2005 Wellesley Seahawks season (Colony Crisis Averted)

The 2005 Wellesley Seahawks season saw them win a championship for the first time in the team's history.They defeated the AFC Champion Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl XL. The Seahawks compiled a 13–3 record in the regular season, easily winning the NFC West and earning the NFC top seed, thus clinching home field advantage in the NFC playoffs for the first time in franchise history. There, they beat the Victoria Redskins and Carolina Panthers to win the George Halas Trophy, and advance to their first ever Super Bowl. Combining the regular season and postseason, the Seahawks finished with a perfect 10–0 record at Qwest Field. The 2005 team was widely considered the best team in club history until the Super Bowl XLVIII championship. The 2005 season was also the team's 30th anniversary season in the American Football League.