AmishBengalFan Posted September 27, 2013 Report Share Posted September 27, 2013 2013 marks the 46th year that the Bengals have been in the NFL. This ties the # of years for the original Cleveland Browns, who were in the league from 1950 through 1995. And while both franchises have the same # of seasons, the Bengals have played more overall NFL games than the Browns did, owing mostly to the shorter seasons played during the Browns' earliest years: 1950-1960: 12 games per season (Cleveland only) 1961-1967: 14 games per season (Cleveland only) 1968-1977: 14 games per season (Cincinnati + Cleveland) 1978-1995: 16 games per season (Cincinnati + Cleveland) 1996-1998: 16 games per season (Cincinnati only) 1999-2013: 16 games per season (Cincinnati + expansion Browns) The Bengals have played 16 post-season games, for a total of 699 games prior to the start of this season The Browns had played 30 post-season games, for a total of 680 games between 1950 and 1995 The full list of NFL teams from Ohio, ranked in order of # of seasons, is: 46 Cleveland Browns (I) (1950-1995) 46* Cincinnati Bengals (1968-2013) 15* Cleveland Browns (II) (1999-2013) 10 Dayton Triangles (1920-29) 7 Akron Pros/Indians (1920-26) 7 Columbus Panhandles/Tigers (1920-26) 6 Canton Bulldogs (1920-23, 1925-26) 4 Cleveland Indians/Bulldogs (1923-25, 1927) 2 Oorang (LaRue, OH) Indians (1922-23) 2 Toledo Maroons (1922-23) 1 Cincinnati Celts (1921) Anyway... whether you count games (more) or seasons (equal now, will surpass in 2014), the Bengals are not only Ohio's oldest active franchise, but the all-time longest lived franchise. We ARE the elder statesmen. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Tigre Posted September 28, 2013 Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 The Columbus Panhandles played more games than the legendary Canton Bulldogs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmishBengalFan Posted September 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 This only counts NFL seasons. Several of the teams that founded the NFL (called the APFA in 1920-21) played football in 1919 and before. It's just that until the 1920 season, following the organizational meeting at the Hupmobile dealership in Canton, the league wasn't really a league yet. The Bulldogs, Panhandles, and Triangles, along with many others, were playing in the 1910's and 1900's long before the APFA was founded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Numbers| Posted September 28, 2013 Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 What about Cincinnati Bengals (1937–1941) ? Oddly enough, Dalton Avenue runs right through where Crosley Field was... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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