The 2011-12 LFL Season was the third season of the

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. The league features 12 teams in various cities across the United States and Canada. For the 2011–2012 season the League granted five new franchises:

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, Green Bay Chill,

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and

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has suspended operations for the 2011-2012 season with a planned return in 2012-2013. The stated reasons were financial and issues with the commitment of players on and off the field. The statuses of the

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and

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are unknown; they are no longer included on the LFL's list of teams and are not included in the 2011-2012 schedule, but no suspension of operations has been publicly indicated. The Denver Dream and

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remain shuttered. After two years as a professional league, the LFL ceased paying players beginning in the 2011 season, converting the league into an amateur league. In 2011-12, MTV Networks' MTV2 channel once again broadcast 20 regular season games, two conference playoff games, and the championship game during the pre-game of the Super Bowl. This year however, they presented the games in their entirety at 9:00 PM ET. ''LFL Presents: LFL, Friday Night Football on MTV2'' premiered on August 26, 2011 from Green Bay, Wisconsin. The 2011 All-Fantasy Game was held in

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on July 30, 2011 at

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. Trailing 18-6 in the second half, the Eastern Conference rallied to win 24-18 over the Western Conference. Christy Bell, quarterback for the Philadelphia Passion, was awarded offensive MVP for her 2 touchdown passes, while Liz Gorman, a safety with the Tampa Breeze, was named defensive MVP. The city of Hamilton lost at least $50,000 hosting the game, which drew an estimated crowd of "a few thousand" that only filled approximately half of the lower bowl of the arena, even after ticket prices were slashed to $10 per ticket. The season kicked off on August 26, 2011 and culminated with Lingerie Bowl IX on February 4, 2012. The LFL Eastern and Western Conference Playoff games were played back-to-back on January 28, 2012 at

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won its third straight Western Conference Championship while

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won the Eastern Conference Championship, its second in a row, to set up a rematch of last season's

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. The 2012 Lingerie Bowl was played during the pre-match of

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. Los Angeles Temptation won its third consecutive Lingerie Bowl with a 28 - 6 victory over Philadelphia Passion. The Temptation's Ashley Salerno and Amber Reed were co-MVP's, with Salerno throwing three touchdown passes and Reed scoring two rushing touchdowns.

Expansion and contraction

On November 10, 2010, it was announced that Oklahoma City would be receiving an expansion franchise for the 2011–12 season, only to be publicly rejected by the city's mayor, who said he would not allow the league to operate in the city. On December 6, 2010, it was announced that

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beat out Columbus, Ohio for the newest franchise. In the 2011–12 season, the

began play at Quicken Loans Arena in

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. On December 8, 2010, it was announced that a

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expansion side, to be known as the Las Vegas Sin, would begin play for the 2011–12 season. On January 25, 2011, the league announced an expansion team would be awarded to Green Bay,

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in the fall of 2011. They would be known as the Green Bay Chill and play home games at

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. On March 17, 2011, the LFL announced that the

would be suspended for the 2011-2012 season with a planned return in 2012-2013. The stated reasons were financial and issues with the commitment of players on and off the field. On March 23, 2011, the LFL announced a franchise to

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for the 2011 season. The team would be known as the

and play at

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in downtown Minneapolis (home of the NBA's

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). On April 12, 2011, the LFL announced that they would have a franchise in

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. This was the first franchise outside of the United States. Their games would be played in the

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where the

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play. The status of the San Diego Seduction is unknown; they are no longer included on the LFL's list of teams, but no suspension of operations has been publicly indicated. The Miami Caliente folded.

Teams

Schedule

Playoffs

Standings

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

- ''clinched playoff berth '' - ''eliminated from playoffs''

Awards

League MVP * Kyle Dehaven - Baltimore Charm * Nikki Johnson - Las Vegas Sin * Amber Reed - Los Angeles Temptation * Marirose Roach - Philadelphia Passion * Kam Warner - Seattle Mist Offensive Player of the Year * Kyle Dehaven - Baltimore Charm * Nikki Johnson - Las Vegas Sin * KK Matheny - Tampa Breeze * Amber Reed - Los Angeles Temptation * Marirose Roach - Philadelphia Passion Defensive Player of the Year * Jenny Butler - Philadelphia Passion * Kyle Dehaven - Baltimore Charm * Liz Gorman - Tampa Breeze * Sunshine Uli - Las Vegas Sin * Kam Warner - Seattle Mist Rookie of the Year * Annie Erler - Green Bay Chill * Kyle Dehaven - Baltimore Charm * Chrisdell Harris - Chicago Bliss * Nikki Johnson - Las Vegas Sin * Theresa Petruziello - Cleveland Crush Coach of the Year * Chandler Brown - Philadelphia Passion * Dion Lee - Las Vegas Sin * Chris Michaelson - Seattle Mist * Tony Nguyen - Minnesota Valkyrie * Rick Reeder - Baltimore Charm Mortaza Award * Kelly Campbell - Baltimore Charm * Ogom Chijundu - Los Angeles Temptation * Jessica Hopkins - Seattle Mist * Donna Paul - Toronto Triumph * Marirose Roach - Philadelphia Passion Most Improved Player * Kelly Campbell - Baltimore Charm * Ogom Chijundu - Los Angeles Temptation * Jessica Hopkins - Seattle Mist * Adrian Purnell - Tampa Breeze * Amber Reed - Los Angeles Temptation Team of the Year * Baltimore Charm * Green Bay Chill * Las Vegas Sin * Philadelphia Passion * Seattle Mist Lingerie Bowl MVP * Ashley Salerno and Amber Reed - Los Angeles Temptation 8th Man Award (Best Fan Base) * Seattle Mist
LFL Awards Winners

References

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Legends Football League