# Austin Turfcats > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Austin_Turfcats > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Austin_Turfcats.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Turfcats > Source revision: 1343783856 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Professional indoor football team}} {{Use American English|date=March 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox indoor American football team | name = Austin Turfcats | current = | logo = AustinTurfcats.PNG | helmet = | founded = 2008 | folded = 2010 | city = [Luedecke Arena](/source/Luedecke_Arena)
in [Austin, Texas](/source/Austin%2C_Texas) | misc = | uniform = | colors = Armadillo gold, recycling green, natural white
{{color box|#EEE8AA}} {{color box|#0D5A48}} {{color box|silver}} | coach = [Chris Duliban](/source/Chris_Duliban) | owner = Jack Dixon | chairman = | president = | general_manager = Joe Martinez | mascot = | cheerleaders = Lady Cats | nicknames = | league = *[Southern Indoor Football League](/source/Southern_Indoor_Football_League) (2009) *[Indoor Football League](/source/Indoor_Football_League) ({{IFL Year|2010}}) **Intense Conference (2010) ***Lonestar East Division (2010) | team_history = *Austin Turfcats (2009–2010) | no_league_champs = | no_conf_champs = | no_div_champs = | league_champs = | conf_champs = | div_champs = | playoff_appearances = 2009 | no_playoff_appearances = 1 | arena_years = *[Luedecke Arena](/source/Luedecke_Arena) (2009–2010) }} The '''Austin Turfcats''' were a professional [indoor football](/source/indoor_American_football) team based in [Austin, Texas](/source/Austin%2C_Texas). The Turfcats were a member of the [Indoor Football League](/source/Indoor_Football_League) (IFL) during the 2010 season, after being a charter member of the [Southern Indoor Football League](/source/Southern_Indoor_Football_League) (SIFL) during their inaugural 2009 season. The Turfcats played their home games at [Luedecke Arena](/source/Luedecke_Arena) at the [Travis County](/source/Travis_County) Exposition Center. This was Austin's fourth attempt at an indoor football team; the prior three were the [Indoor Professional Football League](/source/Indoor_Professional_Football_League)'s [Texas Terminators](/source/Texas_Terminators) (1999), the [National Indoor Football League](/source/National_Indoor_Football_League)'s Austin Knights/Rockers (2002–2003), and the [Arena Football League](/source/Arena_Football_League) (later [af2](/source/af2)'s) [Austin Wranglers](/source/Austin_Wranglers) (2004–2008) (the former two of which played in Luedecke Arena before the Turfcats). ==History== ===Launch: 2009=== On November 24, 2008, it was announced that the city of [Austin, Texas](/source/Austin%2C_Texas), had been awarded an expansion franchise for the 2009 startup [Southern Indoor Football League](/source/Southern_Indoor_Football_League) (SIFL).{{cite web |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3744177 |title=Oswalt Named Vice-President/GM Of Austin Franchise |date=November 24, 2015 |publisher=OurSports Central |work=www.oursportscentral.com |accessdate=September 24, 2015}} On November 25, 2008, it was announced that the team's nickname would be the Turfcats and that they would play their home games at [Luedecke Arena](/source/Luedecke_Arena) at the [Travis County](/source/Travis_County) Expo Center.{{cite web |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3744359 |title=Austin's SIFL Team Unveils Team Name and Logo |date=November 25, 2015 |publisher=OurSports Central |work=www.oursportscentral.com |accessdate=September 24, 2015}} [Chris Duliban](/source/Chris_Duliban) was the team's head coach after previously serving as the defensive coordinator of the [Indoor Professional Football League](/source/Indoor_Professional_Football_League)'s [Texas Terminators](/source/Texas_Terminators) and then as the head coach for the [CenTex Barracudas](/source/CenTex_Barracudas) of the [Intense Football League](/source/Intense_Football_League) in 2008.