Throughout the early 20th century, football was played in a variety of different leagues all across North America. Each league consisted of 6-12 teams, and only represented a small region (ex. Northeast US, East Canada, Midwest). After many leagues suffered a decline in players and teams through WWII, the demand for a new league consisting of the best teams (the ones who survived WWII) grew. In January 1947 Tom Evans (owner and coach of the New York Football Club) began to turn the gears in order to get this league created. By late 1947, six of the best and most lucrative clubs from the Eastern US and Canada agreed to start the North American Football Alliance (NAFA). These teams were the:

- Cleveland Lumberjacks
- Connecticut Sailors (now defunct)
- Montreal Saints (now the Detroit Sparks)
- New York Football Club (now the New York Blues)
- Philadelphia Americans
- Toronto Nationals

NAFA Logo & Uniform History:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1pdJWwZTYj7bQupelJVvBgq-82LBLRdhm?usp=sharing

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Current Season: 1964​ Off Season


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Past Continental Bowls

Continental Bowl I (1948) - Toronto Nationals 17, New York Football Club 13
Continental Bowl II (1949) - New York Football Club 22, Philadelphia Americans 7
Continental Bowl III (1950) - New York Football Club 13, Philadelphia Americans 12
Continental Bowl IV (1951) - New York Football Club 34, Baltimore Knights 13
Continental Bowl V (1952) - Toronto Nationals 20, New York Football Club 16
Continental Bowl VI (1953) - Toronto Nationals 13, Philadephia Americans 9
Continental Bowl VII (1954-55) - New York Blues 21, Toronto Nationals 13
Continental Bowl VIII (1955-56) - Chicago Cougars 23, New York Blues 22
Continental Bowl IX (1956-57) - St. Louis Knights 31, Cleveland Lumberjacks 23
Continental Bowl X (1957-58) - Cleveland Lumberjacks 23, Indianapolis Chiefs 6
Continental Bowl XI (1958-59) - New York Blues 26, Minneapolis Black Bears 20
Continental Bowl XII (1959-60) - Cleveland Lumberjacks 27, Minneapolis Black Bears 13
Continental Bowl XIII (1960-61) - Boston Riders 34, Indianapolis Chiefs 30
Continental Bowl XIV (1961-62) - St. Louis Knights 13, Indianapolis Chiefs 10
Continental Bowl XV (1962-63) - Chicago Cougars 24, Boston Riders 20
Continental Bowl XVI (1963-64) - Indianapolis Chiefs 37, Boston Riders 30

Number of Continental Bowl Wins per Franchise: New York (5), Toronto (3), Chicago (2), Cleveland (2), St. Louis (2), Boston (1), Indianapolis (1)

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How I Simulate

1948 - 1960

Each of the six original teams was assigned a rank based on the story. This is the only thing that isn’t random. The best team received six points, second five, third four, etc. Then, each team was entered into a list a certain number of times based on the amount of points they had.

The next year, the points are based off of the standings from the previous year. So the champion gets the most, runner-up second most, etc. The process is the continued for each season.

When there is an expansion team, a rank is randomly generated from the bottom half of the league. The team then takes this rank and pushes all other teams down a rank.

For the championship, the two teams are entered into a list the same way as during the regular season. However, the team with home-field advantage gets added an extra time (Home field advantage will no longer be a factor in 1955, when a neutral site will begin hosting the Continental Championship).

1961 - present

Before each season, each team is given a rating on a scale of 1-15 based on a few factors:

1. Previous Season Results
2. Draft Results
3. Age of Players
4. A random number is generated between 0.75-1.25. The teams score after the first three factors is then multiplied by this number.

Each team is then entered into a list the amount of times as their rating. The list is then randomized, giving the overall standings for the entire league.

From there, team records are randomized, and storylines are created.

When there is an expansion team, they receive a number between 1 and 7.5 as their "previous season results." They then go through the same process as every other team (factors 2-4).

Last edited by DoctaC (9/14/2019 2:00 pm)