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Historic Football Games
Hartford Charter Oaks
Hartford Charter Oaks
1964 (Atlantic Coast Football League, Northern Division, 8-5-1 3rd) (8-6-1) Home Field: Dillon Stadium
8/8 L 11-14 Springfield Acorns (night) (Home) 7,622 (pre-season exhibition game)
8/15 W 27-21 at Portland Sea Hawks (n)
8/22 W 38-21 Providence Steamrollers (n) (H)
8/29 W 16-14 at Boston Sweepers Everett Memorial Stadium 6,000
9/5 L 10-37 Newark Bears (n) 8,700
9/12 W 16-6 at Springfield Acorns (n)
9/19 T 28-28 Westchester Crusaders (H) (n) 7,600
9/27 L 24-28 at Providence Steamrollers (n)
10/3 L 2-19 at Westchester Crusaders (n) Memorial Field, Mt. Vernon, N.Y.
10/10 W 16-7 at Mohawk Valley Falcons
10/17 L 7-19 Springfield Acorns (H) (n)
10/24 W 34-7 Atlanta Spartans (H) (n) 6,500
10/31 W 28-10 Boston Sweepers (H) (n)
11/7 L 14-37 at Jersey City Giants Roosevelt Stadium
11/14 W 41-0 Portland Sea Hawks (H) (n)
1965 (Continental Football League, Western Division, 2-12-0 6th) (3-13-0) Home Field: Dillon Stadium Head Coaches: Fred Wallner (1-4), Lee Grosscup (0-2), Lowell Lander (1-6)
7/31 W 21-17 at Norfolk Neptunes Foreman Field 10,736 (pre-season exhibition game)
8/7 L 3-10 Newark Bears (H) (n) 6,274 (pre-season exhibition game)
8/14 W 17-10 at Richmond Rebels City Stadium 10,842
8/21 L 16-39 Toronto Rifles (H) 8,800
8/29 L 7-19 at Rhode Island Indians (n) City Stadium 6,162
9/4 L 21-27 Richmond Rebels (H) (n) 7,904
9/12 L 0-43 at Newark Bears (n) Schools Stadium 2,500
9/18 L 6-44 Norfolk Neptunes (H) (n) 7,368
9/26 L 14-34 at Wheeling Ironmen Wheeling Island Stadium 5,317
10/2 L 22-62 Philadelphia Bulldogs (H) 6,680
10/9 L 13-49 at Fort Wayne Warriors Zollner Stadium 4,422
10/16 L 6-9 Charleston Rockets (H) 5,178
10/23 W 20-3 Rhode Island Indians (H) 6,706
10/30 L 30-55 Fort Wayne Warriors (H) (n) 6,669
11/7 L 14-20 at Norfolk Neptunes Foreman Field 10,660
11/13 p.p. at Charleston Rockets (n) Laidley Field
11/14 L 7-41 at Charleston Rockets Laidley Field 6,775
1966 (Continental Football League, Eastern Division, 6-8-0 4th) (8-8-0) Home Field: Dillon Stadium Head Coache: Lowell Lander
8/7 W 14-10 Norfolk Neptunes (H) 6,000 (pre-season exhibition game)
8/15 W 23-10 at Brooklyn Dodgers Downing Stadium 12,000 (pre-season exhibition game)
8/20 W 36-31 Philadelphia Bulldogs (H) 9,517
8/26 L 14-35 at Toronto Rifles Varsity Stadium 10,204
9/3 W 24-14 Brooklyn Dodgers (H) 9,588
9/11 W 26-21 at Norfolk Neptunes Foreman Field 12,278
9/17 W 48-28 Richmond Rebels (H) 9,642
9/24 L 25-31 at Montreal Beavers Autostade 4,934
10/1 p.p. Norfolk Neptunes (H)
10/2 L 25-31 Norfolk Neptunes (H) 7,152
10/9 W 24-13 Wheeling Ironmen Wheeling Island Stadium 3,531
10/15 L 14-28 at Philadelphia Bulldogs Temple Stadium 11,989
10/22 W 24-13 Wheeling Ironmen (H) 7,286
10/29 L 14-17 Toronto Rifles (H) 10,501
11/5 L 6-20 Brooklyn Dodgers (H) 8,388
11/12 L 7-40 Orlando Panthers (H) 5,503
11/19 L 24-31 at Charleston Rockets Laidley Field 4,000
1967 (Continental Football League, Atlantic North Division, 5-7-0 2nd) (5-9-0) Home Field: Dillon Stadium Head Coache: Ken Carpenter
8/12 L 28-44 Charleston Rockets (H) 5,650 (pre-season exhibition game)
8/16 L 17-28 at Montreal Beavers Beaver Stadium 10,000 (pre-season exhibition game)
8/26 W 30-17 Wheeling Ironmen (H) 5,791 30-27?
