Marion Mayhem

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Marion Mayhem
Established 2006
Folded 2010
Played in Marion, Ohio
at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Marion Mayhem logo MarionMayhem.png
Marion Mayhem logo
League/conference affiliations
Great Lakes/Continental Indoor Football League (2006–2010)
  • Great Lakes Division (2007)
  • Atlantic Conference (2008)
    • West Division (2008)
  • East Division (2009)
Team colorsNavy, Green, White
            
MascotHardy the Mayhem Maniac
CheerleadersThe Dancing Divas
Personnel
Owner(s)Michael Burtch
Stanley Jackson
PresidentJill Chitwood
General managerLaMonte Coleman
Head coachTracy Smith (2006)
Nathan Degasperis (2007)
Pepe Pearson (2008–2009)
Reginald Jones (2010)
Team history
  • Marion Mayhem (2006–2010)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (1)
2009
Playoff appearances (3)
Home arena(s)

The Marion Mayhem were a professional indoor football team based in Marion, Ohio. The team was a charter member of the Great Lakes Indoor Football League (GLIFL), later renamed the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL), joining in 2006 as an expansion team. The Mayhem were the first professional indoor football team to be based in Marion, but were the second pro football team to be based in the area since the NFL's Oorang Indians. The team folded during the 2010 season due to financial problems. The Owners of the Mayhem were Michael Burtch and Stanley Jackson. They played their home games at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Marion, Ohio.

Indoor American football sport

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Marion, Ohio City in Ohio, United States

Marion is a city in and the county seat of Marion County, Ohio, United States. The municipality is located in north-central Ohio, approximately 50 miles (80 km) north of Columbus.

Continental Indoor Football League

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Contents

Franchise history

2006

The Mayhem were announced to the public on September 16, 2005, as the fourth expansion team for the newly formed Great Lakes Indoor Football League. [1] Their inaugural owners of the Mayhem were 4th Down and Long LLC, run by R.A. Mallonn, Fred Horner, Tim Cugini, and John Slebodnik. [1] The team hired Tracy Smith as their inaugural coach and general manager on November 2, 2005. [2] The Mayhem suffered a losing inaugural season in 2006 (4-6), however the Mayhem were within one game of the 2006 GLIFL playoffs. The Mayhem missed the playoffs due to the Battle Creek Crunch holding the tie breaker between the two teams.

The Battle Creek Crunch were a professional indoor football team based in Battle Creek, Michigan. The team was a charter member of the Great Lakes Indoor Football League joining the league in 2006 as an expansion team. The Crunch were the first professional indoor football team to be based in Battle Creek. The Crunch were owned by Mike Powell. They played their home games at the Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek, Michigan.

2007

Before the season began, 4th Down and Long LLC sold the team to Michael Burtch. Joining the team would be former Ohio State University quarterback, Stanley Jackson. Jackson would later become a part owner of the franchise due to their small budget operation. Jackson went on to set league records for pass completions (177), pass attempts (348) and interceptions thrown (16). [3] Marion finished 6-6 in 2007, good enough to make the CIFL playoffs. After knocking off the Muskegon Thunder in the first round of the CIFL playoffs, the Mayhem's season was ended by a loss to the Michigan (formally Port Huron) Pirates.

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2008

Finishing with a 7-5 record in 2008, the Mayhem were eliminated from the 2008 CIFL playoffs. The Mayhem players had already turned in their equipment for the year when it was announced that the defending CIFL champion Rochester Raiders (12-0) had been suspended by the league and had to forfeit their playoff spot. The Mayhem were invited to replace the former champs in the CIFL Atlantic Conference Western Division playoffs where they would face their conference foe Saginaw. The Mayhem gathered their players back together and headed to Saginaw to face the Sting. The playoff game went down to the wire where a goal-line stand by the Saginaw defense with only seconds left on the clock ended the Mayhem's season. The final score Sting 41 - Mayhem 34.

