Jacksonville Dixie Blues
{{Short description|American women's football team}}
{{update|date=July 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{USFootball team
| logo = JacksonvilleDixieBlues.PNG
| pixels = 200px
| founded = 2001
| league = Women's Football Alliance
| history = WAFL (2001)
WFA (2002)
IWFL (2004-2005)
WFL (2006-2007)
WFA (2009-present)
| city = Jacksonville, Florida
| colors = Royal Blue, White, Neon Green
| president = Brandi Bass
| coach = Darin Damron
| championships = 3 (2002, 2006, 2007)
| titles = 9 (2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015)
| dancers =
| mascot =
| website = {{URL|www.dixiebluesfootball.com}}
|sport=Women's Professional Tackle Football|stadium=University Christian School}}
The Jacksonville Dixie Blues are a women's American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida. Founded in 2001, they are currently members of the Women's Football Alliance (WFA), playing their home games on the campus of University Christian School.
History
The Dixie Blues were former members of the now disbanded Women's American Football League, where they were runners-up in the first championship game in 2001 and won the title in 2002. After the league disbanded, they joined the Women's Football Association; they won the league championship in 2003.{{cite news |newspaper=Indianapolis Star |location=Indianapolis, IN |title=Vipers fall in title game |date=January 21, 2003}} The league folded after that single season and the team spent the next two seasons in the Independent Women's Football League. The Dixie Blues then moved to the Women's Football League, where they won the 2006 and 2007 titles.
They were planning to join the National Women's Football Association in 2009, but have instead become one of the charter franchises in the Women's Football Alliance. So far, the Dixie Blues' WFA tenure has been extremely successful, winning three straight division titles. Until 2013, the Dixie Blues were the only WFA charter member never to have lost a regular-season game in league play. As of the end of the 2017 regular season, their current record stands at 136–24. The Dixie Blues begin their 18th season in April 2018.
Season-by-season
{{Start NFL SBS}}
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" | Jacksonville Dixie Blues (WAFL)
|-
|2001 || 5 || 5 || 0 || 3rd South Atlantic || Won Atlantic Conference Semifinal (Indianapolis)
Won Atlantic Conference Championship (Tampa Bay)
Lost WAFL Championship (California)
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" | Jacksonville Dixie Blues (WFA (2002))
|-
|2002 || 9 || 1 || 0 || -- || Won Southern Conference Final (Orlando Fire){{cite news|last1=Stellino|first1=Vito|title=Dixie Champs|url=http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/020903/jag_11700014.shtml|access-date=25 June 2015|publisher=The Florida Times Union|date=9 Feb 2003}}
Won WFA Championship (Indianapolis)
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" | Jacksonville Dixie Blues (IWFL)
|-
|2004 || 5 || 1 || 0 || X-Team || --
|-
|2005 || 8 || 2 || 0 || 1st East South Atlantic || Lost Eastern Conference Semifinal (Atlanta)
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" | Jacksonville Dixie Blues (WFL)
|-
|2006 || 10 || 0 || 0 || 1st League || Won WFL Semifinal (Mississippi)
Won WFL Championship (Tennessee)
|-
|2007 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 1st League || Won WFL Championship (Clarksville)
|-
|2008 || colspan="6" rowspan="1" align="center" | Did Not Play
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" | Jacksonville Dixie Blues (WFA)
|-
|2009 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 1st American Southeast || Won American Conference Semifinal (Austin)
Lost American Conference Championship (St. Louis)
|-
|2010 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 1st National South Central || Won National Conference Quarterfinal (Central Florida)
Lost National Conference Semifinal (St. Louis)
|-
|2011 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 1st National South Atlantic || Won National Conference Quarterfinal (Miami)
Lost National Conference Semifinal (Indy)
|-
|2012 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 1st WFA National 9 || Won National Conference Quarterfinal (Atlanta)
Lost National Conference Semifinal (Chicago)
|-
!Totals || 86 || 15 || 0
|colspan="2"| (including playoffs)
{{s-end}}
2009
=Season schedule=
class="wikitable" |
Date
!Opponent !Result |
---|
April 18
|Home |Won 64-16 |
May 2
|Away |Won 46-0 |
May 9
|Home |Won 34-20 |
May 30
|Away |Won 49-36 |
June 6
|Emerald Coast Barracudas |Home |Won 1-0** |
June 13
|New Orleans Blaze |Home |Won 42-0 |
June 20
|Memphis Belles |Away |Won 34-6 |
June 27
|Gulf Coast Riptide |Home |Won 37-14 |
July 11
|Austin Outlaws (American Conference Semifinal) |Home |Won 55-14 |
July 25
|St. Louis Slam (American Conference Championship) |Away |Lost 32-40 |
2010
=Season schedule=
class="wikitable" |
Date
!Opponent !Result |
---|
April 10
|Away |Won 41-13 |
April 17
|Home |Won 29-7 |
April 24
|Away |Won 63-0 |
May 1
|Home |Won 45-6 |
May 8
|Carolina Raging Wolves |Away |Won 48-16 |
May 15
|Central Florida Anarchy |Home |Won 47-13 |
June 5
|Tampa Bay Pirates |Home |Won 42-5 |
June 12
|Carolina Raging Wolves |Away |Won 48-6 |
June 26
|Central Florida Anarchy (National Conference Quarterfinal) |Home |Won 47-13 |
July 10
|St. Louis Slam (National Conference Semifinal) |Home |Lost 26-52 |
2011
=Standings=
{{2011 WFA South Atlantic Division standings|team=Dixie Blues}}
=Season schedule=
class="wikitable" |
Date
!Opponent !Result |
---|
April 2
|Away |Won 52-6 |
April 9
|Home |Won 42-12 |
April 16
|Away |Won 42-7 |
April 30
|Away |Won 21-14 |
May 14
|Orlando Anarchy |Home |Won 49-0 |
May 21
|Gulf Coast Riptide |Home |Won 43-0 |
June 11
|Home |Won 45-24 |
June 18
|Away |Won 34-7 |
June 25
|Miami Fury (National Conference Quarterfinal) |Home |Won 20-18 |
July 9
|Indy Crash (National Conference Semifinal) |Home |Lost 0-42 |
2012
=Season schedule=
class="wikitable" |
Date
!Opponent !Result |
---|
April 14
|Away |Won 20-0 |
April 21
|Home |Won 31-3 |
April 28
|Home |Won 49-6 |
May 5
|Away |Won 35-6 |
May 19
|Orlando Anarchy |Away |Won 33-6 |
June 2
|Away |Won 46-0 |
June 9
|Home |Won 1-0** |
June 16
|Miami Fury |Home |Won 1-0** |
June 30
|Atlanta Phoenix (National Conference Quarterfinal) |Home |Won 49-41 |
July 7
|Chicago Force (National Conference Semifinal) |Away |Lost 67-14 |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.dixiebluesfootball.com/ Official Website]
{{WFA}}
{{Florida Sports}}
Category:Women's Football Alliance teams
Category:American football teams in Florida
Category:American football teams established in 2001