Cincinnati Commandos

Cincinnati Commandos
Founded	2009
League	CIFL (2010-2011) UIFL (2012-present)
Team history	Cincinnati Commandos (2010-present)
Arena	Cincinnati Gardens
Based in	Cincinnati, Ohio
Team colors	Army Green, Kelly Green, Red, Light Gray
Owner	Dennis Whitman
Head coach	Billy Back
Championships	2 (2010 & 2011)
Dancers	Commando Cuties

The Cincinnati Commandos are team of the Ultimate Indoor Football League. Based in Cincinnati, Ohio, the Commandos play their home games at the Cincinnati Gardens. Their team is based around Cincinnati area talent, such as Ben Mauk, Dominick Goodman, Robert Redd and Terrill Byrd. Before joining the UIFL, the Commandos played their first two seasons in the Continental Indoor Football League, where they won back-to-back CIFL championships.

This is the fifth attempt at arena or indoor football in Cincinnati, after the Cincinnati Rockers (AFL 1992-93), Cincinnati Swarm (af2 2003), Cincinnati Marshals (NIFL 2004-2006), and Cincinnati Jungle Kats (af2 2007); however, it is the first at the Gardens (all prior teams played at US Bank Arena).

2010 season

The Commandos posted a 9-1 regular season mark in the 2010 season, winning their first nine games before losing the final one at Wisconsin. After a three week break, Cincinnati defeated Miami Valley, 48-24, in the CIFL Semifinals, and then defeated the Wisconsin Wolfpack, 54-40, on June 26, to claim Cincinnati's first ever professional football championship.

2010 season schedule

Date	Opponent	Home/Away	Result
March 13	Miami Valley Silverbacks	Home	W, 53-26
March 26	Marion Mayhem	Home	W, 48-19
April 2	Fort Wayne Firehawks	Away	W, 55-27
April 10	Wisconsin Wolfpack	Home	W, 48-26
April 24	Miami Valley Silverbacks	Home	W, 58-50
May 1	Chicago Cardinals	Away	W, 62-22
May 8	Marion Mayhem	Away	W, 38-20
May 15	Chicago Cardinals	Home	W, 61-13
May 22	Fort Wayne Firehawks	Home	W, 49-46
May 29	Wisconsin Wolfpack	Away	L, 45-21
June 18	Miami Valley Silverbacks (Playoffs)	Home	W, 48-24
June 26	Wisconsin Wolfpack (CIFL Championship Game)	Home	W, 54-40

2010 CIFL Standings

2010 Continental Indoor Football Leagueview · Details
Wisconsin Wolfpack-x	8	2	0	.800	345	213	34.5	21.3	W3	Details
Fort Wayne Firehawks-x	6	4	0	.600	294	267	36.75	33.375	W2	Details
Miami Valley Silverbacks-x	4	6	0	.400	309	354	34.33	39.33	W1	Details
Marion Mayhem	3	7	0	.300	202	193	33.67	32.16	L5	Details
Chicago Cardinals	0	10	0	.000	205	525	20.5	52.5	L10	Details

y - clinched regular-season title

x - clinched playoff spot

2011 season

Head Coach Billy Back will return for the 2011 season, Brian Wells, former head coach of the Miami Valley Silverbacks, was hired as Defensive Coordinator. For 2011 the Commandos have announced the signing of: Tyler Sheehan (QB), Derrick Crawford (Defensive Line), Maurice Lee (WR), Corey Clarke (WR), Brandon Harrison (WR), and Peter Warrick (WR)^[1] Cincinnati opened up defense of its 2010 CIFL Championship with a convincing 53-7 victory over Chicago on March 5th. Cincinnati unveiled its championship banner at The Gardens that same night and gave its fans a memorable evening. Cincinnati dominated the game from start to finish jumping out to 21-0 lead and 27-7 halftime lead. Cincinnati scored just once in the third quarter before adding three more scores in the final stanza. Cincinnati was led by two quarterbacks. Starting quarterback Tyler Sheehan was 11 of 20 for 135 yards and two touchdowns. Fellow quarterback and 2010 CIFL MVP Ben Mauk was nine of 15 for 102 yards and four touchdowns. The passing was spread around to seven receivers. The top receiver was Keynes Mincy with six receptions for 64 yards and two touchdowns. Other receivers include Brandon Boehm wo had three catches for 50 yards; George Murray had four receptions for 44 yards; and Greg Moore had two catches for 35 yards. The leading rusher was Greg Moore with 24 yards on nine carries. On March 19th, quarterback Tyler Sheehan broke a Commandos record, by throwing 8 touchdown passes against the Indianapolis Enforcers. The previous record had been 7, which Mauk achieved twice in the 2010 season.^[2] On May 29th, 2011, the Commandos completed their first ever undefeated regular season, with a 50-20 win over the Marion Blue Racers, in what was a battle for first place and home field advantage throughout the CIFL Playoffs. Once again, the season ended with the Commandos standing tall as CIFL Champions, defeating the Blue Racers 44-29.

