The 2007 American Indoor Football Association season was the league's third overall season. The league champions were the Lakeland Thunderbolts, who defeated the Reading Express in AIFA Championship Bowl I.
Standings[]
| Team | Overall | Division | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | Losses | Percentage | Wins | Losses | Percentage | |
| Northern Division | ||||||
| Reading Express | 14 | 2 | 0.875 | 12 | 1 | 0.923 |
| Canton Legends | 10 | 4 | 0.714 | 9 | 3 | 0.750 |
| Huntington Heroes | 10 | 4 | 0.714 | 9 | 3 | 0.750 |
| Pittsburgh RiverRats | 7 | 7 | 0.500 | 6 | 6 | 0.500 |
| Johnstown Riverhawks | 6 | 9 | 0.400 | 5 | 6 | 0.417 |
| Danville Demolition | 1 | 12 | 0.077 | 1 | 11 | 0.083 |
| Erie Freeze | 1 | 13 | 0.071 | 1 | 11 | 0.083 |
| Southern Division | ||||||
| Lakeland Thunderbolts | 11 | 2 | 0.846 | 9 | 2 | 0.818 |
| Mississippi MudCats | 11 | 3 | 0.786 | 9 | 3 | 0.750 |
| Tallahassee Titans | 11 | 3 | 0.786 | 9 | 3 | 0.750 |
| Carolina Speed | 7 | 7 | 0.500 | 5 | 6 | 0.417 |
| Montgomery Bears | 5 | 9 | 0.357 | 4 | 8 | 0.333 |
| Florence Phantoms | 4 | 9 | 0.308 | 4 | 7 | 0.364 |
| Baltimore Blackbirds | 1 | 12 | 0.077 | 1 | 7 | 0.111 |
| Gulf Coast Raiders | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 |
- Green indicates clinched playoff berth
- Purple indicates division champion
- Grey indicates best league record
All-Star game[]
- Located at the Florence Civic Center in Florence, South Carolina on Friday, June 22
Playoffs[]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | AIFA Championship Bowl I | |||||||||||
| N3 | Huntington | 43 | |||||||||||
| N2 | Canton | 76 | |||||||||||
| N2 | Canton | 51 | |||||||||||
| N1 | Reading | 66 | |||||||||||
| N4 | Pittsburgh | 24 | |||||||||||
| N1 | Reading | 42 | |||||||||||
| N1 | Reading | 49 | |||||||||||
| S1 | Lakeland | 54 | |||||||||||
| S3 | Tallahassee | 32 | |||||||||||
| S2 | Mississippi | 62 | |||||||||||
| S2 | Mississippi | 62 | |||||||||||
| S1 | Lakeland | 84 | |||||||||||
| S4 | Carolina | 32 | |||||||||||
| S1 | Lakeland | 55 | |||||||||||
- AIFA Championship Bowl: Located at the Florence Civic Center in Florence, South Carolina on Saturday, June 23
AIFA Final Standings[]
2007 American Indoor Football Association
| North | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | T | For | Opp | Pct | Home | Away | Neut | Streak |
| Reading Express | 14 | 2 | 0 | 891 | 547 | .875 | 8-0 | 6-2 | 0-0 | Won 2 |
| Canton Legends | 10 | 4 | 0 | 662 | 494 | .714 | 6-1 | 4-3 | 0-0 | Won 4 |
| Huntington Heroes | 10 | 4 | 0 | 709 | 545 | .714 | 5-2 | 5-2 | 0-0 | Lost 1 |
| Pittsburgh RiverRats | 7 | 7 | 0 | 581 | 660 | .500 | 5-2 | 2-5 | 0-0 | Lost 1 |
| Johnstown Riverhawks | 6 | 9 | 0 | 519 | 571 | .400 | 3-4 | 3-5 | 0-0 | Won 1 |
| Danville Demolition | 1 | 12 | 0 | 313 | 722 | .077 | 1-6 | 0-6 | 0-0 | Lost 8 |
| Erie Freeze | 1 | 13 | 0 | 585 | 709 | .071 | 1-6 | 0-7 | 0-0 | Lost 12 |
| South | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | T | For | Opp | Pct | Home | Away | Neut | Streak |
| Lakeland Thunderbolts | 11 | 2 | 0 | 687 | 376 | .846 | 7-0 | 4-2 | 0-0 | Won 5 |
| Mississippi MudCats | 11 | 3 | 0 | 828 | 586 | .786 | 8-0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | Won 1 |
