Dayton Silverbacks

Dayton Silverbacks
Established 2006
Folded 2012
Played in Hara Arena in Trotwood, Ohio
League/conference affiliations
American Indoor Football Association (2006)
  • Northern Conference

Continental Indoor Football League (2007–2012)

  • Great Lakes Division (2007)
  • Great Lakes Conference (2008)
    • East Division (2008)
Current uniform
Team colorsBlack, Green, Silver
     
MascotCongo
Personnel
Owner(s)Corwyn Thomas
General managerApril Shellenberger
Head coachMatt King (2006–2007)
Carl Allen (2008)
Derrick Shepard (2009, 2011)
Brian Wells (2010)
James Scott (2012)
Team history
  • Miami Valley Silverbacks (2007–2010)
  • Dayton Silverbacks (2011–2012)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (0)
Playoff appearances (4)
Home arena(s)

The Dayton Silverbacks were a professional indoor football team based in Dayton, Ohio. The team was a member of the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL). The franchise started as the Miami Valley Silverbacks and joined the CIFL in 2007 after playing their inaugural season as an expansion team in the American Indoor Football Association. The Silverbacks were the fourth indoor football team to be based in Dayton, the first being the Dayton Skyhawks of the original Indoor Football League. The Skyhawks were followed by the Dayton Warbirds, who later became the Dayton Bulldogs, of the National Indoor Football League and the third being the Cincinnati Marshals who played their 2007 season in Dayton. The Silverbacks played their home games at Hara Arena in nearby Trotwood, Ohio.