The Baltimore Blackbirds were an indoor football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. They played the 2007 season as an expansion member of the American Indoor Football Association, at the 1st Mariner Arena.
History The team was originally going to be a member of the Eastern Indoor Football League, but left for the AIFA soon after the "League Showcase/Jamboree" held inside the Mahoning Valley HitMen's "ThunderDome".
The Blackbirds played a predominant road schedule (eight away games, five at home), finishing with a record of 1–12. The team suffered severe financial problems, which resulted in players and coaches not receiving paychecks from their last two games for several months. Simpson resigned as head coach on August 3, 2007, expressing doubt about the future of the team. Three days later the AIFA moved to expel the Blackbirds from the league for breach of contract resulting from the Blackbirds negotiations with other leagues.
The arena lease was held by the league who opted to replace them with a new team which brought about the creation of the Baltimore Mariners.
Season-by-season
|2007 || 1 || 12 || 0 || 7th Southern || --
2007 season schedule DateOpponentHome/AwayResultMarch 10Reading ExpressAwayLost 6-78March 16Lakeland ThunderboltsAwayLost 14-69March 24Mississippi MudcatsAwayLost 20-80March 31Carolina SpeedHomeLost 25-48April 6Canton LegendsAwayLost 2-38April 14Montgomery BearsHomeLost 22-51April 21Florence PhantomsAwayLost 40-65April 29Gulf Coast RaidersHomeWon 44-10May 5Carolina SpeedAwayLost 32-52May 12Montgomery BearsAwayLost 11-58May 21Reading ExpressHomeLost 32-58May 25Tallahassee TitansAwayLost 40-73June 1Johnstown RiverhawksHomeLost 17-19
References
External links Official website Website down as of 9/19/07 Blackbirds' 2007 Stats