{{Short description|Women's American football team}} {{Use American English|date=March 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox American football team | name = Austin Acoustic | logo = | helmet = | uniform = | established = Fall 2015 (operations)<br>2016 (first season) | suspended = | folded = 2019 | location = Cedar Park, Texas | field = H-E-B Center | colors = Burnt orange, white | nickname = | coach = | manager = | owner = | mascot = | league = Legends Football League | division = Western Conference | no_div_champs = 1 | div_champs = (2018) | website = {{URL|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.<ref>{{cite web |date=October 2, 2015 |url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2015-10-02/football-and-bikinis/ |title=Football and Bikinis |website=Austin Chronicle |access-date=February 24, 2017}}</ref>
Following the 2019 season, the LFL ceased operations and relaunched as the Extreme Football League (X League),<ref name = "X2020"/> which first played in 2022. All former LFL teams received new brands and the Acoustic were replaced by the Austin Sound.<ref name = "X2020">{{cite press release |url=https://extfl.com/xwire/xwire/ |title=A NEW ERA IN WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT, THE X LEAGUE |website=extfl.com |date=December 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114162543/https://extfl.com/xwire/xwire/ |archive-date=January 14, 2020 |via=Wayback Machine}}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{cite news|first=Alicia|last=Inns|work=KXAN|title=Austin Acoustics hold first open tryouts|url=http://kxan.com/2015/09/26/austin-acoustic-holds-first-open-tryouts|date=September 26, 2015|accessdate=February 24, 2017}}</ref> The Acoustic were twentieth franchise in LFL history.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.venuestoday.com/news/detail/legends-football-league-adding-three-new-franchises-12115 |title=Legends Football League adding three new franchises |website=Venues Today |access-date=February 24, 2017}}</ref>
==Seasons== ===2016 season=== {{see also|2016 LFL US season}} {| class="wikitable" ! Date ! Opponent ! Location and city ! Result ! Record |- | April 9 | at Seattle Mist | ShoWare Center<br>Kent, Washington | Lost | 0–1 |- | April 30<ref>Burke, Matt (February 5, 2016). [https://www.metro.us/boston/new-england-liberty-lfl-schedule-season-start-time-tv-channel/zsJpbd---OfcofQ5Fe67h6 "New England Liberty - LFL schedule, season start time (TV channel)"]. ''Metro Boston''. Retrieved April 1, 2019.</ref> | vs. New England Liberty | Cedar Park Center{{efn|name=CPC|The H-E-B Center was previously known as Cedar Park Center until the 2018 renaming.}} | Won, 42–21 | 1–1 |- | May 21 | at Dallas Desire | Dr Pepper Arena<br>Frisco, Texas | Lost, 6–46 | 1–2<ref>[http://www.lfl360.com/lfl-north-america/usa/americas-fastest-emerging-sport-names-dallas-texas-for-2016-expansion/ “AMERICA’S FASTEST-EMERGING SPORT, NAMES DALLAS, TEXAS FOR 2016 EXPANSION”] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422143234/http://www.lfl360.com/lfl-north-america/usa/americas-fastest-emerging-sport-names-dallas-texas-for-2016-expansion/ |date=2016-04-22 }}. Legends Football League (LFL360.com). Retrieved March 30, 2019.</ref> |- | June 11 | vs. Los Angeles Temptation | Cedar Park Center{{efn|name=CPC}} | Lost, 32–49 | 1–3 |}
===2017 season=== {{see also|2017 LFL US season}} {| class="wikitable" ! Date ! Opponent ! Location and city ! Result ! Record |- | April 14 | vs. Seattle Mist | Cedar Park Center{{efn|name=CPC}} | Lost, 26–46 | 0–1 |- | June 17 | at Atlanta Steam | Infinite Energy Arena, <br> Duluth, Georgia | Lost, 31–67 | 0–2 |- | June 24 | vs. Los Angeles Temptation | Cedar Park Center{{efn|name=CPC}} | 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}} {| class="wikitable" ! Date<ref>[https://lflus.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/LFL-2018-Schedule.pdf LFL-2018-Schedule.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401171653/https://lflus.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/LFL-2018-Schedule.pdf |date=2019-04-01 }}. LFLUS.com. Retrieved July 10, 2018.</ref> ! Opponent ! Location and city ! Result ! Record |- | April 21<ref>[https://www.newschannel5.com/news/legends-football-league-announces-nashville-team "Legends Football League announces Nashville Team"]. WTVF. November 14, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2017.</ref> | at Nashville Knights | Nashville Municipal Auditorium<br>Nashville, Tennessee | Lost, 26–51 | 0–1<ref>[https://www.lfl360.com/lfl-north-america/usa/nashville-in-tune-with-51-26-win-over-acoustic/ NASHVILLE IN TUNE WITH 51-26 WIN OVER ACOUSTIC]{{Dead link|date=June 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. LFL360.com. April 28, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2018.</ref> |- | May 5 | vs. Atlanta Steam | H-E-B Center, Cedar Park, Texas | Won, 18–14 | 1–1<ref>[https://www.tmz.com/2018/05/17/legends-football-league-brawl-fight/ "Female Football Players Raging Brawl During LFL Game"]. ''TMZ.com''. May 17, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2019.</ref> |- | June 9 | at Los Angeles Temptation | Citizens Business Bank Arena <br> Ontario, California | Won, 16–14 | 2–1 |- | July 21 | vs. Seattle Mist | H-E-B Center | Lost, 26–41 | 2–2 |- | colspan=7 style="text-align:center;" |'''Western Conference Championship''' |- | August 25 | Los Angeles Temptation | Toyota Park, Bridgeview, Illinois | Won, 32–30 | 3–2 |- | colspan=7 style="text-align:center;" |'''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}} {| class="wikitable" ! Date<ref name=LFL2019>[https://lflus.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2019-printable-schedule.pdf 2019-printable-schedule.pdf]{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. LFLUS.com. Retrieved December 17, 2018.</ref> ! 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<br>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<br>Nashville, Tennessee | Won, 20–18 | 4–0 |- | colspan=7 style="text-align:center"|'''Playoff semifinal''' |- | August 24 | at Los Angeles Temptation | Toyota Arena<br>Ontario, California | Lost, 29–39 | 4–1 |}
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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20160801085707/http://www.lflus.com/ Legends Football League website] *[http://www.lflus.com/austinacoustic/ Austin Acoustic webpage at LFLUS.com]
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Category:Legends Football League US teams Category:American football teams established in 2015 Category:2015 establishments in Texas Category:American football teams in Austin, Texas Category:Cedar Park, Texas Category:Women's sports in Texas