Dallas Desire
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The Dallas Desire are a professional women's American football
team located in Dallas, Texas
. They are one of five teams of the Lingerie Football League
's Western Division. The Desire was one of two teams introduced to LFL in 2004, the other being the Los Angeles Temptation
. As of the 2011-2012 season, they were placed on hiatus.
in the Western Final (one of the semi-finals which included a Skill Test, a 3-on-2 match, and a dance competition) with a score of 36-68 at Lingerie Bowl
II in 2005 and again at Lingerie Bowl III in 2006, the team never reached the Final before regular league play began in 2009.
, each team was scheduled to play the other four teams in its division once. Two of the games were at home and two were on the road. The team played its home games at QuikTrip Park in Grand Prairie, Texas
. Their head coach was former NFL player Antuan Edwards
.
The Dallas Desire began regular league play on September 25, 2009 with a home game against the Denver Dream
. Their other home game was against the Los Angeles Temptation
while they played the San Diego Seduction
and Seattle Mist
on the road. They ended the regular season 3-1, qualifying for the Western Conference Championship game, where they lost to the Los Angeles Temptation
20-14.
in Dallas, Texas
, the highest-capacity stadium (92,100 seats) for any professional American football team, for their home games. All of this season's games aired on MTV2
.. Dallas went 0-3 in the season and the last game against the Seattle Mist
at home was cancelled due to inclement weather .
In both seasons, the Dallas Desire were one of two active LFL teams to play their home games on an outdoor stadium (the others being the Denver Dream
in 2009 and the Miami Caliente
in 2010).
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
team located in Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
. They are one of five teams of the Lingerie Football League
Lingerie Football League
The Lingerie Football League is a women's 7-on-7 tackle American football league, created in 2009, with games played in the fall and winter at NBA, NFL, NHL and MLS arenas and stadiums. The league was founded by Mitch Mortaza...
's Western Division. The Desire was one of two teams introduced to LFL in 2004, the other being the Los Angeles Temptation
Los Angeles Temptation
Los Angeles Temptation was one of two teams that established the Lingerie Football League in 2003.The old name Team Dream was used at Lingerie Bowl I, broadcast during Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004...
. As of the 2011-2012 season, they were placed on hiatus.
Before league play
Having been defeated by the Los Angeles TemptationLos Angeles Temptation
Los Angeles Temptation was one of two teams that established the Lingerie Football League in 2003.The old name Team Dream was used at Lingerie Bowl I, broadcast during Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004...
in the Western Final (one of the semi-finals which included a Skill Test, a 3-on-2 match, and a dance competition) with a score of 36-68 at Lingerie Bowl
Lingerie Bowl
The Lingerie Bowl is an annual Super Bowl halftime alternative shown on pay-per-view TV. It features a game of full-contact American football with female athletes playing seven-on-seven tackle football. Lingerie Bowl I aired during Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004 with Team Euphoria losing to the Team...
II in 2005 and again at Lingerie Bowl III in 2006, the team never reached the Final before regular league play began in 2009.
2009-2010 season
For the 2009-2010 season2009 LFL season
The 2009-10 LFL Season is the inaugural season of the Lingerie Football League. The league was formed from a concept called the Lingerie Bowl, that was featured during half-time of the Super Bowl. The league features 10 teams in various cities across the United States. The season kicked-off on...
, each team was scheduled to play the other four teams in its division once. Two of the games were at home and two were on the road. The team played its home games at QuikTrip Park in Grand Prairie, Texas
Grand Prairie, Texas
Grand Prairie is a city in Dallas, Ellis, and Tarrant counties in the U.S. state of Texas and is a part of the Mid-Cities region in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Grand Prairie is a suburb of both Dallas and Fort Worth and had a population of 175,396 at the 2010 census.- History :The city of...
. Their head coach was former NFL player Antuan Edwards
Antuan Edwards
Antuan Edwards is a retired American football player. He played safety in the National Football League...
.
The Dallas Desire began regular league play on September 25, 2009 with a home game against the Denver Dream
Denver Dream (football)
The Denver Dream started as an expansion member of the Lingerie Football League in 2009. They play two dates at their home field, Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado. The team was one of only two to have played its home games in an outdoor stadium, and one of the few short-field...
