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Midwest Football League (1921–1932)
Midwest Football League may refer to: * Mid West Football League, an Australian rules football competition based in the Eyre Peninsula region of South Australia * Midwest Football League (1921–1932), a minor professional American football league that was known as the Chicago Football League, in which the Chicago Cardinals played, from 1904 to 1920 * Midwest Football League (1935–1940), a minor professional American football league * Midwest Football League (1962–1978), a minor professional American football league * Midwest Professional Football League (1970–1972), a minor professional American football league in which the Omaha Mustangs played * Midwest Football League (2002–), a semi-professional American football league whose Ohio River Bearcats team played at the Goebel Soccer Complex See also * Midwest Football Conference (NJCAA) The Midwest Football Conference was a football conference for NJCAA teams located in the midwest United States. It was formed when the North ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mid West Football League
The Mid West Football League was an Australian rules football competition based in the Eyre Peninsula region of South Australia, Australia. It was wound up prior to the 2021 season after Wudinna and Central Eyre merged and transferred to the Eastern Eyre Football League. Brief history The Mid West Football League was situated on the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia and fielded six teams in its final season in 2019 (the 2020 season was cancelled due to COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei, identified in Wuhan, China, in December ...). The MWFL formed by the merger of the Le Hunte Football League and the Streaky Bay Football League in 1988. Eight clubs nominated for the inaugural season in 1988, with United FC and Wudinna FC amalgamating for the 1989 season. Foundation clubs Streaky Bay and Rovers a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midwest Football League (1921–1932)
Midwest Football League may refer to: * Mid West Football League, an Australian rules football competition based in the Eyre Peninsula region of South Australia * Midwest Football League (1921–1932), a minor professional American football league that was known as the Chicago Football League, in which the Chicago Cardinals played, from 1904 to 1920 * Midwest Football League (1935–1940), a minor professional American football league * Midwest Football League (1962–1978), a minor professional American football league * Midwest Professional Football League (1970–1972), a minor professional American football league in which the Omaha Mustangs played * Midwest Football League (2002–), a semi-professional American football league whose Ohio River Bearcats team played at the Goebel Soccer Complex See also * Midwest Football Conference (NJCAA) The Midwest Football Conference was a football conference for NJCAA teams located in the midwest United States. It was formed when the North ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago Cardinals
The professional American football team now known as the Arizona Cardinals previously played in Chicago, Illinois, as the Chicago Cardinals from 1898 to 1959 before relocating to St. Louis, Missouri, for the 1960 through 1987 seasons. Roots can be traced to 1898, when Chris O'Brien established an amateur Chicago-based athletic team, the Morgan Athletic Club. O'Brien later moved them to Chicago's Normal Park and renamed them the Racine Normals, then adopting the maroon color from the University of Chicago uniforms. In the 1920s the Cardinals became part of a professional circuit in Chicago. The Cardinals, along with the Chicago Bears, were founding members of the National Football League in 1920. Both teams are the only two surviving teams from that era. The Bears and the Cardinals also developed a rivalry during those NFL first years. After some irregular campaigns during the 1950s, the Cardinals were largely overshadowed by the Bears in Chicago and almost fell into bankruptc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midwest Football League (1935–1940)
The Midwest Football League (MFL) was a professional american football minor league that existed from 1935 to 1940. Originally comprising teams from Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois, the league eventually expanded its reach to include teams from Missouri, Tennessee, Wisconsin, and California to become a national league with major league aspirations by 1939. In 1938, the league became the American Professional Football League after the collapse of the second major league of the same name,George Gipe, ''The Great American Sports Book'' (Doubleday 1978) but changed its name once again the following year to American Professional Football Association (APFA). Some sources refer to it as the American Professional Football League. Originally without major league aspirations, the APFA changed its ambition along with its name in 1939 when it admitted the Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Bulldogs, two teams that survived the 1937 AFL collapse and spent the 1938 season as independe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midwest Football League (1962–1978)
