795:
742:
27:
163:
in 1974, and advanced to their second league title game in a row. Once again they lost, this time 20–9 to the Wilkes-Barre
Bullets. Both the Jets and Bullets were the only teams in the league to complete their seasons. With the cessation of the Seaboard Football League, the Jets' franchise ended.
155:
The ACFL suspended operations for the 1972 season after losing several franchises. While the Jets did not dissolve they were inactive for the year. They returned as part of a six-team ACFL in 1973 and enjoyed their most successful season. They finished atop their division with an 11–1 record and
458:
156:
faced the New
England Colonials in the league championship game, which they lost 41–17. It turned out to be the final game for the ACFL, which folded soon after.
885:
145:
The Jets were founded in 1966 and owned by Fiore
Francis “Hi-Ho” D’Addario. The “Hi-Ho” commonly used on Jets program covers alludes to D’Addario’s nickname.
779:
880:
860:
875:
855:
680:
451:
245:
870:
865:
836:
772:
444:
890:
895:
765:
134:
77:
519:
829:
467:
206:
114:
53:
822:
346:
160:
126:
57:
667:
110:
67:
537:
130:
675:
621:
586:
571:
527:
149:
152:, a women’s softball team who were known as the Hi-Ho Brakettes during his time as sponsor.
721:
685:
8:
810:
753:
662:
148:
In the 1980’s after the folding of the Jets, D’Addario became the primary sponsor of the
699:
802:
560:
542:
106:
707:
645:
640:
576:
532:
581:
547:
436:
806:
749:
849:
616:
605:
122:
629:
223:
597:
794:
26:
741:
129:, became the Bridgeport Jets in 1968. After relocating from
748:
121:. The Orbits, already officially affiliated with the
466:
847:
425:"Bridgeport Jets Face Wilkes-Barre for Title".
886:Sports clubs and teams disestablished in 1974
830:
773:
452:
881:American football teams established in 1966
837:
823:
780:
766:
459:
445:
25:
133:, the Jets played their homes games in
861:American football teams in Connecticut
848:
876:1974 disestablishments in Connecticut
440:
856:Atlantic Coast Football League teams
789:
736:
384:. Associated Press. March 27, 1968.
167:
13:
871:1966 establishments in Connecticut
395:"Atlantic Coast Football League".
14:
907:
866:Sports in Bridgeport, Connecticut
793:
740:
410:"Bullets Beat Jets in Finale".
468:Atlantic Coast Football League
418:
403:
388:
373:
207:Atlantic Coast Football League
115:Atlantic Coast Football League
54:Atlantic Coast Football League
16:Defunct American football team
1:
891:Connecticut sports team stubs
722:Wilmington Clippers/Renegades
366:
896:American football team stubs
809:. You can help Knowledge by
752:. You can help Knowledge by
7:
712:West Massachusetts Pioneers
10:
912:
788:
735:
140:
653:Pittsburgh Valley Ironmen
518:
474:
286:
251:
244:
205:
199:
113:. They began play in the
91:
83:
73:
63:
49:
41:
33:
24:
347:Seaboard Football League
161:Seaboard Football League
127:American Football League
58:Seaboard Football League
668:Providence Steam Roller
338:1st, Southern Division
321:3rd, Northern Division
304:3rd, Northern Division
267:2nd, Northern Division
135:John F. Kennedy Stadium
111:Bridgeport, Connecticut
78:John F. Kennedy Stadium
68:Bridgeport, Connecticut
659:Pennsylvania Firebirds
626:Mount Vernon Crusaders
538:Atlantic City Senators
397:The Herald (Provo, UT)
284:2nd, Northern Division
242:2nd, Northern Division
220:2nd, Northern Division
159:The Jets moved to the
718:Westchester Crusaders
704:Stamford Golden Bears
676:Rhode Island Steelers
637:New England Colonials
622:Mohawk Valley Falcons
587:Indianapolis Capitols
572:Hartford Charter Oaks
528:Ansonia Black Knights
150:Connecticut Brakettes
686:Richmond Roadrunners
634:New Bedford Sweepers
399:. UPI. May 31, 1972.
382:The Hartford Courant
105:were a minor league
663:Pottstown Firebirds
565:Harrisburg Capitols
429:. October 12, 1974.
427:The Bridgeport Post
414:. October 13, 1974.
412:The Bridgeport Post
380:"Bridgeport Jets".
