1.   All this came on the heels of eight straight losing seasons, five of which had three wins or fewer.

2.   And after two losing seasons, Vermeil was nearly kicked upstairs.

3.   And now he was expected to bring his magic to the Cardinals, who, after numerous losing seasons, desperately needed some.

4.   And the team had gone through four consecutive losing seasons.

5.   And, more importantly, from a team seemingly headed toward another losing season to a playoff contender.

6.   Back-to-back losing seasons gave some Stanford boosters amnesia.

7.   Banaszak never experienced a losing season in Oakland.

8.   Beckles came to Philadelphia as a high-priced free agent after tiring of seven losing seasons in Tampa.

9.   Bleeding injuries were markedly more frequent during games played on artificial surfaces and in domed stadiums and on teams with a losing season record.

10.   Both teams had a losing season this year.