Dallas Desire

The Dallas Desire was a professional women's American football team located in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. While active, they were one of five teams of the Lingerie Football League's Western Division. The Desire was one of two new teams added in 2004, along with the Chicago Bliss, before the second Lingerie Bowl in 2005. Before the 2011–2012 season, the team was suspended and brought back for the 2016 season.

Dallas Desire
Team logo
Established2004
Suspended2012–15
Folded2016
Based inDallas–Fort Worth metroplex
Home fieldQuikTrip Park
Cotton Bowl
Dr Pepper Arena
Owner(s)Lingerie Football League, LLC
LeagueLegends Football League
DivisionWestern Conference
ColorsBlue, silver, and white
Lingerie Bowl winsNone
Websitewww.lflus.com/dallasdesire/

The original team played outdoors at the QuikTrip Park at Grand Prairie in 2009 and then one game at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas in 2010. In both seasons, the Dallas Desire were one of two LFL teams to play their home games on an outdoor stadium with the others being the Denver Dream in 2009 and the Miami Caliente in 2010. The relaunched team played indoors at Dr Pepper Arena in nearby Frisco.[1] Team operations were suspended once again after the conclusion of the 2016 season.

History
Desire players in a match against San Diego Seduction in October 2009.

After the first Lingerie Bowl in 2004 between Team Dream and Team Euphoria, the alternative Super halftime event expanded to a four team tournament. The Desire were announced as one of the two new teams alongside the Chicago Bliss added to the rebranded Los Angeles Temptation (formerly Team Dream) and New York Euphoria. While the teams had location based names, all practices and the event itself took place in Los Angeles.[2][3] The Desire made their first appearance taking part in Lingerie Bowl II in 2005 coached by William "The Refrigerator" Perry. They were defeated by the Temptation in the Western Final, which included a Skill Test, a 3-on-2 match, and a dance competition, with a score of 36–68. They also took part in Lingerie Bowl III in 2006, also losing to the Temptation in the semifinal. The Lingerie Bowls from 2007 through 2009 were all cancelled for various reasons. The Lingerie Bowl then launched the Lingerie Football League (LFL), a full season league with home arenas and ten teams in two divisions. The Lingerie Bowl became the championship game for the league and was still scheduled during the Super Bowl halftime in February 2010.

For the 2009–10 LFL season, each team was scheduled to play the other four teams in its division once.[4] Two of the games were at home and two were on the road.[5] The Desire played its home games at QuikTrip Park in Grand Prairie, Texas, one of two teams that season to play outdoors. Their head coach was former NFL player Antuan Edwards.[6][7] The Desire's first home game was on September 25, 2009, against the Denver Dream.[6][8][9] 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.[10]

The 2010–11 LFL season had the same format as the previous season, but the Desire moved to the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, the highest-capacity stadium (92,100 seats) for any professional American football team, for their home games.[11][12] All of the season's games were aired on MTV2.[13] Dallas went 0–3 in the season before the league announced in early December 2010 that their last home game on January 21, 2011, against the Seattle Mist was cancelled due to the potential of inclement weather in the outdoor stadium and neither team winning a game.[14]

On March 17, 2011, the LFL announced that the Dallas Desire franchise would be suspended for the 2011–12 season with a planned return in 2012–13, citing financial issues and the commitment of players, both on and off the field. In January 2012, assistant coach of Dallas Desire, Clarence LeBlanc released an announcement to the players that "Dallas Desire would be discontinued as a team but are looking to relocate to Austin, Texas." The league then cancelled the 2012–13 season, rebranded as the Legends Football League, and shifted to a summer and fall schedule away from the Super Bowl for the 2013 season.

In 2015, the LFL announced that the Dallas Desire would return for the 2016 season, playing at the Dr Pepper Arena in Frisco. The reinstatement of the franchise coincided with the arrival of a new franchise in Austin, the Austin Acoustic, which would be featured in a "Battle for Texas Bowl" and the Desire's first home game in the 2016 season.[1] Former Texas A&M linebacker Melvin Bullitt was named head coach, with his brother Terrance as assistant.[15] The 2016 Desire went 3–1 and lost the Western Conference championship to the Seattle Mist 44–6

The Desire ceased operations again before the 2017 season.

