# 2016 LFL US season

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. The top two teams from each conference then played a single elimination game to qualify for the Legends Cup final in Scottsdale, Arizona.

## Developments

The Las Vegas Sin did not participate in the 2016 LFL season, citing an inability to find a suitable home venue. 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 | Score |
| Regular Season |||||
| Saturday, April 9 | Austin Acoustic | Seattle Mist | ShoWare Center | Seattle 44 Austin 8 |
| Friday, April 15 | New England Liberty | Omaha Heart | Ralston Arena | Omaha 26 New England 6 |
| Sunday, April 24 | Seattle Mist | Los Angeles Temptation | Citizens Business Bank Arena | Seattle 20 Los Angeles 12 |
| Saturday, April 30 | New England Liberty | Austin Acoustic | Cedar Park Center | Austin 42 New England 21 |
| Saturday, May 7 | Dallas Desire | Los Angeles Temptation | Citizens Business Bank Arena | Los Angeles 33 Dallas 32 |
| Friday, May 13 | Chicago Bliss | Seattle Mist | ShoWare Center | Seattle 40 Chicago 28 |
| Saturday, May 21 | Austin Acoustic | Dallas Desire | Dr Pepper Arena | Dallas 46 Austin 6 |
| Friday, June 3 | Omaha Heart | Atlanta Steam | Arena at Gwinnett Center | Atlanta 77 Omaha 0 |
| Saturday, June 11 | Los Angeles Temptation | Austin Acoustic | Cedar Park Center | Los Angeles 49 Austin 32 |
| Saturday, June 18 | Seattle Mist | Dallas Desire | Dr Pepper Arena | Dallas 26 Seattle 21 |
| Friday, June 24 | Chicago Bliss | New England Liberty | Verizon Wireless Arena | Chicago 70 New England 7 |
| Saturday, July 2 | Omaha Heart | Chicago Bliss | Toyota Park | Chicago 66 Omaha 0 |
| Saturday, July 9 | Los Angeles Temptation | Atlanta Steam | Arena at Gwinnett Center | Los Angeles 33 Atlanta 26 |
| Saturday, July 23 | Atlanta Steam | New England Liberty | Verizon Wireless Arena | Cancelled |
| Saturday, July 30 | Dallas Desire | Omaha Heart | Ralston Arena | Dallas 87 Omaha 12 |
| Saturday, August 6 | Atlanta Steam | Chicago Bliss | Toyota Park | Chicago 39 Atlanta 32 |

## Playoffs

| Date | Visitor | Home | Venue | City | Score |
| Conference Championships ||||||
| Saturday, August 20 | Atlanta Steam | Chicago Bliss | ShoWare Center | Kent, Washington | Chicago 30 Atlanta 25 |
| Saturday, August 20 | Dallas Desire | Seattle Mist | ShoWare Center | Kent, Washington | Seattle 44 Dallas 6 |
| Legends Cup ||||||
| Saturday, August 27 | Chicago Bliss | Seattle Mist | WestWorld | Scottsdale, Arizona | Chicago 31 Seattle 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 | 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 | 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 | Conference Championships Saturday, August 20 | Conference Championships Saturday, August 20 | Legends Cup Saturday, August 27 | Legends Cup Saturday, August 27 | Legends Cup Saturday, August 27 |
| E1 | Chicago | 30 | | | |
| E2 | Atlanta | 25 | | | |
| E2 | Atlanta | 25 | Chicago | Chicago | 31 |
| | | | Seattle | Seattle | 26 |
| W1 | Dallas | 6 | Seattle | Seattle | 26 |
| W2 | Seattle | 44 | | | |