2009

The Mayhem finished the regular season with a 9-3 record in 2009. This was good enough to earn them the 2009 CIFL East Division Regular Season Title and the opportunity to host the East Division Championship Game. [4] This was the third season in a row the Mayhem made the playoffs. Their opponent in the East Division Championship Game was the Fort Wayne Freedom (6-5). Coming into the game the Freedom had been experiencing money problems and up until three days before the East Division Championship Game the Freedom still were not sure they were going to show up in Marion. [5] But when game time came the Freedom, whom brought a smaller than usual roster that had not practiced regularly for a couple of weeks, played with more heart and determination then the Mayhem and won 49-40. [6]

The Fort Wayne Freedom was a professional indoor football team based in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

2010

On Christmas Eve 2009, the Mayhem announced they would not be playing in Marion in 2010, citing the economic downturn. [7] According to the ownership of the team, "if the situation in Marion improves they may entertain the idea of returning the Mayhem to Marion". As part of the disbanding of the Mayhem organization, all players, coaches, and staff were transferred to the new CIFL team starting play in 2010, the Columbus Aces. However, in late January 2010 rumors of the potential folding of the Columbus Aces started circulating. Then a couple of weeks into February 2010 a new rumor began that the Mayhem would be returning to Marion. This was confirmed in the Marion Star when it was reported that the Marion Mayhem had been purchased by Cheyenne Sports Group and would return to Marion. On May 27, 2010 after starting the season 3-3 it was announced that the Marion Mayhem would forfeit the remaining games on their schedule due to financial issues. [8] [9] When the franchise folded, the players fled to other teams in the league. A majority of the players ended up with the Fort Wayne FireHawks, [10] who would go on to lose to the Wisconsin Wolfpack in the playoffs. The Marion Mayhem were the last remaining original GLIFL team left in the CIFL.

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Players of Note

Final roster

Marion Mayhem roster
Quarterbacks
  •  1Josh Davis

Running backs

  •  8Maurice Douse
  •  7Victor Tolbert

Wide receivers

  •  9Marcus Fails
  • 11Marc Huddleston
  • 86Brandon Price
Offensive linemen
  • 30C Hall
  • 90J. T. Haynes
  • 86Brandon Price
  • 75Derek Weaver

Defensive linemen

  • 27Mike Cross
  • 10Don Germany
  • 82Curtis McGhee
Linebackers
  • 42James Wells

Defensive backs

  •  3Walter Dudley
  •  6Ahmona Maxwell
  • 23Brian Robinson
  •  2Andre Troy

Special teams

  • 28John Sims
Injured Reserve
  • Currently vacant

Inactives

  • Currently vacant

Updated May 8, 2010

Rookies in italics
22 Active, 0 Inactive

Awards and honors

The following is a list of all Marion Mayhem players who have won GLIFL or CIFL awards.

SeasonPlayerPositionAward
2009 Bryceon Lawrence Defensive Back Defensive Player of the Year
2010 Mike Tatum Wide Receiver Special Teams Player of the Year

Coaches of note

Head coaches

Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2010 Continental Indoor Football League season.

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.

NameTermRegular SeasonPlayoffsAwards
WLTWin%WL
Tracy Smith 2006 460.40000
Nathan Degasperis 2007 660.50011
Pepe Pearson 2008-2009 1680.66702
Reginald Jones 2010 330.50000

Season-by-season results

League ChampionsConference ChampionsDivision ChampionsWild Card BerthLeague Leader
Season Team League Conference Division Regular season Postseason results
FinishWinsLossesTies
2006 2006 GLIFL 5th460
2007 2007 CIFLGreat Lakes4th660Won 1st round (Thunder) 68–57
Lost 2nd Round (Pirates) 20–70
2008 2008 CIFLAtlanticWest4th750Lost Atlantic semifinals (Sting) 34–41
2009 2009 CIFLEast1st930Lost East Finals (Freedom) 40–49
2010 2010 CIFL5th330
Totals29260All-time regular season record (2006–2010)
13-All-time postseason record (2006–2010)
30290All-time regular season and postseason record (2006–2010)

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  3. ↑ "CIFL All-Time Records". www.ciflfootball.com. Continental Indoor Football League. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
  4. ↑ Jay Taft (June 6, 2009). "Raptors win, still miss out on postseason". Rockfrod Register Star. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
  5. ↑ Reggie Hayes (June 17, 2009). "Freedom playoff game vs. Mayhem is a 'go'". News-Sentinel. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
  6. ↑ Stacy Clardie (June 21, 2009). "Freedom overcome odds to capture Eastern Division title". Journal Gazette. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Mayhem Not Playing In Marion In 2010". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. December 24, 2009. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
  8. ↑ Stacy Clardie (May 28, 2010). "Folded franchise cost FireHawks". Journal Gazette. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
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