| Tallahassee Titans | 11 | 3 | 0 | 779 | 613 | .786 | 7-1 | 4-2 | 0-0 | Won 2 |
| Florence Phantoms | 4 | 9 | 0 | 507 | 645 | .308 | 3-4 | 1-5 | 0-0 | Won 1 |
| Carolina Speed | 7 | 7 | 0 | 537 | 643 | .500 | 5-2 | 2-5 | 0-0 | Lost 2 |
| Montgomery Bears | 5 | 9 | 0 | 577 | 593 | .357 | 3-4 | 2-5 | 0-0 | Lost 1 |
| Baltimore Blackbirds | 1 | 12 | 0 | 293 | 661 | .077 | 1-4 | 0-8 | 0-0 | Lost 5 |
| Gulf Coast Raiders | 0 | 3 | 0 | 77 | 180 | .000 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | Lost 3 |
Conference Schedule and Results[]
2007 American Indoor Football Association Conference Schedule and Results Jun 02, 2007
Baltimore Blackbirds[]
| Baltimore Blackbirds (1-12) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | at | Opponent | W/L | Score | Atten. |
| Mar 10 | *at | Reading Express | L | 6-78 | 3400 |
| Mar 16 | *at | Lakeland Thunderbolts | L | 14-69 | |
| Mar 24 | at | Mississippi MudCats | L | 20-80 | |
| Mar 31 | Carolina Speed | L | 25-38 | ||
| Apr 06 | *at | Canton Legends | L | 2-38 | 1800 |
| Apr 14 | Montgomery Bears | L | 22-51 | 3517 | |
| Apr 21 | at | Florence Phantoms | L | 40-65 | |
| Apr 29 | Gulf Coast Raiders | W | 44-10 | 3187 | |
| May 12 | at | Carolina Speed | L | 20-24 | |
| May 12 | at | Montgomery Bears | L | 11-58 | |
| May 21 | Reading Express | L | 32-58 | 2100 | |
| May 27 | at | Tallahassee Titans | L | 40-73 | 1500 |
| Jun 01 | Johnstown Riverhawks | L | 17-19 |
Canton Legends (10-4)[]
| Date | at | Opponent | W/L | Score | Atten. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 02 | *at | Johnstown Riverhawks | W | 60-46 | |
| Feb 09 | * | Erie Freeze | W | 43-26 | |
| Feb 17 | *at | Huntington Heroes | W | 69-52 | 3200 |
| Feb 23 | * | Pittsburgh RiverRats | W | 45-11 | 2200 |
| Mar 11 | at | Lakeland Thunderbolts | L | 36-39 | 1000 |
| Mar 23 | * | Reading Express | L | 19-50 | 2000 |
| Apr 06 | * | Baltimore Blackbirds | W | 38-2 | 1800 |
| Apr 14 | *at | Reading Express | L | 56-63 | 3936 |
| Apr 21 | at | Erie Freeze | W | 48-44 | |
| Apr 28 | *at | Pittsburgh RiverRats | L | 33-62 | 1200 |
| May 06 | Danville Demolition | W | 72-14 | ||
| May 18 | * | Johnstown Riverhawks | W | 38-16 | |
| May 24 | at | Danville Demolition | W | 53-19 | |
| Jun 01 | * | Huntington Heroes | W | 52-50 |
Carolina Speed (7-7)[]
| Date | at | Opponent | W/L | Score | Atten. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 03 | at | Huntington Heroes | W | 61-57 | 1850 |
| Feb 12 | * | Tallahassee Titans | L | 44-62 | 2000 |
| Feb 17 | *at | Florence Phantoms | L | 36-64 | 4000 |
| Feb 26 | * | Montgomery Bears | W | 48-16 | |
| Mar 24 | Erie Freeze | W | 40-29 | ||
| Mar 31 | at | Baltimore Blackbirds | W | 38-25 | |
| Apr 07 | * | Mississippi MudCats | W | 64-52 | |
| Apr 14 | at | Lakeland Thunderbolts | L | 19-57 | |
| Apr 21 | *at | Montgomery Bears | L | 34-63 | |
| Apr 28 | *at | Mississippi MudCats | L | 28-70 | |
| May 12 | Baltimore Blackbirds | W | 24-20 | ||
| May 12 | Florence Phantoms | W | 32-21 | ||
| May 18 | at | Tallahassee Titans | L | 48-68 | |
| May 25 | Lakeland Thunderbolts | L | 21-39 |
Danville Demolition (1-12)[]
