Best Record: 95-67 (1986)
Worst Record: 58-104 (1982)
Playoff Appearances: 2
Championships: 1 (1986)
The Washington Eagles have only been in the league for eight years and have already enjoyed more success than the team that previously resided in DC, the Washington Generals/Minnesota Lakers. The Lakers franchise is 95 years old and still searching for its first ever championship, while the Eagles won a championship in their fifth season of existence. They made the playoffs as a 4-year-old franchise, the current record. Their first playoff appearance in 1985 came when they won their division despite finishing with a 79-83 record. At the time, it was the worst record ever for a playoff team (the Seals broke that record three years later, winning the NBC West in 1988 with a 77-85 record). Not only did the Eagles make the playoffs with a losing record (while the 103-win Stallions missed the playoffs due to the league no longer using wild cards), but they defeated both the Philadelphia Hornets and the Los Angeles Captains to reach the World Series. Their Cinderella run ended there, as they were quickly swept by the San Diego Sharks. Then the very next year, they won their division again (with 95 wins this time) and returned to the World Series. This time, they took down the Colonels in 7 games to claim their first ever World Series championship. They have yet to make another trip to the playoffs.
Outlook for 1990:
The Eagles have been trending in the wrong direction over the past couple years, and more than likely are not serious contenders in 1990.
Current Manager:
The Eagles just hired Peter Edwards as their manager. Edwards played for the Silverbacks, Stars and Hornets from 1963 through 1983, and was quickly hired by the Silverbacks to be their manager in 1984, less than a year after he retired as a player. He managed Cincinnati through the 1988 season before being fired. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1989 and is now about to begin his tenure as Washington's manager.
Hall of Famers:
None