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The financially troubled franchise was purchased in March 1968 and later renamed to the
Sacramento Capitols. Under new head coach George Porter the team improved to 5–7 in 1968 and then 8–4 in 1969. The team made the COFL playoffs for the first and only time in 1969, where they lost 31–0 to the Las
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Buccaneers' players threatened to quit after not receiving their pay for two games. The players agreed to stay on with a $ 75-per-game pay cut, but demanded more of a say in team affairs in return. McCormick and four of his assistants quit afterwards.
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was announced in May 1967. The franchise's first head coach was Don McCormick, formerly of the
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