| Date | at | Opponent | W/L | Score | Atten. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17 | *at | Erie Freeze | L | 21-49 | |
| Feb 23 | * | Johnstown Riverhawks | L | 16-39 | |
| Mar 04 | *at | Pittsburgh RiverRats | L | 21-48 | 1200 |
| Mar 09 | Pittsburgh RiverRats | L | 29-34 | ||
| Mar 29 | Erie Freeze | W | 48-45 | ||
| Apr 05 | Lakeland Thunderbolts | L | 6-71 | ||
| Apr 14 | *at | Johnstown Riverhawks | L | 8-46 | |
| Apr 21 | * | Reading Express | L | 42-56 | |
| Apr 28 | Huntington Heroes | L | 34-70 | ||
| May 06 | at | Canton Legends | L | 14-72 | |
| May 12 | at | Huntington Heroes | L | 14-56 | |
| May 24 | Canton Legends | L | 19-53 | ||
| Jun 02 | *at | Reading Express | L | 41-83 | 2020 |
Erie Freeze (1-13)[]
| Date | at | Opponent | W/L | Score | Atten. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 09 | *at | Canton Legends | L | 26-43 | |
| Feb 17 | * | Danville Demolition | W | 49-21 | |
| Feb 25 | *at | Reading Express | L | 38-46 | |
| Mar 04 | * | Johnstown Riverhawks | L | 42-44 | |
| Mar 16 | * | Reading Express | L | 35-50 | |
| Mar 24 | at | Carolina Speed | L | 29-40 | |
| Mar 29 | at | Danville Demolition | L | 45-48 | |
| Apr 07 | * | Huntington Heroes | L | 44-45 | |
| Apr 13 | *at | Huntington Heroes | L | 48-70 | 2900 |
| Apr 21 | Canton Legends | L | 44-48 | ||
| Apr 28 | at | Johnstown Riverhawks | L | 21-63 | |
| May 12 | Pittsburgh RiverRats | L | 45-52 | ||
| May 19 | *at | Pittsburgh RiverRats | L | 72-86 | 1200 |
| May 26 | Mississippi MudCats | L | 47-53 |
Florence Phantoms (4-9)[]
| Date | at | Opponent | W/L | Score | Atten. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17 | * | Carolina Speed | W | 64-36 | 4000 |
| Feb 25 | *at | Lakeland Thunderbolts | L | 25-69 | |
| Mar 03 | Huntington Heroes | L | 40-43 | ||
| Mar 17 | *at | Mississippi MudCats | L | 14-63 | |
| Mar 23 | Lakeland Thunderbolts | L | 18-54 | ||
| Mar 31 | *at | Tallahassee Titans | L | 36-41 | |
| Apr 07 | *at | Montgomery Bears | W | 46-40 | 1276 |
| Apr 14 | at | Pittsburgh RiverRats | L | 60-66 | 1200 |
| Apr 21 | Baltimore Blackbirds | W | 65-40 | ||
| Apr 28 | Tallahassee Titans | L | 33-69 | ||
| May 05 | Montgomery Bears | L | 40-48 | ||
| May 12 | at | Carolina Speed | L | 21-32 | |
| May 19 | Mississippi MudCats | W | 45-44 |
Gulf Coast Raiders (0-3)[]
| Date | at | Opponent | W/L | Score | Atten. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17 | *at | Tallahassee Titans | L | 22-62 | |
| Feb 24 | at | Mississippi MudCats | L | 45-74 | |
| Apr 29 | at | Baltimore Blackbirds | L | 10-44 | 3187 |
Huntington Heroes (10-4)[]
| Date | at | Opponent | W/L | Score | Atten. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 03 | Carolina Speed | L | 57-61 | 1850 | |
| Feb 09 | *at | Johnstown Riverhawks | W | 35-24 | |
| Feb 17 | * | Canton Legends | L | 52-69 | 3200 |
| Mar 03 | at | Florence Phantoms | W | 43-40 | |
| Mar 24 | * | Johnstown Riverhawks | W | 47-22 | |
| Mar 31 | *at | Reading Express | L | 18-48 | 4111 |
| Apr 07 | *at | Erie Freeze | W | 45-44 | |
| Apr 13 | * | Erie Freeze | W | 70-48 | 2900 |
| Apr 21 | Pittsburgh RiverRats | W | 55-34 | ||
| Apr 28 | at | Danville Demolition | W | 70-34 | |
| May 12 | Danville Demolition | W | 56-14 | ||
