Austin Wild
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| Austin Wild | |
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| Established 2017 Folded 2022 Based in Austin, Texas | |
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Current uniform | |
| Team colors | Orange, black, sand, white |
| Personnel | |
| Owner(s) | Keith Clay |
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| Championships | |
| League championships (0) | |
| Conference championships (0) | |
| Division championships (0) | |
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The Austin Wild were a professional
H-E-B Center,[1] but they never played there and instead hosted their two home games at Luedecke Arena in the Travis County Expo Center
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After the 2018 season, owner Keith Clay left the AAL due to its members instability and being based on the east coast. He then helped to create the new International Arena Football League (IAFL) based in the southwestern United States. Seven other teams were added, including the Tamps-Mex Lagartos, Rio Grande Valley Dorados, and Mexico City Mexicah.[2][3][4][5] The league finished the season with only three teams still active and the championship game was played in Mexico between Mexicah and the Dorados. They returned to the American Arena League for the 2021 season, but have since folded as of 2022.
References
- ^ "Austin Wild Indoor Football Team to play home games at H-E-B Center at Cedar Park". Community Impact Newspaper. December 18, 2017.
- KVUE.
- ^ Braedon Long. "ARENA FOOTBALL MAKING A COMEBACK IN AUSTIN". The Horn. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019.
- ^ Michael Rivera (February 7, 2019). "International Arena Football League Launches in Austin". AM 1300 The Zone.
- ^ "International Arena Football League begins in March". KVUE. February 7, 2019.