| Division | Northeast | ||
| Founded | ? | ||
| Inaugural AFA Season | 1946 | ||
| Stadium | Boston Stadium (?–1969) Kenmore Stadium (1970–present) | ||
| City | Boston, Massachusetts | ||
| Owner | Warren Black | ||
| Head Coach | Jimmy Bull | ||
| Team Colors | Green and White | ||
| Division titles | 3 East: 1951, 1953, 1954, | ||
| Victory Bowl titles | 1: (1954) | ||
| History | Boston Captains (?–present) | ||
The Boston Captains are a professional football team based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. A charter member of the American Football Association, the Captains play their home games at Kenmore Stadium.
History[]
The Captains are a merger of two Atlantic League franchises; namely, the Albany Indians and the Boston Riders. While the Indians had been one of the more successful AL teams, everything came to a halt in 1943 when their owner, U.S. Navy Captain Eugene MacMillan, was killed in action during World War II. His surviving family did not wish to continue operating the Indians franchise, planning to liquidate it as soon as the war ended.
However, Riders owner Buzz Black would purchase the Indians, assume their player contracts for his team, and rename them the Boston Captains in honor of Captain MacMillan.
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Logos[]
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Boston Captains logo (1970–present) |
Season-by-season results[]
| Victory Bowl Champions | Victory Bowl Appearance | Division Champions | Playoff Berth |
| Season | League | Division | Regular season | Postseason results | ||||
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| Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | |||||
| Boston Captains | ||||||||
| 1946 | AFA | East | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 0 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1947 | AFA | East | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 1 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1948 | AFA | East | 3rd | 7 | 3 | 2 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1949 | AFA | East | 2nd | 9 | 3 | 0 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1950 | AFA | East | 3rd | 8 | 4 | 0 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1951 | AFA | East | 1st | 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost Sixth Victory Bowl (Chicago) 10–27 | |
| 1952 | AFA | East | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 2 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1953 | AFA | East | 1st | 8 | 4 | 0 | Won Semifinals (Detroit) 31–13 Lost Eighth Victory Bowl (St. Louis) 13–19 | |
| 1954 | AFA | East | 1st | 9 | 2 | 1 | Won Semifinals (San Francisco) 17–13 Won Ninth Victory Bowl (Cincinnati) 19–13 | |
| 1955 | AFA | East | 4th | 5 | 7 | 0 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1956 | AFA | East | 4th | 1 | 10 | 0 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1957 | AFA | East | 4th | 4 | 8 | 0 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1958 | AFA | East | 3rd | 5 | 6 | 1 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1959 | AFA | East | 3rd | 5 | 6 | 1 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1960 | AFA | East | 4th | 5 | 7 | 0 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1961 | AFA | East | 4th | 4 | 9 | 1 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1962 | AFA | East | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 2 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1963 | AFA | East | 4th | 5 | 8 | 1 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1964 | AFA | East | 4th | 5 | 8 | 1 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1965 | AFA | East | 2nd | 8 | 4 | 2 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1966 | AFA | East | 5th | 3 | 10 | 1 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1967 | AFA | East | 4th | 4 | 7 | 3 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1968 | AFA | Northeast | 4th | 4 | 9 | 1 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1969 | AFA | Northeast | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 2 | Missed playoffs | |
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| 1970 | AFA | Northeast | 2nd | 9 | 4 | 1 | Lost Quarterfinals (Baltimore) 7–10 | |
| 1971 | AFA | Northeast | 3rd | 2 | 4 | 3 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1972 | AFA | Northeast | 2nd | 10 | 4 | 0 | Lost Quarterfinals (New Orleans) 13–27 | |
| 1973 | AFA | Northeast | 2nd | 8 | 6 | 0 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1974 | AFA | Northeast | 2nd | 7 | 7 | 0 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1975 | AFA | Northeast | 2nd | 7 | 7 | 0 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1976 | AFA | Northeast | 4th | 6 | 8 | 0 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1977 | AFA | Northeast | 4th | 8 | 6 | 0 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1978 | AFA | Northeast | 5th | 5 | 9 | 0 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1979 | AFA | Northeast | 5th | 5 | 9 | 0 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1980 | AFA | Northeast | 4th | 5 | 9 | 0 | Missed playoffs | |
| Total | 207 | 207 | 24 | (includes only regular season) | ||||
| 3 | 4 | 0 | (includes only the postseason) | |||||
| 210 | 211 | 24 | (includes both regular season and postseason) | |||||