Austin Turfcats
Professional indoor football team
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The Austin Turfcats were a professional indoor football team based in Austin, Texas. The Turfcats were a member of the Indoor Football League (IFL) during the 2010 season, after being a charter member of the Southern Indoor Football League (SIFL) during their inaugural 2009 season. The Turfcats played their home games at Luedecke Arena at the Travis County Exposition Center. This was Austin's fourth attempt at an indoor football team; the prior three were the Indoor Professional Football League's Texas Terminators (1999), the National Indoor Football League's Austin Knights/Rockers (2002–2003), and the Arena Football League (later af2's) Austin Wranglers (2004–2008) (the former two of which played in Luedecke Arena before the Turfcats).
in Austin, Texas
| Austin Turfcats | |||
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| General information | |||
| Founded | 2008 | ||
| Folded | 2010 | ||
| Headquartered | Luedecke Arena in Austin, Texas | ||
| Colors | Armadillo gold, recycling green, natural white | ||
| Personnel | |||
| Owner | Jack Dixon | ||
| Head coach | Chris Duliban | ||
| Team history | |||
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| Home fields | |||
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| League / conference affiliations | |||
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| Playoff appearances (1) | |||
| 2009 | |||
History
Launch: 2009
On November 24, 2008, it was announced that the city of Austin, Texas, had been awarded an expansion franchise for the 2009 startup Southern Indoor Football League (SIFL).[1] 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 at the Travis County Expo Center.[2] Chris Duliban was the team's head coach after previously serving as the defensive coordinator of the Indoor Professional Football League's Texas Terminators and then as the head coach for the CenTex Barracudas of the Intense Football League in 2008.[3] The Turfcats lost their first game 29–37 to the Acadiana Mudbugs.[4] The following week the Turfcats won their first game 34–32 over the Houma Conquerors.[5]
Joining the IFL: 2010
In October 2009, the Turfcats were accepted into the Indoor Football League (IFL) for the 2010 season.[6] They went 2–12 under head coach Duliban and folded after the season.
Season-by-season results
| League champions | Conference champions | Division champions | Playoff berth | League leader |
| Season | League | Conference | Division | Regular season | Postseason results | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | |||||
| 2009 | SIFL | 2nd | 10 | 3 | Won SIFL Semifinal (Acadiana) Lost President's Cup I (Louisiana) | |||
| 2010 | IFL | Intense | Lonestar East | 4th | 2 | 12 | Did not qualify | |
| 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
| Name | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Awards | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | Win% | W | L | |||
| Chris Duliban | 2009–2010 | 12 | 15 | 0 | .444 | 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
| 2010 Austin Turfcats season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Jack Dixon |
| General manager | Joe Martinez |
| Head coach | Chris Duliban |
| Home stadium | Luedecke Arena 7311 Decker Lane Austin, Texas 78724 |
| Results | |
| Record | 2–12 |
| Division place | 4th Lonestar East |
| Playoffs | Did not qualify |
Schedule
Win Tie Loss Bye
| Week | Date | Opponent | Results | Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | ||||||
| 1 | Bye | ||||||
| 2 | Bye | ||||||
| 3 | March 14 | at Corpus Christi Hammerheads | L 36–51 | 0–1 | American Bank Center | ||
| 4 | March 20 | at Arkansas Diamonds | W 31–29 | 1–1 | Verizon Arena | ||
| 5 | Bye | ||||||
| 6 | April 2 | Amarillo Venom | L 20–71 | 1–2 | Luedecke Arena | ||
| 7 | April 10 | Abilene Ruff Riders | W 68–34 | 2–2 | Luedecke Arena | ||
| 8 | April 17 | at West Texas Roughnecks | L 46–49 | 2–3 | Ector County Coliseum | ||
| 9 | April 24 | Corpus Christi Hammerheads | L 30–32 | 2–4 | Luedecke Arena | ||
| 10 | May 1 | San Angelo Stampede Express | L 27–52 | 2–5 | Luedecke Arena | ||
| 11 | May 8 | West Texas Roughnecks | L 29–46 | 2–6 | Luedecke Arena | ||
| 12 | May 15 | at Abilene Ruff Riders | L 20–47 | 2–7 | Taylor County Expo Center | ||
| 13 | May 23 | at Corpus Christi Hammerheads | L 13–27 | 2–8 | American Bank Center | ||
| 14 | May 29 | Arkansas Diamonds | L 16–21 | 2–9 | Luedecke Arena | ||
| 15 | June 5 | at San Angelo Stampede Express | L 36–54 | 2–10 | San Angelo Coliseum | ||
| 16 | June 12 | at Amarillo Venom | L 16–39 | 2–11 | Amarillo Civic Center | ||
| 17 | June 19 | Arkansas Diamonds | L 40–54 | 2–12 | Luedecke Arena | ||
Standings
| 2010 Lonestar East Division | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | GB | DIV | PF | PA | STK | |
| y-Arkansas Diamonds | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0.786 | — | 6–1 | 533 | 423 | W3 |
| x-San Angelo Stampede Express | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0.714 | 1.0 | 4–2 | 603 | 521 | W3 |
| x-Corpus Christi Hammerheads | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0.429 | 5.0 | 3–4 | 501 | 567 | L2 |
| Austin Turfcats | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0.143 | 8.0 | 1–7 | 428 | 606 | L10 |
