AFA 1977
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pct | |
| *San Antonio Charros | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| Oklahoma City Warriors | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | ||
| Austin Texans | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | ||
| Wichita Falls Steelers | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | ||
| Houston Seagulls | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Forth Worth Texas Stars | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
Reference: [1] Note: Forth Worth Texas Stars forced out of the League after 1 game. Houston Seagulls folded after 5 games. * San Antonio Charros champions.
Reference: [1]
AFA 1978
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pct | |
| *Shreveport Steamers | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | ||
| *San Antonio Charros | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | ||
| *Houston Titans | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | ||
| *Oklahoma City Stampede | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | ||
| Wichita Falls Roughnecks | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | ||
| Austin Texans | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 |
Reference: [2]
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Semi-Finals | ||||
| 02.09.1978 | Shreveport Steamer | 14 | Oklahoma City Stampede | 0 |
| 02.09.1978 | San Antonio Charros | W | Houston Titans | L |
| Final | ||||
| 16.09.1978 | Shreveport Steamers | 17 | San Antonio Charros | 14 ot |
Reference: [2]
AFA 1979
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pct | |
| Eastern Conference | |||||||
| *Carolina Chargers | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | . | ||
| *Jacksonville Firebirds | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | |||
| *Alabama Vulcans | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | .857 | ||
| Kentucky Trackers | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | ||
| Western Conference | |||||||
| *San Antonio Charros | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | .571 | ||
| Shreveport Steamers | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | ||
| Mississippi Stars | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | ||
| Arkansas Champs | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .143 | ||
| Tulsa Mustangs | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 |
Reference: [3] Note: Tulsa Mustangs excluded from the League after 4 games: Marches against Shreveport, San Antonio, Jacksonville, Arkansas & Alabama expunged from record. Tulsa’s record shown here.
| Date | Winners | Runners-Up | ||
| Semi-Finals | ||||
| 15.09.1979 | Jacksonville Firebirds | 28 | Alabama Vulcans | 21 |
| 15.09.1979 | Carolina Chargers | 28 | San Antonio Charros | 21 |
| Final | ||||
| 29.09.1979 | Jacksonville | 7 | Carolina Chargers | 21 |
Reference: [3]
AFA 1980
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pct | |
| *Shreveport Steamers | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | ||
| *West Virginia Rockets | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .700 | ||
| *Carolina Chargers | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | ||
| *San Antonio Charros | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | ||
| Jacksonville Firebirds | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | ||
| Austin Texans | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | ||
| Fort Worth Wranglers | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Kentucky Trackers | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 |
Reference: [4] Note: Kentucky Trackers forced out of the League.
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Semi-Finals | ||||
| 30.08.1980 | Carolina Chargers | 36 | San Antonio Charros | 20 |
| 30.08.1980 | Shreveport Steamer | 17 | West Virginia Rockets | 21 |
| Final | ||||
| 07.09.1980 | Carolina Chargers | 18 | West Virginia Rockets | 42 |
Reference: [4]
AFA 1981
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pct | |
| Eastern Division | |||||||
| *West Virginia Rockets | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | ||
| *Jacksonville Firebirds | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | ||
| Virginia Hunters | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | ||
| Orlando Americans | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | ||
| Carolina Chargers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | ||
| Western Division | |||||||
| *Chicago Fire | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | ||
| *San Antonio Charros | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .636 | ||
| Shreveport Steamers | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | ||
| Texas Wranglers | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .429 | ||
| Austin Texans | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 |
Reference: [5] Note: Carolina Chargers players walk out after 4 games, claiming not enough fans were turning up to enable them to make enough pay. Matches with Jacksonville (L 13-19), West Virginia (L 10-20), Chicago Fire (W 28-23) and San Antonio (W 51-39) expunged from record. Note 2: Austin Texans folded after 10 games.Note 3: Shreveport Steamer folded after 9 games.
