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Founded | 2001 |
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League | WAFL (2001) |
Team history | Seattle Warbirds (2001) |
Based in | Seattle, Washington |
Colors | Garnet, gold, white |
The Seattle Warbirds were a women's professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They were founded by head coach Michael Stuart and general manager Joshua Creel in 2001 in the Women's American Football League. [1]
The Warbirds only played in the 2001 WAFL season, finishing 9–0–1 and winning the Pacific Northwest Division title before losing to the Arizona Caliente in the Pacific Conference semifinals. [2] The next season, most of the players left to form the Tacoma Majestics in the Independent Women's Football League (IWFL). [3] In 2006, the Warbirds merged with Tacoma to become the Seattle Majestics in the IWFL. [4] [5]
Ten years later, the Warbirds announced they would return to play in the Women's Football Alliance (WFA) for the 2011 season. [6] However, the team would never play a game in the WFA.
| |
Founded | 2001 |
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League | WAFL (2001) |
Team history | Seattle Warbirds (2001) |
Based in | Seattle, Washington |
Colors | Garnet, gold, white |
The Seattle Warbirds were a women's professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They were founded by head coach Michael Stuart and general manager Joshua Creel in 2001 in the Women's American Football League. [1]
The Warbirds only played in the 2001 WAFL season, finishing 9–0–1 and winning the Pacific Northwest Division title before losing to the Arizona Caliente in the Pacific Conference semifinals. [2] The next season, most of the players left to form the Tacoma Majestics in the Independent Women's Football League (IWFL). [3] In 2006, the Warbirds merged with Tacoma to become the Seattle Majestics in the IWFL. [4] [5]
Ten years later, the Warbirds announced they would return to play in the Women's Football Alliance (WFA) for the 2011 season. [6] However, the team would never play a game in the WFA.