Season schedules
Logo used from 2004 to 2008

2009–10
DateOpponentVenueScore
September 25, 2009Denver DreamQuikTrip ParkDallas 20
Denver 6[9]
October 16, 2009at San Diego SeductionSan Diego Sports ArenaDallas 40
San Diego 6[16]
October 23, 2009Los Angeles TemptationQuikTrip ParkDallas 24
Los Angeles 12[17][18]
January 1, 2010at Seattle MistShoWare CenterSeattle 28
Dallas 12[19]
February 4, 2010
Western Conf. Championship		Los Angeles TemptationSeminole Hard RockLos Angeles 20
Dallas 14[10]

2010–11 season
DateOpponentVenueScore
September 3, 2010San Diego SeductionCotton Bowl[12][20][21]San Diego 24
Dallas 13[22]
September 10, 2010at Chicago BlissSears Centre[23][24]Dallas 7
Chicago 14[25]
December 3, 2010at Los Angeles TemptationLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum[26]Dallas 6
Los Angeles 40
January 21, 2011Seattle MistCotton BowlCancelled[14]

References
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  3. Swanson, Richard (April 16, 2004). "New league's uniform: Shoulder pads and thongs". Boston Herald. Retrieved October 27, 2009.
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  5. Whitt, Richie (September 4, 2009). "Whitt's End: 9.4.09". Dallas Observer. Retrieved October 2, 2009.
  6. Williams, Patrick (September 30, 2009). "Best of Dallas 2009: With the Dallas Desire, It's All For Love of the... Um... Game". Dallas Observer. Retrieved October 2, 2009.
  7. Field, Matt (September 23, 2009). "Two minute drill with Dallas Desire Head Coach Antuan Edwards". LFL Unlaced. Archived from the original on September 26, 2009. Retrieved October 2, 2009.
  8. Mariani, Anthony (September 30, 2009). "Lingerie Football Season Kicks Off". Fort Worth Weekly. Retrieved October 7, 2009.
  9. Michels, Patrick (September 27, 2009). "Lingerie Football's Dallas Desire vs. Denver Dream". Dallas Observer. Retrieved October 2, 2009.
  10. Mooney, Michael J. (February 5, 2010). "Miami Caliente Eliminated From The Lingerie Football League Playoffs". Broward-Palm Beach New Times. Archived from the original on February 27, 2010. Retrieved February 23, 2010.
  11. "2010/2011 Schedule" (PDF). Lingerie Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 10, 2010. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  12. Hurley, Danny (September 2, 2010). "Lingerie Football League: Dallas Desire Get Ready for the Game". Dallas Observer.
  13. Selvarn, Ashok (August 17, 2010). "The Bliss is back: Lingerie Football League games to air on MTV2". Daily Herald. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
  14. "January 21st Seattle Mist at Dallas Desire Games Cancelled, Tickets Will Be Refunded". Lingerie Football League. December 7, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
  15. REVITALIZED DALLAS DESIRE SET TO MAKE FRANCHISE RETURN BY NAMING MELVIN BULLITT AS HEAD COACH
  16. Whitt, Richie (October 21, 2009). "Dallas' Best Football Team is Also its Best-Looking". Dallas Observer. Retrieved October 27, 2009.
  17. Fulgencio, Danny (October 24, 2009). "Desire Tops Temptation: They Actually Keep Score in the Lingerie Football League". Dallas Observer. Retrieved October 27, 2009.
  18. "Dallas Desire Beats L.A. Temptation, 24-12". KXAS-TV. October 24, 2009. Retrieved September 7, 2010.
  19. "Photos of Seattle Mist Lingerie Football Players". KIRO-TV. January 2, 2010. Archived from the original on June 30, 2010. Retrieved February 23, 2010. The Seattle Mist of the Lingerie Football League knocked off the undefeated Dallas Desire in a game on Jan. 1 at the Showare Center in Kent.
  20. Baselice, Ron (September 4, 2010). "Dallas Desire kicks off season at the Cotton Bowl" (video). The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved September 7, 2010.
  21. Hurley, Danny (September 6, 2010). "Lingerie Football League: Dallas Desire vs. San Diego Seduction". Dallas Observer. Retrieved September 7, 2010.
  22. "Mulheres disputam Liga de Futebol de Lingerie nos EUA" (in Portuguese). R7 Notícias. September 8, 2010. Retrieved September 8, 2010. Apesar de estar jogando na casa das rivais, o time de San Diego venceu por 24 a 13.
  23. "Bliss to open LFL season at Sears Centre Sept. 10". Daily Herald. August 24, 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
  24. "Best bets: Lingerie football, David Brenner, improv marathon". Daily Herald. September 8, 2010. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
  25. Reyes, Ashley (September 11, 2010). "A Blissful Season Opener". NBC Chicago. Retrieved September 12, 2010. Things look good for another successful season for the Chicago Bliss as they rolled in their season opener Friday night, beating the Dallas Desire 14-7 at the Sears Center Arena.
  26. Reiss, Josh (December 5, 2010). "Lingerie Football League: Los Angeles Temptation vs. Dallas Desire". LA Weekly. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
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