Cincinnati Commandos The Cincinnati Commandos are a professional indoor football team based in Cincinnati , Ohio . The team is currently a member of the Ultimate Indoor Football League . They began play in 2010 as an expansion team in the Continental Indoor Football League before moving to the UIFL in 2012 . the Commandos play their home games at the Cincinnati Gardens . The Commandos are the fifth arena or indoor football in Cincinnati , after the Cincinnati Rockers ( Arena Football League 1992 - 93 ) , Cincinnati Swarm ( af2 2003 ) , Cincinnati Marshals ( National Indoor Football League 2004 - 2006 ) , and Cincinnati Jungle Kats ( af2 2007 ) . The Owner of the Commandos is Dennis Whitman . The Commandos play their home games at Cincinnati Gardens . Franchise history . Play begins : 2010 . The Commandos posted a 9 - 1 regular season mark in the 2010 season , winning their first nine games before losing the final one at Wisconsin . After a three week break , Cincinnati defeated Miami Valley , 48 - 24 , in the CIFL Semifinals , and then defeated the Wisconsin Wolfpack , 54 - 40 in the 2010 CIFL Championship Game , on June 26 , to claim Cincinnati ' s first ever professional football championship . 2010 Standings . y - clinched regular - season title x - clinched playoff spot 2011 . Head Coach Billy Back returned for the 2011 season , Brian Wells , former head coach of the Miami Valley Silverbacks , was hired as Defensive Coordinator . For 2011 the Commandos have announced the signing of : Tyler Sheehan ( QB ) , Derrick Crawford ( Defensive Line ) , Maurice Lee ( WR ) , Corey Clarke ( WR ) , Brandon Harrison ( WR ) , and Peter Warrick ( WR ) Cincinnati opened up defense of its 2010 CIFL Championship with a convincing 53 - 7 victory over Chicago on March 5th . 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 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 . On March 19th , quarterback Tyler Sheehan broke a Commandos record , by throwing 8 touchdown passes against the Indianapolis Enforcers . The previous record had been 7 , which Mauk achieved twice in the 2010 season . On May 29th , 2011 , the Commandos completed their first ever undefeated regular season , with a 50 - 20 win over the Marion Blue Racers , in what was a battle for first place and home field advantage throughout the CIFL Playoffs . Once again , the season ended with the Commandos standing tall as CIFL Champions , defeating the Blue Racers 44 - 29 . 2011 standings . y - clinched regular - season title x - clinched playoff spot 2012 . After an initial report that stated the Commandos would join the Stadius Football Association , on July 11 , 2011 , the Commandos announced they were leaving the CIFL to join the Ultimate Indoor Football League . On August 23rd , 2011 , it was announced that Bill Back would return as head coach for a 3rd season with the Commandos 2012 standings . y - clinched regular - season title x - clinched playoff spot Notable Players . Awards and honors . The following is a list of all Commandos players who have won league awards : Head coaches . " Note : Statistics are correct through the end of the 2011 Continental Indoor Football League season . " Season - by - season . ! Totals | | 23 | | 1 | | 0 < nowiki > * < / nowiki > = Current Standing