2011 Dayton Silverbacks season

The 2011 Dayton Silverbacks season was the sixth season for the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) franchise. In 2011, the Silverbacks saw several changes. They changed the franchise name from the "Miami Valley Silverbacks" to the "Dayton Silverbacks" and found a home arena in Hara Arena in Trotwood, Ohio.[1] The Silverbacks brought back Derrick Shepard to coach the team after Brian Wells took a job with the Commandos. The Silverbacks continued their success from the following season, finished with a franchise best .500 winning percentage, and a second consecutive playoff appearance. They would go on to lose in the Semi-finals to the Marion Blue Racers.

2011 Dayton Silverbacks season
OwnerJeff Kolaczkowski
General managerApril Shellenberger
Head coachDerrick Shepard
Home fieldHara Arena
1001 Shiloh Springs Road
Trotwood, OH 45415
Results
Record5-5
League place3rd
Playoff finishLost Semifinals 18-53 (Blue Racers)
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Standings

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Team W L T PCT PF PA PF (Avg.) PA (Avg.) STK
Cincinnati Commandos-y 10 0 0 1.000 484 158 53.77 17.55 W10
Marion Blue Racers-x 8 2 0 .800 455 218 45.5 21.8 L1
Dayton Silverbacks-x 5 5 0 .500 288 265 32 39.4 W3
Chicago Knights-x 4 6 0 .400 255 295 28.33 32.77 L5
Port Huron Predators 2 8 0 .200 238 226 39.6 37.6 L7
Indianapolis Enforcers 1 9 0 .100 71 621 7.88 69 L3

y - clinched regular-season title

x - clinched playoff spot

Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Home/Away Result
1 Bye Week
2 March 5 Indianapolis Enforcers Home Won 69-19
3 Bye Week
4 March 19 Port Huron Predators Away Lost 34-61
5 March 26 Marion Blue Racers Away Lost 13-34
6 April 2 Cincinnati Commandos Home Lost 15-32
7 April 9 Marion Blue Racers Home Lost 14-31
8 Bye Week
9 April 23 Chicago Knights Away Won 24-21
10 April 29 Cincinnati Commandos Away Lost 7-41
11 May 7 Indianapolis Enforcers Home Won 75-6
12 May 13 Chicago Knights Home Won 37-20
13 Bye Week
14 May 26 Port Huron Predators Home Won 2-0 (Forfeit)
15 Bye Week

Playoff Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Home/Away Result
CIFL Semifinals June 6 Marion Blue Racers Away Lost 18-53

Roster

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2011 Dayton Silverbacks roster

Quarterbacks

  • 12 Bruce Jones
  •  1 Jarvis Taylor

Running backs

  • 22 Ronald Russell

Wide receivers

  •  8 Melvin Bryant
  • 80 Victor Jett Jr.
  • 18 Marque Jones
  • 11 Daniel Stover QB/WR
 

Offensive linemen

  • 88 Justin Barnett OL/TE
  • 70 Michael Melampy
  • 50 E Starks

Defensive linemen

  • 33 Thaddeus Crosby
  • 52 James Spikes
  • 55 Shawn Stewart

Linebackers

  • 48 Johnny Wright
  • 44 Marcus Young
 

Defensive backs

  • 15 Mychal Davis
  •  7 Donavan Evans
  • 10 Vitario Jones
  • 37 Chris Respress
  •  2 Neimiah Simons

Kickers

  • 84 Jeff Hubbard
 

Injured reserve

  • currently vacant

Inactive

  • 55 Adam Bradley OL
  • 12 Isaiah Cheatham WR
  •  1 Fred Cromartie WR
  • 33 Josh Davis DL
  •  3 Marcus Fails RB/WR
  • 16 Jeremy Greenleaf QB
  • 75 Trent Marlow OL
  • 18 Chris Stanford QB/WR
  • 50 Kevin West OL

Updated 2011-05-26

rookies in italics
22 Active, 9 Inactive

Stats

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Passing

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Player Comp. Att. Comp% Yards TD's INT's Rating
Jeremy Greenleaf 22 54 40.7% 342 5 4 88.1
Bruce Jones 26 48 54.2% 366 11 4 99.3
Chris Stanford 14 44 31.8% 169 2 7 80.7
Jarvis Taylor 7 27 25.9% 41 1 2 39.6

