2009 Miami Valley Silverbacks season explained

Team:Miami Valley Silverbacks
Year:2009
Record:0-10
Division Place:4th
Coach:Derrick Shepard
Stadium:Hobart Arena
Playoffs:DNQ
Previous:2008
Next:2010

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentHome/AwayResult
March 27Marion MayhemAwayLost 0-55
April 4Milwaukee BonecrushersAwayCANCELLED
April 11Rock River RaptorsAwayLost 14-41
April 19Wheeling WildcatsHomeLost 28-52
April 25Fort Wayne FreedomAwayLost 28-34
May 2Marion MayhemAwayLost 2-36
May 9Wheeling WildcatsAwayLost 13-33
May 17Fort Wayne FreedomHomeLost 28-56
May 23Wisconsin WolfpackAwayLost 30-53
May 30Milwaukee BonecrushersAwayLost 32-40
June 6Fort Wayne FreedomAwayCANCELLED
June 13Marion MayhemAwayLost 20-53

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Silverbacks to take 2009 off, set sites for 2010 . December 23, 2008 . February 20, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222103610/http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3755673 . December 22, 2015 . live .
  2. Web site: Silverbacks' King cleans house: strategically builds new staff . December 8, 2008 . February 20, 2012.
  3. Web site: Miami Valley Silverbacks Strengthen D-Line . March 12, 2010 . February 20, 2012.
  4. Silverbacks Broadcast Live On www.miamicountypost.com