Austin Turfcats

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).

Austin Turfcats
Established 2008 Folded 2010 Played in Luedecke Arena in Austin, Texas
League/conference affiliations
Southern Indoor Football League (2009) Indoor Football League (2010) Intense Conference (2010) Lonestar East Division (2010)
Current uniform
Team colors	Armadillo gold, recycling green, natural white
Cheerleaders	Lady Cats
Personnel
Owner(s)	Jack Dixon
General manager	Joe Martinez
Head coach	Chris Duliban
Team history
Austin Turfcats (2009–2010)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (0)
Playoff appearances (1)
2009
Home arena(s)
Luedecke Arena (2009–2010)

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).^[1] 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.^[2] 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.^[3] The Turfcats lost their first game 29–37 to the Acadiana Mudbugs.^[4] The following week the Turfcats won their first game 34–32 over the Houma Conquerors.^[5]

Joining the IFL: 2010

In October 2009, the Turfcats were accepted into the Indoor Football League (IFL) for the 2010 season.^[6] They went 2–12 under head coach Duliban and folded after the season.

Season-by-season results

League champions

Conference champions

Division champions

Playoff berth

League leader

Season	League	Conference	Division	Regular season				Postseason results
				Finish	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 qualify
Totals					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

Final roster

Austin Turfcats roster
Quarterbacks 23 Jeremy Glover  8 Cedrick Welch Running backs  6 Keith Clay 30 Ray Hall Wide receivers  7 Bobby Mason  8 Reggie Smith 11 Darrick Wallace  4 Austin Willis		Offensive linemen 94 Demond Benford 66 Jodie Cantu 74 James Cardenas 99 Tim Cook 76 Kamaron Young Defensive linemen 55 Kevin Earvine 77 Iran Hodge 44 Ryan Miles 21 Wondell Rutledge 78 Shane Gerhardt		Linebackers 12 Edward Cantrell  5 Joseph Turner Defensive backs  2 Michael Catchings 22 Kemmie Lewis  9 Metrick McHenry 18 Rickey McKinley  3 Shon Mitchell 18 Michael Rutledge Special teams vacant		Reserve lists 10 Deron Ellis QB (IR) Practice squad vacant Rookies in italics Roster updated February 15, 2010 25 Active, 1 Inactive, 0 PS

Head coaches

Name	Term	Regular season				Playoffs		Awards
		W	L	T	Win%	W	L
Chris Duliban	2009–2010	12	15	0	.444	1	1

Front office staff

• Joe Martinez – general manager – IFL
• Ronald Oswalt – general manager – SIFL/IFL
• Jack Dixon – director of operations – SIFL/IFL

2010 season

2010 Austin Turfcats season
Owner	Jack Dixon
General manager	Joe Martinez
Head coach	Chris Duliban
Home stadium	Luedecke Arena 7311 Decker Lane Austin, Texas 78724
Results
Record	2–12
Division place	4th Lonestar East
Playoffs	Did not qualify
← 2009 Austin Turfcats

Schedule

  Win   Tie   Loss   Bye

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
6	April 2	Amarillo Venom	L 20–71	1–2	Luedecke Arena
7	April 10	Abilene Ruff Riders	W 68–34	2–2	Luedecke Arena
8	April 17	at West Texas Roughnecks	L 46–49	2–3	Ector County Coliseum
9	April 24	Corpus Christi Hammerheads	L 30–32	2–4	Luedecke Arena
10	May 1	San Angelo Stampede Express	L 27–52	2–5	Luedecke Arena
11	May 8	West Texas Roughnecks	L 29–46	2–6	Luedecke Arena
12	May 15	at Abilene Ruff Riders	L 20–47	2–7	Taylor County Expo Center
13	May 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

2010 Lonestar East Division
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	GB	DIV	PF	PA	STK
y-Arkansas Diamonds	11	3	0	0.786	—	6–1	533	423	W3
x-San Angelo Stampede Express	10	4	0	0.714	1.0	4–2	603	521	W3
x-Corpus Christi Hammerheads	6	8	0	0.429	5.0	3–4	501	567	L2
Austin Turfcats	2	12	0	0.143	8.0	1–7	428	606	L10