The Jacksonville Dixie Blues are a women's American football

Women's American football

Women have begun playing full-contact American football. Most leagues play by the same rules as their male counterparts, with one exception: women's leagues use a slightly smaller football. Women primarily play on a semi-professional or amateur level in the United States...

 team based in Jacksonville

Jacksonville, Florida

Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...

, Florida

Florida

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. Founded in 2001, they are currently members of the Women's Football Alliance

Women's Football Alliance

The Women's Football Alliance is a full-contact Women's American football league which began play in the spring of 2009. They have now completed three full seasons and grew to over 60 teams slated for the 2011 season. The women play 11 person tackle football games with rules that basically mirror...

 (WFA), playing their home games on the campus of University Christian School.

History

The Dixie Blues were a former member of the now disbanded Women's American Football League

Women's American Football League

The Women's American Football League was a women's football league that was formed in 2001. After disbanding, the teams merged with the Women's Affiliated Football Conference , the Independent Women's Football League and the American Football Women's League , itself now disbanded.-Teams:*Arizona...

, where they were runner-ups in the first championship game in 2001 and won the title in 2002. After the league disbanded, they joined the American Football Women's League

American Football Women's League

The American Football Women's League which debuted on May 15, 2002, was one of the first women's football leagues formed, originally using the name WAFL, or Women's American Football League in 2001...

; they came in second place in the 2003 season. They spent two seasons in the Independent Women's Football League

Independent Women's Football League

The Independent Women's Football League was founded in 2000, and began play in 2001.IWFL founders began with the goal to establish a quality women's football league that would be respected as the top level of women's tackle football in the world....

. The Dixie Blues were most recently in the Women's Football League

Women's Football League

The Women's Football League was a small women's American football team that began playing in 2002. Its last season was in 2007. It was composed of three teams, one in Grand Rapids, Michigan, one in Tennessee, and one in North Carolina, the Jacksonville Dixie Blues, who now play in the Women's...

, where they have won the 2006 and 2007 titles.

They were planning to join the National Women's Football Association

National Women's Football Association

The National Women's Football Association was a full-contact American football league for women headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. The league was founded by Catherine Masters in 2000, as the two benchmark teams, the Alabama Renegades and the Nashville Dream played each other six times in...

 in 2009, but have instead become one of the charter franchises in the Women's Football Alliance

Women's Football Alliance

The Women's Football Alliance is a full-contact Women's American football league which began play in the spring of 2009. They have now completed three full seasons and grew to over 60 teams slated for the 2011 season. The women play 11 person tackle football games with rules that basically mirror...

. So far, the Dixie Blues' WFA tenure has been extremely successful, winning three straight division titles and being the only WFA charter member never to have lost a regular-season game in league play.

Season-by-season

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| colspan="6" align="center" | Jacksonville Dixie Blues (WAFL)
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|2001 || 5 || 5 || 0 || 3rd South Atlantic || Won Atlantic Conference Semifinal (Indianapolis)
Won Atlantic Conference Championship (Tampa Bay)
Lost WAFL Championship (California

California Quake

The California Quake is a women's semi-professional tackle football team based in Los Angeles County, California. The Quake currently play in the Western Conference, Tier 1 Pacific Southwest Division of the Independent Women's Football League. Home games are played at Downey High School's Allen...

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|2002 || 9 || 1 || 0 || Position Unknown || Won WAFL Championship (Indianapolis)
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|2003 || colspan="6" rowspan="1" align="center" | Did Not Play
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| colspan="6" align="center" | Jacksonville Dixie Blues (IWFL)
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|2004 || 5 || 1 || 0 || X-Team || --
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|2005 || 8 || 2 || 0 || 1st East South Atlantic || Lost Eastern Conference Semifinal (Atlanta

Atlanta Xplosion

The Atlanta Ravens, formerly known as the Atlanta Xplosion, is a football team in the Independent Women's Football League. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, the Ravens play their home games in nearby Roswell at Centennial High School.-2003:...

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| colspan="6" align="center" | Jacksonville Dixie Blues (WFL)
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|2006 || 10 || 0 || 0 || 1st League || Won WFL Semifinal (Mississippi)
]Won WFL Championship (Tennessee)
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|2007 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 1st League || Won WFL Championship (Clarksville

Clarksville Fox

The Clarksville Fox is a football team in the Independent Women's Football League. Based in Clarksville, Tennessee, the Fox play their home games on the campus of Northwest High School.-2007:...

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|2008 || colspan="6" rowspan="1" align="center" | Did Not Play
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| colspan="6" align="center" | Jacksonville Dixie Blues (WFA)
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|2009 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 1st American Southeast || Won American Conference Semifinal (Austin

Austin Outlaws

The Austin Outlaws are a women's football team in the Women's Football Alliance. They are based in Austin, Texas. Home games are played at Chaparral Stadium on the campus of Westlake High School....

)
Lost American Conference Championship (St. Louis

St. Louis Slam

The St. Louis Slam is a women's professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They play in the Women's Football Alliance, of which they are the current defending champions. The Slam played in the National Women's Football Association from their inception in 2003 until 2008. Home...

)
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|2010 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 1st National South Central || Won National Conference Quarterfinal (Central Florida)
Lost National Conference Semifinal (St. Louis

St. Louis Slam

The St. Louis Slam is a women's professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They play in the Women's Football Alliance, of which they are the current defending champions. The Slam played in the National Women's Football Association from their inception in 2003 until 2008. Home...