9/2 L 21-39 at Norfolk Neptunes (n) Foreman Field 11,003
9/9 W 27-17 Akron Vulcans (H) 8,722
9/14 p.p. Toronto Rifles (H)
9/16 W 16-3 Toronto Rifles (H) 6,139
9/23 L 0-30 Orlando Panthers (H) 7,240
9/30 p.p. at Charleston Rockets Laidley Field
10/1 L 10-21 at Wheeling Ironmen Wheeling Island Stadium 4,825 (originally scheduled for 10/15)
10/7 canceled Toronto Rifles (H)
10/7 L 7-24 Charleston Rockets (H) 5,017 (orig. sched. for 10/21)
10/14 L 24-38 at Orlando Panthers Tangerine Bowl 7,188 (orig. sched. for 11/18)
10/22 L 0-14 at Montreal Beavers Beaver Stadium 2,061
10/28 canceled at Akron Vulcans Rubber Bowl
10/28 W 38-14 Montreal Beavers (H) (n) 4,182 (orig. sched. for 11/25)
11/5 W 17-0 at Charleston Rockets Laidley Field 2,712
11/11 L 21/43 Norfolk Neptunes (H) 4,496
11/18 canceled at Montreal Beavers
11/15 canceled Montreal Beavers (H)
Ceased operations 11/14
Hartford Knights
Hartford Knights
1968 (Atlantic Coast Football League, Northern Division 11-1-0, 1st; 12-1-0 Champions) (15-1-0) Home Field: Dillon Stadium Coach: Fred Wallner
8/17 W 23-0 Richmond Roadrunners (H)(Holyoke, Mass.) 5,000 (pre-season exhibition game)
8/24 W 27-6 Lowell Giants (H) (Dillon Stadium) 4,500 (pre-season exhibition game)
8/31 W 7-3 Westchester Bulls (H) 6,000 (pre-season exhibition game)
9/7 W 13-7 at Pottstown Firebirds Franklin Field 6,150
9/14 W 34-13 Lowell Giants (H) 9,500
9/21 W 31-0 at Harrisburg Capitol Colts New Island Park 6,280
9/28 W 20-17 Richmond Roadrunners (H) 11,000
10/5 W 41-7 Westchester Bulls (H) 9,000
10/12 L 24-27 at Richmond Roadrunners City Stadium 10,000
10/19 p.p. at Lowell Giants Cawley Memorial Stadium
10/20 W 32-26 at Lowell Giants Cawley Memorial Stadium 1,200
10/26 W 19-17 Bridgeport Jets (H) 8,500
11/1 W 37-7 at Bridgeport Jets John F. Kennedy Stadium 11,221
11/9 W 26-7 Harrisburg Capitol Colts (H) 8,000
11/16 W 35-21 Pottstown Firebirds (H) 5,200
11/23 W 21-17 at Westchester Bulls Memorial Stadium, Mt. Vernon 10,626
Championship Game
11/30 W 30-17 Virginia Sailors (H) 10,179
1969 (Atlantic Coast Football League, Northern Division 10-2-0, 1st; 10-3-0 ) (13-3-0) Home Field: Dillon Stadium, Coach: Fred Wallner (Buffalo Bills (AFL) affiliate)
8/16 W 34-0 Quincy Giants (H) 5,200 (pre-season exhibition game)
8/23 W 19-12 Long Island Bulls (H) (n) (pre-season exibition game)
8/30 W 27-10 at Richmond Roadrunners City Stadium 3,500 (pre-season exhibition game)
9/6 W 18-3 Pottstown Firebirds (H) 8,012
9/12 W 22-14 at Long Island Bulls (n) Hofstra University Stadium, Hempstead 5,672
9/19 W 31-3 at Quincy Giants Veterans Memorial Stadium 350
9/27 W 55-14 Harrisburg Capitol Colts (H) 7,500
10/4 W 19-17 Quincy Giants (H) 7,500
10/10 W 23-14 at Bridgeport Jets John F. Kennedy Stadium 11,579
