2016 LFL US season

The 2016 LFL US season was the seventh season of the Legends Football League in the United States. The season featured eight teams from across the US in two four team conference. During the regular season each team played each other team in their conference once, and a single cross conference game.[1] The top two teams from each conference then played a single elimination game to qualify for the Legends Cup final in Scottsdale, Arizona.[2]

2016 LFL United States
Playoffs
Eastern ChampionsChicago Bliss
Western ChampionsSeattle Mist
Legends Cup
SiteScottsdale, AZ
ChampionsChicago Bliss

Developments

The Las Vegas Sin did not participate in the 2016 LFL season, citing an inability to find a suitable home venue.[3] Three teams joined the LFL, the Austin Acoustic, Dallas Desire, and New England Liberty. The Acoustic, and Liberty, were newcomers to the LFL, the Desire had played in Lingerie Bowls II and III and in the league between 2009 and 2012.

Schedule
Date[1] Visitor Home Venue Score
Regular Season
Saturday, April 9 Austin Acoustic Seattle Mist ShoWare Center Seattle 44
Austin 8[4]
Friday, April 15 New England Liberty Omaha Heart Ralston Arena Omaha 26
New England 6
Sunday, April 24 Seattle Mist Los Angeles Temptation Citizens Business Bank Arena Seattle 20
Los Angeles 12
Saturday, April 30 New England Liberty Austin Acoustic Cedar Park Center Austin 42
New England 21
Saturday, May 7 Dallas Desire Los Angeles Temptation Citizens Business Bank Arena Los Angeles 33
Dallas 32
Friday, May 13 Chicago Bliss Seattle Mist ShoWare Center Seattle 40
Chicago 28
Saturday, May 21 Austin Acoustic Dallas Desire Dr Pepper Arena Dallas 46
Austin 6
Friday, June 3 Omaha Heart Atlanta Steam Arena at Gwinnett Center Atlanta 77
Omaha 0
Saturday, June 11 Los Angeles Temptation Austin Acoustic Cedar Park Center Los Angeles 49
Austin 32
Saturday, June 18 Seattle Mist Dallas Desire Dr Pepper Arena Dallas 26
Seattle 21
Friday, June 25 Chicago Bliss New England Liberty Verizon Wireless Arena Chicago 70
New England 7
Saturday, July 2 Omaha Heart Chicago Bliss Toyota Park Chicago 66
Omaha 0
Saturday, July 9 Los Angeles Temptation Atlanta Steam Arena at Gwinnett Center Los Angeles 33
Atlanta 26
Saturday, July 23 Atlanta Steam New England Liberty Verizon Wireless Arena Cancelled
Saturday, July 30 Dallas Desire Omaha Heart Ralston Arena Dallas 87
Omaha 12
Saturday, August 6 Atlanta Steam Chicago Bliss Toyota Park Chicago 39
Atlanta 32

    Playoffs
    Date[1] Visitor Home Venue City Score
    Conference Championships
    Saturday, August 20 Atlanta Steam Chicago Bliss ShoWare Center Kent, Washington Chicago 30
    Atlanta 25
    Saturday, August 20 Dallas Desire Seattle Mist ShoWare Center Kent, Washington Seattle 44
    Dallas 6
    Legends Cup
    Saturday, August 27 Chicago Bliss Seattle Mist WestWorld Scottsdale, Arizona Chicago 31
    Seattle 26

    Standings

    Eastern Conference
    Team Wins Loss Ties Pct PF PA Net Pts TD's Home Record Home Pct Road Record Road Pct
    Chicago Bliss 5 1 0 0.833 264 129 135 39 2-0 1.000 3-1 0.750
    Atlanta Steam 1 3 1 a 0.250 160 102 58 24 1-1 .500 0-2 0.000
    Omaha Heart 1 3 0 0.250 38 236 -198 6 1-1 0.500 0-2 0.000
    New England Liberty 0 3 1 a 0.000 34 138 -104 5 0-1 0.000 0-2 0.000

    Western Conference
    Team Wins Loss Ties Pct PF PA Net Pts TD's Home Record Home Pct Road Record Road Pct
    Seattle Mist 4 2 0 0.667 194 111 83 29 3-0 1.000 1-2 0.333
    Dallas Desire 3 2 0 0.600 197 116 81 30 2-0 1.000 1-2 0.333
    Los Angeles Temptation 3 1 0 0.750 127 110 17 19 1-1 0.500 2-0 1.000
    Austin Acoustic 1 3 0 0.250 88 160 -72 13 1-1 0.500 0-2 0.000

    Playoffs

    The Conference Championship games were held on Saturday, August 20 at the ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington. The hometown Seattle Mist won the Western Conference title, defeating the expansion Dallas Desire 44-6 in a rematch of an earlier game at Dallas in which the Desire prevailed. The Eastern Conference title game featured the Chicago Bliss versus the Atlanta Steam. Atlanta took a commanding 25-8 lead into the half but Chicago rallied, shutting out Atlanta in the second half to earn their fourth straight appearance in the Legends Cup with a 30-25 victory.

    The 2016 Legends Cup was held on Saturday, August 27 at WestWorld in Scottsdale, Arizona between the defending champion Seattle Mist and the previous two-time champion Chicago Bliss, a rematch of an early season game which was won by the Mist. Seattle scored on the opening drive to take a 6-0 lead. Chicago tied the game but the Mist scored again to close the opening quarter and then once more to go up 18-6. As they did in the playoffs against Atlanta, Chicago rallied, closing the gap and taking the lead 19-18 just before the half. Chicago scored again near the end of the third period to extend their lead to 25-18. Seattle opened the fourth quarter with a score to retake the lead 26-25 but Chicago responded with a touchdown of their own. Chicago's defense then stopped Seattle and claimed the victory 31-26 to win their third Legends Cup championship in four years.


    Conference Championships
    Saturday, August 20     		Legends Cup
    Saturday, August 27
          
    E1 Chicago 30
    E2 Atlanta 25
    Chicago 31
    Seattle 26
    W1 Dallas 6
    W2 Seattle 44

    Notes
    1. ^ ^ New England was forced to forfeit their final game of the season, due to being unable to field a team.[5]
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    References
    1. "2016 Schedule" (PDF). LFL.
    2. Cusimano, Lauren (2016-08-25). "Legends Cup 2016: Women's Football League Finals Hit Scottsdale on August 27". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
    3. "AMERICA'S FASTEST-EMERGING SPORT, NAMES DALLAS, TEXAS FOR 2016 EXPANSION - LFL360". www.lfl360.com. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
    4. "On The Road With Jonas // Week 2". LFL360.com. April 14, 2016.
    5. "NEW ENGLAND LIBERTY: OFF-SEASON NEEDS AND QUESTIONS - LFL360". www.lfl360.com. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
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