Portland Loggers

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| founded = 1969

| league = Continental Football League

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| arena = Multnomah Stadium

| city = Portland, Oregon

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| coach = Chuck Fenenbock

| gm = Al King

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The Portland Loggers were a professional American football team based in Portland, Oregon. They were members of the Continental Football League and only lasted one year. Featuring much of the roster of the defunct Orange County Ramblers, the team was originally known as the Hawaii Warriors, but were relocated from Honolulu to Portland just 18 days before the start of the 1969 season. The team played at Multnomah Stadium in the Goose Hollow neighborhood of Portland. They were coached by retired running back Chuck Fenenbock. New York Giants alum Len Younce served as Portland's linebackers coach.{{cite news |title=Younce in grid role |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/814586119/?terms=%22Portland%20Loggers%22&match=1 |access-date=8 April 2023 |work=The Columbian |agency=United Press International |date=12 August 1969 |location=Vancouver, Washington |page=19}} Al King, who was formerly the director of promotions of the Denver Broncos, served as the Loggers general manager and Paul O'Hollaren was the team's president.{{cite news |title=Al King Gets Loggers Post |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/875079366/?terms=%22Portland%20Loggers%22&match=1 |access-date=8 April 2023 |work=Kitsap Sun |agency=United Press International |date=23 August 1969 |location=Kitsap, Washington |page=11}}

During the Loggers first game, a pre-season matchup against the Las Vegas Cowboys at Cashman Field on August 10, 1969, an electrical storm caused a power outage to the stadium. After waiting 45 minutes in vain for the power to be restored, officials called the game final at a score of 34–7, in favor of the Cowboys, with 9:45 left in the contest.{{cite news |title=Portland Loggers open pre-season slate losing |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/814585730/?terms=%22Portland%20Loggers%22&match=1 |access-date=8 April 2023 |work=The Columbian |agency=United Press International |date=11 August 1969 |location=Vancouver, Washington |page=14}}

To boost attendance towards the end of the season, team owners held several promotions at one game, including their November 16 game against the Spokane Shockers where it was "Ladies Night", "Boy Scout Night", "Chamber of Commerce Night" and "Picture Night". In October the team stopped holding their practices at Multnomah Stadium and started using the football field at Central Catholic High School. In late October the Loggers received placekicker Momčilo Gavrić on loan from the National Football League (NFL) San Francisco 49ers. Ultimately, only 25,157 fans attended the Loggers' six home games, or 4,192 per contest.[http://www.profootballarchives.com/1969coflpor.html 1969 Portland Loggers]

The Loggers were mentioned as a team that could have potentially played in a 1970 iteration of the Continental Football League, one that would have been based only in the western United States. The team was shut down in April 1970.{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jQg0AAAAIBAJ&pg=6757,488619&dq=continental-football-league&hl=en|title=Spokane Daily Chronicle - Google News Archive Search|publisher=|access-date=December 21, 2014}}

Roster

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::{{Small|Source{{cite web |title=1969 Portland Loggers (COFL) |url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/1969coflpor.html |website=profootballarchives.com |publisher=Pro Football Archives |access-date=8 April 2023}}}}

Schedule

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Week ! Date ! Opponent ! Result ! Record ! Venue ! Attendance
style="background:#fcc" ! E1 \| August 9 \| at Las Vegas Cowboys \| L 7–34 \| 0–0 \| Cashman Field \| 7,000
style="background:#cfc" ! 1 \| August 24 \| Fort Worth Braves \| W 17–10 \| 1–0 \| Multnomah Stadium \| 2,316
style="background:#fcc" ! 2 \| August 30 \| at Fort Worth Braves \| L 22–30 \| 1–1 \| Farrington Field \| 10,266
style="background:#cfc" ! 3 \| September 7 \| Spokane Shockers \| W 32–14 \| 2–1 \| Multnomah Stadium \| 4,303
style="background:#fcc" ! 4 \| September 13 \| at Seattle Rangers \| L 20–23 \| 2–2 \| Memorial Stadium \| 6,065
style="background:#fcc" ! 5 \| September 20 \| at Spokane Shockers \| L 17–23 \| 2–3 \| Joe Albi Stadium \| 2,300
style="background:#fcc" ! 6 \| September 28 \| Sacramento Capitols \| L 7–18 \| 2–4 \| Multnomah Stadium \| 3,308
style="background:#fcc" ! 7 \| October 14 \| at Sacramento Capitols \| L 7–27 \| 2–5 \| Charles C. Hughes Stadium \| 5,412
style="background:#fcc" ! 8 \| October 21 \| at Las Vegas Cowboys \| L 13–42 \| 2–6 \| Cashman Field \| 4,700
style="background:#cfc" ! 9 \| October 26 \| Seattle Rangers \| W 27–24 \| 3–6 \| Multnomah Stadium \| 6,160
style="background:#fcc" ! 10 \| November 9 \| at Seattle Rangers \| L 20–44 \| 3–7 \| Memorial Stadium \| 5,471
style="background:#fcc" ! 11 \| November 16 \| Spokane Shockers \| L 27–59 \| 3–8 \| Multnomah Stadium \| 2,038
style="background:#fcc" ! 12 \| November 23 \| Las Vegas Cowboys \| L 10–34 \| 3–9 \| Multnomah Stadium \| 4,688

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! E1

| August 9

| at Las Vegas Cowboys