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2006 Miami Valley Silverbacks season

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2006 Miami Valley Silverbacks season
Head coachMatt King
Home fieldHobart Arena
Results
Record5-9
Division place6th
Playoff finishDNQ

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). 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.

Schedule

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

Standings

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
*Columbus Blackhawks 0 1 0.000
*Philadelphia Scorpions 0 1 0.000
*Cumberland Valley Cardinals 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
**AIFL Ghostchasers 0 5 0.000
Carolina Ghostriders 0 11 0.000
  • Green indicates clinched playoff berth
  • Purple indicates division champion
  • Grey indicates best league record
  • During regular season, all teams played within their conference.
  • * = Filled in for games, due to Syracuse folding during the season. All three of these teams were outdoor amateur teams in the North American Football League.
  • ** = Played remainder of Ghostriders road games, due to team folding during season.

References

  1. "Silverbacks' Lee Rewrites AIFL Record Book -- Five Marks Set In Win Over Stampede". March 26, 2006. Archived from the original on April 6, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
  2. "Four Silverbacks Chosen for AIFL ProStar Team". June 19, 2006. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
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