American Gridiron Football League

The American Gridiron Football League (AGFL) is a localized gridiron football league established in the United Republics. Though the sport remains popular to some degree across college campuses in the United Republics, no formal professional league was ever established during the early 20th century. An attempt in 1923 collapsed due to the perceived disorganized nature of the sport, and subsequent safety concerns preventing any widespread adoption of the sport afterwards or during the early Revolutionary era. The AGFL was established in 1959 with the founding of four original teams; though this number expanded to six in 1961 with the founding of the Buccaneers and Thunderbolts, and then subsequently again to eight with the founding of the Iron and Oilers in 1980, ten with the Redblacks and Giants in 1989, and then eventually twelve teams with the founding of the Minutemen and Magic in 1995.

AGFL Championship (1959 - 1999)
During the first forty years of the league, the champion of the AGFL was usually decided by a combination of wins/losses and points for/against; it typically did not involve a championship game except in certain pilot years.