Hartford Knights

The Hartford Knights began play in 1968 as members of the minor league Atlantic Coast Football League (ACFL), winning the championship in their first year. They also won a championship in the Seaboard Football League (SFL) in 1972, their first year in that circuit. In 1973, they returned for one final season in the ACFL.??One of the best minor-league football teams of its era, the Knights never finished below second place in league play, won every division title they contested, and had a winning record every season they played including a 17-win??perfect season??in 1972 (SFL).