2017 LFL United States | |
Duration: | 14 April 2017 – 5 August 2017 |
Conf1: | Eastern Champions |
Conf1 Champ: | Atlanta Steam |
Conf2: | Western Champions |
Conf2 Champ: | Seattle Mist |
Finals: | Legends Cup |
Finals Date: | 3 September 2017 |
Finals Venue: | Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, California |
Finals Champ: | Seattle Mist |
Prevseason Year: | 2016 US |
Nextseason Year: | 2018 US |
The 2017 LFL US season is the eighth season of the Legends Football League (LFL) in the United States. It began 14 April 2017, and concluded 5 August 2017.[1]
In January 2017 the LFL announced that it had signed a multi-year contract with Candle and Caleb to provide new uniforms for the league, including alternative uniforms with pants.[2]
In February Super Channel announced that it had signed a three-year deal to broadcast the LFL in Canada.[3]
No ties occurred this season.
Team | W | L | Pct | PF | PA | Net Pts | TD's | Home Record | Home Pct | Road Record | Road Pct | GB |
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x-Chicago Bliss | 4 | 0 | 253 | 33 | 220 | 39 | 2-0 | 2-0 | - | |||
y-Atlanta Steam | 2 | 2 | 164 | 106 | 58 | 26 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2 | |||
Omaha Heart | 1 | 3 | 60 | 166 | -106 | 9 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 3 | |||
Pittsburgh Rebellion | 1 | 3 | 56 | 144 | -88 | 9 | 1-1 | 0-2 | ||||
Team | W | L | Pct | PF | PA | Net Pts | TD's | Home Record | Home Pct | Road Record | Road Pct | GB | |
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x-Seattle Mist | 4 | 0 | 312 | 32 | 280 | 50 | 2-0 | 2-0 | rowspan=2 | - | |||
y-Los Angeles Temptation | 4 | 0 | 189 | 54 | 135 | 30 | 2-0 | 2-0 | |||||
Austin Acoustic | 0 | 4 | 91 | 231 | -140 | 14 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 4 | ||||
Denver Dream | 0 | 4 | 6 | 363 | -357 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | |||||
Date | Visitor | Home | Kickoff | Venue | Score[4] | |
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Saturday, April 15 | Seattle Mist | Austin Acoustic | 8:00 PM CT | Cedar Park Center | Seattle 46, Austin 26 | |
Friday, April 21 | 8:00 PM CT | Ralston Arena | Omaha 34, Pittsburgh 6 | |||
Saturday, April 29 | Budweiser Events Center | Chicago 93, Denver 6 | ||||
Saturday, May 6 | Pittsburgh Rebellion | Atlanta 56, Pittsburgh 21 | ||||
Friday, May 12 | Omaha Heart | Los Angeles Temptation | Los Angeles 79, Omaha 6 | |||
Saturday, May 20 | Denver Dream | 7:00 PM PT | Seattle 106, Denver 0 | |||
Saturday, May 27 | BYE WEEK | |||||
Saturday, June 3 | Atlanta Steam | Chicago Bliss | 7:00 PM CT | Chicago 34, Atlanta 27 | ||
Saturday, June 10 | Omaha Heart | Pittsburgh Rebellion | 7:00 PM ET | Highmark Stadium | Pittsburgh 21, Omaha 20 | |
Saturday, June 17 | Austin Acoustic | Atlanta Steam | 7:00 PM ET | Atlanta 67, Austin 31 | ||
Saturday, June 24 | Los Angeles Temptation | Austin Acoustic | 7:00 PM CT | Cedar Park Center | Los Angeles 56, Austin 28 | |
Saturday, July 1 | Seattle Mist | Denver Dream | 7:00 PM MT | Budweiser Events Center | Seattle 98, Denver 0 | |
Saturday, July 8 | Pittsburgh Rebellion | Los Angeles Temptation | 7:00 PM PT | Citizens Business Bank Arena | Los Angeles 34, Pittsburgh 6 | |
Saturday, July 15 | Austin Acoustic | Seattle Mist | 7:00 PM PT | ShoWare Center | Seattle 62, Austin 6 | |
Saturday, July 22 | Chicago Bliss | Omaha Heart | 8:00 PM | Ralston Arena | Chicago 60, Omaha 0 | |
Saturday, July 29 | Denver Dream | Chicago Bliss | 7:00 PM CT | Toyota Park | Chicago 66, Denver 0 | |
Saturday, August 5 | Los Angeles Temptation | Atlanta Steam | 7:00 PM ET | Los Angeles 20, Atlanta 14 | ||
Saturday, August 12 | BYE WEEK |
Conference Championships were played on 20 August 2017 at Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. The Seattle Mist defeated the Los Angeles Temptation 28–13 to win the Western Conference title and advance to their third straight Legends Cup appearance. In the Eastern Conference, the Atlanta Steam got their first victory over the defending champion Chicago Bliss in a 14–6 upset to win the title and make their second appearance in the championship game.
The 2017 Legends Cup was held on 3 September 2017 at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California. The lead swung back and forth throughout the game with Seattle scoring early, Atlanta taking the lead, and Seattle retaking it 18-14 again before the half. The score see-sawed in the second half as well before Seattle pulled away in the fourth quarter to win their second Legends Cup title in three years with a 38–28 victory. Seattle running back Stevi Schnoor was named MVP of the game.