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1965 Continental Football League season

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Date
  
November 28, 1965

Champions
  
Charleston Rockets

Duration
  
August 14 – November 14, 1965

Site
  
Laidley Field, Charleston, WV

The 1965 CFL season was the first season of the Continental Football League (CFL). The CFL entered its inaugural season with franchises in Philadelphia, Springfield, Massachusetts, Newark, New Jersey, Toronto, Wheeling, West Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, Charleston, West Virginia, Hartford, Connecticut, Providence, Rhode Island, and Fort Wayne, Indiana.

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Franchise changes

In April 1965 the Springfield franchise was purchased by a group from Norfolk, Virginia. The sale was approved and finalized in May.

General news

  • Happy Chandler was appointed commissioner in March 1965, with a five-year contract worth $50,000 per year.

    • Rules different from NFL

  • Games tied after four quarters move to a sudden death period.
  • On kickoffs, if the ball goes beyond the end zone the kicking team is given a five-yard penalty and must kick again until the ball is handled.
  • Fair catches are not allowed.
  • If the receiving team on a kickoff attempts to run the ball out of the end zone and does not reach the 20-yard-line, the ball is automatically placed at the 20.

    • Regular season

    W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against

     y  = Division Champion

    References

    1965 Continental Football League season Wikipedia
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