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. The team has earned one postseason appearance and competed in the first XFL Championship of the modern era of the league.
Seasons UFL champions (2024–present)XFL champions (2023)Conference champions Division championsWild Card berth
SeasonTeamLeagueConferenceDivisionRegular seasonPostseason resultsAwardsHead coachesPct.Finish20202020XFLEast1st32Season Suspended after 5 games due to COVID-19Pep Hamilton2021 —202220232023XFLNorth 1st 91Won Division Finals (Sea Dragons) 37–21 Lost XFL Championship (Renegades) 26–35 Jordan Ta'amu (OPOY)Reggie Barlow (COTY)Reggie Barlow20242024UFLXFL3rd4620252025UFL XFL 2nd 64Won XFL Conference Championship (at Battlehawks) 36–18Won UFL Championship (at Panthers) 58–34 Shannon Harris (COTY) Fred Kaiss (ACOTY)Shannon Harris20262026UFL4th 55Won Semifinals (at Storm) 28–22 Lost United Bowl (vs. Kings) 20–27Total2718All-time regular season record (2020–2026)42All-time postseason record (2020–2026)3020All-time regular season and postseason record (2020–2026)1 division title, 1 UFL Championship
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