10/18 W 33-3 Roanoke Buckskins (H) 10,104
10/25 W 34-14 at Harrisburg Capitol Colts New Island Park 321
11/1 W 16-6 Long Island Bulls (H) 8,200
11/7 W 17-14 at Roanoke Buckskins Victory Stadium 5,000
11/15 L 21-33 Bridgeport Jets (H) 6,500
11/22 L 14-48 at Pottstown Firebirds Franklin Field 5,000
Championship Game
11/29 L 0-20 Pottstown Firebirds (H) 8,762
1970 (Atlantic Coast Football League, Northern Division 7-5-0, 1st; 8-6-0 ) (8-7-0) Home Field: Dillon Stadium, Coach: Fred Wallner
8/15 L 7-27 Long Island Bulls (H) (n) (pre-season exhibition game)
8/22 W 27-7 Indianapolis Capitols H) 3,000 (pre-season exhibition game)
9/5 L 6-13 Indianapolis Capitols (H) 5,500
9/11 W 27-0 at Jersey Jays Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City 4,200
9/19 W 20-17 Orlando Panthers (H) 6,000
9/26 W 10-7 Jersey Jays (H) 6,000
10/2 L 28-37 at Bridgeport Jets John F. Kennedy Stadium 12,042
10/10 W 23-12 Jersey Tigers (H) 6,500
10/17 L 27-36 at Pennsylvania Firebirds Grigg Memorial Field, Pottstown 6,500
10/24 L 16-25 at Orlando Panthers Tangerine Bowl 4,344
10/30 L 20-24 at Long Island Bulls Hempstead, N.Y. (n) 7,163
11/7 W 17-7 Bridgeport Jets (H) 8,500
11/13 W 10-7 Long Island Bulls (H) 3,517
11/20 W 24-17 at Jersey Tigers William High School Field, Elizabeth 4,500
Championship Game
12/12 L 0-31 Pennsylvania Firebirds (H) 5,100
1971 (Atlantic Coast Football League 9-3-0, 2nd; 10-3-0 ) (10-4-0) Home Field: Dillon Stadium, Coach: Fred Wallner
8/14 W 66-7 Twin City Chiefs (H) 6,200 (pre-season exhibition game)
8/28 W 24-7 at Roanoke Buckskins 8,500
9/4 L 15-21 Bridgeport Jets (H) 7,400
9/11 W 44-13 Norfolk Neptunes (H) 6,100
9/17 L 24-27 at Bridgeport Jets John F. Kennedy Stadium 8,200
9/25 W 27-5 Roanoke Buckskins (H) 6,800
10/2 W 17-6 at Norfolk Neptunes Foreman Field
10/9 W 16-0 at Roanoke Buckskins Victory Stadium 200
10/16 W 37-21 Bridgeport Jets (H) 9,300
10/23 W 16-12 Norfolk Neptunes (H) 9,800
10/29 W 41-7 at Bridgeport Jets John F. Kennedy Stadium 6,500
11/6 W 19-7 Roanoke Buckskins (H) 9,200
11/13 L 0-37 at Norfolk Neptunes Foreman Field 10,656
Championship Game
11/20 L 13-24 Norfolk Neptunes (H) 8,494
1972 (Seaboard Football League, Northern Division 14-0-0, 16-0-0) 17-0-0 1st Home Field: Dillon Stadium, Coach: Nick Cutro
8/5 W 52-7 at Portsmouth Bucks
8/12 W 52-7 Long Island Chiefs (H) (n) 5,225
8/19 W 39-13 Aston Knights (H) (n) 4,200 36-13?
8/26 W 25-7 at Conshohocken Steelers Garthware Field
9/2 W 58-7 at Reading Northumberland Coal Crackers
9/9 W 58-0 Portsmouth Bucks (H) (n) 4,000 53-0?
9/16 W 47-0 Chambersburg Cardinals (H) (n) 7,200
9/23 W 30-24O.T.at Long Island Chiefs 4,200
10/1 W 28-9 at Hagerstown Bears
10/7 W 31-7 at Chambersburg Cardinals 13-7?
