American Football League (1960-1969)
| TEAMS |
| AFL championship Game |
The American Football League (AFL) was a major professional American football league that operated for ten seasons from 1960 until 1970, until it merged with the older National Football League (NFL), and became the American Football Conference (AFC). The upstart AFL operated in direct competition with the more established NFL throughout its existence. It was more successful than earlier rivals to the NFL, including not only the organizations founded in 1926, 1936, and 1940, respectively, under the AFL name, but also the later All-America Football Conference, which existed between 1944 and 1950, but conducted operations only between 1946 and 1949.
TEAMS
| EASTERN DIVISION |
| WESTERN DIVISION |
| EASTERN DIVISION |
TEAMS |
FIRST SEASON | STADIUM | ||
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BOSTON PATRIOTS |
1960 |  ALUMNI Stadium (CHESTNUT HILL, MA) (1969) |
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BUFFALO BILLS |
1960 |  War Memorial Stadium (BUFFALO, NY) (1960–1969) |
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HOUSTON Oilers |
1960 |  Houston Astrodome (HOUSTON, TX) (1968-1969) |
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MIAMI DOLPHINS |
1966 |  Miami Orange Bowl (MIAMI, FL) (1966-1969) | |
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NEW YORK JETs |
1960 |  Shea Stadium (NEW YORK, NY) (1964-1969) |
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Titans of New York
Titans of New York became the New York Jets in 1963.
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Titans of New York (1960–1962) |
 POLO GROUNDS (NEW YORK, NY) (1960–1963) |
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DIVISION HISTORY
| 1960-1962 | |
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| 4 | BOSTON PATRIOTS BUFFALO BILLS HOUSTON OILERS NEW YORK TITANS |
| 1963-1965 | |
| 4 | BOSTON PATRIOTS BUFFALO BILLS HOUSTON OILERS |
NEW YORK TITANS > NEW YORK JETS |
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| 1966-1969 | |
| 5 | BOSTON PATRIOTS BUFFALO BILLS HOUSTON OILERS NEW YORK JETS |
MIAMI DOLPHINS (EXPANSION) |
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DIVISION CHAMPIONS
| SEASON | TEAM |
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|---|---|---|
| 1960 | | Houston Oilers (1) |
| 1961 | | Houston Oilers (2) |
| 1962 | | Houston Oilers (3) |
| 1963 | | Boston Patriots (1) |
| 1964 | | Buffalo Bills (1) |
| 1965 | | Buffalo Bills (2) |
| 1966 | | Buffalo Bills (3) |
| 1967 | | Houston Oilers (4) |
| 1968 | | New York Jets (1) |
| 1969 | | New York Jets (2) |
| STANDINGS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | T | RT | |
| HOUSTON OILERS | 4 | 1967 |
| Buffalo Bills | 3 | 1966 |
| New York Jets | 2 | 1969 |
| BOSTON PATRIOTS | 1 | 1963 |
| WESTERN DIVISION |
TEAMS |
FIRST SEASON | STADIUM | |
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CINCINNATI BENGALS |
1968 |  Nippert Stadium (CINCINNATI, OH) (1968-1969) |
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DENVER BRONCOS |
1960 |  Bears Stadium/ Mile High Stadium (DENVER, CO) (1960–1969) |
| KANSAS CITY CHIEFS |
1960 |  Municipal Stadium (KANSAS CITY, MO) (1963-1969) |
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OAKLAND RAIDERS |
1960 |  Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum (OAKLAND, CA) (1966–1969) |
| SAN DIEGO CHARGERS |
1960 |  San Diego Stadium (SAN DIEGO, CA) (1967–1969) |
DALLAS TEXANS
Dallas Texans relocated to become the Kansas City Chiefs in 1963.
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DALLAS TEXANS (1960–1962) |
 Cotton Bowl (DALLAS, TX) (1960-1962) |
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DIVISION HISTORY
| 1960 | |
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| 4 | DALLAS TEXANS DENVER BRONCOS LOS ANGELES CHARGERS OAKLAND RAIDERS |
| 1961-1962 | |
| 4 | DALLAS TEXANS DENVER BRONCOS OAKLAND RAIDERS |
Los Angeles Chargers > SAN DIEGO Chargers |
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| 1963-1967 | |
| 4 | DENVER BRONCOS OAKLAND RAIDERS SAN DIEGO CHARGERS |
Dallas Texans > Kansas City Chiefs |
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| 1968-1969 | |
| 5 | DENVER BRONCOS Kansas City Chiefs OAKLAND RAIDERS SAN DIEGO CHARGERS |
Cincinnati Bengals (Expansion) |
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DIVISION CHAMPIONS
| SEASON | TEAM |
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|---|---|---|
| 1960 | | Los Angeles Chargers (1) |
| 1961 | | San Diego Chargers (2) |
| 1962 | | Dallas Texans (1) |
| 1963 | | San Diego Chargers (3) |
| 1964 | | San Diego Chargers (4) |
| 1965 |
| San Diego Chargers (5) |
| 1966 |
| Kansas City Chiefs (2) |
| 1967 |
| Oakland Raiders (1) |
| 1968 |
| Oakland Raiders (2) |
| 1969 |
| Oakland Raiders (3) |
| STANDINGS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | T | RT | |
| San Diego Chargers | 5 | 1965 |
| OAKLAND RAIDERS | 3 | 1969 |
| KANSAS CITY CHIEFS | 1 | 1966 |
AFL championship Game
| SEASON | WINNER | SCORE | LOSER | STADIUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 1960 |
Houston Oilers (1) |
24 VS 16 | Los Angeles Chargers |
 Jeppesen Stadium(1) Houston,tx(1) |
| 2 1961 |
Houston Oilers (2) |
10 @ 3 | San Diego Chargers |
 Balboa Stadium(1) San Diego,CA(1) |
| 3 1962 |
Dallas Texans (1) |
20 @ 17 (2OT) | Houston Oilers |
Jeppesen Stadium(2) Houston,tx(2) |
| 4 1963 |
San Diego Chargers (1) |
51 VS 10 | Boston Patriots |
Balboa Stadium(2) San Diego,CA(2) |
| 5 1964 |
Buffalo Bills |
20 VS 7 | San Diego Chargers |
War Memorial Stadium(1) Buffalo,NY(1) |
| 6 1965 |
Buffalo Bills (2) |
23 @ 0 | San Diego Chargers |
Balboa Stadium(3) San Diego,CA(3) |
| 7 1966 |
Kansas City Chiefs (2) |
31 @ 7 | Buffalo Bills |
War Memorial Stadium(2) Buffalo,NY(2) |
| 8 1967 |
Oakland Raiders |
40 VS 7 | Houston Oilers |
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum(1) Oakland,CA(1) |
| 9 1968 |
New York Jets (1) |
27 VS 23 | Oakland Raiders |
Shea Coliseum(1) New York,NY(1) |
| 10 1969 |
Kansas City Chiefs (3) |
17 @ 7 | Oakland Raiders |
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum(2) Oakland,CA(2) |
| STANDINGS | |||||
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| Team | REC | A | RT | RA | |
| Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs | 3-0 | 3 | 1969 | 1969 |
| Buffalo Bills | 2-1 | 3 | 1965 | 1966 |
| Houston Oilers | 2-2 | 4 | 1961 | 1962 |
| Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers | 1-4 | 5 | 1963 | 1964 |
| New York Jets | 1-0 | 1 | 1968 | 1968 |
| Oakland Raiders | 1-2 | 3 | 1967 | 1969 |
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