| Seattle Mist | |
| Established: | 2009 |
| Folded: | 2019 |
| Location: | Kent, Washington |
| Field: | Accesso ShoWare Center |
| Colors: | Seahawks Blue, Cambridge Blue, lime green and white |
| Coach: | Chris Michaelson |
| Owner: | Legends Football League, LLC |
| League: | Legends Football League |
| Division: | Western Conference |
| League Champ Type: | Legends Cup wins |
| League Champs: | 3 (2015, 2017, 2019) |
| Div Champs: | 3 (2013, 2015, 2017) |
The Seattle Mist were a team in the Legends Football League that were founded as part of the Lingerie Bowl's expansion into a full-fledged league in 2009. They played their home games at the ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington. The league, originally named the Lingerie Football League, rebranded in 2013 and shifted away from Super Bowl halftime shows. The Mist won three championships, known as the Legends Cup.
Following the 2019 season, the LFL ceased operations and relaunched as the Extreme Football League (X League), which first played in 2022. All former LFL teams received new brands and the Mist were replaced by the Seattle Thunder.[1]
In 2004, the first Lingerie Bowl was played during halftime of Super Bowl XXXVIII between two teams of models and actresses wearing lingerie and minimal protective football gear. The Lingerie Bowl was played for three consecutive years as an alternative Super Bowl halftime event while adding additional teams in 2005 and 2006. The event was then cancelled for various reasons in 2007, 2008, and 2009. In 2009, the event organizers launched the concept as a full league called the Lingerie Football League (LFL), culminating in the Lingerie Bowl as the championship game between the conference champions, still during the Super Bowl halftime.[2] [3]
The league launched its inaugural 2009–10 season with ten teams in two conferences with the Seattle Mist in the Western Conference. Each LFL team played the other four teams in its division once. Two of the games were at home and two were on the road. The Mist went 3–1 in its first season, but failed to make it to the playoffs as per the league's tie-breaking procedures.
The 2010–11 LFL season had the same schedule format as the 2009–10 season, but all games aired on MTV2.[4] The Mist went 0–3 in the season and the last game against the Dallas Desire was cancelled due to the potential of inclement weather in the outdoor stadium and neither team winning a game.[5] The following season, the Mist signed Angela Rypien, the daughter of former Washington Redskins' quarterback Mark Rypien, as their starting quarterback. She debuted against the Green Bay Chill on September 30, 2011.[6] The team went 2–2 and missed the playoffs for the third straight season.
The league postponed the 2012–13 season, but the Mist played a game called the Pacific Cup against LFL Canada's BC Angels at the ShoWare Center on December 15, 2012. In January 2013, the LFL rebranded as the Legends Football League, shifted away from the Super Bowl halftime event, and moved the season to a spring and summer schedule starting in March 2013. The Mist qualified for the playoffs for the first time in the 2013 season after an undefeated regular season, but lost to the Chicago Bliss in the conference championship game. The team then missed the playoffs in 2014 after losing to the Los Angeles Temptation in their last game of the season.[7]
In 2015, the team made it back to the playoffs and won their first Legends Cup over the Chicago Bliss 27–21. They lost to the Bliss in the Legends Cup the following season, but went on to win again in 2017 and 2019.
After the 2019 season, the LFL effectively ceased operations and restructured as the X League, replacing the Mist with the Seattle Thunder identity.[1]
See also: 2009–10 LFL season.
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 11 | Won, 20–6 | 1–0 | |||
| October 9 | Won, 28–19 | 2–0 | |||
| November 27 | Lost, 20–26 | 2–1 | |||
| January 1 | ShoWare Center | Won, 28–12[8] | 3–1 |
See also: 2010–11 LFL season.
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 27 | Los Angeles Temptation | ShoWare Center[10] | Lost, 32–36[11] | 0–1 | |
| October 8 | ShoWare Center | Lost, 12–41 | 0–2 | ||
| October 22 | at San Diego Seduction | Lost, 25–26 | 0–3 | ||
| January 21 | at Dallas Desire | Cancelled | 0–3 |
See also: 2011–12 LFL season.