10/14 W 45-0 at Aston Knights
10/21 W 41-0 Reading Coal Crackers (H) (n) 4,000
10/28 W 2-0 (f) Conshohocken Steelers (forfeit)
10/28 W 30-21 Columbus Bucks (Midwest Football League) (H) (n) 4,500 31-20? (non-league game)
11/4 W 34-0 Hagerstown Bears (H) (n) 4,000
Playoff Semifinal
11/11 W 56-14 at Hagerstown Bears (n)
Championship Game
11/18 W 17-7 Chambersburg Cardinals (H) (n)
1973 (Atlantic Coast Football League, Northern Division 8-4-0, 2nd; 9-5-0 ) Home Field: Dillon Stadium, Coach: Nick Cutro
8/16 W 34-3 Long Island Chiefs (H) (n) 3,600 (pre-season exhibition game)
8/25 L 17-20 at Las Vegas Casinos Tropicana Bowl (Las Vegas Stadium) (pre-season exhibition game )
8/31 L 17-19 at Bridgeport Jets Kennedy Stadium 7,462
9/8 W 48-13 at Long Island Chiefs Hofstra Stadium, Hempstead 500
9/15 W 20-10 New England Colonials (H) (n.) 5,110
9/21 W 17-13 at Western Massachusetts Pioneers (n.) 2,700
9/29 W 58-10 Long Island Chiefs (H) 3,980
10/6 L 7-10 Bridgeport Jets (H) (n) 7,000
10/13 W 39-14 at New York Crusaders Memorial Field, Mount Vernon 1,500
10/20 W 49-21 Western Massachusetts Pioneers (H) 3,800
10/26 L 23-31 at New England Colonials Schaefer Stadium, Foxboro 2,914
11/3 W 30-0 New York Crusaders (H) 3,032
11/10 W 37-7 Western Massachusetts Pioneers (H) (n.) 2,800
Northern Division Championship Game
11/16 L 14-30 at New England Colonials (n.) Schaefer Stadium, Foxboro 1,902
Hartford Crusaders
Hartford Crusaders
1977 (New York Football League (to Sept. 15)/Independent , (8-2-0) ) ()
8/ New Haven Patriots (pre-season exhibition game)
9/11 W 35-0 at Long Island Giants
9/15 W 19-12 New Haven Patriots 9/17?
9/24 W? Syracuse Aces (H) (n.) (exhibition game)
10/1 W 18-6 Connecticut Army Bulldogs (H)
10/8 W 45-19 Syracuse Aces )H (n.)
10/15 W? at Spring Valley Giants (n.)
10/20 ? at New Haven Patriots at West Haven (orig. sched. as lg. game)M/font>
10/29 W 19-13 at New Haven Patriots
11/6 W 13-0 Washington Ambassadors
11/13 W 31-8 New Haven Army Bulldogs (H)
11/20 ? Braddock Kinghts (H)
1978 (Atlantic Seaboard Football League, 5-3-0, 2nd (tie))
8/5 W 19-0 New Haven Patriots (New York Football Conference) (H) (n.) 350 (pre-season exhibition game)
8/12 canceled Connecticut Giants (N.Y.F.C.) (rain) (pre-season exhibition game)
8/19 W 28-19 Virginia Chargers (H) 1,400
8/26 L 13-15 at Tri-City Titans Petersburg, Va. (n.)
9/2 W 6-0O.T. Spring Valley A's (H) 100
9/9 W 2-0(f) at Virginia Chargers at Arlington [orig. p.p.]
9/16 L 21-33 Tri-City Titans (H) 200 3-2 after
9/23 canceled Washington Ambassadors (D.C. Metro League) (exhibition game)
9/30 W 2-0(f) at Braddock Black Knights (forfeit) [orig: can.]
9/30 W 21-6 at Virginia Chargers
Playoff Semifinal
10/7 p.p. at Spring Valley A's
Playoff Semifinal
10/13 W 7-3 at Spring Valley A's
10/21 W 2-0(f) Braddock Black Knights (H) (forfeit)
10/21 ? Pittsburgh (H)
Playoff Semifinal
10/21 L 0-2(f) Spring Valley A's (H) [orig, called p.p.]
Playoff Semifinal
10/22 ? at Spring Valley A's at Spring Valley JHS
10/28 W 34-0 Virginia Chargers (H)
11/8 no game Hudson Vikings
New England Crusaders
1979 (Atlantic Seaboard Football League, Northern Division)
9/1 W 9-6 at Spring Valley A's (n.) 100
9/8 W 7-6 Washington Stonewalls (D.C. Metro League) (H) (n.) (exhibition game)
9/15 W 2-0(f) Tri-City Titans (H) (n.) (canc.) (no show) (forfeit)
9/20 L 0-70 at Amherst Sports (Mass.) Rogers Field (benefit game)
9/22 L 0-2(f) at Carolina Cardinals (forfeit)
9/29 W 21-6 Virginia Chargers (H)
10/6 L 0-19 Petersburg Titans
10/13 W 7-3 Spring Valley A's (H) (n.)
