Division | Central | ||
Founded | ? | ||
Inaugural AFA Season | 1946 | ||
Stadium | Unnamed Providence Stadium (?–1951) Unnamed Minnesota Temporary Stadium (1952–1953) Twin Cities Stadium (1954–present) | ||
City | Minneapolis, Minnesota | ||
Owner | Cecil Storch | ||
Head Coach | Gus Koch | ||
Team Colors | Sky Blue, Navy Blue, Gold, White | ||
Division titles | 8 West: 1955, 1957, 1958, 1960 Central: 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 | ||
Victory Bowl titles | 2: (1955, 1957) | ||
History | Providence Angels (?–1951) Minnesota Angels (1952–present) |
The Minnesota Angels are a professional football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. They are a charter member of the American Football Association, which they joined as the Providence Angels playing out of Providence, Rhode Island before moving to the Twin Cities in 1952. They play their home games at Twin Cities Stadium.
History[]
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Logos[]
Providence Angels logo (?–1949) |
Providence/Minnesota Angels logo (1950–1968) |
Minnesota Angels logo (1969–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 | |||||
Providence Angels | ||||||||
1946 | AFA | East | 5th | 5 | 6 | 1 | Missed playoffs | |
1947 | AFA | East | 5th | 5 | 7 | 0 | Missed playoffs | |
1948 | AFA | East | 6th | 2 | 9 | 1 | Missed playoffs | |
1949 | AFA | East | 6th | 2 | 9 | 1 | Missed playoffs | |
Providence Angels | ||||||||
1950 | AFA | East | 6th | 2 | 10 | 0 | Missed playoffs | |
1951 | AFA | East | 6th | 1 | 11 | 0 | Missed playoffs | |
Minnesota Angels | ||||||||
1952 | AFA | West | 4th | 4 | 7 | 1 | Missed playoffs | |
1953 | AFA | West | 4th | 5 | 6 | 1 | Missed playoffs | |
1954 | AFA | West | 3rd | 6 | 6 | 0 | Missed playoffs | |
1955 | AFA | West | 1st | 7 | 3 | 2 | Won Semifinals (Detroit) 21–3 Won Tenth Victory Bowl (New York) 13–10 | |
1956 | AFA | West | 2nd | 5 | 6 | 1 | Missed playoffs | |
1957 | AFA | West | 1st | 8 | 2 | 2 | Won Semifinals (Philadelphia) 21–13 Won Twelfth Victory Bowl (Cleveland) 21–15 | |
1958 | AFA | West | 1st | 10 | 1 | 1 | Won Semifinals (New Orleans) 13–10 Lost Thirteenth Victory Bowl (Pittsburgh) 20–27 | |
1959 | AFA | West | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 0 | Missed playoffs | |
1960 | AFA | West | 1st | 10 | 2 | 0 | Lost Semifinals (Pittsburgh) 23–24 | |
1961 | AFA | West | 2nd | 9 | 4 | 1 | Missed playoffs | |
1962 | AFA | West | 2nd | 8 | 4 | 2 | Missed playoffs | |
1963 | AFA | West | 2nd | 8 | 5 | 1 | Missed playoffs | |
1964 | AFA | West | 4th | 5 | 7 | 2 | Missed playoffs | |
1965 | AFA | West | 5th | 4 | 9 | 1 | Missed playoffs | |
1966 | AFA | West | 3rd | 7 | 7 | 0 | Missed playoffs | |
1967 | AFA | Central | 4th | 3 | 9 | 2 | Missed playoffs | |
1968 | AFA | Central | 4th | 5 | 9 | 0 | Missed playoffs | |
Minnesota Angels | ||||||||
1969 | AFA | Central | 4th | 1 | 13 | 0 | Missed playoffs | |
1970 | AFA | Central | 3rd | 7 | 7 | 0 | Missed playoffs | |
1971 | AFA | Central | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | Missed playoffs | |
1972 | AFA | Central | 2nd | 8 | 5 | 1 | Missed playoffs | |
1973 | AFA | Central | 1st | 11 | 3 | 0 | Won Quarterfinals (San Francisco) 7–6 Won Semifinals (Cleveland) 17–6 Lost 28th Victory Bowl (Philadelphia) 3–17 | |
1974 | AFA | Central | 1st | 9 | 3 | 2 | Won Quarterfinals (Miami) 14–13 Lost Semifinals (New Orleans) 0–17 | |
1975 | AFA | Central | 1st | 10 | 4 | 0 | Won Quarterfinals (Los Angeles) 31–7 Lost Semifinals (Washington) 9–21 | |
1976 | AFA | Central | 1st | 9 | 5 | 0 | Lost Quarterfinals (New Orleans) 10–12 | |
1977 | AFA | Central | 2nd | 8 | 6 | 0 | Missed playoffs | |
1978 | AFA | Central | 2nd | 11 | 3 | 0 | Lost Quarterfinals (Arizona) 21–24 | |
1979 | AFA | Central | 2nd | 10 | 4 | 0 | Won Quarterfinals (San Diego) 16–13 Won Semifinals (Washington) 26–8 Won 34th Victory Bowl (Texas) | |
Total | 217 | 200 | 24 | (includes only regular season) | ||||
11 | 6 | 0 | (includes only the postseason) | |||||
228 | '206 | 24 | (includes both regular season and postseason) |