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[[Atlantic Coast Football League]]
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| arena = Baynard Stadium
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| city = [[Wilmington, Delaware]]
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The '''Wilmington Renegades''' were a minor league [[American football]] team based in [[Wilmington, Delaware]]. They joined the [[Atlantic Coast Football League]] as the Wilmington Clippers on February 20, 1966.<ref>{{cite news|title=DeFilippo Will Not Coach Here|work=Evening Journal|date=March 10, 1966}}</ref> Most of the team's ownership and management carried over from another Wilmington football franchise, the Wilmington Comets of the North American Football League.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Katzman|first1=Izzy|title=Clippers to Play in 10-Team Loop|work=The Morning News|date=March 14, 1966}}</ref> The team's first signing was [[Dick Christy]], former running back with the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]], [[New England Patriots|Boston Patriots]], and [[New York Jets]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Katzman|first1=Izzy|title=Dick Christy First to Join Clippers|work=The Morning News|date=March 23, 1966}}</ref>

Despite losing $80,000 in 1966, the Clippers returned to the ACFL for the 1967 season. The team announced a five-year working agreement with the NFL's [[Philadelphia Eagles]] in March 1967, which saw the Eagles help with the cost of running the team.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Feldner|first1=Karl|title=Clippers Tie Up With Eagles|work=Evening Journal|date=March 29, 1967}}</ref> Despite the agreement, the Clippers continued to lose money and announced their dissolution in September 1967, just two games into the regular season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Wilmington Clippers Drown In Red Ink|work=Delaware County Times|date=September 7, 1967}}</ref>

The league stepped in immediately and offered to finance the franchise, which was renamed as the Renegades.<ref>{{cite news|title=ACFL to Assist City Grid Team|work=The News Journal|date=September 11, 1967}}</ref> Newspapers reported the team's full name alternately as the Wilmington Renegades or [[Delmarva Peninsula|Delmarva]] Renegades. The franchise ceased operations permanently in November 1967, canceling their final two regular season games.<ref>{{cite news|title=Football Clippers Disband for Year|work=The Pittsburgh Press|agency=UPI|date=November 4, 1967}}</ref>

===Season-by-season===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
! Year !! League !! W !! L !! T !! Finish!!Coach
|-
! Wilmington Clippers
| 1966 || [[Atlantic Coast Football League]] || 4 || 7 || 0 || 4th, Southern Division || [[Tex Warrington]]/Ron Waller
|-
! Wilmington Clippers/Renegades
| 1967 || ACFL || 2 || 7 || 0 || 2nd, Southern Division || [[Ron Waller]]
|-
|}

==Further reading==
*{{Cite book|last=Ryczek|first=William|title=Connecticut Gridiron: Football Minor Leaguers of the 1960s and 1970s|year=2014|publisher=McFarland|isbn= 0786478330}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Continental Football League}}

[[:Category:Continental Football League]]


==Teams==
UFL - Charleston, Fort Wayne
The Newark Bears, Springfield Acorns, Richmond Rebels, and Hartford Charter Oaks, came from the ACFL.

