We all know there are a fair share of women out there who like watching professional football – The Cowboys, The Saints, The Colts…come on who’s your team? But we also know something else – that lesbians like…well..women (duh). So how about if you combine the two? Women playing professional football – such a novel idea! Did I mention that it is a FULL TACKLE league? I know you are used to seeing women “hitting on each other”… but not in this manner (wink wink)!
Anyway, put the Colts and Saints away until next season because boy do we have a new team for you to root for! The Austin Outlaws is Austin’s own all-women professional football team, and they are kicking off their 10th season on Saturday, April 10th! They will be facing off with the Houston Power at Westlake HS Chaparral Stadium!
The Outlaws are coming off a 2009 season in which they clenched the Southwest Division title with a 7 – 1 record! They are determined to capture the title again this season as they face some pretty fierce competition from division rivals such as the Houston team, the Lonestar Mustangs from Ft. Worth, and former power-houses Oklahoma City Lightning and the New Orleans Blaze. The Outlaws will also host the league’s first international team – the Aguilas Regias of Mexico! Pretty sweet!
Did I also mention that the women of the Outlaws have to fund themselves?? It’s an extremely impressive task to hold full time jobs off the field and find the time to fundraise to keep the league alive! Take that men’s professional football – you’ve got it made easy!
This year the Outlaws are chanting “Ten Years of Tuff!” as their battle cry – and they want all of us to be cheering right behind them! We’ve got this season’s schedule right here for you, so print it out and put it on your fridge:
***Home games are in red***
4/10: 12 pm vs. Houston Power
4/17: 12 pm vs. Aguilas Regias
4/24: 7 pm vs. OKC Lightening
5/01: 7 pm vs. Acadiana Zydeco
5/08: 7pm vs. Ft. Worth Lonestar Mustangs
5/22: 7 pm vs. New Orleans Blaze
6/05: 7 pm vs. Houston Power
6/12: 7 pm vs. Ft. Worth Lonestar Mustangs
6/19: 7 pm vs. OKC Lightning
Lesbians of Austin – let’s do our part and support these hard-working women – Gooooo Outlaws!