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).
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). 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. 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. The Turfcats lost their first game 29–37 to the Acadiana Mudbugs. The following week the Turfcats won their first game 34–32 over the Houma Conquerors.
Joining the IFL: 2010 In October 2009, the Turfcats were accepted into the Indoor Football League (IFL) for the 2010 season. They went 2–12 under head coach Duliban and folded after the season.
Season-by-season results League championsConference championsDivision championsPlayoff berthLeague leader
Season League Conference Division Regular season Postseason resultsFinish 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 qualifyTotals 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 LChris Duliban 2009–2010 1215011
Front office staff Joe Martinez – general manager – IFL Ronald Oswalt – general manager – SIFL/IFL Jack Dixon – director of operations – SIFL/IFL
2010 season
Schedule
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 6April 2 Amarillo Venom L 20–71 1–2 Luedecke Arena 7April 10 Abilene Ruff Riders W 68–34 2–2 Luedecke Arena 8April 17 at West Texas Roughnecks L 46–49 2–3 Ector County Coliseum 9April 24 Corpus Christi Hammerheads L 30–32 2–4 Luedecke Arena 10May 1 San Angelo Stampede Express L 27–52 2–5 Luedecke Arena 11May 8 West Texas Roughnecks L 29–46 2–6 Luedecke Arena 12May 15 at Abilene Ruff Riders L 20–47 2–7 Taylor County Expo Center 13May 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
References
External links Official website