The Marshals (NIFL)
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| The Marshals | |
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| Founded | 2004 |
| Arena | Hara Arena |
| Based in | Dayton, Ohio |
| Colors | Black, blue, silver |
| League | National Indoor Football League |
| Principal Owner/General Manager | Doug Hortman |
| Head coach | TBA |
| Director of Football Operations | P.J. Conboy |
The Marshals are a professional indoor football team. They are a member of the NIFL. They played their home games at U.S. Bank Arena for their two seasons as the Cincinnati Marshals. In 2007 they were originally going to play at the Wall2Wall Soccer arena in nearby Mason, Ohio, but in the end decided to play at Hara Arena in Dayton, Ohio, and changed their name to simply The Marshals
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[edit] History
The Marshals started out as the Waco Marshals in 2004 but finished their inaugural season with a disappointing 2-8 record. For the next season they were changed into the Cincinnati Marshals.
The 2005 season was marred by mismanagement, embezzelment, and corruption amongst the ownership. Owner H.P. Patterson gave up the team after he did not pay players for well over a month, and then fled the United States after being suspected of money laundering. The mismanagement resulted in the resignation of the team's coach, former Houston Oilers coach Ed Biles, and the dissolution of the Diamond Deputies cheerleading squad, after they claimed weeks of unpaid game checks. In addition, the equipment manager of the team ended up not only quitting, but taking the equipment and holding it as ransom for unpaid monies.
Despite all this, new coach Tony Wells and Quarterback Brett Dietz led the team to the finish of an 8-6 record, which tied them for 2nd in their division with the Dayton Warbirds. In the First round of playoffs they upset the River City Rage, who was ranked first in the same division as the Marshals with the Marshals with 67 points and the Rage with 64 points. In the next playoff round they defeated the Fayetteville Guard 70 to 69. In the Atlantic Conference Championship they had no such luck, falling to the Rome Renegades 51 to 41.
In the following months, the team's status was left largely undetermined. On December 20, 2005, after many months of speculation, the Marshals announced a return to the NIFL for the 2006 season with a new ownership group led by Doug Hortman and P.J. Conboy, a new coaching staff led by head coach Steve Carpenter, a new equipment manager (unrelated), and the return of the Diamond Deputies. The team amassed an 8-6 record for the 2006 season, but was unable to play a game in the playoffs and was forced to forfeit their first round matchup to Osceola Football. However, the forfeit was reversed a few days later when it was revealed that Osceola had failed to file paperwork essential to their progress in the postseason, so Cincinnati was awarded the forfeit win. The prize was a trip to St. Louis, where their season ended with a loss to the River City Rage.
On October 18, 2006, it was announced that the af2 had granted a new expansion team to the U.S. Bank Arena, in the form of the Cincinnati Jungle Kats. Fortunately, the Marshals will return for 2007. It was originally thought that they were moving to Wall2Wall Soccer in nearby Mason for 2007, [1]. However, they are moving to Hara Arena in Dayton for 2007, and changing their name to The Marshals. [2]
[edit] Season-By-Season
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties
| Season | W | L | T | Finish | Playoff Results |
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| Waco Marshals | |||||
| 2004 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5th Atlantic Southern | -- |
| Cincinnati Marshals | |||||
