▁▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁( c ance led ) ▁ ▁Championship ▁games ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁game ▁was ▁originally ▁to ▁be ▁played ▁at ▁the ▁Pont iac ▁Silver d ome , ▁but ▁after ▁the ▁Pan thers ▁merged ▁with ▁Oak land , ▁the ▁game ▁was ▁awarded ▁to ▁Gi ants ▁Stadium . ▁ ▁Had ▁there ▁been ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁season , ▁the ▁championship ▁game ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁be ▁played ▁at ▁Jackson ville ' s ▁G ator ▁Bowl ▁Stadium ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁US FL ' s ▁championship ▁tro phy ▁had ▁a ▁silver ▁US FL - logo ed ▁hel met ▁with ▁a ▁gold ▁fac em ask , ▁mounted ▁on ▁a ▁mar ble ▁base ▁by ▁a ▁swo op ing ▁silver ▁arm ature . ▁On ▁the ▁base ▁were ▁mounted ▁gold ▁pla ques ▁with ▁the ▁names ▁and ▁scores ▁of ▁the ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁US FL ▁Championship ▁Games . ▁Like ▁the ▁N HL ' s ▁Stanley ▁Cup ▁and ▁the ▁C FL ' s ▁Grey ▁Cup , ▁but ▁unlike ▁the ▁NFL ' s ▁V ince ▁Lomb ardi ▁Tro phy ▁for ▁their ▁Super ▁Bowl ▁championship ▁game , ▁it ▁was ▁loan ed ▁to ▁the ▁winning ▁team ▁for ▁one ▁year ▁rather ▁than ▁a ▁new ▁tro phy ▁being ▁made ▁each ▁year ▁for ▁the ▁winning ▁team ▁to ▁keep . ▁After ▁the ▁Philadelphia / B alt imore ▁Stars ▁won ▁the ▁final ▁US FL ▁championship ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁General