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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
References
- ^ "Football and Bikinis". Austin Chronicle. October 2, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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” Archived 2016-04-22 at the Wayback Machine. Legends Football League (LFL360.com). Retrieved March 30, 2019.
- ^ LFL-2018-Schedule.pdf Archived 2019-04-01 at the Wayback Machine. 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[permanent dead link]. 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.
