Defunct NFL teams

Defunct NFL teams 1920-1952

The following is a list and brief history of teams that at one time played in National Football League. In some cases it is hard to tell if a team change its nickname from year to year or if it was a completely new team. It was also not uncommon for two or more teams to have the same nickname during the same season. Please note the purpose of the list is for NFL teams that no longer exist. The last NFL team to fold was in 1952.

• Akron Pros
• Akron Indians
• Baltimore Colts
• Boston Bulldogs
• Boston Yanks
• Brooklyn Lions
• Brooklyn Dodgers
• Brooklyn Tigers
• Buffalo All Americans
• Buffalo Bisons
• Buffalo Rangers
• Canton Bulldogs
• Chicago Tigers
• Cincinnati Celts
• Cincinnati Reds
• Cleveland Tigers
• Cleveland Indians
• Cleveland Bulldogs
• Columbus Panhandles
• Columbus Tigers
• Dallas Texans
• Dayton Triangles
• Detroit Heralds
• Detroit Panthers
• Detroit Tigers
• Detroit Wolverines
• Duluth Kelleys
• Duluth Eskimos
• Evansville Crimson Giants
• Frankford Yellow Jackets
• Hammond Pros
• Hartford Blues
• Kansas City Blues
• Kansas City Cowboys
• Kenosha Maroons
• Los Angeles Buccaneers
• Louisville Brecks
• Louisville Colonels
• Milwaukee Badgers
• Minneapolis Marines
• Minneapolis Red Jackets
• Muncie Flyers
• New York Giants
• New York Yankees
• New York Bulldogs
• New York Yanks
• Newark Tornadoes
• Oorang Indians
• Orange Tornadoes
• Pottsville Maroons
• Providence Steam Roller
• Racine Legion
• Racine Tornadoes
• Rochester Jeffersons
• Rock Island Independents
• Staten Island Stapletons
• St.Louis All Stars
• St.Louis Gunners
• Toledo Maroons
• Tonawanda Kardex Lumbermen
• Washington Senators