List of DC Defenders seasons

This article is a list of seasons of the DC Defenders, an American football franchise of the UFL. The list documents the season-by-season records of the Defenders' franchise from 2020 to present, including postseason records, and league awards for individual players or head coaches. The Defenders franchise was founded in 2018 with the recreation of the league. ^[1] The team has earned 1 postseason appearance and competed in the first XFL Championship of the modern era of the league. ^[2]

Seasons

UFL champions† (2024–present)

XFL champions§ (2020–2023)

Conference champions*

Division champions^

Wild Card berth#

Season	Team	League	Conference	Division	Regular season			Postseason results	Awards	Head coaches	Pct.
					Finish	W	L
2020	2020	XFL		East		3	2	End of season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [3]		Pep Hamilton	.600
2023	2023			North	1st ^	9	1	Won Division Finals (Sea Dragons) 37–21 Lost XFL Championship (Renegades) 26–35	Jordan Ta'amu (OPOY) [4] Reggie Barlow (COY) [4]	Reggie Barlow	.650
2024	2024	UFL	XFL		3rd	4	6
2025	2025									Shannon Harris
Total						16	9	All-time regular season record (2020–2024)			.640
						1	1	All-time postseason record (2020–2024)			.500
						17	10	All-time regular season and postseason record (2020–2024)			.615
						1 division title

References

1. Kim, Allen (August 21, 2019). "The XFL reveals its new team names and logos". CNN. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
2. "DC Defenders advance to XFL Championship". WTTG. April 30, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
3. Soong, Kelyn (April 10, 2020). "The XFL and DC Defenders Come to an Abrupt End". Washington City Paper. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
4. Dajani, Jordan (May 5, 2023). "XFL Awards 2023: Defenders' Jordan Ta'amu wins Offensive Player of the Year, Reggie Barlow Coach of the Year". CBS Sports. Retrieved May 8, 2024.