10/20 L 0-2(f) at Carolina Cardinals (forfeit)
10/28 W 34-0 at Virginia Chargers at George Mason University 4-0 lg. record after. 6-2 overall
11/3 canceled Hudson Vikings (H)
11/3 no game Petersburg Titans
Championship Game
11/17 L 0-2(f) Carolina Cougars (forfeit)
1980 ((Atlantic Football Conference, 2-6 4th (last)(tie))
6/28 L 3-49 at Triple-Cities Jets North Stadium, Binghamton (n.) 6-49
7/12 W 0-48 Baltimore Eagles (Atlantic Football Conference) (H)
7/19 L 3-43 at Southeast Connecticut Sea Hawks
7/26 W 10-6 Buffalo Geminis (H) (n.) 176
7/31 W 32-28 Triple-City Jets (H) (n.)
8/2 L 0-51 at Baltimore Eagles Homewood Field, John Hopkins (orig. sched. at Allentown)
8/9 canceled Long Island Jets (N.Y.F.C.) (H)
8/16 W 28-25 Bridgeport Buccaneers (H) (n.) 250
8/23 L 6-17 at Buffalo Geminis (n.) War Memorial
8/30 ? Southeastern Connecticut Sea Hawks
8/30 W 32-28 Binghamton Jets (H)
9/6 L 12-35 Southeastern Connecticut Seahawks (H) (n.)
9/20 ? Spring Valley A's (H) (n.)
1981 (Mid-Eastern Football Conference, Northern Division, 4-5-1 3rd) 5-6-1 Home: Dillon Stadium
8/1 canceled Brooklyn Mariners
8/1 W 14-0 Queens Cowboys (H) (n.) 1,183 (pre-season exhibition game)
8/8 no game Virginia Chargers (H) (n.) (pre-season exhibition game)
8/8 canceled Brooklyn Mariners
8/8 L 0-14 Brooklyn Kings (H) (n.) 300
8/15 L 0-44 at Twin-Cities/Binghamton Jets Ty Cobb Field (pre-season exhibition game)
8/22 W 19-13 Bronx Crusaders (H) (n.) 300 (pre-season exhibition game)
8/29 L 10-16 New Jersey Rams
9/5 W 30-13 New Jersey Oaks (H) (n.)
9/11 T 12-12 at Bridgeport Buccaneers Kennedy Stadium (n.)
9/19 W 14-0 Brooklyn Mariners (H) (n.)
9/26 L 14-33 at Jersey Oaks Seidler Field (n.)
10/3 L 0-6 at Bronx Crusaders 10/4?
10/11 W 6-3 at Brooklyn Kings
10/17 L 6-9 Bridgeport Buccaneers (H) (n.)
11/1 L 13-36 at New Jersey Rams at Ramapo College, Mahwah
1982 (Mid-East Football League, Northern Division) Home: Dillon Stadium, Hartford; Ceppa Field, Meriden & Palmer Field, Middletown
7/17 L 7-19 at Scranton Eagles (Empire Football League) (n.) 3-6? 14-19? (pre-season exhibition game)
7/24 p.p. at Triple Cities Jets (Empire Football League) (bus breakdown) (pre-season exhibition game)
7/31 ? Torrington Thunderbirds (H) Dillon Stadium (n.) (pre-season exhibition game)
8/7 ? New Jersey Oaks (H) Dillon Stadium (n.) (pre-season exhibition game)
8/21 L 13-14 at Triple Cities Jets North Stadium, Binghamton (pre-season exhibition game)
8/28 W 7-6 Bronx Crusaders (H) (n.) Ceppa Field, Meriden
9/4 W 19-14 New Jersey Oaks (H) (n.)
