The 2009 Marion Mayhem season was the fourth season for the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) franchise. The Mayhem finished the regular season with a 9-3 record in 2009. This was good enough to earn them the 2009 CIFL East Division Regular Season Title and the opportunity to host the East Division Championship Game.[1] This was the third season in a row the Mayhem made the playoffs. Their opponent in the East Division Championship Game was the Fort Wayne Freedom (6-5). Coming into the game the Freedom had been experiencing money problems and up until three days before the East Division Championship Game the Freedom still were not sure they were going to show up in Marion.[2] But when game time came the Freedom, whom brought a smaller than usual roster that had not practiced regularly for a couple of weeks, played with more heart and determination then the Mayhem and won 49-40.[3]
| 2009 Marion Mayhem season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Michael Birch Stanley Jackson |
| Head coach | Pepe Pearson |
| Home field | Veterans Memorial Coliseum 220 East Fairground Street Marion, OH 43302 |
| Results | |
| Record | 9–3 |
| Division place | 1st East |
| Playoff finish | Lost Eastern Division Championship 40-49 (Freedom) |
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 13 | Wheeling Wildcats | Home | W 55-49 |
| March 21 | Fort Wayne Freedom | Away | L 23-46 |
| March 27 | Miami Valley Silverbacks | Home | W 55-0 |
| April 4 | Fort Wayne Freedom | Home | W 39-33 OT |
| April 11 | Chicago Slaughter | Away | L 60-74 |
| April 25 | Wheeling Wildcats | Away | W 61-57 |
| May 2 | Miami Valley Silverbacks | Home | W 36-2 |
| May 9 | Wisconsin Wolfpack | Away | W 59-19 |
| May 16 | Wheeling Wildcats | Home | W 54-24 |
| May 23 | Fort Wayne Freedom | Away | W 62-47 |
| June 6 | Rock River Raptors | Home | L 40-43 |
| June 13 | Miami Valley Silverbacks | Home | W 53-20 |
| 2009 CIFL PLAYOFFS | |||
| June 20 | Fort Wayne Freedom (East Finals) | Home | L 40-49 |
2009 standings
edit| Team | Overall | Division | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||
| East Division | |||||||||||
| Marion Mayhem-y | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | |||
| Fort Wayne Freedom-x | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .294 | |||
| Wheeling Wildcats | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |||
| Miami Valley Silverbacks | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 | |||
| West Division | |||||||||||
| Chicago Slaughter-y | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |||
| Wisconsin Wolfpack-x | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | |||
| Rock River Raptors | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .167 | |||
| Milwaukee Bonecrushers | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .167 | |||
References
edit- ^ Jay Taft (June 6, 2009). "Raptors win, still miss out on postseason". Rockfrod Register Star. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
- ^ Reggie Hayes (June 17, 2009). "Freedom playoff game vs. Mayhem is a 'go'". News-Sentinel. Archived from the original on September 7, 2012. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
- ^ Stacy Clardie (June 21, 2009). "Freedom overcome odds to capture Eastern Division title". Journal Gazette. Retrieved May 25, 2012.