{{more citations needed|date=March 2019}} {{Use American English|date=March 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox indoor American football team | name = Austin Wild | logo = | founded = 2017 | folded = 2022 | city = | misc = '''Based''' in Austin, Texas | uniform = | colors = Orange, black, sand, white<br>{{color box|orange}} {{color box|black}} {{color box|tan}} {{color box|white}} | coach = | owner = Keith Clay | chairman = | president = | general manager = | mascot = | cheerleaders = | nicknames = | league = *Supreme Indoor Football (2017) *American Arena League (2018) *International Arena Football League (2019) *'''American Arena League''' (2021–2022) **'''West Division (2021–2022)''' | team_history = *'''Cap City Bulls''' (2017) *'''Austin Wild''' (2018–2019; 2021–2022) | no_league_champs = | no_conf_champs = | no_div_champs = | league_champs = | conf_champs = | div_champs = | playoff_appearances = | no_playoff_appearances = | arena_years = *Luedecke Arena (2018–2019) }}
The '''Austin Wild''' were a professional indoor football team based in Austin, Texas, that played as a travel-only team in the American Arena League. They initially played in Supreme Indoor Football as a travelling team known as the '''Cap City Bulls''' in 2017 and scheduled for four games as travelling team as an affiliate member in the American Arena League (AAL) in 2018. For the 2018 season, they initially announced to play home games against local semiprofessional teams at the H-E-B Center,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://communityimpact.com/austin/leander-cedar-park/arts-entertainment/2017/12/18/new-american-arena-league-football-team-play-home-games-h-e-b-center/ |title=Austin Wild Indoor Football Team to play home games at H-E-B Center at Cedar Park |date=December 18, 2017 |work=Community Impact Newspaper}}</ref> but they never played there and instead hosted their two home games at Luedecke Arena in the Travis County Expo Center.
After the 2018 season, owner Keith Clay left the AAL due to its members instability and being based on the east coast. He then helped to create the new International Arena Football League (IAFL) based in the southwestern United States. Seven other teams were added, including the Tamps-Mex Lagartos, Rio Grande Valley Dorados, and Mexico City Mexicah.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kvue.com/article/sports/new-professional-arena-football-league-set-to-kick-off-with-austin-team/269-d8397ee8-e146-4f19-b8ec-d144eecfcc63 |title=New professional arena football league set to kick off with Austin team |author=Shawn Clynch |website=KVUE |date=February 7, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://hornfm.com/arena-football-making-comeback-in-austin |title=ARENA FOOTBALL MAKING A COMEBACK IN AUSTIN |author=Braedon Long |website=The Horn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406211354/https://hornfm.com/arena-football-making-comeback-in-austin |archive-date=April 6, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://am1300thezone.iheart.com/content/2019-02-07-international-arena-football-league-launches-in-austin |title=International Arena Football League Launches in Austin |author=Michael Rivera |website=AM 1300 The Zone |date=February 7, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kvue.com/video/news/international-arena-football-league-begins-in-march/269-becd6ca3-8462-4854-8f07-a22adf92773c |title=International Arena Football League begins in March |website=KVUE |date=February 7, 2019}}</ref> The league finished the season with only three teams still active and the championship game was played in Mexico between Mexicah and the Dorados. They returned to the American Arena League for the 2021 season, but have since folded as of 2022.
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==External links== * [https://www.austinwildfootball.com Official website] * [https://www.austinwildindoorfootball.com Original website] * [https://www.internationalafl.com IAFL website]
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