| Date | Winners | Runners-Up | ||
| Playoffs | ||||
| 23.08.1981 | Chicago Fire | 24 | Jacksonville Firebirds | 17 |
| 22.08.1981 | West Virginia Rockets | 41 | San Antonio Charros | 12 |
| Final | ||||
| 30.08.1981 | West Virginia Rockets | 29 | Chicago Fire | 21 |
Reference: [5]
AFA 1982
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pct | |
| Southeast Division | |||||||
| *Carolina Storm | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| *Georgia Pride | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | ||
| Alabama Magic | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 209 | 138 | .600 |
| Tallahassee Statesmen | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | ||
| Jacksonville Sunbirds | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | ||
| Florida Sun | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Southwest Division | |||||||
| *Shreveport Americans | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | ||
| *Oklahoma Thunder | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | ||
| *Texas Wranglers | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | ||
| San Antonio Bulls | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | ||
| Houston Armadillos | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | ||
| Austin Texans | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Northeast Division | |||||||
| *Racine Gladiators | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| *West Virginia Rockets | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | ||
| *Canton Bulldogs | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | ||
| Buffalo Geminis | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | ||
| Virginia Chargers | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | ||
| Roanoke Valley Express | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 |
Reference: [6]Note: Roanoke Valley Express & Florida Sun folded during season: remaining matches awarded to opponents.
| Date | Winners | Runners-Up | ||
| 1st Round Playoffs | ||||
| 07.08.1982 | Shreveport Americans | 42 | Georgia Pride | 35 |
| 07.08.1982 | Racine Gladiators | 44 | Canton Bulldogs | 6 |
| 07.08.1982 | Oklahoma Thunder | 13 | Texas Wranglers | 17 |
| 07.08.1982 | Carolina Storm | 61 | West Virginia Rockets | 15 |
| 2nd Round Playoffs | ||||
| 14.08.1982 | Shreveport Americans | 30 | Texas Wranglers | 27 ot |
| 15.08.1982 | Carolina Storm | 35 | Racine Gladiators | 8 |
| Final | ||||
| 21.08.1982 | Carolina storm | 46 | Shreveport Americans | 22 |
Reference: [6]
AFA 1983
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pct | |
| East Division | |||||||
| *San Antonio Bulls | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | ||
| Canton Bulldogs | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | ||
| Shreveport Steamers | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .826 | ||
| Pittsburgh Colts | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | ||
| West Division | |||||||
| *Carolina Storm | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| Baton Rouge Red Wings | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | ||
| Dallas Wranglers | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | ||
| Charleston Rockets | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | ||
| Houston Mustangs | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Oklahoma City Drillers | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
Reference: [7] Note: The Oklahoma City Drillers folded after 2 games.Note 2: Result of Carlina v Pittsburgh unknown.
| Date | Winners | Runners-Up | ||
| American Bowl | ||||
| 23.07.1983 | Carolina Storm | 39 | San Antonio Bulls | 0 |
Reference: [7]
Report
There were five different winners of the AFA over its seven seasons: San Antonio Charros (1997), Shreveport Steamers (1978), Jacksonville Firebirds (1979) and two-time winners West Virginia Rockets (1980-1981) and Carolina Storm (1982-1983).
About
The American Football Association was a AAA (Second Level) American Football League in between the World Football League (1974-1975) and the United States Football League (1983-1985). It operated from 1977-1983 mainly in the Southern States.
References
Websites
[1] Birmingham Pro Sports (2019) AFA 1977 [Internet] Available from: http://www.birminghamprosports.com/afatribute/afa1977.html [Accessed 25 November 2019]
[2] Birmingham Pro Sports (2019) AFA 1978 [Internet] Available from: http://www.birminghamprosports.com/afatribute/afa1978.html [Accessed 25 November 2019]
[3] Birmingham Pro Sports (2019) AFA 1979 [Internet] Available from: http://www.birminghamprosports.com/afatribute/afa1979.html [Accessed 25 November 2019]
[4] Birmingham Pro Sports (2019) AFA 1980 [Internet] Available from: http://www.birminghamprosports.com/afatribute/afa1980.html [Accessed 25 November 2019]
[5] Birmingham Pro Sports (2019) AFA 1981 [Internet] Available from: http://www.birminghamprosports.com/afatribute/afa1981.html [Accessed 25 November 2019]
[6] Birmingham Pro Sports (2019) AFA 1982 [Internet] Available from: http://www.birminghamprosports.com/afatribute/afa1982.html [Accessed 25 November 2019]
[7] Birmingham Pro Sports (2019) AFA 1983 [Internet] Available from: http://www.birminghamprosports.com/afatribute/afa1983.html [Accessed 25 November 2019]
Images
[8] Birmingham Pro Sports (2019) AFA Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.birminghamprosports.com/alabamavulcans/logo%20american%20football%20association.jpg [Accessed 25 November 2019]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Fiona Corrigan, Caoimhe Mullaney, Alan Delaney, Gillian Glynn, Nianh Hughes & Gareth Hunt
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