| Division | Northeast | ||
| Founded | ? | ||
| Inaugural AFA Season | 1946 | ||
| Stadium | Pitt Stadium (?–1948) Franklin Field (1949–1971) Knight Stadium (1972–present) | ||
| City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||
| Owner | Robert Simon, Jr. | ||
| Head Coach | Bob Berg | ||
| Team Colors | Blue, Red, White | ||
| Division titles | 3 (1957, 1959, 1973) | ||
| Victory Bowl titles | 1: 1973 | ||
| History | Pittsburgh Railers (?–1948) Philadelphia Railers (1949–present) | ||
The Philadelphia Railers are a professional football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. They are a charter member of the American Football Association, which they joined as the Pittsburgh Railers playing out of Pittsburgh before moving across the state in 1949. They play their home games at Knight Stadium.
History[]
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Logos[]
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Philadelphia Railers logo (1949–1954) |
Philadelphia Railers logo (1955–1970) |
Philadelphia Railers logo (1971–present) |
Season-by-season results[]
| Victory Bowl Champions | Victory Bowl Appearance | Division Champions | Playoff Berth |
| Season | League | Division | Regular season | Postseason results | ||||
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| Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | |||||
| Pittsburgh Railers | ||||||||
| 1946 | AFA | West | 4th | 4 | 7 | 1 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1947 | AFA | West | 6th | 1 | 10 | 1 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1948 | AFA | West | 4th | 5 | 6 | 1 | Missed playoffs | |
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| 1949 | AFA | West | 6th | 2 | 9 | 1 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1950 | AFA | West | 6th | 2 | 9 | 1 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1951 | AFA | West | 5th | 4 | 7 | 1 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1952 | AFA | East | 3rd | 6 | 6 | 0 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1953 | AFA | East | 3rd | 5 | 6 | 1 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1954 | AFA | East | 3rd | 5 | 6 | 1 | Missed playoffs | |
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| 1955 | AFA | East | 3rd | 5 | 6 | 1 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1956 | AFA | East | 3rd | 5 | 5 | 2 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1957 | AFA | East | 1st | 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost Semifinals (Minnesota) 13–21 | |
| 1958 | AFA | East | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 3 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1959 | AFA | East | 1st | 8 | 3 | 1 | Won Semifinals (Los Angeles) 9–6 Lost 14th Victory Bowl (Cleveland) 13–21 | |
| 1960 | AFA | East | 2nd | 8 | 4 | 0 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1961 | AFA | East | 2nd | 10 | 4 | 0 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1962 | AFA | East | 3rd | 6 | 8 | 0 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1963 | AFA | East | 5th | 0 | 14 | 0 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1964 | AFA | East | 3rd | 5 | 5 | 4 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1965 | AFA | East | 4th | 5 | 6 | 3 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1966 | AFA | East | 4th | 4 | 9 | 1 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1967 | AFA | East | 3rd | 8 | 5 | 1 | Lost Quarterfinals (Washington) 10–16 | |
| 1968 | AFA | Northeast | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 2 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1969 | AFA | Northeast | 3rd | 6 | 7 | 1 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1970 | AFA | Northeast | 4th | 5 | 7 | 2 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1971 | AFA | Northeast | 4th | 2 | 7 | 0 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1972 | AFA | Northeast | 4th | 5 | 9 | 0 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1973 | AFA | Northeast | 1st | 9 | 4 | 1 | Won Quarterfinals (St. Louis) 45–30 Won Semifinals (Baltimore|) 24–13 Won 28th Victory Bowl (Minnesota) 17–3 | |
| 1974 | AFA | Northeast | 4th | 4 | 9 | 1 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1975 | AFA | Northeast | 4th | 4 | 10 | 0 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1976 | AFA | Northeast | 3rd | 7 | 7 | 0 | Missed playoffs | |
| 1980 | AFA | East | 5th | 4 | 10 | 0 | Missed playoffs | |
| Total | 161 | 207 | 31 | (includes only regular season) | ||||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | (includes only the postseason) | |||||
| 165 | 210 | 31 | (includes both regular season and postseason) | |||||