| 2005 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3rd Atlantic Eastern | Won Atlantic Conference Quarter Final (River City) Won Atlantic Semi-Final (Fayetteville) Lost Atlantic Final (Rome) |
| 2006 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2nd Atlantic Eastern | Won Atlantic Quarter Final (Osceola Football) (Forfeit) Lost Atlantic Semi-Final (River City) |
| The Marshals | |||||
| *2007 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3rd Atlantic Northern | -- |
| Totals | 23 | 23 | 0 | (including playoffs) | |
* = Current Standing
[edit] Team History
[edit] 2005
| Date | Opponent | Result | Att. | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||||
| March 26 | Beaumont | L, 24-36 | 6,581 | 0-1 | |
| April 2 | River City | L, 53-55 | 3,163 | 0-2 | |
| April 9 | Fayetteville | W, 57-54 | 4,208 | 1-2 | |
| April 16 | at Beaumont | W, 59-52 | N/A | 2-2 | |
| April 23 | Dayton | W, 81-74 | N/A | 3-2 | |
| April 30 | New Jersey | W, 65-13 | 3,689 | 4-2 | |
| May 9 | at Dayton | L, 30-63 | N/A | 4-3 | |
| May 21 | at Dayton | OTL, 53-56 | 3,800 | 4-4 | |
| May 28 | at Fayetteville | L, 34-48 | 1,634 | 4-5 | |
| June 4 | Rome | W, 43-33 | 3,682 | 5-5 | |
| June 10 | at River City | L, 54-75 | 3,681 | 5-6 | |
| June 18 | at New Jersey | W, Forfeit | N/A | 6-6 | |
| June 25 | Tri-Cities | W, 52-42 | 3,501 | 7-6 | |
| July 4 | at Wyoming | W, 47-45 | 3,496 | 8-6 | |
| First Round | |||||
| July 10 | at River City | W, 67-64 | N/A | 9-6 | |
| Divisional Round | |||||
| July 16 | at Fayetteville | W, 70-69 | 3,443 | 10-6 | |
| Atlantic Conference Championship | |||||
| July 23 | Rome | L, 41-51 | N/A | 10-7 | |
[edit] 2006
| Date | Opponent | Result | Record | ||
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| Regular Season | |||||
| March 26 | at River City | L, 34-76 | 0-1 | ||
| April 1 | DAYTON | W 62-28 | 1-1 | ||
| April 9 | at Dayton | L, 32-54 | 1-2 | ||
| April 15 | at Big Sky | W, 41-14 | 2-2 | ||
| April 22 | RIVER CITY | L, 43-62 | 2-3 | ||
| April 29 | WEST PALM BEACH | W, 47-44 | 3-3 | ||
| May 5 | at Tennessee | W 34-24 | 4-3 | ||
| May 13 | at Fayetteville | L 24-70 | 4-4 | ||
| May 20 | MONTGOMERY | OTW, 47-46 | 5-4 | ||
| May 27 | TENNESSEE | W, 82-0 | 6-4 | ||
| June 10 | OSCEOLA | L, 26-58 | 6-5 | ||
| June 17 | at Arkansas | W, 27-12 | 7-5 | ||
| June 25 | GREENSBORO | W, 64-41 | 8-6 | ||
| July 1 | at Greensboro | L, 24-39 | 8-6 | ||
| First Round | |||||
| DNP | (at) Osceola | W, Forfeit | 9-6 | ||
| Divisional Round | |||||
| July 16 | at River City | L, 30-43 | 9-7 | ||
[edit] 2007
| Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result |
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| March 17 | Columbia Stingers | Away | Won 49-34 |
| March 24 | Columbia Stingers | Home | Won 31-19 |
| March 31 | Greensboro Revolution | Away | Lost 54-64 |
| April 14 | Fayetteville Guard | Away | |
| April 21 | Atlanta Thoroughbreds | Home | |
| April 28 | Fayetteville Guard | Home | |
| May 5 | Greensboro Revolution | Home | |
| May 12 | Palm Beach Waves | Away | |
| May 19 | Fayetteville Guard | Away | |
| May 26 | Atlanta Thoroughbreds | Home | |
| June 2 | Columbia Stingers | Away | |
| June 9 | Miami Vice Squad | Away | |
| June 16 | Fayetteville Guard | Home | |
| June 23 | Greensboro Revolution | Home |
[edit] External links
| The National Indoor Football League | |||
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| Greensboro Revolution | Columbia Stingers | Miami Vice Squad | |
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| Sarasota Knights | |||
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| Colorado Castle Rocks | Pomona Cool Riders | Fort Worth Sixers | |
| Denver Aviators | San Bernardino Bucking Bulls | San Antonio Steers | |
| Pueblo Pistols | San Diego Shockwave | ||
| Wyoming Cavalry | Tri-Valley Ranchers | ||
| The Indoor Bowl | NIFL Mascots | |||
