Who are the first NFL teams?

Answer 1

The Original NFL TeamsThe 1920 season consisted of:

Akron Pros Buffalo All-American Decatur Staleys Rock Island Independents Dayton Triangles Chicago Cardinals Canton Bulldogs Cleveland Tigers Detroit Heralds Chicago Tigers Columbus Panhandles Muncie Flyers Rochester Jeffersons Hammond Pros
New York Giants, Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Pittsburgh Steelers, Chicago Cardinals, Philadelphia Eagles, Boston Redskins, Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds and Portsmouth Spartans.

Answer 2

The teams for the 1920 inaugural season of the NFL were:

• Akron Pros
• Buffalo All-Americans
• Canton Bulldogs
• Chicago Tigers
• Cleveland Indians
• Columbus Panhandles
• Dayton Triangles
• Decatur Staleys (later renamed the Chiacago Bears)
  
• Detroit Heralds
• Hammond Pros
• Muncie Flyers
• Racine Cardinals (now named the Arizona Cardinals)
  
• Rochester Jeffersons
• Rock Island Independents

No other team from the 1920 season (other than the Bears and the Cardinals) still plays today.

Answer 3

green bay, chicago, new york, philadelphia, los angelis rams, detroit

ANSWER:

In 1959, only two charter members of the NFL remained: the Bears and the Chicago (now Arizona) Cardinals. The Packers didn't join the NFL until 1921, its second season. The Giants joined in 1925. The Rams, Lions, and Eagles all joined in the 1930s.

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Forgot the original & oldest of all - the Cards were at Chicago from '20 'til the late 50's ??? (Note: NO "BEARS" AT THE START). Washington Redskins (Boston Braves) & Pittsburg Steelers (Pirates) - Both prior to WWII. to make 9. Then the Cleveland Browns replaced the Rams in '50 when they moved to LA & the SF Forty Niners were established to have two left coast teams and the Colts at Baltimore made 12 in '53.

Answer 4

There is no "original 8 teams" because the NFL was established with only 5 teams the Arizona Cardinals (being the oldest) the Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions and the New York Giants.

The Cardinals and Bears were two of the original 10 teams. The Cardinals were playing in Chicago and known as the Racine Cardinals and the Bears were playing in Decatur and known as the Decatur Staleys. There is sometimes confusion as to whether the Cardinals were from Chicago or Racine, Wisconsin. The team's home field was located on Racine Avenue in Chicago and this is where the Racine comes from. When a team from Racine, Wisconsin (Racine Legion) joined the League in 1922 the name was changed from Racine Cardinals to Chicago Cardinals to avoid any confusion.

The Packers joined the League in 1921, the Giants in 1925, and the Lions in 1930 as the Portsmouth Spartans. They moved to Detroit and became the Lions in 1934.

The NFL's first season was 1920 and the League was then known as the American Professional Football Association (APFA). There were 10 teams in the original APFA and another 4 teams joined during the first season of 1920.

The original 10 teams were the Akron Pros, Canton Bulldogs, Cleveland Tigers, Dayton Triangles, Decatur Staleys, Hammond Pros, Muncie Flyers, Racine Cardinals, Rock Island Independents, and Rochester Jeffersons.

The 4 teams that joined the APFA in its inaugural season were the Buffalo All-Americans, Chicago Tigers, Detroit Heralds, and Columbus Panhandles.

Scheduling of games was left solely to the teams and many teams played games against other teams that were not members of the APFA. You may see a team standings/schedule list in one book or website with win-loss totals and teams played that does not match the win-loss totals and teams played listed in another book or website. Some listings only show games played against other APFA teams and some show games played against all teams regardless of whether they were members of the APFA. This can create confusion as to how many teams were in the APFA in its inaugural season.

The APFA changed their name to National Football League in 1922.

Answer 5

Green Bay Packers were one team another team was chigco then there was Pittsburgh and 9 other teams

AnswerThe teams that played in the NFL in 1920 were:

Akron Pros

Buffalo All-Americans

Canton Bulldogs

Chicago Cardinals

Chicago Tigers

Cleveland Tigers

Columbus Panhandles

Dayton Triangles

Decatur Staleys

Detroit Heralds

Hammond Pros

Muncie Flyers

Rochester Jeffersons

Rock Island Independents

As of 2007, only two of these teams remain. The Decatur Staleys are now the Chicago Bears and the Chicago Cardinals are now the Arizona Cardinals.

Answer 6

Cardinals and Bears are charter members of the NFL and the Packers started in 1919 but didn't join until 1921 and then it would be the Giants starting 1925 . But the Cardinals are by far the oldest starting in 1898 on the mean streets of Chi town ( Racine Street as Morgans athetic club. )

Answer 7

In 1920, the American Professional Football Association (the direct predecessor of the National Football League) began play with the following teams playing at least one game that season: Akron Pros

Buffalo All-Americans

Canton Bulldogs

Cleveland Tigers

Chicago Cardinals

Chicago Tigers

Columbus Panhandles

Dayton Triangles

Decatur Staleys

Detroit Heralds

Hammond Pros

Muncie Flyers

Rock Island Independents

Rochester Jeffersons The APFA was renamed to the NFL in 1922.

Answer 8

Only two current NFL teams were a part of the league's 1920 inaugural season: the Bears and Cardinals.

Here's the entire list of current teams and their first year in the NFL:

Chicago (1920; originally the Decatur Staleys)

Arizona (1920; originally in Chicago)

Green Bay (1921)

New York Giants (1925)

Detroit (1930; originally the Portsmouth Spartans)

Washington (1932; originally the Boston Braves)

Philadelphia (1933)

Pittsburgh (1933; originally the Pittsburgh Pirates)

St. Louis (1937; originally in Cleveland)

Cleveland (1950)

San Francisco (1950)

Indianapolis (1953 as the Baltimore Colts)

Dallas (1960)

Minnesota (1961)

Atlanta (1966)

New Orleans (1967)

Buffalo (1970, part of the AFL-NFL merger)

Miami (1970, part of the AFL-NFL merger)

New York Jets (1970, part of the AFL-NFL merger)

New England (1970, part of the AFL-NFL merger)

Cincinnati (1970, part of the AFL-NFL merger)

Tennessee (1970, part of the AFL-NFL merger; originally the Houston Oilers)

Kansas City (1970, part of the AFL-NFL merger)

Denver (1970, part of the AFL-NFL merger)

Oakland (1970, part of the AFL-NFL merger)

San Diego (1970, part of the AFL-NFL merger)

Seattle (1976)

Tampa Bay (1976)

Carolina (1995)

Jacksonville (1995)

Baltimore (1996; technically the old Browns franchise)

Houston (2002)

Answer 9

There are two original NFL teams that remain to this day. The Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears