All ten AFL franchises became part of the merged league, which retained the NFL name.

Earlier AFLs

American Football League, 1926

Roster and Final standings:

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• Philadelphia Quakers (Champions)
• New York Yankees (joined the NFL in 1927)
• Cleveland Panthers
• Los Angeles Wilson Wildcats
• Chicago Bulls
• Boston Bulldogs
• Rock Island Independents (former NFL team)
• Brooklyn Horsemen
• Newark Bears

American Football League, 1936-37

• Boston Shamrocks (1936-1937)
• Brooklyn/Rochester Tigers (1936)
• Cleveland Rams (1936) joined the NFL in 1937; today's St. Louis Rams
• New York Yankees (1936-1937)
• Pittsburgh Americans (1936-1937)
• Syracuse/Rochester Braves (1936)
• Cincinnati Bengals (1937)
• Los Angeles Bulldogs (1937)

The Syracuse Braves moved to Rochester in midseason and disbanded during the season. The Brooklyn Tigers moved to Rochester after the Rochester Braves disbanded.

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Champions

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• 1936 Boston Shamrocks
• 1937 Los Angeles Bulldogs

American Football League, 1940-41

• Boston Bears (1940)
• Buffalo Indians (1940)/Buffalo Tigers (1941)
• Cincinnati Bengals (1940-1941)
• Columbus Bullies (1940-1941)
• Milwaukee Chiefs (1940-1941)
• New York Yankees (1940)/New York Americans (1941)

Champions

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• 1940 Columbus Bullies
• 1941 Columbus Bullies

See List of leagues of American football

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