9/11 W 19-18 at Brooklyn Mariners
9/18 W 48-6 at Torrington Thunderbirds (n.) Fuessenich Park
9/25 W 28-12 Norwalk Chiefs (H) (n.) Ceppa Field
10/2 W 56-6 Torrington Firebirds
10/10 L 13-33 New Jersey Rams (H)
10/24 W 20-7 Norwalk Chiefs
10/31 no game Queens Cowboys (H) Palmer Field, Middletown
10/31 W 34-6 New Jersey Oaks (H) Palmer Field
Playoffs Semifinal
11/7 L 22-34 Brooklyn Kings (H) Ceppa Field
1983 (Mid-Atlantic Football Conference Atlantic Football League, 9-1 1st Champions) (15-1) Home: Ceppa Field, Meriden; Willow Brook Park, New Britain & Dillon Stadium, Hartford
7/ L Brooklyn Kings (pre-season exhibition game)
7/9 canceled Torrington Thunderbirds (H) Willow Brook Park, New Britain (pre-season exhibition game)
7/16 canceled North Jersey Steelers (Paterson) (H) Willow Brook Park (pre-season exhibition game)
7/23 ? New Jersey Rams (H) (n.) Dillon Stadium
7/31 W 43-6 Torrington Thunderbirds (H) Dillon Stadium
8/6 W 57-0 Brooklyn Jazz (H) Ceppa Field, Meriden Meriden Kickoff Classic (pre-season exhibition game)
8/7 canceled Plainfield Oaks (H) (n.) Dillon Stadium
8/13 W 32-0 Connecticut Giants (New Haven) (H) Ceppa Field
8/20 W 27-0 Torrington Thunderbirds (H) Ceppa Field 200
8/27 W 39-0 Brooklyn Jazz (H)
9/3 W 49-0 North Jersey Steelers (H) (n.) Ceppa Field at?
9/10 W 2-0(f) at Spring Valley A's (n.)
9/17 W 7-0 at West Haven Giants
9/24 W 48-12 at Torrington Thunderbirds
9/25 canceled Norwalk Chiefs (exhibition game)
10/2 W 2-0(f) at Brooklyn Jazz New Boys High Field
10/8 W 27-6 North Jersey Steelers 10/9? 27-0?
10/15 W 14-0 at Spring Valley A's (n.) 10-0?
Atlantic League Playoffs
10/22 W 31-0 Spring Valley A's (H) (n.) Dillon Stadium 90
Atlantic Football League Championship Game
10/29 W 24-0 Brooklyn Jazz (H) (n.) 28-0?
10/29 canceled Queens Cowboys (H) (n.)
Minor Pro Football Association Playoff Quarterfinal
11/6 L 0-14 at New Jersey Rams (n.) Sprague Field, Montclair State
11/27 W 54-0 Atlantic Football League All-Stars (H) Dillon Stadium, Benefit Game
1984 (Atlantic Football League) (13-0) Home: Dillon Stadium, Hartford
7/7 L 7-46 at Triple Cities Jets North Field, Binghamton (pre-season exhibition game)
7/14 ? Brockton Oilers (H) (n.) (pre-season exhibition game)
7/14 W 17-14 Brooklyn Kings (H) (n.) (pre-season exhibition)
7/21 L 10-22 at Scranton Eagles (n) Memorial Stadium (pre-season exhibition game)
7/29 W 49-0 Waterbury Thunderbirds (H) (pre-season exhibition game)
8/4 W 21-3 Virginia Storm (H) (pre-season exhibition game)
8/11 W 21-3 Connecticut Giants (H) (n.)
8/18 W 59-0 Waterbury Thunderbirds (H)
8/25 W 35-0 Rockland County Jazz (H)
9/1 W 49-12 at Somers Trojans
9/8 W 32-0 at Brooklyn Jazz
9/15 W 21-7 at Connecticut Giants Quigley Field, New Haven
9/22 W 20-0 North Jersey Steelers (H)
9/29 ? at Virginia Storm
10/7 W 10-0 at North Jersey Steelers
10/13 ? at Waterbury Thunderbirds
10/20 W 20-7 New Jersey Bears (H) (n.)
Playoff Semifinal
11/3 W 16-133 O.T.s Connecticut Giants (H) (n.)
Championship Game
11/18 W 16-0 New Jersey Bears (H)
1985 (Atlantic Football League) Home: Dillon Stadium, Hartford
7/20 canceled at Triple Cities Jets (pre-season exhibition gam)
7/27 W 24-0 Virginia Storm (H) (n.) (benefit game)
8/3 W 25-7 Connecticut Giants (H) (n.)
8/10 W 45-0 Brooklyn Jazz (H) (n.)
8/17 L 3-13 New Jersey Bears (H) (n.)
