The Memphis Dynasty is a team of the United States Women's Football League which began play for the 2010 season in the Women's Football Alliance. Based in Memphis, Tennessee, home games were played at Evangelical Christian School.
For its inaugural season, the Dynasty was known as the Memphis Soul, in the season thereafter, they went without a nickname. In 2012, the team adopted the nickname "Dynasty". After 3 seasons in the WFA, the team moved to the WSFL and continued to play as the Dynasty until the end of the 2014 season. At the end of the 2014 season, the team decided to disband. There were four players that played with the franchise all five years, Ashley Bembow-Scarbough, Terri Gilchrist, Jessica (JP) Plunkett, and Sharon Tatum. The head coach was David Gilchrist.
Over the five years of play, the Dynasty compiled a winning percentage of 78.7% (37–10). The Dynasty won four division titles (2 in WFL and 2 in WSFL), two conference titles (American WSFL), and two national titles (WSFL). Individual league year end honors were 2010 Offensive Player of the Year – WFA (Jessica "JP" Plunkett), 2012 Defensive Player of the Year – WFA (Sharon Tatum), 2013 League MVP – WSFL (GT Shuttles), 2013 Championship Game MVP – WSFL (GT Shuttles), 2013 Coach of the Year – WSFL (David Gilchrist), 2014 League MVP – WSFL (Terri Gilchrist), 2014 Championship Game MVP – WSFL (Anglica "Jelly" Wilson), and 2014 Coach of the Year – WSFL (David Gilchrist). In addition, players received weekly honors as offensive or defensive player of the week (JP Plunkett, Sharon Tatum, Lori Conklin, Shae Blackwell, Tonya Dean).
Season-by-season
| colspan="6" align="center" | Memphis Soul (WFA) |- |2010 || 6 || 2 || 0 || 1st American Southern || Lost American Conference Quarterfinal (Austin) |- | colspan="6" align="center" | Memphis (WFA) |- |2011 || 8 || 2 || 0 || 1st American Southeast|| – |- | colspan="6" align="center" | Memphis Dynasty (WFA) |- |2012 || 5 || 5 || 0 || 2nd WFA American 13 || – |- | colspan="6" align="center" | Memphis Dynasty (WSFL) |- |2013 || 9 || 0 || 0 || 1st American Conference || WSFL National Champions |- | colspan="6" align="center" | Memphis Dynasty (WSFL) |- |2014 || 8 || 1 || 0 || 1st American Conference || WSFL National Champions |- !Totals || 37 || 10 || 0 |colspan="2"| (including playoffs)
* = Current Standing
2010
Season schedule DateOpponentHome/AwayResultApril 10New Orleans BlazeAwayWon 34–32April 17Oklahoma City LightningHomeWon 1–0**April 24Acadiana ZydecoHomeWon 30–6May 15Lone Star MustangsAwayLost 0–55May 22Acadiana ZydecoAwayWon 20–0June 5Acadiana ZydecoHomeWon 20–8June 12New Orleans BlazeAwayWon 8–6June 12Austin Outlaws (American Conference Quarterfinal)AwayLost 0–35
** = Won by forfeit
2011
Standings
Season schedule DateOpponentHome/AwayResultApril 9Little Rock WildcatsHomeWon 38–14April 16Acadiana ZydecoAwayWon 54–14April 30Tulsa EaglesAwayWon 66–6May 14New Orleans BlazeAwayLost 14–15May 21Tulsa EaglesHomeWon 56–0May 28Arkansas Rampage (WSFL)HomeWon 36–0June 4Dallas DiamondsHomeLost 0–44June 11Little Rock WildcatsAwayWon 30–8June 18New Orleans BlazeHomeWon 1–0**October 1Arkansas Rampage (WSFL)Neutral (Little Rock, AR)Won 40–0
** = Won by forfeit
2012
Season schedule DateOpponentHome/AwayResultApril 14Arkansas Rampage (WSFL)AwayApril 21Arkansas WildcatsAwayApril 28New Orleans BlazeHomeMay 5Tulsa ThreatHomeMay 12Arkansas Rampage (WSFL)HomeMay 19Tulsa ThreatAwayMay 26Arkansas WildcatsHomeJune 2Derby City DynamiteHomeJune 9St. Louis SlamAwayJune 16Arkansas WildcatsAway
External links / Memphis Dynasty Homepage Women's Football Alliance website