| Division | Northeast | ||
| Founded | 1918 | ||
| Inaugural AFA Season | 1946 | ||
| Stadium | Metropolitan Stadium (1918–1952) Imperial Coliseum (1953–present) | ||
| City | The Bronx, New York | ||
| Owner | Raymond Jarvis | ||
| Head Coach | Joe Allison | ||
| Team Colors | Maroon, Silver, White | ||
| Division titles | 8 (1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1967 | ||
| Victory Bowl titles | 4: (1946, 1947, 1948, 1950) | ||
| History | New York Imperials (1918–present) | ||
The New York Imperials are a professional football team based in New York City, New York, United States. A charter member of the American Football Association, the Imperials play their home games at Imperial Coliseum in the borough of The Bronx.
The Imperials were the AFA's first dynasty, having won four of the first five Victory Bowls, but none since winning the Fifth Victory Bowl in 1950.
History[]
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Logos[]
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New York Imperials logo (1960–present) |
Season-by-season results[]
| Victory Bowl Champions | Victory Bowl Appearance | Division Champions | Playoff Berth |
| Season | League | Division | Regular season | Postseason results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | |||||
| New York Imperials | ||||||||
| 1946 | AFA | East | 1st | 9 | 2 | 1 | Won First Victory Bowl (Cincinnati) 24–13 | |
| 1947 | AFA | East | 1st | 8 | 3 | 1 | Won Second Victory Bowl (Cincinnati) 20–17 | |
| 1948 | AFA | East | 1st | 9 | 2 | 1 | Won Third Victory Bowl (Cincinnati) 34–31 | |
| 1949 | AFA | East | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 1 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1950 | AFA | East | 1st | 9 | 1 | 2 | Won Fifth Victory Bowl (Chicago) 20–17 | |
| 1951 | AFA | East | 2nd | 7 | 3 | 2 | Lost East Playoff (Boston) | |
| 1952 | AFA | East | 1st | 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost Semifinals (Cleveland) 20–27 | |
| 1953 | AFA | East | 2nd | 6 | 6 | 0 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1954 | AFA | East | 2nd | 8 | 3 | 1 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1955 | AFA | East | 1st | 11 | 0 | 1 | Won Semifinals (Houston) 14–10 Lost Tenth Victory Bowl (Minnesota) 10–13 | |
| 1956 | AFA | East | 1st | 11 | 1 | 0 | Won Semifinals (Houston) 20–17 Lost 11th Victory Bowl (Chicago) 14–33 | |
| 1957 | AFA | East | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 0 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1958 | AFA | East | 4th | 3 | 8 | 1 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1959 | AFA | East | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 1 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1960 | AFA | East | 3rd | 5 | 7 | 0 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1961 | AFA | East | 3rd | 6 | 6 | 2 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1962 | AFA | East | 5th | 4 | 9 | 1 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1963 | AFA | East | 3rd | 8 | 6 | 0 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1964 | AFA | East | 5th | 4 | 9 | 1 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1965 | AFA | East | 5th | 4 | 8 | 2 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1966 | AFA | East | 3rd | 6 | 8 | 0 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1967 | AFA | East | 1st | 9 | 4 | 1 | Won Quarterfinals (Pittsburgh) 31–17 Lost Semifinals (Washington) 24–27 | |
| 1968 | AFA | Northeast | 2nd | 8 | 5 | 1 | Won Quarterfinals (Pittsburgh) 21–0 Won Semifinals (Colorado) 24–13 Lost 23rd Victory Bowl (St. Louis) 17–27 | |
| 1969 | AFA | Northeast | 4th | 5 | 8 | 1 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1970 | AFA | Northeast | 3rd | 9 | 5 | 0 | Won Quarterfinals (St. Louis 24–17 Lost Semifinals (Seattle) 17–30 | |
| 1971 | AFA | Northeast | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | Won Quarterfinals (Portland 13–6 Lost Semifinals (Pittsburgh) 7–23 | |
| 1972 | AFA | Northeast | 4th | 2 | 12 | 0 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1973 | AFA | Northeast | 4th | 4 | 9 | 1 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1974 | AFA | Northeast | 3rd | 4 | 8 | 2 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1975 | AFA | Northeast | 3rd | 5 | 9 | 0 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1976 | AFA | Northeast | 5th | 6 | 8 | 0 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1980 | AFA | Northeast | 2nd | 8 | 6 | 0 | Missed playoffs | |
| Total | 202 | 170 | 26 | (includes only regular season) | ||||
| 11 | 8 | 0 | (includes only the postseason) | |||||
| 213 | 178 | 26 | (includes both regular season and postseason) | |||||