. Their other home game was against the Los Angeles Temptation
Los Angeles Temptation
Los Angeles Temptation was one of two teams that established the Lingerie Football League in 2003.The old name Team Dream was used at Lingerie Bowl I, broadcast during Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004...
while they played the San Diego Seduction
San Diego Seduction
The San Diego Seduction is an charter team in the Lingerie Football League which began play in its inaugural 2009-10 season. The Seduction is based in San Diego, California, with home games played at the Valley View Casino Center...
and Seattle Mist
Seattle Mist
This Seattle Mist are a team in the Lingerie Football League, part of the Lingerie Bowl's expansion into a full-fledged league in 2009. They play their home games at the ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington.-2009-2010 season:...
on the road. They ended the regular season 3-1, qualifying for the Western Conference Championship game, where they lost to the Los Angeles Temptation
Los Angeles Temptation
Los Angeles Temptation was one of two teams that established the Lingerie Football League in 2003.The old name Team Dream was used at Lingerie Bowl I, broadcast during Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004...
20-14.
| Date | Visitor | Home | Kickoff | Venue | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 25, 2009 | Denver Dream Denver Dream (football) The Denver Dream started as an expansion member of the Lingerie Football League in 2009. They play two dates at their home field, Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado. The team was one of only two to have played its home games in an outdoor stadium, and one of the few short-field... |
Dallas Desire | 9:00 PM CDT | QuikTrip Park | Dallas 20 Denver 6 |
| October 16, 2009 | Dallas Desire | San Diego Seduction San Diego Seduction The San Diego Seduction is an charter team in the Lingerie Football League which began play in its inaugural 2009-10 season. The Seduction is based in San Diego, California, with home games played at the Valley View Casino Center... |
9:00 PM PDT Pacific Time Zone The Pacific Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time . The clock time in this zone is based on the mean solar time of the 120th meridian west of the Greenwich Observatory. During daylight saving time, its time offset is UTC-7.In the United States... |
San Diego Sports Arena | Dallas 40 |
| October 23, 2009 | Los Angeles Temptation Los Angeles Temptation Los Angeles Temptation was one of two teams that established the Lingerie Football League in 2003.The old name Team Dream was used at Lingerie Bowl I, broadcast during Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004... |
Dallas Desire | 9:00 PM CDT | QuikTrip Park | Dallas 24 |
| January 1, 2010 | Dallas Desire | Seattle Mist Seattle Mist This Seattle Mist are a team in the Lingerie Football League, part of the Lingerie Bowl's expansion into a full-fledged league in 2009. They play their home games at the ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington.-2009-2010 season:... |
9:00 PM PST Pacific Time Zone The Pacific Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time . The clock time in this zone is based on the mean solar time of the 120th meridian west of the Greenwich Observatory. During daylight saving time, its time offset is UTC-7.In the United States... |
ShoWare Center | Seattle 28 |
| February 4, 2010 | Dallas Desire | Los Angeles Temptation Los Angeles Temptation Los Angeles Temptation was one of two teams that established the Lingerie Football League in 2003.The old name Team Dream was used at Lingerie Bowl I, broadcast during Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004... |
Western Conf. Championship | Seminole Hard Rock Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood Hard Rock Hotel and Casino is a resort near Hollywood, Florida, located on of the Hollywood Reservation of the Seminole Tribe of Florida. The hotel has a tower, a casino, a lagoon-style pool area, fifteen restaurants, sixteen shops, the poker room, a spa, improv comedy club, over ten bars and... |
Los Angeles 20 |
2010-2011 season
The 2010-2011 season of LFL had the same format as the 2009-10 season The Dallas Desire moved to the Cotton BowlCotton Bowl (stadium)
The Cotton Bowl is a stadium which opened in 1929 and became known as "The House That Doak Built" due to the immense crowds that former SMU running back Doak Walker drew to the stadium during his college career in the late 1940s. Originally known as Fair Park Stadium, it is located in Fair Park,...
in Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
, the highest-capacity stadium (92,100 seats) for any professional American football team, for their home games. All of this season's games aired on MTV2
MTV2
MTV2 is a cable network that is widely available in the United States on digital cable and satellite television, and is progressively being added to analogue cable lineups across the nation...