)
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|2011 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 1st National South Atlantic || Won National Conference Quarterfinal (Miami

Miami Fury

The Miami Fury is a football team in the Women's Football Alliance. Based in Miami, Florida, the Fury plays its home games at North Miami Athletic Stadium.-2000:...

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Lost National Conference Semifinal (Indy

Indy Crash

The Indy Crash is a team of the Women's Football Alliance based in Indianapolis, Indiana which began play for 2011. Home games are played on the campus of Park Tudor School....

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!Totals || 76 || 14 || 0
|colspan="2"| (including playoffs)

2009

Date	Opponent	Home Home team In team sports, the term home advantage describes the advantage–usually a psychological advantage–that the home team is said to have over the visiting team as a result of playing in familiar facilities and in front of supportive fans... /Away Home team In team sports, the term home advantage describes the advantage–usually a psychological advantage–that the home team is said to have over the visiting team as a result of playing in familiar facilities and in front of supportive fans...	Result
April 18	Emerald Coast Barracudas Emerald Coast Barracudas The Emerald Coast Barracudas are a women's American football team in the Women's Football Alliance. Previously a member of the National Women's Football Association and known as the Panama City Beach Rumble and the Emerald Coast Sharks, they are based in Panama City, Florida...	Home	Won 64-16
May 2	New Orleans Blaze New Orleans Blaze The New Orleans Blaze is a women's American football team in the Women's Football Alliance. Formerly a member of the National Women's Football Association, they play at City Park, splitting their time between Pan American Stadium and Tad Gormley Stadium....	Away	Won 46-0
May 9	Memphis Belles Memphis Belles The Memphis Belles are a women's professional tackle football team and members of the Independent Women's Football League. Based in Memphis, Tennessee, the Memphis Belles played their 2010 home games at Halle Stadium football field in Memphis, Tennessee...	Home	Won 34-20
May 30	Gulf Coast Riptide	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 Austin Outlaws The Austin Outlaws are a women's football team in the Women's Football Alliance. They are based in Austin, Texas. Home games are played at Chaparral Stadium on the campus of Westlake High School....  (American Conference Semifinal)	Home	Won 55-14
July 25	St. Louis Slam St. Louis Slam The St. Louis Slam is a women's professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They play in the Women's Football Alliance, of which they are the current defending champions. The Slam played in the National Women's Football Association from their inception in 2003 until 2008. Home...  (American Conference Championship)	Away	Lost 32-40

** = Won by forfeit

2010

Date	Opponent	Home Home team In team sports, the term home advantage describes the advantage–usually a psychological advantage–that the home team is said to have over the visiting team as a result of playing in familiar facilities and in front of supportive fans... /Away Home team In team sports, the term home advantage describes the advantage–usually a psychological advantage–that the home team is said to have over the visiting team as a result of playing in familiar facilities and in front of supportive fans...	Result
April 10	Central Florida Anarchy Central Florida Anarchy The Orlando Anarchy are a women's American football team based in the Orlando, Florida area. They currently play in the Women's Football Alliance. They play their home games at Clermont Middle School in the suburb of Clermont, Florida....	Away	Won 41-13
April 17	Central Florida Anarchy Central Florida Anarchy The Orlando Anarchy are a women's American football team based in the Orlando, Florida area. They currently play in the Women's Football Alliance. They play their home games at Clermont Middle School in the suburb of Clermont, Florida....	Home	Won 29-7
April 24	Tampa Bay Pirates	Away	Won 63-0
May 1	Carolina Raging Wolves Carolina Raging Wolves The Carolina Raging Wolves are a team of the Women's Football Alliance scheduled to begin play for the 2010 season. Home games will be played on the campus of St. Pauls High School in St...	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 St. Louis Slam The St. Louis Slam is a women's professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They play in the Women's Football Alliance, of which they are the current defending champions. The Slam played in the National Women's Football Association from their inception in 2003 until 2008. Home...  (National Conference Semifinal)	Home	Lost 26-52

2011

Date	Opponent	Home Home team In team sports, the term home advantage describes the advantage–usually a psychological advantage–that the home team is said to have over the visiting team as a result of playing in familiar facilities and in front of supportive fans... /Away Home team In team sports, the term home advantage describes the advantage–usually a psychological advantage–that the home team is said to have over the visiting team as a result of playing in familiar facilities and in front of supportive fans...	Result
April 2	Savannah Sabers	Away	Won 52-6
April 9	Palm Beach Punishers Palm Beach Punishers The Palm Beach Punishers are a football team in the Women's Football Alliance based in Palm Beach County, Florida. Home games are played on the campus of Palm Beach Central High School in nearby Wellington...	Home	Won 42-12
April 16	Orlando Anarchy	Away	Won 42-7
April 30	Gulf Coast Riptide	Away	Won 21-14
May 14	Orlando Anarchy	Home	Won 49-0
May 21	Gulf Coast Riptide	Home	Won 43-0
June 11	Miami Fury Miami Fury The Miami Fury is a football team in the Women's Football Alliance. Based in Miami, Florida, the Fury plays its home games at North Miami Athletic Stadium.-2000:...	Home	Won 45-24
June 18	Tampa Bay Pirates	Away	Won 34-7
June 25	Miami Fury (National Conference Quarterfinal)	Home	Won 20-18
July 9	Indy Crash Indy Crash The Indy Crash is a team of the Women's Football Alliance based in Indianapolis, Indiana which began play for 2011. Home games are played on the campus of Park Tudor School.... (National Conference Semifinal)	Home	Lost 0-42

External links

• Official Web site