1974 World Football League season
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The 1974 World Football League season was the inaugural and ultimately short-lived campaign of a rival professional American football league that sought to compete with the NFL in North America.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American football season
ⓘ
World Football League season ⓘ sports season ⓘ |
| attendanceIssues | yes ⓘ |
| champion | Birmingham Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championshipGame | World Bowl I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championshipGameCity | Birmingham, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championshipGameDate | 1974-12-05 ⓘ |
| championshipGameVenue | Legion Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioner | Gary L. Davidson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endedBeforeLeagueFolded | yes ⓘ |
| featuredRivalLeagueTo | National Football League GENERATED ⓘ |
| financialProblems | yes ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1975 World Football League season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadFranchiseFold |
Detroit Wheels
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jacksonville Sharks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadFranchiseRelocation | New York Stars to Charlotte Hornets (WFL) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadTeam |
Birmingham Americans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chicago Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ Detroit Wheels NERFINISHED ⓘ Florida Blazers NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawaiians NERFINISHED ⓘ Houston Texans (WFL) NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacksonville Sharks NERFINISHED ⓘ Memphis Southmen NERFINISHED ⓘ New York Stars NERFINISHED ⓘ Philadelphia Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ Portland Storm NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern California Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inauguralSeasonOf | World Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | World Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSigning |
Jim Kiick
GENERATED
ⓘ
Larry Csonka GENERATED ⓘ Paul Warfield GENERATED ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 12 ⓘ |
| playoffSystem | semifinals and World Bowl ⓘ |
| ruleChange |
action point
ⓘ
kickoffs from 30-yard line ⓘ no PAT kick ⓘ |
| seasonFormat | regular season and playoffs ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| startTime | 1974 ⓘ |
| televisionPartner | TVS Television Network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.