{| class="navbox wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:left"
! width=28%|Franchise
! width=17%|Cities/Names
! width=10%|Years
! width=45%|Fate
|-
| Charleston Rockets
| Charleston Rockets
| 1965&ndash;1968
| Folded during the 1968-69 offseason.
|-
| rowspan = 2 | Fort Wayne Warriors/Montreal Beavers
| Fort Wayne Warriors
| 1965
| rowspan = 2 | Folded during the 1967-68 offseason.
|-
| Montreal Beavers
| 1966&ndash;1967
|-
| Hartford Charter Oaks
| Hartford Charter Oaks
| 1965&ndash;1967
| Folded during the 1967-68 offseason.
|-
| rowspan = 2 | Newark Bears/Orlando Panthers
| Newark Bears
| 1965
| rowspan = 2 | Moved to the [[Atlantic Coast Football League]] in 1970, folded in 1971.
|-
| Orlando Panthers
| 1966&ndash;1969
|-
| Norfolk Neptunes
| Norfolk Neptunes
| 1965&ndash;1969
| Moved to the ACFL after CFL ended, folded in 1971.
|-
| Philadelphia Bulldogs
| Philadelphia Bulldogs
| 1965&ndash;1966
| Folded during the 1966-67 offseason.
|-
| Rhode Island Indians
| Rhode Island Indians
| 1965
| Folded after the 1965 season.
|-
| Richmond Rebels
| Richmond Rebels
| 1965&ndash;1966
| Folded during the 1966-67 offseason.
|-
| Toronto Rifles
| Toronto Rifles
| 1965&ndash;1967
| Folded during the 1967 season.
|-
| rowspan = 2 | Wheeling/Ohio Valley Ironmen
| Wheeling Ironmen
| 1965&ndash;1967
| rowspan = 2 | Franchise revoked after the 1969 season.
|-
| Ohio Valley Ironmen
| 1968&ndash;1969
|-
|}

==THE TFL SANDBOX==
{{Infobox sports league
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|sport=[[American football]]
|founded=1966
|folded=1971
|teams=4
|countries=[[United States]]<br>[[Mexico]]
|champion = [[Indianapolis Capitols]]
|most_champs = Orlando Panthers (2)
}}

The '''Texas Football League''' ('''TFL''') was a semi-professional [[American football]] [[minor league]] that operated in primarily in the United States from 1966 through 19??. The league, which was initially comprised of six franchises from [[Texas]] and [[Oklahoma]], was formally announced in May 1966.<ref>{{cite news|title=Semipro Football League Organized|work=The Corpus Christi Times|agency=Associated Press|date=May 30, 1966}}</ref> The league was supposed to begin with eight teams, but entries from [[Hammond, Louisiana]] and [[New Orleans]] were not accepted. With the addition of two franchises in 1967, the TFL expanded to two four-team divisions.

During the 1967-68 offseason the [[Continental Football League]] offered a merger of operations with the TFL, but was turned down by TFL commissioner George Schepps. He additionally challenged the CFL to pit its champion against the TFL's champion for the 1968 campaign.<ref>{{cite news|title=Texas Loop Challenges Continental|work=The Abilene Reporter-News|agency=Associated Press|date=March 4, 1968}}</ref>

On January 25, 1969 it was announced that the [[Continental Football League]] was adding the entirety of the eight-team TFL to its ranks. The TFL joined as a separate entity and was placed into the new Texas Division (itself split into East and West). The TFL teams were mostly scheduled to play against each other but did also play interleague contests.<ref>{{cite news|title=TFL Aligns With Huge Continental|work=The Odessa American|agency=Associated Press|date=January 26, 1969}}</ref> Joining the Texas division was the [[Mexico Golden Aztecs]], the first American football franchise based in Mexico.

With the dissolution of the CFL in 1970, the TFL became a fully independent league once more, albeit with just six teams and no divisions. Just TFL franchises remained in the league when it changed its name to the Trans-American Football League (TAFL) in late 1970. The TAFL, which played its games in the spring and summer lasted just one season.

==Season standings==
===1966===
''W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against''

''{{Color box|#ccffcc|y|border=darkgray}} = Division Champion

<div>
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ffcbcb;"
| colspan="9" style="text-align:center;"| '''Texas Football League'''
|- style="background:#efefef;"
!Team!!W!!L!!T!!PCT!!PF!!PA!!Stadium!!Coach
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
|align="left"| Tulsa Oilers
|7||2||1||.778||246||161||[[Skelly Stadium]]||[[Floyd Harrawood]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
|align="left"| Sherman-Denison Jets
|7||3||0||.700||254||161||[[Bearcat Stadium]]||[[Duncan McCauley]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
|align="left"| Pasadena Pistols
|7||3||0||.700||284||149||Memorial Stadium||[[Donnie Caraway]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
|align="left"| Burkburnett Kings
|4||6||0||.400||152||298||Burkburnett High School Stadium||[[E.J. Webb]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
|align="left"| Dallas County Rockets
|3||7||0||.300||127||181||Eagle Stadium||Bill Crow/Joe Verret
|- style="text-align:center;"
|align="left"| Odessa-Midland Comets
|1||8||1||.111||83||196||W.T. Barrett Stadium||[[Byron Townsend]]
|}

