Austin Acoustic

Austin Acoustic
EstablishedFall 2015 (operations)
2016 (first season)
Folded2019
Based inCedar Park, Texas
Home fieldH-E-B Center
LeagueLegends Football League
DivisionWestern Conference
ColorsBurnt orange, white
Legends Cup winsnone
Division titles1 (2018)
Websitelflus.com/austinacoustic

The Austin Acoustic were a women's American football team based in Austin, Texas. The Acoustic competed 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]

Following the 2019 season, the LFL ceased operations and relaunched as the Extreme Football League (X League),[2] which first played in 2022. All former LFL teams received new brands and the Acoustic were replaced by the Austin Sound.[2]

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.[3] The Acoustic were twentieth franchise in LFL history.[4]

Seasons

2016 season

See also: 2016 LFL US season
Date Opponent Location and city Result Record
April 9 at Seattle Mist ShoWare Center
Kent, Washington 		Lost 0–1
April 30[5] 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[6]
June 11 vs. Los Angeles Temptation Cedar Park Center[a] Lost, 32–49 1–3

2017 season

See also: 2017 LFL US season
Date Opponent Location and city Result Record
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

See also: 2018 LFL US season
Date[7] Opponent Location and city Result Record
April 21[8] at Nashville Knights Nashville Municipal Auditorium
Nashville, Tennessee 		Lost, 26–51 0–1[9]
May 5 vs. Atlanta Steam H-E-B Center, Cedar Park, Texas Won, 18–14 1–1[10]
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
Western Conference Championship
August 25 Los Angeles Temptation Toyota Park, Bridgeview, Illinois Won, 32–30 3–2
Legends Cup 2018
September 8 vs. Chicago Bliss H-E-B Center, Cedar Park, Texas Lost, 20–28 3–3

2019 season

See also: 2019 LFL US season
Date[11] Opponent Location and city Result Record
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 Los Angeles Temptation Toyota Arena
Ontario, California 		Lost, 29–39 4–1

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d The H-E-B Center was previously known as Cedar Park Center until the 2018 renaming.

References

  1. ^ "Football and Bikinis". Austin Chronicle. October 2, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "A NEW ERA IN WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT, THE X LEAGUE". extfl.com (Press release). December 17, 2019. Archived from the original on January 14, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ Inns, Alicia (September 26, 2015). "Austin Acoustics hold first open tryouts". KXAN. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  4. ^ "Legends Football League adding three new franchises". Venues Today. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  5. ^ Burke, Matt (February 5, 2016). "New England Liberty - LFL schedule, season start time (TV channel)". Metro Boston. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  6. ^ “AMERICA’S FASTEST-EMERGING SPORT, NAMES DALLAS, TEXAS FOR 2016 EXPANSION” Archived 2016-04-22 at the Wayback Machine. Legends Football League (LFL360.com). Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  7. ^ LFL-2018-Schedule.pdf Archived 2019-04-01 at the Wayback Machine. LFLUS.com. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  8. ^ "Legends Football League announces Nashville Team". WTVF. November 14, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  9. ^ NASHVILLE IN TUNE WITH 51-26 WIN OVER ACOUSTIC[permanent dead link‍]. LFL360.com. April 28, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  10. ^ "Female Football Players Raging Brawl During LFL Game". TMZ.com. May 17, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  11. ^ 2019-printable-schedule.pdf[permanent dead link‍]. LFLUS.com. Retrieved December 17, 2018.