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. 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.
Standings
y - clinched regular-season title
x - clinched playoff spot
Schedule WeekDateOpponentHome/AwayResult1ByeWeek2March 5 Indianapolis EnforcersHomeWon 69-193ByeWeek4March 19Port Huron PredatorsAwayLost 34-615March 26Marion Blue Racers AwayLost 13-346April 2Cincinnati CommandosHomeLost 15-327April 9Marion Blue RacersHomeLost 14-318ByeWeek9April 23Chicago KnightsAwayWon 24-2110April 29Cincinnati CommandosAwayLost 7-4111May 7Indianapolis EnforcersHomeWon 75-612May 13Chicago KnightsHomeWon 37-2013ByeWeek14May 26Port Huron PredatorsHomeWon 2-0 (Forfeit)15ByeWeek
Playoff Schedule WeekDateOpponentHome/AwayResultCIFL SemifinalsJune 6Marion Blue RacersAwayLost 18-53
Roster 2011 Dayton Silverbacks rosterQuarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
QB/WR Offensive linemen OL/TE
Defensive linemen
Linebackers Defensive backs
Kickers Injured reserve currently vacant
Inactive OL WR WR DL RB/WR QB OL QB/WR OL
Updated 2011-05-26
rookies in italics 22 Active, 9 Inactive
Stats
Passing Player Comp. Att. Comp% Yards TD's INT's RatingJeremy Greenleaf 22 54 40.7% 342 5 4 88.1Bruce Jones 26 48 54.2% 366 11 4 99.3Chris Stanford 14 44 31.8% 169 2 7 80.7Jarvis Taylor 7 27 25.9% 41 1 2 39.6
Rushing Player Car. Yards Avg. TD's LongRonald Russell 37 119 3.2 5 15Chris Stanford 15 93 6.2 1 19Daniel Stover 12 87 7.2 1 20Victor Tolbert 18 51 2.8 0 14
Receiving Player Rec. Yards Avg. TD's LongMelvin Bryant 24 370 15.4 6 45Daniel Stover 22 397 18 11 39Fred Cromartie 14 97 6.9 1 27Marcus Fails 6 33 5.5 0 14
Regular season Week 2: vs Indianapolis Enforcers
Week 4: vs Port Huron Predators
Week 5: vs Marion Blue Racers
Week 6: vs Cincinnati Commandos
Week 7: vs Marion Blue Racers
Week 9: vs Chicago Knights
Week 10: vs Cincinnati Commandos
Week 11: vs Indianapolis Enforcers
Week 12: vs Chicago Knights
Week 14: vs Port Huron Predators
Playoffs 2 vs 3 Semifinal Game: vs Marion Blue Racers
References