===1967===
''W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against''

''{{Color box|#ccffcc|y|border=darkgray}} = Division Champion

<div>
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ffcbcb;"
| colspan="9" style="text-align:center;"| '''Eastern Division'''
|- style="background:#efefef;"
!Team!!W!!L!!T!!PCT!!PF!!PA!!Stadium!!Coach
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
|align="left"| San Antonio Toros
|14||0||0||1.000||538||137||[[North East Stadium]]||Duncan McCauley
|- style="text-align:center;"
|align="left"| Pasadena Pistols
|8||6||0||.571||417||383||[[Auxiliary Stadium]]||Donnie Caraway
|- style="text-align:center;"
|align="left"| Dallas Rockets
|8||6||0||.571||285||324||Jesuit High School Stadium||Joe Verret
|- style="text-align:center;"
|align="left"| Sherman-Denison Jets
|5||9||0||.357||360||424||n/a||Gene Babb
|- style="background:#ffcbcb;"
| colspan="9" style="text-align:center;"| '''Western Division'''
|- style="background:#efefef;"
!Team!!W!!L!!T!!PCT!!PF!!PA!!Stadium!!Coach
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
|align="left"| Tulsa Thunderbirds
|10||4||0||.714||320||276||[[Skelly Stadium]]||[[Art Ramage]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
|align="left"| [[Fort Worth Braves|Fort Worth Texans]]
|5||9||0||.357||346||364||Turnpike Stadium||John Hatley
|- style="text-align:center;"
|align="left"| Odessa-Midland Comets
|3||11||0||.214||247||411||W.T. Barrett Stadium||Jim Daniel
|- style="text-align:center;"
|align="left"| Wichita Falls Kings
|3||11||0||.214||255||449||Midwestern University Stadium||E.J. Webb
|}

===1968===
''W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against''

''{{Color box|#ccffcc|y|border=darkgray}} = Division Champion

<div>
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ffcbcb;"
| colspan="9" style="text-align:center;"| '''Eastern Division'''
|- style="background:#efefef;"
!Team!!W!!L!!T!!PCT!!PF!!PA!!Stadium!!Coach
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
|align="left"| Texarkana Titans
|7||5||0||.583||273||277||[[Grim Stadium]]||Tom Collins
|- style="text-align:center;"
|align="left"| Tulsa Thunderbirds
|4||8||0||.333||171||156||[[Auxiliary Stadium]]||Art Ramage
|- style="text-align:center;"
|align="left"| Dallas Rockets
|4||8||0||.333||249||354||Jesuit High School Stadium||Joe Verret
|- style="text-align:center;"
|align="left"| Beaumont Golden Vikings
|2||10||0||.167||165||365||Greenie Stadium||Roy Davidson
|- style="background:#ffcbcb;"
| colspan="9" style="text-align:center;"| '''Western Division'''
|- style="background:#efefef;"
!Team!!W!!L!!T!!PCT!!PF!!PA!!Stadium!!Coach
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
|align="left"| San Antonio Toros
|11||1||0||.917||447||121||[[Alamo Stadium]]||Duncan McCauley/Hoover Evans
|- style="text-align:center;"
|align="left"| Fort Worth Braves
|10||2||0||.833||377||154||[[Farrington Field]]||John Hatley
|- style="text-align:center;"
|align="left"| Odessa Comets/West Texas Rufneks
|5||7||0||.417||235||338||W.T. Barrett Stadium||Jim Daniel/Ted Dawson
|- style="text-align:center;"
|align="left"| El Paso Jets
|5||7||0||.417||197||349||[[Dudley Field]]||Harold Stephens
|}

