Philadelphia Sports Drought Update (June 22, 2006)
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by user Christof
With the passing of another NBA and NHL season, it is once again time for the sports fans of the world to look at the hideous championship drought that Philadelphia professional teams are currently in. It has been over 22 years since a Philadelphia team won a major sports championship (major sports is defined as including the MLB, NHL, NFL, and NBA). The record for each of the Philly teams since May 31, 1983 is as follows:
Philadelphia 76ers
- Regular Season – 907-946-0
- Playoffs – 55-64
- One Finals Appearance – 2001
- 13 Playoff Appearances
REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFF YEAR W L W L 1984 52 30 2 3 1985 58 24 8 5 1986 54 28 6 6 1987 45 37 2 3 1988 36 46 0 0 1989 46 36 0 3 1990 53 29 4 6 1991 44 38 4 4 1992 35 47 0 0 1993 26 56 0 0 1994 25 57 0 0 1995 24 58 0 0 1996 18 64 0 0 1997 22 60 0 0 1998 31 51 0 0 1999 28 22 3 5 2000 49 33 5 5 2001 56 26 12 11 2002 43 38 2 3 2003 48 34 6 6 2004 33 49 0 0 2005 43 39 1 4 2006 38 44 0 0 TOTAL 907 946 55 64
Philadelphia Flyers
- Regular Season – 893-614-244
- Playoffs – 105-96
- Three Stanley Cup Finals Appearances – 1985, 1987, 1997
- 17 Playoff Appearances
REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFF
YEAR W L T W L
1984 44 26 10 0 3
1985 53 20 7 11 7
1986 53 23 4 2 3
1987 46 26 8 15 11
1988 38 33 9 3 4
1989 36 36 8 10 9
1990 30 39 11 0 0
1991 33 37 10 0 0
1992 32 37 11 0 0
1993 36 37 11 0 0
1994 35 39 10 0 0
1995 28 16 4 10 5
1996 45 24 13 6 6
1997 45 24 13 12 7
1998 42 29 11 1 4
1999 37 26 19 2 4
2000 45 25 12 11 7
2001 43 28 11 2 4
2002 42 27 13 1 4
2003 45 20 17 6 7
2004 40 21 21 11 7
2005 0 0 0 0 0
2006 45 26 11 2 4
TOTAL 893 619 244 105 96
Philadelphia Eagles
- Regular Season – 196-168-3
- Playoffs – 9-11
- One Super Bowl Appearance – 2005
- 11 Playoff Appearances
REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFF
YEAR W L T W L
1983 5 11 0 0 0
1984 6 9 1 0 0
1985 7 9 0 0 0
1986 5 10 1 0 0
1987 7 8 0 0 0
1988 10 6 0 0 1
1989 11 5 0 0 1
1990 10 6 0 0 1
1991 10 6 0 0 0
1992 11 5 0 1 1
1993 8 8 0 0 0
1994 7 9 0 0 0
1995 10 6 0 1 1
1996 10 6 0 0 1
1997 6 9 1 0 0
1998 3 13 0 0 0
1999 5 11 0 0 0
2000 11 5 0 1 1
2001 11 5 0 2 1
2002 12 4 0 1 1
2003 12 4 0 1 1
2004 13 3 0 2 1
2005 6 10 0 0 0
TOTAL 196 168 3 9 11
Philadelphia Phillies
- Regular Season – 1782-1908-0 (through June 21, 2006 - includes loss to the New York Yankees)
- Playoffs – 10-11
- Two World Series Appearances – 1983, 1993
- 2 Playoff Appearances
REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFF YEAR W L W L 1983 70 52 4 5 1984 81 81 0 0 1985 75 87 0 0 1986 86 75 0 0 1987 80 82 0 0 1988 65 96 0 0 1989 67 95 0 0 1990 77 85 0 0 1991 78 84 0 0 1992 70 92 0 0 1993 97 65 6 6 1994 54 61 0 0 1995 69 75 0 0 1996 67 95 0 0 1997 68 94 0 0 1998 75 87 0 0 1999 77 85 0 0 2000 65 97 0 0 2001 86 76 0 0 2002 80 81 0 0 2003 86 76 0 0 2004 86 76 0 0 2005 88 74 0 0 2006 35 37 0 0 TOTAL 1782 1908 10 11
Total Games since the last major Sports championship in Philadelphia: 8028 and counting.
The next update will occur after the 2006 World Series.
Date
Thu 06/22/06, 5:42 am EST
