# Chesapeake Tide

The Chesapeake Tide were a former professional indoor football team based in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. The team began play in 2007 as an expansion team in the Continental Indoor Football League. The founding owner of the Tide was Martin Johnson. The Tide played its home games at The Show Place Arena. Midway through the 2008 season the team was acquired by Messay Hailermariam. Hailermariam folded the team at the end of the season and founded the Maryland Maniacs. Despite playing in the same arena with the same head coach, the Maniacs were not a continuation of the Tide.

## Franchise history
### 2007

The Tide's inaugural game drew in a crowd of 3,176 fans.

#### Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result |
| April 1 | New England Surge | Home | Won 37-30 |
| April 13 | Steubenville Stampede | Away | Lost 55-65 |
| April 21 | Rochester Raiders | Home | Lost 49-89 |
| April 28 | Rochester Raiders | Away | Lost 18-52 |
| May 5 | Lehigh Valley Outlawz | Home | Won 57-56 (OT) |
| May 12 | NY/NJ Revolution | Home | Won 41-15 |
| May 19 | New England Surge | Away | Lost 39-62 |
| May 26 | NY/NJ Revolution | Away | Won 55-43 |
| June 2 | Summit County Rumble | Away | Won 58-53 |
| June 9 | Lehigh Valley Outlawz | Away | Lost 26-48 |
| June 16 | Miami Valley Silverbacks | Home | Won 54-53 |
| June 23 | Steubenville Stampede | Home | Won 64-24 |
| July 7 | Rochester Raiders (Playoffs) | Away | Lost 43-76 |

#### Standings

2007 Continental Indoor Football Leagueviewtalkedit :
| Team | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Division | Division | Division | Division |
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT |
| Great Lakes Conference ||||||||||
| Michigan Pirates-y | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Kalamazoo Xplosion-x | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 |
| Chicago Slaughter-x | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 |
| Marion Mayhem-x | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 |
| Muskegon Thunder-x | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 |
| Miami Valley Silverbacks | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 |
| Summit County Rumble | 1 | 11 | 0 | .083 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 |
| Springfield Stallions | 0 | 12 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .000 |
| Atlantic Conference ||||||||||
| Rochester Raiders-y | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| New England Surge-x | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 |
| Lehigh Valley Outlawz-x | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 |
| Chesapeake Tide-x | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 |
| Steubenville Stampede | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 |
| NY/NJ Revolution | 1 | 11 | 0 | .083 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .000 |

### 2008

The Tide won the final game of their existence, on the road, against the New Jersey Revolution. The team was led by 7 touchdown passes from quarterback Joe Urso, and running back - wide receiver Darryl Overton's four scores (three receiving, one rushing), wide receiver's Daryl Disbrow Jr. and Ray McCarter were also recipients of Urso's touchdown passes.

#### Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result |
| March 21 | Rochester Raiders | Home | Lost 36-43 |
| March 29 | Marion Mayhem | Away | Lost 35-70 |
| April 5 | New England Surge | Home | Lost 41-49 |
| April 12 | Lehigh Valley Outlawz | Away | Lost 36-62 |
| April 19 | New Jersey Revolution | Away | Lost 47-49 |
| April 27 | Lehigh Valley Outlawz | Home | Lost 17-50 |
| May 3 | New Jersey Revolution | Home | Won 65-46 |
| May 10 | New England Surge | Away | Lost 24-46 |
| May 17 | Rochester Raiders | Away | Lost 13-58 |
| May 24 | Marion Mayhem | Home | Lost 39-67 |
| May 31 | Fort Wayne Freedom | Home | Lost 31-37 |
| June 7 | New Jersey Revolution | Away | Won 55-48 |

#### Standings

2008 Continental Indoor Football Leagueviewtalkedit :
| Team | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Division | Division | Division | Division |
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT |
| Great Lakes Conference ||||||||||
| East Division ||||||||||
| Kalamazoo Xplosion-y | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 |
| Muskegon Thunder-x | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 |
| Fort Wayne Freedom | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 |
| Miami Valley Silverbacks | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
| West Division ||||||||||
| Chicago Slaughter-y | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 |
| Rock River Raptors-x | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 |
| Milwaukee Bonecrushers | 1 | 11 | 0 | .083 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| Atlantic Conference ||||||||||
| East Division ||||||||||
| New England Surge-y | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 |
| Lehigh Valley Outlawz-x | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 |
| New Jersey Revolution | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 |
| Chesapeake Tide | 2 | 10 | 0 | .583 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| West Division ||||||||||
| Rochester Raiders-z | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Saginaw Sting-y | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 |
| Marion Mayhem-x | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Flint Phantoms | 1 | 11 | 0 | .083 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |