Austin Acoustic

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.

Austin Acoustic
EstablishedFall 2015
(franchise operations)
2016 (first season)
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

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
April 9 at Seattle Mist ShoWare Center
Kent, Washington
Lost 0–1
April 30[4] vs. New England Liberty Cedar Park Center[lower-alpha 1] 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[lower-alpha 1] Lost, 32–49 1–3

2017 season

Date Opponent Location and city Result Record
April 14 vs. Seattle Mist Cedar Park Center[lower-alpha 1] 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[lower-alpha 1] 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
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
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[10] 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 Nashville Knights Toyota Arena
Ontario, California
Lost, 29–39 4–1

Notes

  1. The H-E-B Center was previously known as Cedar Park Center until the 2018 renaming.
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References

  1. "Football and Bikinis". Austin Chronicle. October 2, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  2. Inns, Alicia (September 26, 2015). "Austin Acoustics hold first open tryouts". KXAN. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  3. "Legends Football League adding three new franchises". Venues Today. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  4. Burke, Matt (February 5, 2016). "New England Liberty - LFL schedule, season start time (TV channel)". Metro Boston. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  5. “AMERICA’S FASTEST-EMERGING SPORT, NAMES DALLAS, TEXAS FOR 2016 EXPANSION”. Legends Football League (LFL360.com). Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  6. LFL-2018-Schedule.pdf. LFLUS.com. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  7. "Legends Football League announces Nashville Team". WTVF. November 14, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  8. NASHVILLE IN TUNE WITH 51-26 WIN OVER ACOUSTIC. LFL360.com. April 28, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  9. "Female Football Players Raging Brawl During LFL Game". TMZ.com. May 17, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  10. 2019-printable-schedule.pdf. LFLUS.com. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
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