9 8 5 ▁and ▁have ▁the ▁team ▁play ▁a ▁fall ▁schedule . ▁ ▁Some ▁franch ises ▁fol ded ▁before ▁or ▁after ▁a ▁season ' s ▁play , ▁and ▁others ▁moved ▁and / or ▁merged . ▁ ▁However , ▁unlike ▁the ▁W FL ▁and ▁other ▁le agues ▁that ▁have ▁competed ▁against ▁the ▁NFL , ▁no ▁US FL ▁team ▁actually ▁fol ded ▁during ▁a ▁season ' s ▁play . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁because , ▁with ▁the ▁notable ▁exception ▁of ▁San ▁Antonio , ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁league ' s ▁teams ▁were ▁fairly ▁well ▁capital ized ▁from ▁the ▁start , ▁as ▁D ixon ▁had ▁anticip ated ▁the ▁league ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁abs orb ▁years ▁of ▁red ▁in k ▁before ▁coming ▁into ▁its ▁own . ▁ ▁By ▁comparison , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁W FL ' s ▁teams ▁appeared ▁to ▁be ▁sever ely ▁under cap ital ized . ▁ ▁Chicago , ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁and ▁San ▁Antonio ▁did ▁come ▁close ▁to ▁fol ding ▁in ▁mid season , ▁but ▁league ▁inter vention ▁helped ▁these ▁teams ▁make ▁it ▁through . ▁▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁Arizona , ▁Baltimore , ▁B irmingham , ▁Jackson ville , ▁M emph is , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁Or lando ▁and ▁a ▁newly ▁re organ ized ▁T ampa ▁Bay ▁team ▁were ▁scheduled ▁to ▁play ▁an ▁ultimately ▁ab orted ▁ 1 8 - game ▁fall ▁schedule ▁season ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁only ▁New ▁Jersey ▁and ▁T ampa ▁Bay ▁shared ▁mark ets ▁with ▁an ▁NFL ▁team ▁( in ▁New ▁Jersey '