Austin Acoustic

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Austin Acoustic
EstablishedFall 2015 (operations)
2016 (first season)
Folded2019
Based in Cedar Park, Texas
Home field H-E-B Center
League Legends Football League
DivisionWestern Conference
ColorsBurnt orange, white
Legends Cup winsnone
Division titles1 (2018)
Website lflus.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]

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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

DateOpponentLocation and cityResultRecord
April 9at Seattle Mist ShoWare Center
Kent, Washington 		Lost0–1
April 30 [5] vs. New England Liberty Cedar Park Center [lower-alpha 1] Won, 42–211–1
May 21at Dallas Desire Dr Pepper Arena
Frisco, Texas 		Lost, 6–461–2 [6]
June 11vs. Los Angeles Temptation Cedar Park Center [lower-alpha 1] Lost, 32–491–3

2017 season

DateOpponentLocation and cityResultRecord
April 14vs. Seattle MistCedar Park Center [lower-alpha 1] Lost, 26–460–1
June 17at Atlanta Steam Infinite Energy Arena,
Duluth, Georgia 		Lost, 31–670–2
June 24vs. Los Angeles TemptationCedar Park Center [lower-alpha 1] Lost, 28–560–3
July 15at Seattle MistShoWare Center, Kent, WashingtonLost, 6–620–4

2018 season

Date [7] OpponentLocation and cityResultRecord
April 21 [8] at Nashville Knights Nashville Municipal Auditorium
Nashville, Tennessee 		Lost, 26–510–1 [9]
May 5vs. Atlanta Steam H-E-B Center, Cedar Park, TexasWon, 18–141–1 [10]
June 9at Los Angeles Temptation Citizens Business Bank Arena
Ontario, California 		Won, 16–142–1
July 21vs. Seattle Mist H-E-B CenterLost, 26–412–2
Western Conference Championship
August 25Los Angeles Temptation Toyota Park, Bridgeview, Illinois Won, 32–303–2
Legends Cup 2018
September 8vs. Chicago Bliss H-E-B Center, Cedar Park, TexasLost, 20–283–3

2019 season

Date [11] OpponentLocation and cityResultRecord
May 4vs. Chicago Bliss H-E-B CenterWon, 38–81–0
June 29at Seattle Mist Accesso ShoWare Center
Kent, Washington 		Win, 38–342–0
July 27vs. Los Angeles Temptation H-E-B CenterWon, 33–263–0
August 10at Nashville Knights Nashville Municipal Auditorium
Nashville, Tennessee 		Won, 20–184–0
Playoff semifinal
August 24at Los Angeles Temptation Toyota Arena
Ontario, California 		Lost, 29–394–1

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 The H-E-B Center was previously known as Cedar Park Center until the 2018 renaming.

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