===1970===
''W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against''

''{{Color box|#ccffcc|y|border=darkgray}} = Division Champion

<div>
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ffcbcb;"
| colspan="9" style="text-align:center;"| '''Texas Football League'''
|- style="background:#efefef;"
!Team!!W!!L!!T!!PCT!!PF!!PA!!Stadium!!Coach
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
|align="left"| San Antonio Toros
|7||2||0||.800||288||158||[[Harlandale Memorial Stadium]]||[[George Pasterchick]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
|align="left"| Texarkana Titans
|7||3||0||.700||323||175||[[Grim Stadium]]||[[Durwood Merrill]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
|align="left"| Fort Worth Braves
|6||4||0||.600||365||266||Farrington Field||Duncan McCauley
|- style="text-align:center;"
|align="left"| Omaha Mustangs
|5||4||0||.556||228||240||Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium||Don Fleming
|- style="text-align:center;"
|align="left"| Bartlesville Quickicks
|3||7||0||.300||185||289||Custer Field||Art Ramage
|- style="text-align:center;"
|align="left"| Dallas Rockets
|1||9||0||.100||97||358||Roffino Stadium||Joe Verret
|}

===1971===
''W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against''

''{{Color box|#ccffcc|y|border=darkgray}} = Division Champion

<div>
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ffcbcb;"
| colspan="9" style="text-align:center;"| '''Trans-American Football League'''
|- style="background:#efefef;"
!Team!!W!!L!!T!!PCT!!PF!!PA!!Stadium!!Coach
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
|align="left"| Texarkana Titans
|5||0||0||1.000||171||71||n/a||n/a
|- style="text-align:center;"
|align="left"| San Antonio Toros
|4||1||0||.800||174||76||n/a||George Pasterchick
|- style="text-align:center;"
|align="left"| Fort Worth Braves
|1||4||0||.200||89||171||n/a||n/a
|- style="text-align:center;"
|align="left"| Dallas Rockets
|0||5||0||.000||56||172||n/a||n/a
|}

===Championship games===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse;" class="unsortable"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!Season
!Date
!Winning Team
!Score
!Losing Team
!MVP
!Venue
!Attendance
|-
|align=center|1966
|December 3, 1966
|Tulsa Oilers
|30-27
|Sherman-Denison Jets
|n/a
|[[Skelly Stadium]]
|align=center|n/a
|-
|align=center|1967
|December 2, 1967
|San Antonio Toros
|27-7
|Tulsa Thunderbirds
|n/a
|[[North East Stadium]]
|align=center|4,000
|-
|align=center|1968
|December 7, 1968
|San Antonio Toros
|21-16
|Texarkana Titans
|n/a
|[[Alamo Stadium]]
|align=center|4.661
|-
|align=center|1970
|November 21, 1970
|San Antonio Toros
|21-17
|Fort Worth Braves
|n/a
|[[Harlandale Memorial Stadium]]
|align=center|5,523
|-
|align=center|1971
|June 19, 1971
|San Antonio Toros
|20-19
|Texarkana Titans
|n/a
|[[North East Stadium]]
|align=center|n/a
|-
|}

===See also===
* [[List of leagues of American football]]

=== References ===
{{Reflist}}

==xx==
The '''1962 ACFL season''' was the first regular season of the [[Atlantic Coast Football League]]. The formation of the 13-team league was announced in March 1962.<ref>{{cite news|title=Grid League Formed|work=The Evening Times|agency=Associated Press|date=March 26, 1962}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[:Category:Atlantic Coast Football League]]


{{Professional gridiron football leagues in North America}}

[[:Category:Defunct American football leagues]]
[[:Category:Sports leagues established in 1966]]
[[:Category:Organizations disestablished in 1971]]

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