Austin Acoustic
Appearance
Established | Fall 2015 (franchise operations) 2016 (first season) |
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Based in | Cedar Park, Texas |
Home field | H-E-B Center |
League | Legends Football League |
Division | Western Conference |
Colors | Burnt orange, white |
Legends Cup wins | none |
Division titles | 1 (2018) |
Website | lflus |
The Austin Acoustic is a women's American football team based in Austin, Texas. The Acoustic is a member of the Legends Football League (LFL) with home games at H-E-B Center in the Austin suburb of Cedar Park, Texas.[1] Prior to the 2020 season, the LFL became the Extreme Football League (X League) and replaced the Acoustic with the Austin Sound.
History
In the latter half of 2015, the Legends Football League (LFL) announced that two new franchises, plus a revival of the league's Dallas-area franchise, would join the league beginning with the 2016 season. The new Austin-based franchise adopted the name Acoustic, which was chosen from local fan submissions.[2] The Acoustic were twentieth franchise in LFL history.[3]
Seasons
2016 season
Date | Opponent | Location and city | Result | Record |
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April 9 | at Seattle Mist | ShoWare Center Kent, Washington |
Lost | 0–1 |
April 30[4] | vs. New England Liberty | Cedar Park Center[a] | Won, 42–21 | 1–1 |
May 21 | at Dallas Desire | Dr Pepper Arena Frisco, Texas |
Lost, 6–46 | 1–2[5] |
June 11 | vs. Los Angeles Temptation | Cedar Park Center[a] | Lost, 32–49 | 1–3 |
2017 season
Date | Opponent | Location and city | Result | Record |
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April 14 | vs. Seattle Mist | Cedar Park Center[a] | Lost, 26–46 | 0–1 |
June 17 | at Atlanta Steam | Infinite Energy Arena, Duluth, Georgia |
Lost, 31–67 | 0–2 |
June 24 | vs. Los Angeles Temptation | Cedar Park Center[a] | Lost, 28–56 | 0–3 |
July 15 | at Seattle Mist | ShoWare Center, Kent, Washington | Lost, 6–62 | 0–4 |
2018 season
Date[6] | Opponent | Location and city | Result | Record | ||
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April 21[7] | at Nashville Knights | Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee |
Lost, 26–51 | 0–1[8] | ||
May 5 | vs. Atlanta Steam | H-E-B Center, Cedar Park, Texas | Won, 18–14 | 1–1[9] | ||
June 9 | at Los Angeles Temptation | Citizens Business Bank Arena Ontario, California |
Won, 16–14 | 2–1 | ||
July 21 | vs. Seattle Mist | H-E-B Center | Lost, 26–41 | 2–2 | ||
August 25 | Los Angeles Temptation | Toyota Park, Bridgeview, Illinois | Won, 32–30 | 3–2 | ||
September 8 | vs. Chicago Bliss | H-E-B Center, Cedar Park, Texas | Lost, 20–28 | 3–3 |
2019 season
Date[10] | Opponent | Location and city | Result | Record | ||
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May 4 | vs. Chicago Bliss | H-E-B Center | Won, 38–8 | 1–0 | ||
June 29 | at Seattle Mist | Accesso ShoWare Center Kent, Washington |
Win, 38–34 | 2–0 | ||
July 27 | vs. Los Angeles Temptation | H-E-B Center | Won, 33–26 | 3–0 | ||
August 10 | at Nashville Knights | Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee |
Won, 20–18 | 4–0 | ||
Playoff semifinal | ||||||
August 24 | at Nashville Knights | Toyota Arena Ontario, California |
Lost, 29–39 | 4–1 |
Notes
References
- ^ "Football and Bikinis". Austin Chronicle. October 2, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
- ^ Inns, Alicia (September 26, 2015). "Austin Acoustics hold first open tryouts". KXAN. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
- ^ "Legends Football League adding three new franchises". Venues Today. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
- ^ Burke, Matt (February 5, 2016). "New England Liberty - LFL schedule, season start time (TV channel)". Metro Boston. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ “AMERICA’S FASTEST-EMERGING SPORT, NAMES DALLAS, TEXAS FOR 2016 EXPANSION”. Legends Football League (LFL360.com). Retrieved March 30, 2019.
- ^ LFL-2018-Schedule.pdf. LFLUS.com. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ^ "Legends Football League announces Nashville Team". WTVF. November 14, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
- ^ NASHVILLE IN TUNE WITH 51-26 WIN OVER ACOUSTIC. LFL360.com. April 28, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ "Female Football Players Raging Brawl During LFL Game". TMZ.com. May 17, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ 2019-printable-schedule.pdf[permanent dead link]. LFLUS.com. Retrieved December 17, 2018.