# Dayton Sharks > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dayton_Sharks > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dayton_Sharks.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayton_Sharks > Source revision: 1343115099 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American indoor football team}} {{Use American English|date=March 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox indoor American football team | name = Dayton Sharks | logo = DaytonSharks.PNG | helmet = | founded = 2012 | folded = 2014 | city = [Hara Arena](/source/Hara_Arena) in [Trotwood, Ohio](/source/Trotwood%2C_Ohio) | colors = Black, Blue, Silver
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[Lavar Glover](/source/Lavar_Glover) (2014) | owner = CA Sports Entertainment LLC. Group | president = | general manager = [Lavar Glover](/source/Lavar_Glover) | mascot = Shark | league = [Continental Indoor Football League](/source/Continental_Indoor_Football_League) ({{CIFL Year|2013}}–{{CIFL Year|2014}}) * South Division (2014) | team_history = * '''Dayton Sharks''' (2013–2014) | no_conf_champs = | conf_champs = | no_div_champs = | div_champs = | no_league_champs = | league_champs = | no_playoff_appearances = 1 | playoff_appearances = * {{CIFL Year|2013}} | arena_years = *[Hara Arena](/source/Hara_Arena) (2013-2014) }} The '''Dayton Sharks''' were a professional [indoor football](/source/indoor_American_football) team based in [Dayton, Ohio](/source/Dayton%2C_Ohio). The team was a member of the [Continental Indoor Football League](/source/Continental_Indoor_Football_League) (CIFL). The franchise started as an [expansion team](/source/expansion_team) in the CIFL during the 2013 season. The Sharks were the fifth indoor football team to be based in Dayton, the first being the [Dayton Skyhawks](/source/Dayton_Skyhawks) of the original [Indoor Football League](/source/Indoor_Football_League_(1999%E2%80%932000)). The Skyhawks were followed by the [Dayton Warbirds](/source/Dayton_Warbirds), who later became the [Dayton Bulldogs](/source/Dayton_Bulldogs), of the [National Indoor Football League](/source/National_Indoor_Football_League) the third being the [Cincinnati Marshals](/source/Cincinnati_Marshals) who played their 2007 season in Dayton and the fourth being the [Dayton Silverbacks](/source/Dayton_Silverbacks) who played from 2006 to 2012. The Owner of the Sharks was CA Sports Entertainment LLC. The Sharks played their home games at [Hara Arena](/source/Hara_Arena) in nearby [Trotwood, Ohio](/source/Trotwood%2C_Ohio). ==Franchise history== ===2013 play begins=== {{main|2013 Dayton Sharks season}} In July 2012, the team announced CA Sports Entertainment LLC. was awarded an expansion franchise in [Dayton, Ohio](/source/Dayton%2C_Ohio) and that the team would be named the '''Dayton Sharks'''. The Sharks filled the void left after the [Dayton Silverbacks](/source/Dayton_Silverbacks) folded at the conclusion of the 2012 season.{{cite news |url=http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/sports/jones-hopes-to-jump-start-sharks/nWPh6/ |title=Jones hopes to jump-start Sharks |date=February 14, 2013 |author=Marc Pendleton |newspaper=Dayton Daily News |accessdate=February 15, 2013}} The team was led by Corwyn Thomas, who was the team's Managing General Partner, CEO and Chairman. The team signed many local players, who have a track record for success, such at [Tommy Jones](/source/Tommy_Jones_(quarterback)) and [Robert Redd](/source/Robert_Redd). The Sharks had a great start to the season, going 8−0 before losing to the [Erie Explosion](/source/Erie_Explosion) and the [Kentucky Xtreme](/source/Kentucky_Xtreme) in the final two weeks. With an 8–2 record, the Sharks had won the 2 seed for the CIFL playoffs, but due to a scheduling conflict with [Hara Arena](/source/Hara_Arena), the Sharks played their playoff game at the [Saginaw Sting](/source/Saginaw_Sting). The Sting would go on to upset the Sharks, scoring twice in the final minute to defeat their former quarterback Jones. ===2014=== {{main|2014 Dayton Sharks season}} In June 2013, the Sharks agreed to terms with the CIFL to return for the 2014 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.mlive.com/sports/saginaw/index.ssf/2013/06/continental_indoor_football_le_1.html |title=Continental Indoor Football League agree to terms with five teams for next season |date=June 10, 2013 |author=Cory Butzin |publisher=MLive Media Group |work=www.mlive.com |accessdate=June 11, 2013}} ==Logos and uniforms== When the '''Dayton Sharks''' were announced, the ownership stated the franchise would be red, black and silver, but after a month changed the colors to be blue, black and silver. The team also introduced a new logo at that time, a [Shark](/source/Shark) with the text "Sharks" underneath it. Image:DaytonSharks proposed logo.png|First Proposed Dayton Sharks Logo Image:DaytonSharks2.jpg|Second Proposed Dayton Sharks Logo Image:DaytonSharks.PNG|2013–2014 Logo ==Notable players== {{seealso|Category:Dayton Sharks players}} ===Awards