American Football League - Fictional History

    East Division The East was once again fairly top-heavy for another year, though it took some time for the top teams to separate themselves from the rest. The Federals seemed to have a repeat of last year: they started out on a post-championship hangover at 3-3 but would win 4 out of their next 5 games leading up to the final week to potentially win repeat division titles. The usual suspects helped out again, though rookie S Bobby Loes proved to be a lethal backfield combination with Josh von Bank, with many toting their secondary as the best in the league. Even with the rest of the division being weak, they would not have a straight shot to a division title like last year, but it wasn’t the expected foe as it was the year before. That team would be the second-year Boston Dragons, who lived up to their expansion year expectations. The team avoided major injury and had QB Sam Eagleburger step up to the starter role, going from 3-9 last year to 6-4-1 and a shot at the divisio...

  1 - Cincinnati Rivermen 1955 Record: 8-4 (2nd West) 1955 Result: Won Championship The core that finally gave Cincinnati their first title in over two decades are still on the team and are ready to challenge the league to claim another title. QB Lester Parker is one of the best quarterbacks in the league, and as long as he is at the helm the Rivermen are expected to be in contention for a championship. Their offense is the best in the league, with RB tandem of Perry Ferguson and Billy Garcia plowing through defenses, and WR Alfred Dunn as the best pass-catcher in the league. The defense is also very solid, with one of the best secondaries in the league headed by DB Kerry Lantz. Cincinnati seems like they would be able to challenge the Hogs in the West for years to come, but that time could be coming to an abrupt end. Most of their main starters are nearing the end of their prime, meaning this current core only has another few years to claim another title. Knowing how the Rivermen ...

    Round 1 1 - Philadelphia - RB Mickey Greene - Pittsburgh State - DireBear 2 - St Louis - LB Isaac Bullock - Pennsylvania - QCS 3 - Pittsburgh (via DET) - QB Aksel Kahr - Pittsburgh State - Darknes 4 - Boston - OL Harvey Leonard - Los Angeles State - DireBear 5 - New York - DB Joe Bellisario - New Jersey - DireBear 6 - Cleveland - LB Matt Ross - Texas State - Kingsfan11 7 - Detroit (from PIT) - DL Rusty Shankles - Wisconsin State - Dan O’Mac 8 - Tri-Cities - DL Moe Greene - Monongalia State - QCS 9 - Buffalo - WR Julian Washington - UCleveland - Kingsfan11 10 - Chicago - TE Isaac Vella - Chicago Christian - Darknes 11 - Washington - S Bobby Loes - Staten Island - DireBear 12 - Cincinnati - WR Jimmy Woods - Rogers Clark - Dan O’Mac Like the year before, the draft was held in one of the new expansion cities instead of the traditional location of Chicago. Philadelphia would both host the draft and have the first overall pick, and there may have been a reason why they wanted th...

AACA Top 20: 1) Oklahoma - 10-0  2) Calvert - 9-1  3) Iowa A&M - 8-1   4) Georgia A&M - 9-1  5) Texas State - 9-0-1 6) Rogers Clark - 8-0-1  7) Michigan - 7-2  8) Brooklyn College - 7-2  9) Wisconsin State - 7-2  10) Pittsburgh State - 7-2-1  11) Tryon - 8-2  12) Minnesota State - 6-1-2 13) Oregon - 7-2-1  14) Southwestern Christian - 7-3 15) UCleveland - 6-3 16) Navy - 6-1-2 17) Columbian - 7-1-1 18) ULA - 8-2  19) New Jersey - 7-1-2  20) Nebraska State - 7-2-1  AACA Bowls: Tournament of Roses Bowl (Los Angeles, CA) - (13) Oregon 27 -21 (19) New Jersey Palm Bowl (Miami, FL) - (6) Rogers Clark 35 -19 (17) Columbian Magnolia Bowl (Houston, TX) - (5) Texas State 27- 28 (20) Nebraska State Columbian Bowl (Chicago, IL) -  (1) Oklahoma 13 -7 (3) Iowa A&M Gold Bowl (San Francisco, CA) - (7) Michigan 27 -13 (18) ULA Cigar Bowl (Tampa, FL) -  (2) Calvert 13 -0 (12) Minnesota State Syrup Bowl (New Or...

Retirements  The main retirements leading into the 1956 season are leading the way for new stars to take their place, as they were all former star players realizing that their playing days are far from what they were. Two lifelong Chicago Hogs players exhibit this more than any other retirement this year, with WR Nicholas Kramer and TE Glenn Chambers retiring after 13 and 14 years of play in the Windy City. Each quickly formed a connection with Hogs QB Alfred Walton, and their performances catapulted the Hogs from the other football team to a regular contender, winning 2 World Series of Football titles in the Midwestern Championship and 3 championships in the AFL. Kramer and Chambers decided it was time for them as the offense was less pass-heavy than in their prime and could not play the supporting roles that were asked of them. Chambers was widely recognized as potentially one of the best players to have ever played the tight end position, being nominated for 3 All-AFL teams and ...