{{cite web |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3761353 |title=Turfcats Add Longhorn and NFL Experience To Coaching Staff |date=January 8, 2009 |publisher=OurSports Central |work=www.oursportscentral.com |accessdate=September 24, 2015}} The Turfcats lost their first game 29–37 to the [Acadiana Mudbugs](/source/Lafayette_Wildcatters).{{cite web |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3808864 |title=Turfcats lose season opener in dirty battle with Mudbugs |date=April 19, 2009 |publisher=OurSports Central |work=www.oursportscentral.com |accessdate=September 24, 2015}} The following week the Turfcats won their first game 34–32 over the [Houma Conquerors](/source/Houma_Conquerors).{{cite web |url=http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20090426/SPORTS17/904269970/1241?Title=Conquerors-fall-in-home-opener |title=Conquerors fall in home opener |author=Chris Singleton |date=August 26, 2009 |publisher=Houma Today |work=www.houmatoday.com |accessdate=September 24, 2015}} ===Joining the IFL: 2010=== In October 2009, the Turfcats were accepted into the [Indoor Football League](/source/Indoor_Football_League) (IFL) for the 2010 season.{{cite web |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3917187 |title=Turfcats Officially Accepted Into IFL |date=October 15, 2009 |publisher=OurSports Central |work=www.oursportscentral.com |accessdate=September 24, 2015}} They went 2–12 under head coach Duliban and folded after the season. ==Season-by-season results== {| class="wikitable" style="margin:center; font-size:75%;" |- | style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"|'''League champions''' | style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|'''Conference champions''' | style="text-align:center; background:#d0e7ff;"|'''Division champions''' | style="text-align:center; background:#96cdcd;"|'''Playoff berth''' | style="text-align:center; background:#c8a2c8;"|'''League leader''' |} {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center" |- !rowspan="2" | [Season](/source/Season_(sports)) !rowspan="2" | [League](/source/List_of_leagues_of_American_football) !rowspan="2" | [Conference](/source/Conference_(sports)) !rowspan="2" | [Division](/source/Division_(sport)) !colspan="4" | [Regular season](/source/Regular_season) !rowspan="2" | [Postseason](/source/Postseason) results |- !Finish !!Wins !!Losses !!Ties |- ! [2009](/source/2009_Southern_Indoor_Football_League_season) | [SIFL](/source/Southern_Indoor_Football_League) || || | style="background:#96cdcd;"| 2nd || 10 || 3 || ||align=left|'''Won''' SIFL Semifinal ([Acadiana](/source/Lafayette_Wildcatters))
Lost President's Cup I ([Louisiana](/source/Louisiana_Swashbucklers)) |- ! [2010](/source/2010_Indoor_Football_League_season) | [IFL](/source/Indoor_Football_League) || Intense || Lonestar East | 4th || 2 || 12 || ||align=left|''Did not qualify'' |- ! rowspan="5" colspan="5"|Totals ! 12 !! 15 !! !! All-time regular season record (2009–2010) |- | '''1''' || '''1''' || — ||'''All-time postseason record (2009–2010)''' |- ! 13 !! 16 !! !! All-time regular season and postseason record (2009–2010) |} ==Personnel== ===Head coaches=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! rowspan="2" style="width:140px;"|Name ! rowspan="2" | Term ! colspan="4" | Regular season ! colspan="2" | Playoffs ! rowspan="2" | Awards |- ! W !! L !! T !! Win% !! W !! L |- | style="text-align:left;"|Chris Duliban ||2009–[2010](/source/2010_Indoor_Football_League_season) ||12||15||0||{{winperc|12|15}}||1||1|| |} ===Front office staff=== * Joe Martinez – general manager – IFL * Ronald Oswalt – general manager – SIFL/IFL * Jack Dixon – director of operations – SIFL/IFL ==2010 season== {{Infobox NFL team season | logo = | team = Austin Turfcats | teamcolor = | year = 2010 | record = 2–12 | division_place = 4th Lonestar East | conference_place = | league_place = | coach = Chris Duliban | general_manager = Joe Martinez | owner = Jack Dixon | stadium = [Luedecke Arena](/source/Luedecke_Arena)