8/24 W
9/1 L 16-25 at New Jersey Bears
9/8 W 32-0 at Somers Trojans
9/15 L
9/21 W 13-0 Brooklyn Jazz
9/28 p.p. at Connecticut Giants Quigley Stadium, West Haven Bruise Bowl (Hurricane Gloria)
10/2 L 0-6 (f)at Connecticut Giants (forfeit)
Championship Game
10/12 W 34-0 Baltimore Rams
1986 (Mason-Dixon Football League) Home: Dillon Stadium, Hartford
8/16 W 14-0 at York County Lions (non-league)
8/24 W 16-13 Arbutus AAA's (Md.) (H) 100
9/14 L 8-21 Durham Triangle Cardinals (H) 6-21?
9/20 L 2-15 Washington Stonewalls
9/27 L 0-2(f) at Richmond Wranglers Crusaders drop out of league 9/25
10/4 L 0-2(f) Arbutus AAA;s (H)
10/13 L 0-2(f) Baltimore Bears (H)
10/18 L 0-2(f) at York County Lions (exhibition game)
10/25 L 0-2(f) Richmond Wranglers (H)
11/1 L 0-2(f) Durham Triangle Cardinals (H)
11/8 L 0-2(f) at Washington Stonewalls
11/15 L 0-2(f) at Baltimore Bears
1987 (Mason-Dixon Football League) Home: Dillon Stadium, Hartford
8/15 W 14-6 Brooklyn Jazz (H) (pre-season exhibition game)
8/23 L 6-26 at Baltimore Bears
L Arbutus Golden Eagles
9/26 W 1-0 (f) Richmond Wranglers (H) (n.) (forfeit due to player shortage due to N.F.L. strike)
10/3 W 7-0 Washington Stonewalls
10/11 W 31-6 at Triangle Cardinals (Wilmington, N.C.)
10/17 W 37-14 Arbutus Triple A's
10/24 L 15-28 Baltimore Bears
11/1 W 44-0 York Penn Lions
1988 (Mason-Dixon Football League, Northern Div., 6-1 1st) 9-3 Home: Mackenzie Stadium, Holyoke, Massachusetts
6/11 ? at Baltimore
6/18 no game at Richmond Ravens
6/18 L 0-22 at New Jersey Cougars at Montclair State (n.) 0-29? (pre-season exhibition game)
6/21 ? at New Jersey Cougars
6/25 ? at New Jersey Cougars
7/9 no game Tennessee
7/9 L 0-29 at Scranton Eagles (Empire Football League) (n.)
7/16 ? New Jersey Cougars
7/23 ? at Tennessee
7/23 L 6-9O.T. at Johnstown Colonials
7/30 ? at Carolina
8/6 no game Baltimore
8/7 W 43-7 New Brunswick Panthers (H- at Ludlow, Vermont)
8/13 ? Carolina
8/20 W 37-0 at York Lions
8/27 W 23-12 Washington Stonewalls (H) 2,000
9/10 W 2-0(f) Baltimore Claws (H)
9/10 L 10-14 at Marlboro Shamrocks (H) (n.) [non-league game]
9/17 W 2-0(f) at Baltimore Claws (H)
9/17 W 20-17 at Arbutus AAA's
9/24 W 78-0 York Lions (H)
10/1 W 27-0 Twin City Vikings (Hudson) (H) (n.)
10/1 W 2-0(f) Baltimore Saints
10/8 p.p. Arbutus AAA's (H) (n.)
10/9 W 20-14 Arbitus AAA's (H)
10/15 L 0-14 at Richmond Ravens
10/22 W 2-0 at Lynchburg Jaguars
10/29 p.p. Tidewater Pirates (H) (n.)
11/5 L 0-2(f) Tidewater Pirates (H) 2nd half canceled-rain
Empire Football League Challenge
11/19 ? at Albany Maulers
Mason-Dixon Championship Game
11/27 canceled Tidewater Pirates
Empire Football League Challenge
11/27 L 13-20 Syracuse Express semifinal (H)
1989 (Empire Football League, 3-7 5th (tie)) Home: Mackenzie Stadium, Holyoke, Mass., Westfield State College (Mass.) & Dillon Stadium, Hartford
7/29 L 14-16 Watertown Red & Black (H) (Holyoke) 12-16? at?