Rushing

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Player Car. Yards Avg. TD's Long
Ronald Russell 37 119 3.2 5 15
Chris Stanford 15 93 6.2 1 19
Daniel Stover 12 87 7.2 1 20
Victor Tolbert 18 51 2.8 0 14

Receiving

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Player Rec. Yards Avg. TD's Long
Melvin Bryant 24 370 15.4 6 45
Daniel Stover 22 397 18 11 39
Fred Cromartie 14 97 6.9 1 27
Marcus Fails 6 33 5.5 0 14

Regular season

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Week 2: vs Indianapolis Enforcers

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Week 2: Indianapolis Enforcers at Dayton Silverbacks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Enforcers 6 7 0619
Silverbacks 23 27 31669

at Hara Arena, Trotwood, Ohio

  • Date: March 5
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • [1]
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Week 4: vs Port Huron Predators

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Week 4: Dayton Silverbacks at Port Huron Predators – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Silverbacks 13 7 8634
Predators 13 23 18761

at McMorran Arena, Port Huron, Michigan

  • Date: March 19
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 1,700
  • [2]
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Week 5: vs Marion Blue Racers

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Week 5: Dayton Silverbacks at Marion Blue Racers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Silverbacks 7 0 0613
Blue Racers 13 18 3034

at Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Marion, Ohio

  • Date: March 26
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 1,300
  • Referee: Rick Jackson
  • [3]
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Week 6: vs Cincinnati Commandos

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Week 6: Cincinnati Commandos at Dayton Silverbacks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Commandos 14 0 61232
Silverbacks 0 9 6015

at Hara Arena, Trotwood, Ohio

  • Date: April 2
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • [4]
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Week 7: vs Marion Blue Racers

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Week 7: Marion Blue Racers at Dayton Silverbacks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blue Racers 9 6 10631
Silverbacks 7 0 7014

at Hara Arena, Trotwood, Ohio

  • Date: April 9
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Referee: Les Anderson
  • [5]
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Week 9: vs Chicago Knights

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Week 9: Dayton Silverbacks at Chicago Knights – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Silverbacks 7 14 3024
Knights 11 3 7021

at Victory Sports Complex, Loves Park, Illinois

  • Date: April 22
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 210
  • Referee: Tommy Tyks
  • [6]
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Week 10: vs Cincinnati Commandos

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Week 10: Cincinnati Commandos at Dayton Silverbacks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Silverbacks 0 7 007
Commandos 14 7 71341

at Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: April 29
  • Game time: 8:05 p.m. EDT
  • Referee: Les Anderson
  • [7]
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Week 11: vs Indianapolis Enforcers

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Week 11: Indianapolis Enforcers at Dayton Silverbacks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Enforcers 6 0 006
Silverbacks 14 25 152175

at Hara Arena, Trotwood, Ohio

  • Date: May 7
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Referee: Dave Stein
  • [8]
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Week 12: vs Chicago Knights

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Week 12: Chicago Knights at Dayton Silverbacks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Knights 0 12 0820
Silverbacks 10 13 01437

at Hara Arena, Trotwood, Ohio

  • Date: May 13
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Referee: Les Anderson
  • [9]
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Week 14: vs Port Huron Predators

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Week 14: Port Huron Predators at Dayton Silverbacks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Predators 0 0 000
Silverbacks 2 0 002

at Hara Arena, Dayton, Ohio

  • Date: May
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
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Port Huron Forfeit

Playoffs

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2 vs 3 Semifinal Game: vs Marion Blue Racers

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2 vs 3 Semifinal Game: Dayton Silverbacks at Marion Blue Racers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Silverbacks 0 0 61218
Blue Racers 9 7 142353

at Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Marion, Ohio

  • Date: June 6
  • Game time: 7:35 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 1,300
  • Referee: Rick Jackson
  • [10]
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References

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  1. ^ Greg Billing (March 4, 2011). "Silverbacks ready to kick off 6th season". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
  2. ^ "CIFL 2011 Season - Dayton Silverbacks". Archived from the original on 2011-10-13. Retrieved 2011-06-02.