Denver Dream (football)
Introduction The '''Denver Dream''' were a women's American football team that played in the Legends Football League (LFL), with home games at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland, Colorado. The team first competed during the league's 2009–10 season, were inactive from 2011 through 2016, the played during the 2017 through 2019 seasons. During the 2009–10 season, the league was known as the Lingerie Football League and the team was based in Commerce City, Colorado.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 Dream were replaced by the '''Denver Rush'''.
History L.A. TemptationThe Dream started as a 2009 expansion team in the inaugural season of the Lingerie Football League (LFL). The new league had a fall and winter schedule in order to keep the championship game, the Lingerie Bowl, as an  alternative Super halftime event. The Dream were led by head coach Allen Watkins and assisted by former Denver Broncos wide receiver Mark Jackson. They played two dates at their home field, Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado, one of two teams along with the Dallas Desire to have home games in an outdoor stadium, and one of the few short-field football teams to have done so. They went winless in its first season. League commissioner Mitchell Mortaza suspended the team's operations after the 2009 season, at the same time as the struggling New York Majesty, to keep the league at an even number of teams; it was implied that the league would be unable or unwilling to reach a deal to continue playing at Dick's Sporting Goods Park.In May 2013, the league, now rebranded as the Legends Football League, reached an agreement to play 2013 playoff games in 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado, and hinted at the possible return of the Denver Dream. The Dream were added back to the league for the 2017 season, with home games at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland, Colorado. The 2017 Denver Dream were led by head coach Carlos Bates and assisted by Jason Jines and Mitchell Shipley.The Dream played for three more winless seasons from 2017 to 2019 before the LFL was rebranded again as the X League. When the X League launched, it instead had a team called the Denver Rush with an announced home as the Denver Coliseum.
Season schedules ===2009–10=== Date  Opponent  Location  Result  Record September 18, 2009  Los Angeles Temptation  Dick's Sporting Goods Park  Lost, 20–26  0–1 September 25, 2009  at Dallas Desire  QuikTrip Park  Lost, 6–20  0–2 October 9, 2009  Seattle Mist  Dick's Sporting Goods Park  Lost, 19–28  0–3 January 8, 2010  at San Diego Seduction  San Diego Sports Arena  Cancelled  0–3===2017=== Date  Opponent  Location  Result  RecordApril 29  Chicago Bliss  Budweiser Events Center  Lost, 6–93  0–1May 20  at Seattle Mist  ShoWare Center  Lost, 0–106  0–2July 1  Seattle Mist  Budweiser Events Center  Lost, 0–101  0–3July 29  at Chicago Bliss  Toyota Park  Lost, 0–66  0–4===2018=== Date  Opponent  Location  Result  RecordApril 27  Omaha Heart  Budweiser Events Center  Lost, 6–7  0–1June 23  at Nashville Knights  Nashville Municipal Auditorium  Lost, 20–94  0–2June 30  Los Angeles Temptation  Budweiser Events Center  Lost, 7–44  0–3August 4  at Omaha Heart  Ralston Arena  Lost, 21–26  0–4===2019=== Date  Opponent  Location  Result  Record April 26  Los Angeles Temptation  Budweiser Events Center  Lost, 18–47  0–1 June 8  Seattle Mist  Budweiser Events Center  Lost, 22–62  0–2 June 22  at Nashville Knights  Nashville Municipal Auditorium  Lost, 12–14  0–3 July 13  at Omaha Heart  Ralston Arena  Lost, 13–32  0–4
Anthem Blue Dog And Sponge Cake, a band from Aurora, Colorado, created an anthem for the Denver Dream.
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