[3] On June 9, 1994, the Xoggz fired Chris Brown due to a "personality conflict", replacing him with Ukrainian coach Yakov Roytman.

[5] They suffered a 1–0 overtime loss to the Milwaukee Rampage in the first round of the USISL playoffs to end their season.

In the first part on August 11, the Xoggz hosted Milwaukee and played to a 1–1 tie in regulation before losing 2–0 in a penalty shootout.

Initially, the Xoggz were optimistic about surviving alongside the Crew, claiming in April 1996 that they had retained 90% of their sponsors and gained several others.

[11] The name "Xoggz" was chosen as a mysterious phrase with no known meaning; Nyce has said that the name was deliberately convoluted to create a cult following and drive merchandise sales.