Last Title by Franchise Fall 2019

[The Gipper]

Now that the  Washington Nationals nee Montreal Expos have won the World Series,   here is the list of all 124 current major league franchises in the 4 major sports with the last year in which that team won a title, or the year the franchise was created if they have never won a title (noted as YO for Year of Origin). 

2019  Washington Nationals  MLB

......St. Louis Blues  NHL

..... Toronto Raptors NBA

2018  New England Patriots  NFL

..... Boston Red Sox  MLB

.....Golden State Warriors  NBA

.....Washington Capitals  NHL

2017 Philadelphia Eagles NFL

.....Houston Astros MLB

.....Las Vegas Golden Knights NHL no title YO

.....  Pittsburgh Penguins NHL

2016..... Chicago Cubs MLB

.....Cleveland Cavaliers NBA

2015 Denver Broncos NFL

..... Kansas City Royals MLB

..... Chicago Blackhawks NHL

2014 San Francisco Giants MLB

..... San Antonio Spurs NBA

.....Los Angeles Kings NHL

2013 Seattle Seahawks NFL

......Miami Heat NBA
2012 Baltimore Ravens NFL
2011 New York Giants NFL
.....St. Louis Cardinals MLB
.....Boston Bruins NHL
.....Dallas Mavericks NBA
2010 Green Bay Packers NFL
.....LA Lakers NBA
2009 New Orleans Saints NFL
.....New York Yankees MLB
2008 Pittsburgh Steelers NFL
.....Philadelphia Phillies MLB
.....Oklahoma City Thunder, no title YO
.....Boston Celtics NBA
.....Detroit Redwings NHL
2007 Anaheim Ducks NHL
2006 Indianapolis Colts NFL
.....Carolina Hurricane fka Hartford Whalers NBA
2005 Chicago White Sox MLB
2004 Detroit Pistons NBA
.....Tampa Bay Lightning NHL
2003 Florida nka Miami Marlins MLB
.....New Jersey Devils NHL

.....New Orleans Pelicans fka Hornets NBA YO
2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL
.....LA/Anaheim Angels MLB
.....Houston Texans, no title YO
2001 Arizona Diamondbacks MLB
.....Colorado Avalanche NHL
2000 Minnesota Wild, no title YO
.....Columbus Bluejackets no title YO
1999 LA/St. Louis; Rams NFL
.....Dallas Stars NHL
.....Winnipeg Jets fka Atlanta Thrashers, no title YO
1998 Chicago Bulls NBA
.....Nashville Predators, no title YO
.....Tampa Bay Rays, no title YO
1995 Dallas Cowboys NFL
.....Atlanta Braves MLB
.....Houston Rockets NBA
.....Jacksonville Jaguars no title YO
.....Carolina Panthers no title YO
.....Memphis fka Vancouver Grizzlies no title YO
1994 San Francisco 49ers NFL
.....New York Rangers NHL
1993 Montreal Canadiennes NHL
.....Toronto BlueJays MLB
.....Colorado Rockies no titles YO
.....Florida Panthers no titles YO
1992 Ottawa Senators, no title YO
1991 Washington Redskins NFL
.....Minnesota Twins MLB
.....San Jose Sharks no titles YO
1990 Cincinnati Reds MLB
.....Edmonton Oilers NHL
1989 Oakland As MLB
.....Calgary Flames NHL
.....Orlando Magic no title YO
.....Minnesota Timberwolves no title YO
1988 Los Angeles Dodgers MLB
..... Charlotte Hornets aka Bobcats no title YO
1986 New York Mets MLB
1985 Chicago Bears NFL
1984 Detroit Tigers
1983 Oakland/LA Raiders NFL
.....Baltimore Orioles MLB
.....Philadelphia 76ers NBA
.....NY Islanders NHL
1979 Pittsburgh Pirates MLB
.....Oklahoma City Thunder/ Seattle Supersonics NBA
.....Phoenix Coyotes/fkaWinnipeg Jets WHA
1978 Washington Wizards fka Bullets NBA
1977 Portland Trailblazers NBA

.....Seattle Mariners  no titles  YO
1976 NY/NJ Nets ABA
1975 Philadelphia Flyers NHL
1974 Utah/New Orleans Jazz no titles YO
1973 Miami Dolphins NFL
.....New York Knicks NBA
.....Indiana Pacers ABA
1971 Milwaukee Bucks NBA
1970 Buffalo Sabres no titles YO
.....Vancouver Canucks no titles YO
.....LA Clippers fka SD fka Buffalo Braves no titles YO
1969 Kansas City Chiefs NFL
.....Milwakee Brewers/Seattle Pilots no titles YO
.....San Diego Padres no titles YO
1968 New York Jets NFL
.....Cincinnati Bengals no titles YO
.....Phoenix Suns no titles YO
1967 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL
.....Denver Nuggets no titles YO
1966 Atlanta Falcons no titles YO
1965 Buffalo Bills AFL
1964 Cleveland Browns NFL
1963 LA/San Diego Chargers AFL
1961 Tennessee Titans fka Houston Oilers AFL
.....Minnesota Vikings no titles YO
.....Texas Rangers fka Washington Senators no titles YO
1958 Atlanta/St. Louis Hawks NBA
1957 Detroit Lions NFL
1951 Sacramento Kings fka Kansas City/Cincinnati/Rochester Royals NBA
1948 Cleveland Indians MLB
1947 Arizona/St. Louis/Chicago Cardinals NFL

[The Gipper]

Those Nationals/Expos were one of the many expansion teams that began operations in the late 60s that had never won a title.  They along with the Blues, and the Cavs finally broke through.  There are still like 9 other teams that began in that era that have still not yet won.

[The Gipper]

As noted in prior renditions of this thread.....two of our Cleveland teams are in the "bottom 10"   on this list.

Only Buffalo...and Atlanta  other than Cleveland has two teams that have not won since 1970. Atlanta can count here because the Hawks moved there sometime in the mid 60s...around the same time the Falcons originated.   

(though it appears that the Phoenix area does, but it doesn't...the Cardinals did not move to Phoenix until 1988).

It also appears that LA has two as well....Clippers/Chargers.   But, again, those team moved into LA much later.

[The Gipper]

And, oh, yes, of course, we must mention the "close calls' that some of these long waiting teams have had.

I don't have to remind you all of the Tribe's two  extra inning 7th game losses in the WS.

Cardinals lost the Super Bowl on about the last play.

Texas Rangers were one strike away from winning it all.

Oilers/Titans were one foot short....of at least sending their Super Bowl into OT.

Bills:   see Scot Norwood, Wide Right.

Bengals.....what really should be known as "The Drive"......Montana's comeback in the Super Bowl.

Falcons...choking like dogs with like a 24 point lead in the Super Bowl. 

Vancouver had a 3-2 game lead in Stanley Cup Final...and blew it.

Imagine if a lot of these games/series had gone the other way.

[The Gipper]

Technically, I may have the following franchise in the wrong place:

2008....Oklahoma City Thunder, no title YO

At one point, I think the NBA was saying that they considered the OK city team a new franchise when it was relocated from Seattle,    but, now, apparently they are just saying that the Thunder are simply a continuation of the Sonics franchise, that has been in existance since 1967.  The Sonics won the NBA title in 1979.....so perhaps, in the future, I will have to amend this to put that team's title drought to go back to that date. 

[The Gipper]

Notice also that among the  10 franchises that have been waiting the longest  Three of them are the three NFL teams that sit on or border Lake Erie:  Buffalo on the East, Cleveland in the center, and Detroit on the west.

Some day, Lake Erie is going to rule the NFL..... when, I don't know.