Eastern Conference Capitol Division
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The Eastern Conference Capitol Division was a short-lived divisional grouping in the National Football League that organized several East Coast teams during the late 1960s realignment era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eastern Conference Capitol Division canonical | 1 |
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Football League division
ⓘ
defunct sports division ⓘ |
| conferenceRealignmentEra | late 1960s NFL realignment ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 1969 ⓘ |
| divisionLevel | top-level NFL divisional grouping ⓘ |
| firstSeason | 1967 NFL season ⓘ |
| geographicFocus | Eastern and Southern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadTeam |
Dallas Cowboys
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Orleans Saints NERFINISHED ⓘ Philadelphia Eagles NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington Redskins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | pre-merger NFL alignment prior to 1970 AFL–NFL merger ⓘ |
| inception | 1967 ⓘ |
| lastSeason | 1969 NFL season ⓘ |
| league | National Football League ⓘ |
| notableFranchise |
Dallas Cowboys
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington Redskins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizedTeamsFromRegion | East Coast of the United States ⓘ |
| partOf | Eastern Conference (NFL) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| realignmentReason | NFL expansion and restructuring in the 1960s ⓘ |
| seasonCount | 3 ⓘ |
| shortName | Capitol Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successorDivision | NFC East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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