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{{Short description|Historical American football team}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox Pre-modern NFL team
| name = Hartford Blues
| bgcolor = blue
| fontcolor = white
| helmet = 
| logo = 
| founded = 1924
| suspended = 
| folded = 1927
| relocated =
| location = [[Hartford, Connecticut]], USA (1925–1927) <br> [[Waterbury, Connecticut]], USA (1924–1925)
| field = Brassco Field (1924–1925) <br> [[Clarkin Field]] (1925) <br> [[East Hartford Velodrome]] (1926–1927)
| league = [[National Football League]] (1926)<br>Independent (1924–1925, 1927)
| conference =
| division = 
| colors = Blue, white (1924–1926) <br> {{color box|blue|border=silver}}{{color box|white|border=silver}} <br> Black, orange (1927) <br> {{color box|black|border=silver}}{{color box|orange|border=silver}}
| history = Waterbury Blues (1924–1925)<br>Hartford Blues (1925–1926)<br> Hartford Giants (1927)
| nickname = "George Mulligan's Blues"
| coach = [[Dick McGrath]] (1924–1925) <br> [[Jack Keogh]] (1926) <br> [[Vincent Lacava]] (1927)
| manager = 
| owner = [[George Mulligan]]
| championships = 
| AFL 1 championships =
| AFL 2 championships =
| AFL 3 championships =
| AAFC championships =
| Other League championships = 2 State Championships: (1924, 1925)
| named for =
| mascot = 
| website =
}}

The '''Hartford Blues''' of the [[National Football League]] played only in the [[1926 NFL season]], with a record of 3–7. The team was based in [[Hartford, Connecticut]] but played at the [[East Hartford Velodrome]].<ref name=coffincorner1>{{cite journal | title=The Hartford Blues Part I| journal=Coffin Corner | publisher=Professional Football Researchers Association | volume=4 | issue=8 | year=1982 | pages=1–5 | url=http://profootballresearchers.com/archives/Website_Files/Coffin_Corner/04-08-107.pdf | author=Hogrogian, John}}</ref><ref name=coffincorner2>{{cite journal | title=The Hartford Blues Part II| journal=Coffin Corner | publisher=Professional Football Researchers Association | volume=4 | issue=9 | year=1982 | pages=1–5 | url=http://profootballresearchers.com/archives/Website_Files/Coffin_Corner/04-09-110.pdf | author=Hogrogian, John}}</ref>

==Hall of Famers==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="5" style="background:blue; color:white;"|Hartford Blues Hall of Famers
|-
! colspan="5" style="background:blue; color:white;"|Players
|-
! No.
! Name
! Position
! Tenure
! Inducted
|-
| — || [[Steve Owen (American football)|Steve Owen]] || [[Tackle (American football)|T]]/[[Guard (American football)|G]] || 1925 || 1966
|}

[[Image:Hartford Blues football team in 1926.png|200px|left|thumb|Hartford Blues, 1926]]

==Season-by-season==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! W !! L !! T !! Finish!! Coach
|-
| [[1924 Waterbury Blues season|1924]] || 7 || 2 || 4 || N/A || rowspan=2|[[Dick McGrath]]
|-
| [[1925 Waterbury Blues season|1925]] || 10 || 2 || 0 || N/A 
|-
| [[1926 Hartford Blues season|1926]] || 3 || 7 || 0 || 13th||[[Jack Keogh]]
|-
| [[1927 Hartford Giants season|1927]] || 7 || 1 || 0 || Inc. || [[Vincent Lacava]]
|}

==References==
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*[http://www.luckyshow.org/football/Hartford%20Blues.htm Complete Football Records]

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[[Category:American football teams in Connecticut]]
[[Category:American football teams established in 1924]]
[[Category:American football teams disestablished in 1927]]
[[Category:Defunct NFL teams]]
[[Category:Defunct sports clubs and teams in Connecticut]]
[[Category:Sports clubs and teams in Hartford, Connecticut|Blues]]
[[Category:East Hartford, Connecticut]]
[[Category:1924 establishments in Connecticut]]
[[Category:1927 disestablishments in Connecticut]]


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