The

2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...

Cincinnati Commandos The Cincinnati Commandos were a professional indoor football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The team suspended operations for the 2013 season, with hope of returning in 2014. They began play in 2010 as an expansion team in the Continental Indo ...

season was the 2nd season for the

Continental Indoor Football League The Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) was an indoor football league based along the Midwestern United States region that played nine seasons from 2006 to 2014. It began play in April 2006 as the Great Lakes Indoor Football League (GLIF ...

(CIFL) franchise. Head Coach Billy Back returned for the 2011 season, and Brian Wells, former head coach of the

Miami Valley Silverbacks 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 afte ...

, was hired as Defensive Coordinator. For 2011 the Commandos announced the signing of:

Tyler Sheehan Tyler Allen Sheehan is a former American football quarterback. Sheehan played collegiately at Bowling Green State University after a standout career at La Salle High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. After going undrafted in the 2010 NFL Draft, he sig ...

(QB), Derrick Crawford (Defensive Line),

Maurice Lee Maurice 'Moe' Lee (born 1980) is former indoor football wide receiver. Early life He attended South High School where he was an option quarterback who was rated the number one athlete in the state of Ohio and one of the top recruits in the n ...

(WR), Corey Clarke (WR), Brandon Harrison (WR), and

Peter Warrick Peter L. Warrick (born June 19, 1977) is an American former college and professional football player who was a wide receiver in National Football League (NFL) for six seasons. He played college football at Florida State University, and was reco ...

(WR)

Standings

Roster

Schedule

Playoff Schedule

Regular season

Week 2: vs Chicago Knights

Cincinnati opened up defense of its 2010 CIFL Championship with a convincing 53-7 victory over the

Chicago Knights The Chicago Knights were a professional indoor football team based in Loves Park, Illinois. The Knights were founded in 2010 as a member of the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL), playing their home games at the Victory Sports Complex. ...

on March 5. 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 Gary Benjamin Mauk (born January 4, 1985) is a former American football quarterback. He completed his college football career in 2007 Cincinnati Bearcats football team, 2007 for the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Cincinnati Bearcats, Bearcat ...

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.

Week 3: vs Marion Blue Racers

Week 4: vs Indianapolis Enforcers

On March 19, quarterback Tyler Sheehan broke a Commandos record, by throwing 8 touchdown passes against the

Indianapolis Enforcers The Indianapolis Enforcers were a professional indoor football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The team was a member of the Continental Indoor Football League. The Enforcers joined the CIFL in 2011 as an expansion team. The Enforcers were t ...

. The previous record had been 7, which Mauk achieved twice in the 2010 season.

Week 6: vs Dayton Silverbacks

Week 7: vs Port Huron Predators

Week 10: vs Dayton Silverbacks

Week 11: vs Chicago Knights

Week 12: vs Port Huron Predators

Week 13: vs Indianapolis Enforcers

Week 14: vs Marion Blue Racers

On May 29, 2011, the Commandos completed their first ever undefeated regular season, with a 50-20 win over the

Marion Blue Racers The Marion Blue Racers were a professional indoor football team based in Marion, Ohio. The Blue Racers began play as an expansion team in the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) in 2011, before moving to the United Indoor Football League (U ...

, in what was a battle for first place and home field advantage throughout the CIFL Playoffs.

Playoffs

2011 1 vs 4 Semifinal Game vs. Chicago Knights

2011 CIFL Championship Game: vs. Marion Blue Racers

Award Winners

*CIFL

MVP In team sports, a most valuable player award, abbreviated 'MVP award', is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particu ...

*CIFL Offensive Player of the Year -

References

{{Cincinnati Commandos seasons 2011 Continental Indoor Football League season

American football in Ohio