The 2007 Miami Valley Silverbacks season was the second season for the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) franchise. After the season, the team decided to move to the Continental Indoor Football League, along with their brother franchise, the Steubenville Stampede, signing a three-year contract with the league. Team owner Jeff Kolaczkowski cited, "This will cut down on the team's operating expenses as well as build strong rivalries."[1] The Silverbacks had a rude welcome to the CIFL, when defending league champion, the Port Huron Pirates, defeated the Silverbacks 54-7. The team bounced back and finished with a 4-9 record and a chance to win a qualifying playoff game. They lost 60-28 to the Chicago Slaughter, failing to make the playoffs.
| 2007 Miami Valley Silverbacks season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Matt King |
| Home field | Hobart Arena |
| Results | |
| Record | 4-8 |
| Division place | 6th |
| Playoff finish | DNQ |
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 24 | Port Huron Pirates | Away | Lost 7-54 |
| March 30 | Chicago Slaughter | Home | Lost 44-66 |
| April 14 | Marion Mayhem | Home | Won 51-48 |
| April 21 | Springfield Stallions | Home | Won 67-29 |
| April 28 | Marion Mayhem | Away | Lost 34-42 |
| May 4 | Port Huron Pirates | Home | Lost 19-78 |
| May 11 | Kalamazoo Xplosion | Home | Lost 37-40 |
| May 18 | Steubenville Stampede | Home | Won 66-44 |
| May 25 | Chicago Slaughter | Away | Lost 47-48 |
| June 2 | Kalamazoo Xplosion | Away | Lost 21-41 |
| June 9 | Springfield Stallions | Away | Won 56-22 |
| June 16 | Chesapeake Tide | Away | Lost 53-54 |
| June 30 | Chicago Slaughter (Playoffs) | Away | Lost 28-60 |
2007 standings
edit| Team | Overall | Division | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||
| Great Lakes Conference | |||||||||||
| Michigan Pirates-y | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |||
| Kalamazoo Xplosion-x | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | |||
| Chicago Slaughter-x | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | |||
| Marion Mayhem-x | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | |||
| Muskegon Thunder-x | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | |||
| Miami Valley Silverbacks | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | |||
| Summit County Rumble | 1 | 11 | 0 | .083 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 | |||
| Springfield Stallions | 0 | 12 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .000 | |||
| Atlantic Conference | |||||||||||
| Rochester Raiders-y | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |||
| New England Surge-x | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | |||
| Lehigh Valley Outlawz-x | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | |||
| Chesapeake Tide-x | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | |||
| Steubenville Stampede | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | |||
| NY/NJ Revolution | 1 | 11 | 0 | .083 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .000 | |||
References
edit- ^ "Silverbacks Join the GLIFL". July 27, 2006. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2012.