Ohio Valley Greyhounds

Ohio Valley Greyhounds
Founded 1999
Folded 2007
League IFL 1999-2000
NIFL 2001-2004
UIF 2005-2007
Team history Steel Valley Smash
1999-2000
Ohio Valley Greyhounds
2001-2007
Based in Wheeling, West Virginia
Arena WesBanco Arena
Colors Black, Red, Grey
President Sharon Stephan
Head coach Ervin Bryson
Championships 2 (both from NIFL)
Division titles 5 (1 from the IFL & 4 from the NIFL)
Cheerleaders Greyhound Girls
Mascot Blitz

The Ohio Valley Greyhounds were a professional indoor football team. They began play in 1999 as the Steel Valley Smash, a charter member of the IFL. After the league folded, they moved to the NIFL, became a charter member, and renamed themselves as the Ohio Valley Greyhounds. After four successful years in the league, they moved to the UIF in 2005 and became a charter member to the new league. However, the Greyhounds failed to reach the same level of success from the NIFL years. Their home games were played at the WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, West Virginia, which is also the home to the ECHL's Wheeling Nailers. After three dismal years in the UIF, the team folded in October 2007.[1]

Season-by-season

Season W L T Finish Playoff results
Steel Valley Smash (IFL)
1999 2 10 0 4th Southern --
2000 9 5 0 1st EC Southern Won Quarterfinal (Green Bay)
Lost Semifinal (Peoria)
Ohio Valley Greyhounds (NIFL)
2001 11 3 0 1st Atlantic Eastern Won Round 1 (Lake Charles)
Lost Semifinal (Mississippi)
2002 12 1 0 1st Atlantic Northern Won Round 1 (L. Rangers)
Win Semifinal (T. ThunderCats)
Won Indoor Bowl II (Billings)
2003 14 0 0 1st Atlantic Eastern Won Round 1 (Lexington)
Won Semifinal (Lake Charles)
Won Indoor Bowl III (Utah)
2004 11 3 0 1st Atlantic East Won AC Semifinal (Fort Wayne)
Lost AC Championship (Lexington)
Ohio Valley Greyhounds (UIF)
2005 6 9 0 2nd Midwest Lost Round 1 (Sioux City)
2006 6 9 0 3rd East --
2007 2 13 0 6th East --
Totals 73 53 0 (including playoffs)

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