2010 Continental Indoor Football League season

The 2010 Continental Indoor Football League season was the league's fifth overall season. The regular season started on Saturday March 13 with the expansion Cincinnati Commandos defeating the Miami Valley Silverbacks 38-32, and ended with the 2010 CIFL Championship Game, on June 26, 2010, at the Cincinnati Gardens in Cincinnati, Ohio where the Commandos defeated the Wisconsin Wolfpack 54-40.

2010 CIFL season
LeagueContinental Indoor Football League
SportIndoor Football
Regular season
Season championsCincinnati Commandos
Season MVPBen Mauk, CIN
League postseason
1 vs 4 CIFL Semifinals championsCincinnati Commandos
  1 vs 4 CIFL Semifinals runners-upMiami Valley Silverbacks
2 vs 3 CIFL Semifinals championsWisconsin Wolfpack
  2 vs 3 CIFL Semifinals runners-upFort Wayne Firehawks
CIFL Championship Game
ChampionsCincinnati Commandos
  Runners-upWisconsin Wolfpack
Finals MVPBen Mauk (CIN)
The CIFL's 2010 game ball

In 2010, the league saw its size shrink again. This time it was from 8 teams to 6 teams, as Fort Wayne Freedom, Rock River Raptors and the Wheeling Wildcats folded following the 2009 season, and the Chicago Slaughter departed the league to join the Indoor Football League. The CIFL awarded the Cincinnati Commandos and Fort Wayne FireHawks expansion franchises, and the Milwaukee Bonecrushers moved to Chicago and became the Cardinals.

On May 26, 2010, it was announced that the Marion Mayhem ceased operations immediately. This made the league finish with only 5 teams, with the top 4 still making the playoffs.

Schedule

Since the league was back to 6 teams for the first time since 2006, they did away with divisions and went back to a ten-game schedule for each team. Every team was scheduled to play a home and away game with every team except Miami Valley, as they were competing as a travel team.

Scheduling changes

On May 26, 2010, it was announced that the Marion Mayhem ceased operations immediately. As a result of the Mayhem folding Fort Wayne, Wisconsin and Miami Valley were awarded wins for their remaining games against Marion. Fort Wayne was awarded two wins, while Wisconsin and Miami Valley each receive one win.[1] This was the first time that a CIFL team had failed to finish a season in which it hard started.

Regular season standings
2010 Continental Indoor Football League
Team W L T PCT PF PA PF (Avg.) PA (Avg.) STK
Cincinnati Commandos-y910.90049329449.329.4L1
Wisconsin Wolfpack-x820.80034521334.521.3W3
Fort Wayne FireHawks-x640.60029426736.7533.375W2
Miami Valley Silverbacks-x460.40030935434.3339.33W1
Marion Mayhem370.30020219333.6732.16L5
Chicago Cardinals0100.00020552520.552.5L10

Playoffs
Semifinals CIFL Championship Game
      
3 Fort Wayne 24
2 Wisconsin 25
2 Wisconsin 40
1 Cincinnati 54
4 Miami Valley 24
1 Cincinnati 48

Rule changes

The league adapted an 8th man on both sides of the ball after playing 7-on-7 since the league's birth in 2006.

Media

The league launched the Gameday Center on its website that would allow followers to enjoy live stats for each game. Teams were also allowed to use local media to broadcast the teams under their own terms.

Uniforms

The FireHawks only had home uniforms so teams that hosted the FireHawks wore their road uniforms against them.

Coaching changes

Pre-season
Team 2011 Coach 2010 Coach(es) Reason for leaving Story/Accomplishments
Miami Valley Silverbacks Brian Wells Derrick Shepard Demotion The team named former Cincinnati Swarm (af2), Louisville Fire (af2) and Cincinnati Marshals (NIFL) assistant Brian Wells as head coach. The 2010 Silverbacks finished the regular season with, at the time, the best winning percentage in team history (.400) and their second ever playoff berth.[2]

Shepard, who was the Dayton Silverbacks' Head Coach in 2009 before he was replaced prior to the 2010 regular season, after posting a 0-10 record. In 2010, he served as the Line Coach for the Silverbacks under Wells.[3]

Records and milestones
  • Most sacks in a game: 4, Brodrick Johnson, Fort Wayne (vs. Chicago, June 5, 2010)
  • Most sacks in a game: 5, Thomas McKenzie, Fort Wayne (vs. Chicago, June 5, 2010)
  • Most shutouts in a single season: 2, Wisconsin (vs. Fort Wayne, April 16, 2010) & Fort Wayne (vs. Chicago, June 5, 2010)

