Seattle Warbirds

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]

Seattle Warbirds
Founded2001
LeagueWAFL (2001)
Team historySeattle Warbirds (2001)
Based inSeattle, Washington
ColorsGarnet, gold, white

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.

References
  1. "Get ready for pro women's football". The Seattle Times. July 10, 2001.
  2. "Warbirds' success starts with defense". The Seattle Times. January 31, 2002.
  3. "Majestics women's football team provides perfect opportunity". The Seattle Times. July 13, 2007.
  4. "Seattle Majestics' About page". Seattle Majestics. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  5. "Play for free? They'll pay to play". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. June 12, 2008.
  6. "The Seattle Warbird's Womens Football Team is Recruiting! Come Play This Saturday!". BogBit. September 18, 2010.
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