| Team: | Miami Valley Silverbacks |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Record: | 5-9 |
| Division Place: | 6th |
| Coach: | Matt King |
| Stadium: | Hobart Arena |
| Playoffs: | DNQ |
| Previous: | N/A |
| Next: | 2007 |
The team began play in 2006 as the Miami Valley Silverbacks, an expansion member of the American Indoor Football League (AIFL). On Saturday, March 25, 2006, WR/DB Maurice Lee managed to set five AIFL wide receiver records, en route to his team's 57–54 Week 5 road victory over the Steubenville Stampede. He set the records for most catches (16), most reception yards (191), most receiving touchdowns (7), most points (42), and total touchdowns (7).[1] The team finished 5-9 in their expansion season, earning a berth in the AIFL playoffs before losing in the first round. After the season four Silverbacks were named to the AIFL ProStar Team.[2]
| Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 6 | Syracuse Soldiers | Away | Won 54-30 | |
| March 11 | Huntington Heroes | Away | Lost 13-62 | |
| March 25 | Steubenville Stampede | Away | Won 57-54 | |
| April 1 | Reading Express | Home | Lost 44-61 | |
| April 8 | Canton Legends | Home | Won 44-28 | |
| April 15 | Erie Freeze | Home | Lost 28-58 | |
| April 22 | Johnstown Riverhawks | Away | Lost 20-38 | |
| April 29 | Steubenville Stampede | Home | Won 73-28 | |
| May 6 | Johnstown Riverhawks | Home | Lost 26-33 | |
| May 13 | Huntington Heroes | Home | Lost 45-53 | |
| May 20 | Steubenville Stampede | Home | Won 40-21 | |
| May 27 | Erie Freeze | Away | Lost 29-54 | |
| June 3 | Reading Express | Away | Lost 14-73 | |
| June 8 | Canton Legends | Away | Lost 28-50 |
| Team | Overall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | Losses | Percentage | ||||
| Northern Conference | ||||||
| Reading Express | 12 | 2 | 0.857 | |||
| Canton Legends | 10 | 4 | 0.714 | |||
| Erie Freeze | 10 | 4 | 0.857 | |||
| Huntington Heroes | 9 | 5 | 0.642 | |||
| Johnstown Riverhawks | 8 | 6 | 0.571 | |||
| Miami Valley Silverbacks | 5 | 9 | 0.357 | |||
| Steubenville Stampede | 2 | 14 | 0.142 | |||
| Syracuse Soldiers | 1 | 10 | 0.090 | |||
| 0 | 1 | 0.000 | |||
| 0 | 1 | 0.000 | |||
| 0 | 2 | 0.000 | ||||
| Southern Conference | ||||||
| Rome Renegades | 12 | 2 | 0.857 | |||
| Richmond Bandits | 12 | 2 | 0.857 | |||
| Raleigh Rebels | 8 | 6 | 0.571 | |||
| Chattahoochee Valley Vipers | 8 | 6 | 0.571 | |||
| Daytona Beach Thunder | 6 | 8 | 0.428 | |||
| Augusta Spartans | 6 | 8 | 0.571 | |||
| Florence Phantoms | 4 | 10 | 0.285 | |||
| 0 | 5 | 0.000 | |||
| Carolina Ghostriders | 0 | 11 | 0.000 | |||