The Montreal Beavers were a professional
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team based in
Montreal
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Quebec
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Canada
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. The franchise began as the Indianapolis Warriors of the
United Football League in 1961, where they played for four seasons. During that time the Warriors made the UFL playoffs three times, and advanced to the league championship in 1964. The team moved to
Fort Wayne in January 1965, and became a charter member of the
Continental Football League (CFL) when it was formed the next month.
Unable to find financial success in Indiana, team owner Al Savill sold the Warriors to a group from Montreal led by construction magnate, and former Montreal Alouette, Johnny Newman in March 1966. Led by former
South Carolina
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, anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind"
, Former = Province of South Carolina
, seat = Columbia
, LargestCity = Charleston
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head coach
Marvin Bass
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, the Beavers finished with a 7-7 record in 1966 and a 4-8 mark in 1967. The team denied rumours of a sale in early 1968, but nevertheless folded before the season began.
The
Indianapolis Capitols were considered "an outgrowth" of the team when the expansion franchise was established in 1969 for play in the CFL.
Season-by-season
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