Western Division
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Western Division was one of the primary regional groupings of teams in the former All-America Football Conference, a rival professional American football league to the NFL in the late 1940s.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Western Division (AAFC) | 0 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American football division
ⓘ
sports league division ⓘ |
| competitionType | regional division ⓘ |
| concurrentWithSeasons |
1946 AAFC season
ⓘ
1947 AAFC season ⓘ 1948 AAFC season ⓘ 1949 AAFC season ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 1949 ⓘ |
| era | late 1940s ⓘ |
| geographicalFocus | Western United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | All-America Football Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadChampionSeason |
1946
ⓘ
1947 ⓘ 1948 ⓘ 1949 ⓘ |
| hadChampionTeam | Cleveland Browns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadTeam |
Baltimore Colts (AAFC)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buffalo Bills (AAFC) NERFINISHED ⓘ Chicago Hornets NERFINISHED ⓘ Chicago Rockets NERFINISHED ⓘ Cleveland Browns NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Angeles Dons NERFINISHED ⓘ San Francisco 49ers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | part of major rival league to NFL in 1940s ⓘ |
| inception | 1946 ⓘ |
| leagueLevel | professional ⓘ |
| notableFranchise |
Baltimore Colts (AAFC)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cleveland Browns NERFINISHED ⓘ San Francisco 49ers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTeamsAtDissolution | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeamsAtFounding | 4 ⓘ |
| partOf | All-America Football Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playoffStructureRole | determined AAFC playoff participants ⓘ |
| reasonForEnd | merger of AAFC with NFL ⓘ |
| rivalDivision | Eastern Division (AAFC) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rivalLeagueTo | National Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successorLeagueForTeams | National Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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