2011 season schedule

Date	Opponent	Home/Away	Result
March 5	Chicago Knights	Home	W, 53-7
March 12	Marion Blue Racers	Away	W, 50-44
March 19	Indianapolis Enforcers	Home	W, 82-2
April 2	Dayton Silverbacks	Away	W, 32-15
April 8	Port Huron Predators	Home	W, 47-22
April 29	Dayton Silverbacks	Home	W, 41-7
May 8	Chicago Knights	Away	W, 48-41
May 14	Port Huron Predators	Away	W, 2-0 (Forfeit)
May 21	Indianapolis Enforcers	Home	W, 81-0
May 28	Marion Blue Racers	Home	W, 50-20
June 3	Chicago Knights (CIFL Semifinals)	Home	W, 71-13
June 11	Marion Blue Racers (CIFL Championship Game)	Home	W, 44-29

2011 Standings

2011 Continental Indoor Football Leagueview · Details
Marion Blue Racers-x	8	2	0	.800	455	218	45.5	21.8	L1	Details
Dayton Silverbacks-x	5	5	0	.500	288	265	32	39.4	W3	Details
Chicago Knights-x	4	6	0	.400	255	295	28.33	32.77	L5	Details
Port Huron Predators	2	8	0	.200	238	226	39.6	37.6	L7	Details
Indianapolis Enforcers	1	9	0	.100	71	621	7.88	69	L3	Details

y - clinched regular-season title

x - clinched playoff spot

2012 season

After an initial report that stated the Commandos would join the Stadius Football Association,^[3] on July 11, 2011, the Commandos announced they were leaving the CIFL to join the Ultimate Indoor Football League. ^[4] On August 23rd, 2011, it was announced that Bill Back would return as head coach for a 3rd season with the Commandos^[5]

2012 season schedule

Date	Opponent	Home/Away	Result
March 3	Marion Blue Racers	Home
March 10	Danville Dragons	Away
March 17	Kentucky Monsters	Away
March 24	Kentucky Monsters	Home
April 7	Danville Dragons	Home
April 21	Danville Dragons	Away
April 28	Canton Cougars	Home
May 5	Kentucky Monsters	Away
May 12	Johnstown Generals	Away
May 19	Marion Blue Racers	Away
May 26	Erie Explosion	Home
June 2	Marion Blue Racers	Home
June 9	Saginaw Sting	Away
June 16	Kentucky Monsters	Home

2012 Standings

2012 Northern West Division
view · Danville Dragons	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0-0	---	--
Kentucky Monsters	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0-0	---	--
Marion Blue Racers	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0-0	---	--

y - clinched regular-season title

x - clinched playoff spot

Current roster

Cincinnati Commandos Rosterview · Tyler Sheehan Offensive backs -- Christen Haywood -- Derrick Moss -- Richard Stokes Receivers -- Phillip Barnett -- Maurice Lee -- Shawn McGarity -- George Murray WR/QB								Offensive Linemen -- Richard Bailey -- Richard Deutch -- Javon Potter Defensive Linemen -- Thomas Claggett -- James Frazier -- James Spikes Linebackers -- Tony Longo -- Harry McCall -- Santino Turnbow		Defensive backs -- Darren Barnett -- Calvin Bini -- Mike Crawford -- Corry Stewart DB/WR -- E.J. Underwood -- Robbie Wilson DB/LB Kickers -- Brandon Yingling		Injured Reserve Currently vacant Exempt List Currently vacant Practice Squad Currently vacant Rookies in italics [2] updated October 3, 2011 22 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS → More rosters

Season-by-season

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties

Season	W	L	T	Finish	Playoff results
Cincinnati Commandos (CIFL)
2010	9	1	0	1st	Won Semifinals (Miami Valley) Won Championship (Wisconsin)
2011	10	0	0	1st	Won Semifinals (Chicago) Won Championship (Marion)
Cincinnati Commandos (UIFL)
2012*	--	--	--	--	--
Totals	23	1	0	(including playoffs)

* = Current Standing

Notable Players

• Tyler Sheehan - QB
• Ben Mauk - QB
• Rayshawn Askew - RB
• Dominick Goodman - WR
• Maurice Lee - WR
• Robert Redd - WR/DB
• Khalil El-Amin - OL
• Chris Respress - DB
• E.J. Underwood - DB

References

1. ^ "Niet compatibele browser". Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=452592357581&set=a.410744722581.190019.206856297581. Retrieved 2011-03-18. 
2. ^ [1]^{[dead link]}
3. ^ SFA Press Release. "FireHawks joining new league". Wane.com. http://www.wane.com/dpp/sports/local_sports/firehawks-joining-new-league-june-30. Retrieved 2011-11-05. 
4. ^ "Two-time CIFL champion Commandos joins UIFL". Theuifl.com. 2011-07-11. http://theuifl.com/archives/1487. Retrieved 2011-11-05. 
5. ^ "Commandos re-sign Back as head coach". Theuifl.com. 2011-08-23. http://theuifl.com/archives/1643/. Retrieved 2011-11-05. 

External links

• Cincinnati Commandos Official Website