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30 | Won, 42–8 | 1–0 | |||
| November 4 | ShoWare Center | Lost, 24–28 | 1–1 | ||
| December 16 | at Los Angeles Temptation | Lost, 24–27 | 1–2 | ||
| January 6 | ShoWare Center | Won, 32–14 | 2–2 |
See also: 2013 LFL US season.
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 6 | Green Bay Chill | ShoWare Center | Lost, 36–55 | 0–1 | |
| May 4 | at Los Angeles Temptation | Citizens Business Bank Arena | Won, 24–20 | 1–1 | |
| July 6 | Minnesota Valkyrie | ShoWare Center | Won, 38–0 | 2–1 | |
| July 20 | at Las Vegas Sin | Won, 52–14 | 3–1 | ||
| Conference Championship | |||||
| August 24 | Lost, 14–31 |
See also: 2014 LFL US season.
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2 | ShoWare Center | Won, 38–24 | 1–0 | ||
| June 13 | Tied, 34–34 | 1–0–1 | |||
| July 26 | Las Vegas Sin | ShoWare Center | Won, 29–18 | 2–0–1 | |
| August 2 | at Los Angeles Temptation | Citizens Business Bank Arena | Lost, 34–12 | 2–1–1 |
See main article: article and 2015 LFL US season.
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29 | Los Angeles Temptation | ShoWare Center | Lost, 13–14 | 0–1 | |
| June 6 | at Los Angeles Temptation | Won, 27–26 | 1–1 | ||
| June 21 | at Las Vegas Sin | Citizens Business Bank Arena | Won, 34–26 | 2–1 | |
| July 3 | Los Angeles Temptation | ShoWare Center | Won, 24–13 | 3–1 | |
| August 1 | Las Vegas Sin | ShoWare Center | Won, 64–19 | 4–1 | |
| August 5 | at Las Vegas Sin | Citizens Business Bank Arena | Cancelled | 4–1 | |
| Conference Championship | |||||
| August 15 | Los Angeles Temptation | Won, 28–24 | |||
| Legends Cup | |||||
| August 23 | Chicago Bliss | ShoWare Center | Won, 27–21 |
See main article: article and 2016 LFL US season.
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 9 | ShoWare Center | Won, 44–8 | 1–0 | ||
| April 24 | at Los Angeles Temptation | Citizens Business Bank Arena | Won, 20–12 | 2–0 | |
| May 13 | Chicago Bliss | ShoWare Center | Won, 40–28 | 3–0 | |
| June 18 | at Dallas Desire | Lost, 21–26 | 3–1 | ||
| August 20 | Dallas Desire | ShoWare Center | Won, 44–6 | ||
| Legends Cup | |||||
| August 27 | Chicago Bliss | Lost, 26–31 |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 14 | at Austin Acoustic | Won, 46–26 | 1–0 | ||
| May 20 | Denver Dream | ShoWare Center | Won, 106–0 | 2–0 | |
| July 1 | at Denver Dream | Won, 98–0 | 3–0 | ||
| July 15 | Austin Acoustic | ShoWare Center | Won, 62–6 | 4–0 | |
| Conference Championship | |||||
| August 20 | Los Angeles Temptation | Won, 28–13 | |||
| Legends Cup | |||||
| September 3 | Citizens Business Bank Arena Ontario, California | Won, 38–28 |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19 | ShoWare Center | Lost, 24–43 | 0–1 | ||
| June 16 | at Atlanta Steam | Lost, 42–44 | 0–2 | ||
| July 21 | at Austin Acoustic | Won, 41–26 | 1–2 | ||
| July 28 | Atlanta Steam | ShoWare Center | Lost, 18–40 | 1–3 |
See main article: article and 2019 LFL US season.
| Date[13] | Opponent | Venue | Score | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 5 | at Los Angeles Temptation | Citizens Business Bank Arena | Won, 34–19 | 1–0 | |
| May 11 | ShoWare Center | Won, 70–6 | 2–0 | ||
| June 8 | at Denver Dream | Budweiser Event Center | Won, 62–22 | 3–0 | |
| June 29 | Austin Acoustic | ShoWare Center | Lost, 34–36 | 3–1 | |
| Playoff semifinal | |||||
| August 24 | Atlanta Steam | Toyota Arena Ontario, California | Won, 38–14 | ||
| Legends Cup | |||||
| September 7 | Los Angeles Temptation | Won, 56–20 |