2016 LFL US season

January 2025 2016 LFL United States Eastern Champions Chicago Bliss Western Champions Seattle Mist Legends Cup Scottsdale, AZ Chicago Bliss 2015 US 2017 US The 2016 LFL US season was the seventh season of the Legends Football League in the United States. The season featured eight teams from across the US in two four team conference. During the regular season each team played each other team in their conference once, and a single cross conference game.http://www.lflus.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/LFL2016Schedule.pdf 2016 Schedule LFL 2017-03-06 2017-03-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20170307125308/http://www.lflus.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/LFL2016Schedule.pdf dead The top two teams from each conference then played a single elimination game to qualify for the Legends Cup final in Scottsdale, Arizona.http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/arts/legends-cup-2016-womens-football-league-finals-hit-scottsdale-on-august-27-8576673 Legends Cup 2016: Women's Football League Finals Hit Scottsdale on August 27 Cusimano Lauren 2016-08-25 Phoenix New Times 2017-03-06 Developments The Las Vegas Sin did not participate in the 2016 LFL season, citing an inability to find a suitable home venue.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 - LFL360 www.lfl360.com en-US 2017-03-06 2016-04-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20160422143234/http://www.lfl360.com/lfl-north-america/usa/americas-fastest-emerging-sport-names-dallas-texas-for-2016-expansion/ dead Three teams joined the LFL, the Austin Acoustic, Dallas Desire, and New England Liberty. The Acoustic and Liberty were newcomers to the LFL while the Desire had played in Lingerie Bowls II and III and in the league between 2009 and 2012. Schedule Date Visitor Home Venue ScoreRegular Season Saturday, April 9 Austin Acoustic Seattle Mist ShoWare Center Seattle 44 Austin 8https://www.lfl360.com/lfl-north-america/usa/road-jonas-week-2/ On The Road With Jonas // Week 2 LFL360.com April 14, 2016 Friday, April 15 New England Liberty Omaha Heart Ralston Arena Omaha 26New England 6 Sunday, April 24 Seattle Mist Los Angeles Temptation Citizens Business Bank Arena Seattle 20Los Angeles 12 Saturday, April 30 New England Liberty Austin Acoustic Cedar Park Center Austin 42New England 21 Saturday, May 7 Dallas Desire Los Angeles Temptation Citizens Business Bank Arena Los Angeles 33Dallas 32 Friday, May 13 Chicago Bliss Seattle Mist ShoWare Center Seattle 40Chicago 28 Saturday, May 21 Austin Acoustic Dallas Desire Dr Pepper Arena Dallas 46Austin 6 Friday, June 3 Omaha Heart Atlanta Steam Arena at Gwinnett Center Atlanta 77Omaha 0 Saturday, June 11 Los Angeles Temptation Austin Acoustic Cedar Park Center Los Angeles 49Austin 32 Saturday, June 18 Seattle Mist Dallas Desire Dr Pepper Arena Dallas 26Seattle 21 Friday, June 24 Chicago Bliss New England Liberty Verizon Wireless Arena Chicago 70New England 7 Saturday, July 2 Omaha Heart Chicago Bliss Toyota Park Chicago 66Omaha 0 Saturday, July 9 Los Angeles Temptation Atlanta Steam Arena at Gwinnett Center Los Angeles 33Atlanta 26 Saturday, July 23 Atlanta Steam New England Liberty Verizon Wireless Arena Cancelled Saturday, July 30 Dallas Desire Omaha Heart Ralston Arena Dallas 87Omaha 12 Saturday, August 6 Atlanta Steam Chicago Bliss Toyota Park Chicago 39Atlanta 32 nb Playoffs Date Visitor Home Venue City ScoreConference Championships Saturday, August 20 Atlanta Steam Chicago Bliss ShoWare Center Kent, Washington Chicago 30Atlanta 25 Saturday, August 20 Dallas Desire Seattle Mist ShoWare Center Kent, Washington Seattle 44Dallas 6Legends Cup Saturday, August 27 Chicago Bliss Seattle Mist WestWorld Scottsdale, Arizona Chicago 31Seattle 26 Standings Eastern Conference Team Wins Loss Ties Pct PF PA Net Pts TD's Home Record Home Pct Road Record Road Pct Chicago Bliss 3 1 0 0.750 203 79 124 30 2-0 1.000 3-1 0.750 Atlanta Steam 1 2 1 forfeit1 a 0.250 135 72 43 20 1-1 .500 0-1 0.000 Omaha Heart 1 3 0 0.250 38 236 -198 6 1-1 0.500 0-2 0.000 New England Liberty 0 3 1 forfeit2 a 0.000 34 138 -104 5 0-1 0.000 0-2 0.000 Western Conference Team Wins Loss Ties Pct PF PA Net Pts TD's Home Record Home Pct Road Record Road Pct Dallas Desire 3 1 0 0.750 191 72 119 29 2-0 1.000 1-1 0.500 Seattle Mist 3 1 0 0.750 125 74 51 19 2-0 1.000 1-1 0.500 Los Angeles Temptation 3 1 0 0.750 127 110 17 19 1-1 0.500 2-0 1.000 Austin Acoustic 1 3 0 0.250 88 160 -72 13 1-1 0.500 0-2 0.000 Playoffs The Conference Championship games were held on Saturday, August 20 at the ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington. The hometown Seattle Mist won the Western Conference title, defeating the expansion Dallas Desire 44-6 in a rematch of an earlier game at Dallas in which the Desire prevailed. The Eastern Conference title game featured the Chicago Bliss versus the Atlanta Steam. Atlanta took a commanding 25-8 lead into the half but Chicago rallied, shutting out Atlanta in the second half to earn their fourth straight appearance in the Legends Cup with a 30-25 victory. The 2016 Legends Cup was held on Saturday, August 27 at WestWorld in Scottsdale, Arizona between the defending champion Seattle Mist and the previous two-time champion Chicago Bliss, a rematch of an early season game which was won by the Mist. Seattle scored on the opening drive to take a 6-0 lead. Chicago tied the game but the Mist scored again to close the opening quarter and then once more to go up 18-6. As they did in the playoffs against Atlanta, Chicago rallied, closing the gap and taking the lead 19-18 just before the half. Chicago scored again near the end of the third period to extend their lead to 25-18. Seattle opened the fourth quarter with a score to retake the lead 26-25 but Chicago responded with a touchdown of their own. Chicago's defense then stopped Seattle and claimed the victory 31-26 to win their third Legends Cup championship in four years. Chicago quarterback Jacinda Barclay captured her first LFL championship in the United States, her second overall having won the title in the 2013-2014 inaugural season of LFL Australia. Conference Championships Saturday, August 20 Legends Cup Saturday, August 27 E1 Chicago E2 30 Atlanta 25 W1 Dallas 6 W2 Seattle 44 Chicago 31 Seattle 26 Notes 1. forfeit1forfeit2 New England was forced to forfeit their final game of the season, due to being unable to field a team.http://www.lfl360.com/lfl-north-america/usa/new-england-liberty-off-season-needs-questions/ NEW ENGLAND LIBERTY: OFF-SEASON NEEDS AND QUESTIONS - LFL360 www.lfl360.com en-US 2017-03-06 References External links Legends Football League official site Lingerie Football League Category:Legends Football League seasons