Awards

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Regular season awards
AwardWinnerPositionTeam
CIFL MVPBen MaukQuarterbackCincinnati Commandos
Offensive Player of the YearDominick GoodmanWide ReceiverCincinnati Commandos
Co-Defensive Players of the YearJames Spikes/Tramaine BillieDefensive Lineman/LinebackerCincinnati Commandos/Fort Wayne FireHawks
Special Teams Player of the YearMike TatumWide ReceiverMarion Mayhem/Fort Wayne FireHawks
All-Purpose Player of the YearBrandon WogomanWide ReceiverChicago Cardinals/Wisconsin Wolfpack
Co-Coaches of the YearBilly Back/Brian WellsHead CoachesCincinnati Commandos/Miami Valley Silverbacks

1st Team All-CIFL
Offense
QuarterbackBen Mauk, Cincinnati
Running backGreg Moore, Cincinnati
Wide receiverDominick Goodman, Cincinnati
Marques Johnson, Wisconsin
Justin Wynn, Fort Wayne
Offensive tackleMatt Rahn, Chicago/Wisconsin
Khalil El-Amin, Cincinnati
CenterRichard Bailey, Cincinnati
Defense
Defensive endJames Spikes, Cincinnati
Kurt Ware, Wisconsin
Defensive tackleTerrill Byrd, Cincinnati
LinebackerTramaine Billie, Fort Wayne
Defensive BackE.J. Underwood, Cincinnati
Jeff Franklin, Cincinnati
Josh Nettles, Wisconsin
Chris Stanford, Miami Valley
Special teams
KickerTony Smidl, Wisconsin
All-Purpose PlayerBrandon Wogoman, Chicago/Wisconsin
Kick returnerMike Tatum, Marion

2nd Team All-CIFL
Offense
QuarterbackMatt Schabert, Wisconsin
Running backEric Donoval, Wisconsin
Wide receiverBrandon Boehm, Cincinnati
Marcus Lewis, Wisconsin
Daniel Stover, Miami Valley
Offensive tackleBrandon Price, Marion
Frank Straub, Cincinnati
CenterAnthony Harris, Fort Wayne
Defense
Defensive endThomas McKenzie, Marion/Fort Wayne
Adrian Henry, Chicago,
Brodrick Johnson, Fort Wayne
Defensive tackleDerrick Crawford, Miami Valley
LinebackerClayton Mullins, Cincinnati
Defensive BackPaul Carter, Fort Wayne
Ricky Emery, Chicago
Quincy Hudson, Wisconsin
Robbie Wilson, Cincinnati
Special teams
KickerTravis Johnson, Cincinnati
All-Purpose PlayerRobert Redd, Cincinnati
Kick returnerBrandon Wogoman, Chicago/Wisconsin

Statistics

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Passing
Player Comp. Att. Comp% Yards TD's INT's Long
Ben Mauk (CIN)17026065.41826561445
Matt Schabert (WIS)13722760.41299321039
Ron Ricciardi (CHI)8920942.6842142028
Josh Davis (MAR)7115548.370710835
Kota-Carone Colors (FW)7115545.869414945

Rushing
Player Car. Yards Avg. TD's Long
Greg Moore (CIN)953483.7820
Josh Davis (MAR)422495.7324
Kyenes Mincy (MV)412446.0424
Kota-Carone Colors (FW)422265.4428
Derrick Moss (MV)632143.4426

Receiving
Player Rec. Yards Avg. TD's Long
Dominick Goodman (CIN)4747310.11845
Marques Johnson (WIS)3246114.11135
Marcus Lewis (WIS)534468.41531
Brandon Boehm (CIN)4343810.41240
Robert Redd (CIN)3639811.11538

Defensive
Player Tackles Solo Assisted Sack INT TD's
Tramaine Billie (FW)7855231.043
Brodrick Johnson (FW)35201512.510
Kurt Ware (WIS)54431116.501

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-09-19. Retrieved 2010-06-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Silverbacks Season Ends With A Loss And Lots Of Promise". oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. June 21, 2010. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
  3. http://indoorfootballboard.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=ciflteams&action=print&thread=3088
  4. 2010 CIFL Award Winners Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine
  5. 2010 CIFL Stats
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