American Football League (AFL) - AFL Championships
From the formation of the American Football League (AFL) through 1970 when the league merged with the NFL, there was an AFL Championship Game to determine the champion of the American Football League. At the same time, the NFL was crowning an NFL champion in the NFL Championship Game. At the end of the 1966 season, the first Super Bowl was played to crown an undisputed professional football champion (in January of 1967).
AFL Champions
Following is a list of all of the American Football League Champions from 1960 to 1969. Please note that from 1966 to 1969 the AFL champion went on to play in the Super Bowl.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Houston Oilers | Los Angeles Chargers | 24-16 |
| 1961 | Houston Oilers | San Diego Chargers | 10-3 |
| 1962 | Dallas Texans | Houston Oilers | 20-17 (2OT) |
| 1963 | San Diego Chargers | Boston Patriots | 51-10 |
| 1964 | Buffalo Bills | San Diego Chargers | 20-7 |
| 1965 | Buffalo Bills | San Diego Chargers | 23-0 |
| 1966 | Kansas City Chiefs | Buffalo Bills | 31-7 |
| 1967 | Oakland Raiders | Houston Oilers | 40-7 |
| 1968 | New York Jets | Oakland Raiders | 27-23 |
| 1969 | Kansas City Chiefs | Oakland Raiders | 17-7 |
Most AFL Championships
Following are the teams with the most AFL Championships:
| Team | Appearances | Wins | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs * | 3 | 3 | 1962 | 1969 |
| Houston Oilers ** | 4 | 2 | 1960 | 1961 |
| Buffalo Bills | 3 | 2 | 1964 | 1965 |
| San Diego Chargers | 5 | 1 | 1963 | 1963 |
| Oakland Raiders | 3 | 1 | 1967 | 1967 |
| New York Jets | 1 | 1 | 1968 | 1968 |
| Boston Patriots *** | 1 | 0 |
* The Kansas City Chiefs first win came as the Dallas Texans
** The Houston Oilers are now the Tennessee Titans
*** The Boston Patriots are now the New England Patriots
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