American Football, also known retrospectively as LP1, is the debut studio album by the American emo band American Football. It was released on September 14, 1999, on the record label Polyvinyl. At the time of recording, the group comprised Mike Kinsella on vocals and guitar, Steve Holmes on guitar, and Steve Lamos on drums, marking this as the band's only album to feature as a trio. LP1 was recorded in May 1999 at Private Studios in Urbana, Illinois, with production from Brendan Gamble.