The 2009 Miami Valley Silverbacks season was the fourth season for the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) franchise. The Silverbacks planned on sitting out the 2009 CIFL season,[1] but due to the West Virginia Wild getting suspended from the league, the CIFL offered for the Silverbacks to take the place of the Wild. They had been scheduled to play a 12-game season, primarily as a traveling team, only playing two home games at Hobart Arena, but two of their road games were cancelled. The team hired Derrick Shepard, a former NFL and Arena Football League defensive tackle, to coach the team.[2][3] On April 14, the Silverbacks announced that a majority of their remaining 2009 season games were to be broadcast live online for free on MCP-TV at www.miamicountypost.com. Professional sports announcer JT Szabo provided the play-by-play.[4] The team finished with a franchise-worst record of 0–10, failing to make the playoffs for the third straight season.
| 2009 Miami Valley Silverbacks season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Derrick Shepard |
| Home field | Hobart Arena |
| Results | |
| Record | 0-10 |
| Division place | 4th |
| Playoff finish | DNQ |
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 27 | Marion Mayhem | Away | Lost 0-55 |
| April 4 | Milwaukee Bonecrushers | Away | CANCELLED |
| April 11 | Rock River Raptors | Away | Lost 14-41 |
| April 19 | Wheeling Wildcats | Home | Lost 28-52 |
| April 25 | Fort Wayne Freedom | Away | Lost 28-34 |
| May 2 | Marion Mayhem | Away | Lost 2-36 |
| May 9 | Wheeling Wildcats | Away | Lost 13-33 |
| May 17 | Fort Wayne Freedom | Home | Lost 28-56 |
| May 23 | Wisconsin Wolfpack | Away | Lost 30-53 |
| May 30 | Milwaukee Bonecrushers | Away | Lost 32-40 |
| June 6 | Fort Wayne Freedom | Away | CANCELLED |
| June 13 | Marion Mayhem | Away | Lost 20-53 |
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- ^ "Silverbacks to take 2009 off, set sites for 2010". December 23, 2008. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
- ^ "Silverbacks' King cleans house: strategically builds new staff". December 8, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
- ^ "Miami Valley Silverbacks Strengthen D-Line". March 12, 2010. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
- ^ Silverbacks Broadcast Live On www.miamicountypost.com