They played their games at Wings Stadium[1] which seated 5,000 people and were coached in year one by Chris Bartels.
[2] The team was composed primarily of young, ex-college players with their first chance at professional play.
Garrett led the team to a turnaround as they won most of their remaining games and made the playoffs.
Key players were goalkeeper Victor Petroni (formerly of Kansas City in the MISL), leading goal scorer Neil Ridgway, Ted Powers, Dave Pierce (formerly of Wichita in the MISL) and player coach Mike Garrett.
The top players played on other teams in the league, which had now become the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL); Victor Petroni and Paul Kato with the Louisville Thunder, Neil Ridgway and Ted Powers with the Toledo Pride.