The 10 longest active playoff droughts in pro sports. The padres have one of the most beautiful ballparks and cities, but championship success has eluded them. But theyre not the only playoffstarved north american sports franchise. Raising the stanley cup last night the chicago blackhawks put an end to the longest running title drought in the nhl49 years. One of the nfls longest droughts for a team thats actually won a super bowl. Longest title droughts in professional sports longest period since winning a title. The longest running title droughts in sports bleacher. The mariners have not qualified for the postseason since ichiro suzukis rookie. Longest running title droughts in sports quiz by mets7755.
If things break right, the buffalo bills could end a playoff drought that dates back to 1999. The indians have gone an astounding 67 years without winning the world series. The drought began in 1967, the inaugural year of the new orleans saints the oldest professional sports team still playing in new orleans. Throughout the history of major league baseball mlb, franchises have had various. Clevelands sevengame nba finals triumph over golden state was filled with enough story lines for a book, let alone a blog post. Longest active power 5 conference title droughts in. Longest professional sports droughts quiz by quinnwolf. Below is few of the city breakdowns that have gone the longest without a title across all prosports. The 10 longest championship droughts in professional sports. And san diego and buffalo should not be on the list of never having a title since the chargers won the afc championship in 1963 and the bills twice, the last in 1965. The 56 most significant championship droughts left in sports. So which pro sports teams have the longest title droughts now.
Breaking down the longest world series droughts in mlb. Many fans are eager to see their favorite team win the game, in the hopes that win. The worst droughts in the history of the ncaa tournament aol. Here are the five current power 5 teams with the longest conference title droughts, topped by one school that has not won a.
There are still plenty of franchises that havent won a championship in a long time, and well look at the 10 that have been waiting the longest. Twin cities now has longest title drought of major u. New orleans had gone 43 years without winning a championship in any major professional sport until the new orleans saints brought the city its first professional sports title via the 2010 super bowl. The pro sports teams with the longest championship.
Mlb cleveland indians 1948 nfl chicagoarizona cardinals 1947 nb. Throughout the history of major league baseball mlb, franchises have had various postseason and world series droughts all 16 of the original major league franchises i. Heres a look at some of the longest active playoff droughts in sports. The seattle mariners now own the longest postseason drought in pro american sports the mariners have not been to the postseason since ichiros rookie season.
That marks the last cincinnati championshipthe last time the nfls bengals played and lost in a super bowl was. The last time they claimed the title was in 1908, defeating the detroit tigers in five. Top 25 longest active championship droughts in sports. With the chicago cubs winning the world series and ending a 108year title drought, the heat index. The chicago cubs have by far the longest active championship drought in north american professional sports.
Not surprising that the indians would have one of the longest droughts in professional sports, considering the entire city had gone 52 years without a title. Here are the longest super bowl droughts that could be coming to an end in 2017 there are 12 nfl teams that currently have a super bowl drought of more than 20 seasons. The team has gone 71 seasons without winning a league title, with its last coming via the 1947 nfl championship when the team was called the chicago cardinals. How that came about, as well as a recap of their playoff run to win that championship, is told in this excellent book. Check out the longest active title droughts in the four major american professional sports. After the eagles super bowl win, the longest championship. Test your knowledge on this sports quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. The longest active title drought is that of the arizona cardinals franchise, which last won. The three longest championship droughts in history were ended recently by the red sox 85 years. The 9 longest postseason droughts in major league baseball. Can you name the longest running title droughts in sports. Across north america, fans don the jerseys of their favorite teams and flock to arenas and stadiums to see them play.
Longest active title droughts in sports fox sports. Cleveland and oakland have the longest pro title droughts for. Are the detroit lions the new face of sports championship futility. The cleveland cavaliers ended their citys 52 year sports. Mariners postseason drought is now the longest in the.
A look at the longest world series droughts in mlb. Media general after 108 years of waiting for another world series ring, the chicago cubs ended the longest championship drought in major. If only they could just find the next willie mays hayes and ricky vaughn to lead them all the way. The longest streaks for teams in their current cities in the nhl belong to the st. The longawaited championship ends the longest title drought in north american professional sports history and ends the cubs streak of seven straight world series losses dating back to 1910. The atlanta falcons are the oldest nfl franchise without a title of any kind. Longest title droughts in professional sports posted by cgsc lobotomy on 116 at 7. With the buffalo bills making the afc wild card game on sunday, the mariners now have the longest postseason drought in the four major professional sports played in north america. Are the detroit lions the new face of sports championship. Because the longest active postseason drought in american professional sports now belongs to the seattle mariners. The worst droughts in the history of the ncaa tournament. But houston certainly should not be on the list of cities with multiple big four teams that have never had a sports title. Can you name the longest active playoff droughts minimum five years among big 4 teams. Analyzing the 10 cfb teams with longest ncaa football betting title droughts 1.
Cleveland, oakland have longest title droughts for 3sport cities. The longest drought in nfl history and the longest active drought for any north american sports team belongs to the arizona cardinals. This season marks the eighth straight year that the sabres have failed to make the playoffs, but theyre not the only franchise who hasnt tasted the playoffs in a long period of time and theyre not even in the top five for longest active playoff droughts. The buffalo bills top the list that no sports team wants to be a part of. They won the world series, their first championship since 1908, and ended the longest title drought in american professional sports, 108 years. Which pro sport leagues longest title drought will end first. Here is a look at the longest active world series title droughts that go back to at least 1998, when the most recent expansion teams joined mlb. Sports teams with the longest championship droughts ever. Illinois fighting illini, last title 1927, 88 years starting us off is the illini, who own the longest drought in cfb. The longest active droughts left in sports mens journal. The drought is over but several teams and fans continue their. The fans of the cleveland indians and detroit lions now have the longest championship droughts.
Here are the longest super bowl droughts that could be. Brewers now in top 4 for longest world series championship drought. Meet the teams that always seem to be allergic to the playoffs. A look at mlb franchises with the longest world series drought. The 7 cities with the longest sports championship droughts. The arizona cardinals now have the longest championship. Breaking down the longest world series droughts in mlb history now that the cavaliers broke their slump, its time to look for their baseball counterpart. The chicago cubs ended the longest title drought in sports at 108 years thursday when they beat the cleveland indians in game 7 of the world series. It was actually the longest playoff drought in professional american sports. Cities and their sports championship droughts the cities. In sports, a drought refers to instances in which an individual or team has gone through a. Currently, the brewers have the fourthlongest world series title drought, and they could move up. The longest championship droughts in north american pro sports.
Longest active power 5 conference title droughts in college football. So if they can put together one final push, this team can end one of the worst streaks in the history of professional sports. Getting all the way to a sports championship round is a major achievement, even if you dont win. San diego takes possession of longest title drought. List of major league baseball franchise postseason droughts. Cleveland, ohio one group of longsuffering pro sports fans in oakland. Every major sports team and its fans should have a championship to celebrate every once in a while, and, at the rate we are going right now.