The following is a list of

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(AFL) seasons since the inception of the league in 1960 to 1969, the year before it

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with the National Football League (NFL). ''Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against''

1960

* AFL Championship Game *:Houston Oilers 24, Los Angeles Chargers 16, January 1, 1961,

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1961

The Chargers relocated from Los Angeles to San Diego prior to the season.

* AFL Championship Game *:Houston Oilers 10, San Diego Chargers 3, December 24, 1961, Balboa Stadium, San Diego, California

1962

* AFL Championship Game *:Dallas Texans 20, Houston Oilers 17 (2OT), December 23, 1962,

1963

The Dallas Texans relocated to

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and changed the team's name to the Kansas City Chiefs. Meanwhile, the New York Titans became the New York Jets. The AFL decided to postpone their games on November 24, due to the

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two days earlier.

* Eastern Division playoff *:Boston Patriots 26, Buffalo Bills 8, December 28, 1963,

War Memorial Stadium War Memorial Stadium may refer to: * Ada War Memorial Stadium, in Ada, Ohio, also known as ''War Memorial Stadium'' * War Memorial Stadium (Arkansas), Little Rock, Arkansas * War Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas) (former official name 1924–1947), ...

, Buffalo, New York * AFL Championship Game *:San Diego Chargers 51, Boston Patriots 10, January 5, 1964, Balboa Stadium, San Diego, California

1964

* AFL Championship Game *:Buffalo Bills 20, San Diego Chargers 7, December 26, 1964,

, Buffalo, New York

1965

* AFL Championship Game *:Buffalo Bills 23, San Diego Chargers 0, December 26, 1965, Balboa Stadium, San Diego, California

1966

Prior to the season, the AFL-NFL Merger was announced, including both leagues agreeing to play an annual AFL-NFL World Championship Game (later known as the

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) beginning in January, 1967. Also, the Miami Dolphins joined the AFL as an expansion team.

* AFL Championship Game *:Kansas City Chiefs 31, Buffalo Bills 7, January 1, 1967,

, Buffalo, New York * Super Bowl I *:Green Bay (NFL) 35, Kansas City (AFL) 10, at

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, Los Angeles

1967

* AFL Championship Game *:Oakland Raiders 40, Houston Oilers 7, December 31, 1967, Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California *

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*:Green Bay (NFL) 33, Oakland (AFL) 14, at Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida

1968

The Cincinnati Bengals joined the league as an expansion team.

* Western Division playoff *:Oakland Raiders 41, Kansas City Chiefs 6, December 22, 1968, Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California * AFL Championship Game *:New York Jets 27, Oakland Raiders 23, December 29, 1968, Shea Stadium, New York City * Super Bowl III *:N.Y. Jets (AFL) 16, Baltimore (NFL) 7, at Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida

1969

For its tenth and final season before merging with the NFL, the AFL instituted a four team playoff tournament with the second place teams in each division also participating.

* Interdivisional playoffs **Kansas City Chiefs 13, New York Jets 6, December 20, 1969, Shea Stadium, New York City **Oakland Raiders 56, Houston Oilers 7, December 21, 1969, Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California * AFL Championship Game **Kansas City Chiefs 17, Oakland Raiders 7, January 4, 1970, Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California *

Super Bowl IV Super Bowl IV was an American football game played on January 11, 1970 at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was the fourth and final AFL–NFL World Championship Game in professional football prior to the AFL–NFL merger taking eff ...

*:Kansas City (AFL) 23, Minnesota (NFL) 7, at Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana

References

*''NFL Record and Fact Book'' () *''Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League'' () {{AFL (1960 - 1969) *American Football League