2010 Continental Indoor Football League season

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2010 CIFL season
League Continental Indoor Football League
Sport Indoor Football
Regular season
Season champions Cincinnati Commandos
Season MVP Ben Mauk, CIN
League postseason
1 vs 4 CIFL Semifinals champions Cincinnati Commandos
  1 vs 4 CIFL Semifinals runners-up Miami Valley Silverbacks
2 vs 3 CIFL Semifinals champions Wisconsin Wolfpack
  2 vs 3 CIFL Semifinals runners-up Fort Wayne Firehawks
CIFL Championship Game
Champions Cincinnati Commandos
  Runners-up Wisconsin Wolfpack
Finals MVP Ben Mauk (CIN)
CIFL seasons
The CIFL's 2010 game ball CIFLFootball.JPG
The CIFL's 2010 game ball

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.

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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

TeamWLTPCTPFPAPF (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 Mayhem 370.30020219333.6732.16L5
Chicago Cardinals 0100.00020552520.552.5L10

Playoffs

Semifinals CIFL Championship Game
      
3 Fort Wayne 24
2Wisconsin25
2 Wisconsin 40
1Cincinnati54
4 Miami Valley 24
1Cincinnati48

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

Team2011 Coach2010 Coach(es)Reason for leavingStory/Accomplishments
Miami Valley Silverbacks Brian Wells Derrick Shepard DemotionThe 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

Awards

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Regular season awards

AwardWinnerPositionTeam
CIFL MVP Ben Mauk QuarterbackCincinnati Commandos
Offensive Player of the Year Dominick Goodman Wide ReceiverCincinnati Commandos
Co-Defensive Players of the YearJames Spikes/Tramaine Billie Defensive Lineman/LinebackerCincinnati Commandos/Fort Wayne FireHawks
Special Teams Player of the Year Mike Tatum Wide 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
Quarterback Ben Mauk, Cincinnati
Running back Greg Moore, Cincinnati
Wide receiver Dominick Goodman, Cincinnati
Marques Johnson, Wisconsin
Justin Wynn, Fort Wayne
Offensive tackle Matt Rahn, Chicago/Wisconsin
Khalil El-Amin, Cincinnati
Center Richard Bailey, Cincinnati
Defense
Defensive end James Spikes, Cincinnati
Kurt Ware, Wisconsin
Defensive tackle Terrill Byrd, Cincinnati
Linebacker Tramaine Billie, Fort Wayne
Defensive Back E.J. Underwood, Cincinnati
Jeff Franklin, Cincinnati
Josh Nettles, Wisconsin
Chris Stanford, Miami Valley
Special teams
Kicker Tony Smidl, Wisconsin
All-Purpose PlayerBrandon Wogoman, Chicago/Wisconsin
Kick returner Mike Tatum, Marion

2nd Team All-CIFL

Offense
Quarterback Matt Schabert, Wisconsin
Running back Eric Donoval, Wisconsin
Wide receiver Brandon Boehm, Cincinnati
Marcus Lewis, Wisconsin
Daniel Stover, Miami Valley
Offensive tackle Brandon Price, Marion
Frank Straub, Cincinnati
Center Anthony Harris, Fort Wayne
Defense
Defensive end Thomas McKenzie, Marion/Fort Wayne
Adrian Henry, Chicago,
Brodrick Johnson, Fort Wayne
Defensive tackle Derrick Crawford, Miami Valley
Linebacker Clayton Mullins, Cincinnati
Defensive Back Paul Carter, Fort Wayne
Ricky Emery, Chicago
Quincy Hudson, Wisconsin
Robbie Wilson, Cincinnati
Special teams
Kicker Travis Johnson, Cincinnati
All-Purpose Player Robert Redd, Cincinnati
Kick returner Brandon Wogoman, Chicago/Wisconsin

Statistics

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Passing

PlayerComp.Att.Comp%YardsTD'sINT'sLong
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

PlayerCar.YardsAvg.TD'sLong
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

PlayerRec.YardsAvg.TD'sLong
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

PlayerTacklesSoloAssistedSackINTTD's
Tramaine Billie (FW)7855231.043
Brodrick Johnson (FW)35201512.510
Kurt Ware (WIS)54431116.501

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