Eugene Bombers

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Eugene Bombers
Founded1966
Folded1968
League
Based in Eugene, Oregon
ArenaBethel Park
ColorsBlue and Gold
Championshipsnone
Division titlesnone

The Eugene Bombers were a professional American football team based in Eugene, Oregon. The Bombers played their home games at Bethel Park in Eugene. [1] The team was founded in 1966 as a member of the Pacific Football League. The Bombers qualified for the postseason in 1966 but opted to forfeit as they did not expect to draw enough spectators to meet the cost of playing. [2] After one season in the Pacific League the Bombers moved to the Continental Football League's newly formed Pacific Division.

American football Team field sport

American football, referred to as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, which is the team controlling the oval-shaped football, attempts to advance down the field by running with or passing the ball, while the defense, which is the team without control of the ball, aims to stop the offense's advance and aims to take control of the ball for themselves. The offense must advance at least ten yards in four downs, or plays, and otherwise they turn over the football to the defense; if the offense succeeds in advancing ten yards or more, they are given a new set of four downs. Points are primarily scored by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone for a touchdown or kicking the ball through the opponent's goalposts for a field goal. The team with the most points at the end of a game wins.

Eugene, Oregon City in Oregon, United States

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Continental Football League professional American football league

The Continental Football League (COFL) was a professional American football league that operated in North America from 1965 through 1969. It was established following the collapse of the original United Football League, and hoped to become the major force in professional football outside the National Football League (NFL) and the American Football League (AFL). It owed its name, at least in part, to the Continental League, a proposed third Major League Baseball organization that influenced MLB significantly.

For both seasons, The Bombers were head coached by Jack Crabtree with Jack Morris acting as the Defensive Coordinator. [3] The Bombers became inactive in 1968 due to the lack of a suitable stadium and never reactivated. [4]

Season-by-season

YearLeagueWLTFinishCoach
Eugene Bombers1966Pacific Football League7202ndJack Crabtree
Eugene Bombers1967Continental Football League6604th, Pacific DivisionJack Crabtree

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References

  1. ↑ "Continental grid league reports teams in west". Redlands Daily Facts. UPI. March 6, 1967.
  2. ↑ "Bombers Won't Play 11th". Eugene Register-Guard. November 10, 1966.
  3. ↑ Maloney, Jim (2013-11-28). "The Eugene Bombers: Ducks and Beavers United — Briefly". FishDuck. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
  4. ↑ "Spokane Team Assured in Semipro Grid Loop". Spokane Daily Chronicle. April 2, 1968.
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