@matthewbivins sorry for the late reply, just got back in town. Here’s the code that worked for me. It can be improved upon but did the job. Best of luck.
<?php
if(get_field('deadline'))
{
$date = DateTime::createFromFormat('Ymd', get_field('deadline'));
echo '<li><strong>Deadline: </strong>';
echo $date->format('F j, Y');
echo '</li>';
}
?>
