2009–10 LFL season

The 2009–10 LFL Season was 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 season featured 10 teams in cities across the United States. The season kicked off on September 4, 2009, and culminated with Lingerie Bowl VII on February 7, 2010.[1] The championship game, scheduled to coincide with Super Bowl XLIV, was held at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. The Western Conference Los Angeles Temptation defeated the Eastern Conference Chicago Bliss by the score of 27–14.[2]

2009–10 LFL season
Regular season
DurationSeptember 4, 2009 – January 29, 2010
Playoffs
Start dateFebruary 4, 2010
Eastern ChampionsChicago Bliss2010-02-04
Western ChampionsLos Angeles Temptation2010-02-04
Lingerie Bowl VII
DateFebruary 6, 2010
SiteSeminole Hard Rock Live Arena, Hollywood, Florida
ChampionsLos Angeles Temptation

The games were released on DVD in Australia by FuelTV, who aired the games in Australia. The games were divided into three sets, labeled Western, Eastern, and Playoffs.

Teams

When the operators of the Lingerie Bowl announced the formation of a full season league in September 2008, they included the names of ten teams for the 2009–10 season: the Atlanta Steam, Chicago Bliss, Dallas Desire, Los Angeles Temptation, Miami Caliente, New England Euphoria, Phoenix Scorch, San Diego Seduction, Seattle Mist, and the Tampa Breeze.[3] Four of the teams (Los Angeles, Miami, Phoenix, and Tampa) were to take part in the 2009 Lingerie Bowl, but it was cancelled due to venue issues.[4] By February 2009, the Euphoria were removed and the league was listing 11 possible team locations by adding Charlotte, North Carolina, and Denver, Colorado.[5][6] The league then added the New York Majesty and Philadelphia Passion as teams, while the teams in Atlanta, Charlotte, and Phoenix never launched. The Majesty were originally scheduled with the intentions of using Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Long Island, New York, for its two home games,[7] but failed to secure the lease leading to its first home game being postponed.[8] The team eventually scheduled home games over 100 miles from New York City in Reading, Pennsylvania.[9]

Eastern ConferenceLocationVenue
Chicago BlissHoffman Estates, IllinoisSears Centre
Miami CalienteSunrise, FloridaBankAtlantic Center
New York MajestyReading, PennsylvaniaSovereign Center
Philadelphia PassionTrenton, New JerseySun National Bank Center[lower-alpha 1]
Tampa BreezeTampa, FloridaSt. Pete Times Forum
Western ConferenceLocationVenue
Dallas DesireGrand Prairie, TexasQuikTrip Park
Denver DreamCommerce City, ColoradoDick's Sporting Goods Park
Los Angeles TemptationLos Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
San Diego SeductionSan Diego, CaliforniaSan Diego Sports Arena
Seattle MistKent, WashingtonShoWare Center

Schedule
DateVisitorScoreHomeVenue
September 4, 2009[10]Miami Caliente19–29Chicago BlissSears Center
September 11, 2009San Diego Seduction6–20Seattle MistShoWare Center
September 18, 2009Los Angeles Temptation26–19Denver DreamDick's Sporting Goods Park
September 25, 2009Denver Dream6–20Dallas Desire[11]QuikTrip Park
October 2, 2009Chicago BlissPostponed[lower-alpha 2]New York MajestyNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
October 9, 2009Seattle Mist28–19Denver DreamDick's Sporting Goods Park
October 16, 2009Dallas Desire40–6San Diego SeductionSan Diego Sports Arena
October 23, 2009Los Angeles Temptation12–24Dallas DesireQuikTrip Park
October 30, 2009Philadelphia Passion40–6New York MajestySovereign Center
November 6, 2009Miami Caliente37–26Philadelphia PassionSovereign Bank Arena[lower-alpha 1]
November 13, 2009New York Majesty7–49Miami CalienteBankAtlantic Center
November 20, 2009Chicago BlissCancelledNew York MajestySovereign Center
November 27, 2009Seattle Mist20–26Los Angeles TemptationLos Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
December 4, 2009Chicago Bliss27–18Tampa BreezeSt. Pete Times Forum
December 11, 2009Tampa Breeze6–12Philadelphia PassionSun National Bank Center[lower-alpha 1]
December 18, 2009Philadelphia Passion19–46Chicago BlissSears Center
December 25, 2009Bye week
January 1, 2010Dallas Desire12–28Seattle MistShoWare Center
January 8, 2010Denver DreamCancelled[lower-alpha 3]San Diego SeductionSan Diego Sports Arena
January 15, 2010New York Majesty13–40Tampa BreezeSt. Pete Times Forum
January 22, 2010Tampa Breeze28–18Miami CalienteBankAtlantic Center
January 29, 2010San Diego Seduction0–53Los Angeles TemptationLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  1. Venue was renamed from Sovereign Bank Arena to Sun National Bank Center during on November 13, 2009, during the season.
  2. Rescheduled to November 20 in Reading, Pennsylvania.
  3. Game was cancelled by the league as the game would not affect the playoff standings and to prevent possible injury to the players.

Standings

Eastern Conference
TeamWinsLossTiesPctPFPANet PtsHomeRoad
Chicago Bliss*3001.00010256562–01–0
Miami Caliente*220.50012390331–11–1
Tampa Breeze220.5009270221–11–1
Philadelphia Passion220.500979521–11–1
New York Majesty030.00026126–1030–10–2

Western Conference
TeamWinsLossTiesPctPFPANet PtsHomeRoad
Dallas Desire*310.7509652442–01–1
Los Angeles Temptation*310.75011763542–01–1
Seattle Mist310.7509663332–01–1
Denver Dream030.0004474–300–20–1
San Diego Seduction030.00012113–1010–10–2

 *  – clinched playoff berth

Playoffs
DateVisitorScoreHomeVenueRecap
Western Conference Championship
February 4, 2010Los Angeles Temptation (2)20–14Dallas Desire (1)Seminole Hard Rock Live Arena
Miami		Recap
Eastern Conference Championship
February 4, 2010Miami Caliente (2)7–20Chicago Bliss (1)Seminole Hard Rock Live Arena
Miami		Recap
Lingerie Bowl VII
February 6, 2010Los Angeles Temptation (W2)27–14Chicago Bliss (E1)Seminole Hard Rock Live Arena
Miami		Recap

Awards

League MVP

  • Gabrielle Marie, Dallas Desire

Offensive Player of the Year

  • Saran Dunmore, Chicago Bliss

Defensive Player of the Year

  • Elizabeth Gorman, Tampa Breeze

Coach of the Year

  • Antuan Edwards, Dallas Desire

Mortaza Award

  • Erin Marie Garrett, Dallas Desire

Most Improved Player

  • Riley Maddex, Los Angeles Temptation

References
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