The Stars began as the Philadelphia Stars in 1983 season. They played their home games at Veterans Stadium and made it to the USFL championship game before losing. They remained in Philadelphia for the 1984 season,but were force to relocate home games to Franklin Field. The team relocated to Maryland for the 1985 season, although Baltimore was their home base, their home games where played at College Park, Maryland. The Stars did have much on field success. They won both the 1984 and 1985 USFL championships.