and honors=== The following is a list of all Dayton Sharks players who have won league Awards {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !Season!! Player!! Position!! Award |- |[2013](/source/2013_CIFL_season)|| [Tommy Jones](/source/Tommy_Jones_(quarterback)) || [QB](/source/Quarterback) || CIFL Offensive Player of the Year |} ===All-League players=== The following Sharks players have been named to All-League Teams: * '''QB''' [Tommy Jones](/source/Tommy_Jones_(quarterback)) (2) * '''RB''' Derrick Moss (1) * '''WR''' [Robert Redd](/source/Robert_Redd) (1), Kenyez Mincy (1), Eugene Cooper (1), Derrick Shearer (1) * '''OL''' Andrew Phelan (1), Frank Straub (1), Josh Ellison (1) * '''DL''' James Spikes (1) * '''LB''' Santino Turnbow (1) * '''DB''' Mike Davis (1), Viterio Jones (1), Donte Johnson (1) ==Notable coaches== ===Head coaches=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! rowspan="2" style="width:140px;"|Name ! rowspan="2" | Term ! colspan="4" | Regular season ! colspan="2" | Playoffs ! rowspan="2" | Awards |- ! W ! L ! T ! Win% ! W ! L |- | style="text-align:center;"|Chris Taylor | style="text-align:center;"|[2013](/source/2013_CIFL_season) | style="text-align:center;"|8 | style="text-align:center;"|2 | style="text-align:center;"|0 | style="text-align:center;"|{{winperc|8|2}} | style="text-align:center;"|0 | style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"| |- | style="text-align:center;"|[Lavar Glover](/source/Lavar_Glover) | style="text-align:center;"|[2014](/source/2014_CIFL_season) | style="text-align:center;"|6 | style="text-align:center;"|4 | style="text-align:center;"|0 | style="text-align:center;"|{{winperc|6|4}} | style="text-align:center;"|0 | style="text-align:center;"|0 | style="text-align:center;"| |} *[Derrick Shepard (defensive lineman)](/source/Derrick_Shepard_(defensive_lineman)) – offensive line coach ==Season-by-season results== {| class="wikitable" style="margin:center; font-size:75%;" |- | style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"|'''League Champions''' | style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|'''Conference Champions''' | style="text-align:center; background:#d0e7ff;"|'''Division Champions''' | style="text-align:center; background:#96cdcd;"|'''Wild Card Berth''' | style="text-align:center; background:#c8a2c8;"|'''League Leader''' |} {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- !rowspan="2" | [Season](/source/Season_(sports)) !rowspan="2" |Team !rowspan="2" | [League](/source/List_of_leagues_of_American_football) !rowspan="2" | [Conference](/source/Conference_(sports)) !rowspan="2" | [Division](/source/Division_(sport)) !colspan="4" | [Regular season](/source/Regular_season) !rowspan="2" | [Postseason](/source/Postseason) results |- !Finish !Wins !Losses !Ties |- |align="center" Colspan="15" style="background: black"|'''Dayton Sharks''' |- ! style="text-align:center;"| [2013](/source/2013_CIFL_season) | style="text-align:center;"| [2013](/source/2013_Dayton_Sharks_season) | style="text-align:center;"| CIFL | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| 2nd | style="text-align:center;"| 8 | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 0 |'''Lost''' CIFL Semifinals ([Saginaw](/source/Saginaw_Sting)) 63-66 |- ! style="text-align:center;"| [2014](/source/2014_CIFL_season) | style="text-align:center;"| [2014](/source/2014_Dayton_Sharks_season) | style="text-align:center;"| CIFL | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| South | style="text-align:center;"| 3rd | style="text-align:center;"| 6 | style="text-align:center;"| 4 | style="text-align:center;"| 0 | |- ! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="5" colspan="6"|Totals ! style="text-align:center;"|'''14''' ! style="text-align:center;"|'''6''' ! style="text-align:center;"|'''0''' ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="3"|'''All-time regular season record (2013-2014)''' |- style="text-align:center;" ||'''0''' ||'''1''' ||- | colspan="3"|'''All-time postseason record (2013-2014)''' |- ! style="text-align:center;"|'''14''' ! style="text-align:center;"|'''7''' ! style="text-align:center;"|'''0''' ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="3"|'''All-time regular season and postseason record (2013-2014)''' |- |} ==Media== * Broadcasters: Radio - Lee W. Mowen, Doug Brown, Brian Reiss * Local media: Radio - Gem City Sports Network == References == {{Reflist}} {{CIFL}} Category:Dayton Sharks Category:Continental Indoor Football League teams Category:American football teams in Dayton, Ohio Category:Defunct American football teams in Ohio Category:American football teams established in 2012 Category:American football teams disestablished in 2014 Category:2012 establishments in Ohio Category:2014 disestablishments in Ohio --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Dayton Sharks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayton_Sharks) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayton_Sharks?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.