Omaha Heart

{{Use American English|date=March 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox American football team | name = Omaha Heart | logo = Omaha Heart logo.jpg | helmet = | uniform = | established = 2012 | suspended = | folded = 2019 | location = Ralston, Nebraska | field = Ralston Arena | colors = Red and white <br> {{Color box|Red}} {{Color box|White}} | nickname = | coach = Tony Doremus | manager = | owner = | mascot = | league = Legends Football League | division = Eastern Conference | div_champs = | website = {{URL|http://www.lflus.com/omahaheart}} }}

The '''Omaha Heart''' was a women's American football team in the Legends Football League (LFL) based in Ralston, Nebraska, a suburb of Omaha.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://offthebench.nbcsports.com/2012/04/23/omaha-gets-lingerie-football-league-franchise-while-its-fully-clothed-womens-football-team-struggles/ |title=Omaha gets Lingerie Football League franchise, while its {{Sic|hide=y|fully|-}}clothed women's football team struggles; Off the Bench |publisher=Offthebench.nbcsports.com |access-date=2012-07-21}}</ref> The team played two home games per season at the Ralston Arena.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web |url=http://www.omaha.com/article/20120419/NEWS01/120419566 |title=Omaha to get Lingerie Football team |publisher=Omaha.com |date=2012-04-20 |access-date=2012-07-21 |archive-date=2013-01-30 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130130203948/http://www.omaha.com/article/20120419/NEWS01/120419566 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://larrybrownsports.com/lfl/omaha-is-getting-a-lingerie-league-team-when-play-resumes-next-year/130946 |title=Omaha is getting a Lingerie League team when play resumes next year |publisher=Larry Brown Sports |date=2012-04-20 |access-date=2012-07-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.omaha.com/article/20120425/NEWS2005/704259773 |title=Lingerie League latest draw for arena |publisher=Omaha.com |date=2012-04-25 |access-date=2012-07-21 }}{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref>

The team was formed in 2012 as a member of the Lingerie Football League for the 2013 season,<ref name=autogenerated1 /> after the league shifted to a spring and summer schedule.<ref name=Tryouts>{{cite web |url=http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Omaha_Football_Team_Announces_Name_Tryouts_152576425.html |title=Omaha Football Team Announces Name, Tryouts |publisher=Wowt.com |date=2012-05-22 |access-date=2012-07-21 |archive-date=2012-07-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120726022553/http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Omaha_Football_Team_Announces_Name_Tryouts_152576425.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The team's name was chosen in a contest from 12,000 votes.<ref name=Tryouts /> Before the 2013 season began, the league rebranded to the Legends Football League.

Following the 2019 season, the LFL ceased operations and relaunched as the Extreme Football League (X League) for the 2020 season. All former LFL teams received new brands and the Heart were replaced by the Omaha Red Devils.<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> The 2020 season was postponed and the Omaha Red Devils never played as the brand was relocated as the Arizona Red Devils for the 2021 season.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://extfl.com/xwire/omaha-red-devils-will-move-to-the-valley-of-the-sun/ |title=OMAHA RED DEVILS WILL MOVE TO THE VALLEY OF THE SUN |website=X League |date=February 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212150644/http://extfl.com/xwire/omaha-red-devils-will-move-to-the-valley-of-the-sun/ |archive-date=February 12, 2021 |via=Wayback Machine |access-date=July 6, 2021 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Seasons== ===2013 season=== {{see also|2013 LFL US season}} {| class="wikitable" ! Date ! Opponent ! Location and city ! Result ! Record |- | April 13 | at Atlanta Steam | Arena at Gwinnett Center | Lost, 6-42 | 0–1 |- | June 1 | vs. Jacksonville Breeze | Ralston Arena | Won, 8-0 | 1–1 |- | June 14 | at Cleveland Crush | Quicken Loans Arena | Lost, 0-12 | 1–2 |- | August 3 | vs. Baltimore Charm | Ralston Arena | Lost, 6-12 | 1–3 |}

===2014 season=== {{see also|2014 LFL US season}} {| class="wikitable" ! Date ! Opponent ! Location and city ! Result ! Record |- | April 19 | at Jacksonville Breeze | Veterans Memorial Arena | Lost, 0-25 | 0–1 |- | June 7 | at Atlanta Steam | Arena at Gwinnett Center | Lost, 13-20 | 0–2 |- | July 18 | vs. Toledo Crush | Ralston Arena | Won, 31-0 | 1-2 |- | August 9 | vs. Baltimore Charm | Ralston Arena | Won, 19-12 | 2-2 |}

===2015 season=== {{see also|2015 LFL US season}} {| class="wikitable" ! Date ! Opponent ! Location and city ! Result ! Record |- | April 18 | vs. Atlanta Steam | Ralston Arena | Lost, 0-79 |0-1 |- | April 25 | at Chicago Bliss | Toyota Park | Lost, 0-49 | 0-2 |- | May 2 | at Atlanta Steam | Arena at Gwinnett Center | Lost, 0-62 | 0–3 |- | June 13 | vs. Chicago Bliss | Ralston Arena | Lost, 0-40 | 0-4 |- |- | July 10 | at Atlanta Steam | Arena at Gwinnett Center | Lost, 13-71 | 0-5 |- |- | August 8 | vs. Chicago Bliss | Ralston Arena | Lost, 0-26 | 0-6 |- |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.lflus.com/omahaheart}}

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