The Midwest Football League (MFL) was a low-level professional American football minor league that played games from 1962 to 1978. The league was based mainly in Michigan, until the collapse of the Continental Football League in 1969, when it became more of a regional league. During its lifetime, the MFL had a working relationship with the National Football League (NFL), as the NFL had the right to sign any player at any time from the league for $1000, while the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns had agreements with the Columbus Bucks and Youngstown Hardhats (respectively), and the Detroit Lions had agreements with both the Indy Caps and Lansing All Stars, to act as farm teams. History Formation By April 1961, six cities had been approved for franchises in the Midwest Football League: Cleveland, Columbus, and Toledo, Ohio; Grand Rapids, Michigan; Indianapolis; and Louisville, Kentucky. Players were to be paid $50 salaries per game played, with 30 players on each team's ros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midwest Professional Football League
The Midwestern United States, also referred to as the Midwest or the American Midwest, is one of four census regions of the United States Census Bureau (also known as "Region 2"). It occupies the northern central part of the United States. It was officially named the North Central Region by the Census Bureau until 1984. It is between the Northeastern United States and the Western United States, with Canada to the north and the Southern United States to the south. The Census Bureau's definition consists of 12 states in the north central United States: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. The region generally lies on the broad Interior Plain between the states occupying the Appalachian Mountain range and the states occupying the Rocky Mountain range. Major rivers in the region include, from east to west, the Ohio River, the Upper Mississippi River, and the Missouri River. The 2020 United St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omaha Mustangs
The Omaha Mustangs were a professional American football team based in Omaha, Nebraska. They began as an independent, semi-pro team in the early 1960s before joining the Professional Football League of America, a newly formed league based on remnants of the United Football League, in 1965. The Mustangs won the PFLA championship in their second season by defeating the Des Moines Warriors in a playoff game in front of 4,530 spectators. The Mustangs were affiliated with the Kansas City Chiefs for the 1967 season (the Chiefs would later be affiliated with the Kansas City Steers). Omaha moved to the Continental Football League for the 1968 season and finished 7-5 in the Central Division. In September 1968, Glen Hepburn, a two-way player for the Mustangs, died from injuries sustained in a game. On December 15, 1969 the COFL revoked Omaha's franchise for failure to meet the league's financial obligations. The league itself quietly disbanded after the 1969 season and the Mustangs joined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midwest Football League (2002–)
Midwest Football League may refer to: * Mid West Football League, an Australian rules football competition based in the Eyre Peninsula region of South Australia * Midwest Football League (1921–1932), a minor professional American football league that was known as the Chicago Football League, in which the Chicago Cardinals played, from 1904 to 1920 * Midwest Football League (1935–1940), a minor professional American football league * Midwest Football League (1962–1978), a minor professional American football league * Midwest Professional Football League (1970–1972), a minor professional American football league in which the Omaha Mustangs played * Midwest Football League (2002–), a semi-professional American football league whose Ohio River Bearcats team played at the Goebel Soccer Complex See also * Midwest Football Conference (NJCAA) The Midwest Football Conference was a football conference for NJCAA teams located in the midwest United States. It was formed when the North ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goebel Soccer Complex
Goebel Soccer Complex is a multi-purpose, $3.4 million project that opened in the spring of 2004 on of land in Evansville, Indiana. The facility has nine Olympic-size irrigated Bermuda grass fields and one Olympic-size AstroPlay turf field. The main field and five of the grass fields have lights for night play. In addition to soccer, the complex also hosts football and lacrosse events. Professional teams The facility has been home to various minor league football teams including the Evansville Enforcers of the Great Midwest Football League, the Evansville Vipers of the Ohio Valley Football League, the Tri-State Titans of the Mid Ohio Football League, the Ohio River Bearcats of the Midwest Football League and the Evansville Express of the National Women's Football Association. Starting in 2021, the Evansville Legends FC of the Ohio Valley Premier League will be playing home matches on the facility’s main ground, Old National Bank Field. See also *Sports in Evansville ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