8/5 L 12-18 at Syracuse Express
8/12 ? Glens Falls Greenjackets
8/19 W 21-0 Johnstown Colonials (N.Y.) (H) (n.) at Westfield State College (0-2 before game)
8/26 W 27-6 at Hudson Vikings
9/3 L 6-37 Albany Metro-Mallers (H)
9/10 W 24-12 at Watertown Red & Black **Forfeit Loss due to ineligible player.
9/16 L 8-49 at Scranton Eagles Lackawanna County Stadium (n.) 1,000
9/23 W 20-14 at Glens Falls Greenjackets East Field (n.)
10/1 L 14-20O.T. Hudson Vikings (H) Dillon Stadium (3-5 before game)
10/7 L 15-20 Glens Falls Greenjackets (H)
10/28 ? at Marlboro Shamrocks (Mass.) Kelleher Field (Benefit Game)
1990 (Empire Football League, 1-9 9th (last)) Home: Dillon Stadium, Hartford & Springfield, Mass.
7/8 ? Marlboro Shamrocks (Eastern Football League) (H) Dillon Stadium (pre-season exhibition game)
7/21 W 17-6 at Twin City Vikings (Hudson, N.Y.)
7/28 L 0-14 Albany Maulers (H)
8/5 L 7-10 Glens Falls Greenjackets (H) at Springfield
8/11 L 0-28 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Eagles (H) at Springfield (only one half played)
8/18 L 0-2(f) at Syracuse Express (forfeit)
8/25 L 0-25 at Watertown Red & Black
9/1 L 0-13 at Glove Cities Colonials (Johnstown)
9/7 ? at Ottawa Bootleggers (n.) Lansdowne Park
9/15 L 13-17 Glove Cities Colonials (H)
9/22 L 8-20 at Glens Falls Greenjackets (n.) East Field
10/6 L 14-28 Montreal Voyageurs (H)
1991 (Continental Interstate Football League, 3-6-0 7th (tie)) Home: Dillon Stadium, Hartford & Ludlow, Mass.
7/6 W 18-14 Ocean State Buccaneers (Rhode Island) (H) (pre-season exhibition game)
7/13 ? Franklin Steamrollers (Pa.)(Northern Ohio League) (H) (pre-season exhibition game)
7/20 W 7-0 California Bears (H) (pre-season exhibition game)
7/28 W 28-19 at Toronto Raiders (n.) (pre-season exhibition game)
8/10 W 17-6 New Haven Ravens (H) Dillon Stadium (pre-season exhibition game)
8/24 ? New Jersey Raiders (H) Dillon Stadium
8/24 W 17-7 Jersey Oaks
8/31 canceled Charlestown Hawks> (H) (bus accident)
9/7 L 14-28 Brooklyn Kings 7-17?
9/14 W 7-0 New Jersey Oaks (H)
9/22 W 2-0(f) Connecticut Ravens (New London) (H) at Ludlow, Mass. (forfeit)
9/28 L 7-19 at Washington Metro Buccaneers
10/5 L 0-2(f) at Frederick Falcons (forfeit)
10/12 L 0-26 at Brooklyn Mariners
10/19 L 12-14 at Philadelphia Ramblers
10/27 W 2-0(f) Baltimore Rams (H)
1992 (Atlantic Coast Professional Football LeagueContinental Interstate Football League) Home: Dillon Stadium, Hartford
5/9 ? at Baltimore Claws (n.) (pre-season exhibition game)
7/4 no game at Phoenix (pre-season exhibition game)
7/5 W 19-3 Moscow Giants (RussiaWorld League of Professional Football) (H) 120 (pre-season exhibition game)
7/ W (pre-season exhibition game)
7/25 ? at Lockport Lions
8/15 L? Philadelphia Ramblers (H) (C.I.F.L)
8/22 W 20-3 at Milford Indians Ken Strong Stadium, West Haven (C.I.F.L.)
9/5 ? Detroit Renegades (H)
10/18 ? Frederick Falcon (H)
1993 (Greater Atlantic Coast Football League) Home: Dillon Stadium, Hartford
8/28 ? New Jersey Panthers (H)
9/12 L 14-20 at Philadelphia Bruisers (now 1-1)
9/18 L 13-20 at Chambersburg Cardinals Trojan Stadium (n.)
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10/10 no games New Brunswick Panthers (H)
10/24 W 14-7 at Brooklyn Knights
10/30 W 22-7 New Jersey Raiders (H)
See records for Hartford Blues & Hartford Giants here
See records for Hartford Colonials (U.F.L.) here
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