7311 Decker Lane
[Austin, Texas](/source/Austin%2C_Texas) 78724 | playoffs = ''Did not qualify'' | no_nextseason = true }} ===Schedule=== {{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFFFCC|Tie|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFCCCC|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#CCCCCC|[Bye](/source/Bye_(sports))|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! rowspan="2" width="40" | Week ! rowspan="2" width="80" | Date ! rowspan="2" width="220" | Opponent ! colspan="2" width="180" | Results ! rowspan="2" width="180" | Location |- ! width="90" | Score ! width="90" | Record |-style="background: #CCCCCC;" ! 1 | colspan=7 | Bye |-style="background: #CCCCCC;" ! 2 | colspan=7 | Bye |- bgcolor="#FFCCCC" ! 3 | March 14 ||at [Corpus Christi Hammerheads](/source/2010_Corpus_Christi_Hammerheads_season) ||'''L''' 36–51 ||0–1 ||[American Bank Center](/source/American_Bank_Center) |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" ! 4 | March 20 ||at [Arkansas Diamonds](/source/2010_Arkansas_Diamonds_season) ||'''W''' 31–29 ||1–1 ||[Verizon Arena](/source/Verizon_Arena) |-style="background: #CCCCCC;" ! 5 | colspan=7 | Bye |-bgcolor="#FFCCCC" ! 6 |April 2 ||[Amarillo Venom](/source/2010_Amarillo_Venom_season) ||'''L''' 20–71 ||1–2 ||[Luedecke Arena](/source/Luedecke_Arena) |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" ! 7 |April 10 ||[Abilene Ruff Riders](/source/2010_Abilene_Ruff_Riders_season) ||'''W''' 68–34 ||2–2 ||Luedecke Arena |-bgcolor="#FFCCCC" ! 8 |April 17 ||at [West Texas Roughnecks](/source/2010_West_Texas_Roughnecks_season) ||'''L''' 46–49 ||2–3 ||[Ector County Coliseum](/source/Ector_County_Coliseum) |-bgcolor="#FFCCCC" ! 9 |April 24 ||Corpus Christi Hammerheads ||'''L''' 30–32 ||2–4 ||Luedecke Arena |-bgcolor="#FFCCCC" ! 10 |May 1 ||[San Angelo Stampede Express](/source/2010_San_Angelo_Stampede_Express_season) ||'''L''' 27–52 ||2–5 ||Luedecke Arena |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFCCCC" ! 11 |May 8 ||West Texas Roughnecks ||'''L''' 29–46 ||2–6 ||Luedecke Arena |-bgcolor="#FFCCCC" ! 12 |May 15 ||at Abilene Ruff Riders ||'''L''' 20–47 ||2–7 ||[Taylor County Expo Center](/source/Taylor_County_Expo_Center) |-bgcolor="#FFCCCC" ! 13 |May 23 ||at Corpus Christi Hammerheads ||'''L''' 13–27 ||2–8 ||American Bank Center |- bgcolor="#FFCCCC" ! 14 | May 29 ||[Arkansas Diamonds](/source/2010_Arkansas_Diamonds_season) ||'''L''' 16–21 ||2–9 ||Luedecke Arena |-bgcolor="#FFCCCC" ! 15 | June 5 ||at San Angelo Stampede Express ||'''L''' 36–54 ||2–10 ||[San Angelo Coliseum](/source/San_Angelo_Coliseum) |-bgcolor="#FFCCCC" ! 16 | June 12 ||at Amarillo Venom ||'''L''' 16–39 ||2–11 ||[Amarillo Civic Center](/source/Amarillo_Civic_Center) |- bgcolor="#FFCCCC" ! 17 | June 19 ||Arkansas Diamonds ||'''L''' 40–54 ||2–12 ||Luedecke Arena |} ===Standings=== {{2010 IFL Lonestar East Division standings|team=Turfcats}} ==References== {{reflist|30em}} ==External links== * [http://www.turfcats.com/ Official website] {{2010 IFL season}} {{SIFL}} Category:Austin Turfcats Category:2008 establishments in Texas Category:2010 disestablishments in Texas Category:American football teams established in 2008 Category:American football teams disestablished in 2010 {{Amfoot-team-stub}} {{Austin-stub}} {{Texas-sport-team-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Austin Turfcats](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Turfcats) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Turfcats?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.