21:
805:team article is a
700:Springfield Acorns
656:Portland Sea Hawks
613:Long Island Chiefs
19:
818:
817:
803:American football
761:
760:
730:
729:
715:Westchester Bulls
690:Roanoke Buckskins
610:Long Island Bulls
561:Frankfort Falcons
543:Baltimore Broncos
364:
363:
200:Waterbury Orbits
107:American football
99:
98:
903:
839:
832:
825:
797:
790:
782:
775:
768:
744:
737:
708:Virginia Sailors
646:Orlando Panthers
641:Norfolk Neptunes
591:Jersey City Jets
577:Hartford Knights
568:Harrisburg Colts
557:Waterbury Orbits
533:Atlanta Spartans
461:
454:
447:
438:
437:
431:
430:
422:
416:
415:
407:
401:
400:
392:
386:
385:
377:
252:Bridgeport Jets
172:
171:
168:Season-by-season
119:Waterbury Orbits
29:
22:
18:
911:
910:
906:
905:
904:
902:
901:
900:
846:
845:
844:
843:
787:
786:
733:
731:
726:
693:Scranton Miners
681:Richmond Rebels
650:Paterson Miners
582:Holyoke Bombers
553:Bridgeport Jets
548:Boston Sweepers
514:
470:
465:
435:
434:
424:
423:
419:
409:
408:
404:
394:
393:
389:
379:
378:
374:
369:
170:
143:
117:in 1966 as the
103:Bridgeport Jets
92:Division titles
56:
20:Bridgeport Jets
17:
12:
11:
5:
909:
899:
898:
893:
888:
883:
878:
873:
868:
863:
858:
842:
841:
834:
827:
819:
816:
815:
798:
785:
784:
777:
770:
762:
759:
758:
745:
728:
727:
725:
724:
719:
716:
713:
710:
705:
702:
697:
694:
691:
688:
683:
678:
673:
670:
665:
660:
657:
654:
651:
648:
643:
638:
635:
632:
627:
624:
619:
614:
611:
608:
603:
600:
595:
592:
589:
584:
579:
574:
569:
566:
563:
558:
555:
550:
545:
540:
535:
530:
524:
522:
516:
515:
513:
512:
509:
506:
503:
500:
497:
494:
491:
488:
485:
482:
478:
476:
472:
471:
464:
463:
456:
449:
441:
433:
432:
417:
402:
387:
371:
370:
368:
365:
362:
361:
358:
355:
352:
349:
344:
340:
339:
336:
333:
330:
327:
323:
322:
319:
316:
313:
310:
306:
305:
302:
299:
296:
293:
289:
288:
285:
282:
279:
276:
273:
269:
268:
265:
262:
259:
256:
253:
249:
248:
243:
240:
237:
234:
231:
227:
226:
221:
218:
215:
212:
209:
204:
201:
197:
196:
193:
190:
187:
184:
181:
178:
175:
169:
166:
142:
139:
109:team based in
97:
96:
93:
89:
88:
85:
81:
80:
75:
71:
70:
65:
61:
60:
51:
47:
46:
43:
39:
38:
35:
31:
30:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
908:
897:
894:
892:
889:
887:
884:
882:
879:
877:
874:
872:
869:
867:
864:
862:
859:
857:
854:
853:
851:
840:
835:
833:
828:
826:
821:
820:
814:
812:
808:
804:
799:
796:
792:
791:
783:
778:
776:
771:
769:
764:
763:
757:
755:
751:
746:
743:
739:
738:
734:
723:
720:
717:
714:
711:
709:
706:
703:
701:
698:
696:Scranton Pros
695:
692:
689:
687:
684:
682:
679:
677:
674:
672:Quincy Giants
671:
669:
666:
664:
661:
658:
655:
652:
649:
647:
644:
642:
639:
636:
633:
631:
628:
625:
623:
620:
618:
617:Lowell Giants
615:
612:
609:
607:
606:Jersey Tigers
604:
601:
599:
596:
594:Jersey Giants
593:
590:
588:
585:
583:
580:
578:
575:
573:
570:
567:
564:
562:
559:
556:
554:
551:
549:
546:
544:
541:
539:
536:
534:
531:
529:
526:
525:
523:
521:
517:
510:
507:
504:
501:
498:
495:
492:
489:
486:
483:
480:
479:
477:
473:
469:
462:
457:
455:
450:
448:
443:
442:
439:
428:
421:
413:
406:
398:
391:
383:
376:
372:
359:
356:
353:
350:
348:
345:
342:
341:
337:
334:
331:
328:
325:
324:
320:
317:
314:
311:
308:
307:
303:
300:
297:
294:
291:
290:
283:
280:
277:
274:
271:
270:
266:
263:
260:
257:
254:
250:
247:
241:
238:
235:
232:
229:
228:
225:
222:
219:
216:
213:
210:
208:
202:
198:
194:
191:
188:
185:
182:
179:
176:
174:
173:
165:
162:
157:
153:
151:
146:
138:
136:
132:
128:
124:
123:New York Jets
120:
116:
112:
108:
104:
94:
90:
86:
84:Championships
82:
79:
76:
72:
69:
66:
62:
59:
55:
52:
48:
44:
40:
36:
32:
28:
23:
811:expanding it
800:
754:expanding it
747:
732:
630:Newark Bears
552:
426:
420:
411:
405:
396:
390:
381:
375:
287:Ray Mathews
224:Fred Wallner
158:
154:
147:
144:
118:
102:
100:
602:Jersey Jets
598:Jersey Jays
850:Categories
367:References
246:Nick Cutro
131:Waterbury
95:1 (1973)
64:Based in
475:Seasons
141:History
125:of the
34:Founded
195:Coach
192:Finish
180:League
50:League
42:Folded
801:This
520:Teams
74:Arena
807:stub
750:stub
511:1973
508:1971
505:1970
502:1969
499:1968
496:1967
493:1966
490:1965
487:1964
484:1963
481:1962
360:N/A
343:1974
326:1973
309:1971
292:1970
272:1969
255:1968
230:1967
203:1966
177:Year
101:The
45:1974
37:1966
852::
329:11
137:.
838:e
831:t
824:v
813:.
781:e
774:t
767:v
756:.
460:e
453:t
446:v
357:0
354:3
351:6
335:0
332:1
318:0
315:8
312:4
301:0
298:5
295:7
281:0
278:5
275:7
264:1
261:5
258:6
239:0
236:6
233:6
217:1
214:3
211:8
189:T
186:L
183:W
87:0
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.