1940 American Football League season
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The 1940 American Football League season was the first season of the third American Football League. The league was formed when the New York Yankees, Boston Bears, and Buffalo Indians were joined by the Cincinnati Bengals, Columbus Bullies, and Milwaukee Chiefs of the minor American Professional Football Association (the mass defection doomed the minor league). After the announcement of the formation of the AFL (July 14, 1940),[1] applications for membership by former APFA members St. Louis Gunners and Kenosha Cardinals were rejected by the upstart league, which started with six members.
The Columbus Bullies were declared league champions after compiling a 8-1-1 record, just edging the 7-2 of the Milwaukee Chiefs.
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[edit] Final standings
W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pct.= Winning Percentage, PF = Points for, PA = Points against
[edit] Final 1940 standings
| Team | W | L | T | Pct. | PF | PA |
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| Columbus Bullies | 8 | 1 | 1 | .889 | 134 | 69 |
| Milwaukee Chiefs | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 180 | 59 |
| Boston Bears | 5 | 4 | 1 | .556 | 120 | 79 |
| New York Yankees | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 138 | 138 |
| Buffalo Indians | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 45 | 138 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 53 | 187 |
Standings includes forfeits (Buffalo forfeited to New York due to the field being unplayable, November 17, 1940; Cincinnati forfeited to Buffalo due to injuries preventing the Bengals from fielding a complete team, November 24, 1940)[2]
| Results of AFL games - 1940 season[3] |
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WEEK ONE 15 September, Red Bird Stadium, Columbus, Ohio: Milwaukee Chiefs 14, Columbus Bullies 2
22 September, Civic Stadium, Buffalo, New York: Milwaukee Chiefs 23, Buffalo Tigers 0
29 September, Civic Stadium, Buffalo: Buffalo Tigers 17, Cincinnati Bengals 7
6 October, Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Bears 29, Cincinnati Bengals 7
13 October, Fenway Park, Boston: Boston Bears 28, New York Yankees 7
20 October, Fenway Park, Boston: Boston Bears 20, Buffalo Tigers 0
27 October, Fenway Park, Boston: Milwaukee Chiefs 14, Boston Bears 0
3 November, Crosley Field, Cincinnati: Columbus Bullies 21, Cincinnati Bengals 2
10 November, Red Bird Stadium, Columbus: Columbus Bullies 13. Buffalo Tigers 7
17 November, Civic Stadium, Buffalo: New York Yankees 1, Buffalo Tigers 0 (forfeit – unplayable field)
24 November, Crosley Field, Cincinnati: Buffalo Tigers 1, Cincinnati Bengals 0 (forfeit – Bengals unable to field team) Note: Two scheduled games were cancelled: New York-Cincinnati and Milwaukee-Cincinnati (both games scheduled to have been played in Cincinnati) |
[edit] 1940 All-League Team
Sherman Barnes, Milwaukee (end)
Ed Karp, Buffalo (tackle)
Jim Karcher, Columbus (guard)
Joe Alexus, Columbus (center)
Alex Drobnitch, Buffalo (guard)
Bob Eckl, Milwaukee (tackle)
Harlan Gustafson, New York (end)
Andy Karpuls, Boston (quarterback)
Bill Hutchinson, New York (halfback)
Nelson Peterson, Columbus (halfback)
Al Novakofski, Milwaukee (fullback)
[edit] References
- ^ George Gipe, The Great American Sports Book (Doubleday 1978) ISBN 0-385-13091-0
- ^ History of Professional Football in Western New York
- ^ Enciclopedia del football italiano - 1940 AFL season
[edit] See also
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