.. Dallas went 0-3 in the season and the last game against the Seattle Mist
Seattle Mist
This Seattle Mist are a team in the Lingerie Football League, part of the Lingerie Bowl's expansion into a full-fledged league in 2009. They play their home games at the ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington.-2009-2010 season:...
at home was cancelled due to inclement weather .
In both seasons, the Dallas Desire were one of two active LFL teams to play their home games on an outdoor stadium (the others being the Denver Dream
Denver Dream (football)
The Denver Dream started as an expansion member of the Lingerie Football League in 2009. They play two dates at their home field, Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado. The team was one of only two to have played its home games in an outdoor stadium, and one of the few short-field...
in 2009 and the Miami Caliente
Miami Caliente
Miami Caliente was a team in the Lingerie Football League, 2009-2010. They were part of the Lingerie Bowl's expansion into a full-fledged league in 2009. They play their home games at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida...
in 2010).
| Date | Visitor | Home | Kickoff | Venue | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 3, 2010 | San Diego Seduction San Diego Seduction The San Diego Seduction is an charter team in the Lingerie Football League which began play in its inaugural 2009-10 season. The Seduction is based in San Diego, California, with home games played at the Valley View Casino Center... |
Dallas Desire | 9:00 PM CDT | Cotton Bowl Cotton Bowl (stadium) The Cotton Bowl is a stadium which opened in 1929 and became known as "The House That Doak Built" due to the immense crowds that former SMU running back Doak Walker drew to the stadium during his college career in the late 1940s. Originally known as Fair Park Stadium, it is located in Fair Park,... |
San Diego 24 |
| September 10, 2010 | Dallas Desire | Chicago Bliss Chicago Bliss Chicago Bliss is one of two teams that were introduced to the Lingerie Football League in 2004 .Being defeated by New York Euphoria in the Eastern Final at Lingerie Bowl II in 2005 and again at Lingerie Bowl III in 2006, the team never reached the Final.On... |
9:00 PM CDT | Sears Centre Sears Centre The Sears Centre is an 11,000-seat multi-purpose family entertainment, cultural and sports center in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, a northwest suburb, 25 miles from Chicago. The arena has 43 luxury suites on two separate levels... |
Chicago 14 |
| December 3, 2010 | Dallas Desire | Los Angeles Temptation Los Angeles Temptation Los Angeles Temptation was one of two teams that established the Lingerie Football League in 2003.The old name Team Dream was used at Lingerie Bowl I, broadcast during Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004... |
9:00 PM PST Pacific Time Zone The Pacific Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time . The clock time in this zone is based on the mean solar time of the 120th meridian west of the Greenwich Observatory. During daylight saving time, its time offset is UTC-7.In the United States... |
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is a large outdoor sports stadium in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, at Exposition Park, that is home to the Pacific-12 Conference's University of Southern California Trojans football team... |
Dallas 6 Los Angeles 40 |
| January 21, 2011 | Seattle Mist Seattle Mist This Seattle Mist are a team in the Lingerie Football League, part of the Lingerie Bowl's expansion into a full-fledged league in 2009. They play their home games at the ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington.-2009-2010 season:... |
Dallas Desire | 9:00 PM CST Central Time zone In North America, the Central Time Zone refers to national time zones which observe standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC , and daylight saving, or summer time by subtracting five hours... |
Cotton Bowl Cotton Bowl (stadium) The Cotton Bowl is a stadium which opened in 1929 and became known as "The House That Doak Built" due to the immense crowds that former SMU running back Doak Walker drew to the stadium during his college career in the late 1940s. Originally known as Fair Park Stadium, it is located in Fair Park,... |
cancelled |
2011-2012 season
On March 17, 2011, the LFL announced that the Dallas Desire franchise would be suspended for the 2011-2012 season with a planned return in 2012-2013. The stated reasons were financial and issues with the "commitment" of players, both on and off the field.Team roster