| May 19 | Reading Express | W | 42-29 | 2300 | |
| May 25 | *at | Pittsburgh RiverRats | W | 69-26 | 1200 |
| Jun 01 | *at | Canton Legends | L | 50-52 |
Johnstown Riverhawks (6-9)[]
| Date | at | Opponent | W/L | Score | Atten. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 02 | * | Canton Legends | L | 46-60 | |
| Feb 09 | * | Huntington Heroes | L | 24-35 | |
| Feb 23 | *at | Danville Demolition | W | 39-16 | |
| Mar 04 | *at | Erie Freeze | W | 44-42 | |
| Mar 17 | Pittsburgh RiverRats | W | 43-13 | ||
| Mar 24 | *at | Huntington Heroes | L | 22-47 | |
| Mar 30 | *at | Pittsburgh RiverRats | L | 42-47 | 1000 |
| Apr 07 | * | Reading Express | L | 33-55 | |
| Apr 14 | * | Danville Demolition | W | 46-8 | |
| Apr 28 | Erie Freeze | W | 63-21 | ||
| May 05 | Tallahassee Titans | L | 60-67 | ||
| May 12 | *at | Reading Express | L | 13-73 | 2020 |
| May 18 | *at | Canton Legends | L | 16-38 | |
| May 26 | *at | Montgomery Bears | L | 9-32 | 1648 |
| Jun 01 | at | Baltimore Blackbirds | W | 19-17 |
Lakeland Thunderbolts (11-2)[]
| Date | at | Opponent | W/L | Score | Atten. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17 | *at | Mississippi MudCats | L | 38-46 | |
| Feb 25 | * | Florence Phantoms | W | 69-25 | |
| Mar 11 | Canton Legends | W | 39-36 | 1000 | |
| Mar 16 | * | Baltimore Blackbirds | W | 69-14 | |
| Mar 23 | at | Florence Phantoms | W | 54-18 | |
| Apr 05 | at | Danville Demolition | W | 71-6 | |
| Apr 14 | Carolina Speed | W | 57-19 | ||
| Apr 20 | *at | Tallahassee Titans | L | 40-48 | |
| May 05 | * | Mississippi MudCats | W | 54-31 | |
| May 12 | * | Tallahassee Titans | W | 51-24 | |
| May 19 | *at | Montgomery Bears | W | 34-32 | 1343 |
| May 25 | at | Carolina Speed | W | 39-21 | |
| Jun 02 | * | Montgomery Bears | W | 72-56 |
Mississippi MudCats (11-3)[]
| Date | at | Opponent | W/L | Score | Atten. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 03 | Pittsburgh Riverrats | W | 54-34 | ||
| Feb 10 | Montgomery Bears | W | 57-27 | ||
| Feb 17 | * | Lakeland Thunderbolts | W | 46-38 | |
| Feb 24 | Gulf Coast Raiders | W | 74-45 | ||
| Mar 10 | *at | Tallahassee Titans | W | 62-58 | |
| Mar 17 | * | Florence Phantoms | W | 63-14 | |
| Mar 24 | Baltimore Blackbirds | W | 80-20 | ||
| Apr 02 | *at | Montgomery Bears | W | 62-37 | 1072 |
| Apr 07 | *at | Carolina Speed | L | 52-64 | |
| Apr 14 | * | Tallahassee Titans | W | 80-75 | |
| Apr 28 | * | Carolina Speed | W | 70-28 | |
| May 05 | *at | Lakeland Thunderbolts | L | 31-54 | |
| May 19 | at | Florence Phantoms | L | 44-45 | |
| May 26 | at | Erie Freeze | W | 53-47 |
Montgomery Bears (5-9)[]
| Date | at | Opponent | W/L | Score | Atten. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10 | at | Mississippi MudCats | L | 27-57 | |
| Feb 26 | *at | Carolina Speed | L | 16-48 | |
| Mar 17 | *at | Tallahassee Titans | L | 26-30 | |
| Mar 24 | * | Tallahassee Titans | L | 34-55 | 1224 |
| Apr 02 | * | Mississippi MudCats | L | 37-62 | 1072 |
| Apr 07 | * | Florence Phantoms | L | 40-46 | 1276 |
| Apr 14 | at | Baltimore Blackbirds | W | 51-22 | 3517 |
| Apr 21 | * | Carolina Speed | W | 63-34 | |
| Apr 28 | at | Reading Express | L | 57-73 | 4123 |
| May 05 | at | Florence Phantoms | W | 48-40 | |
| May 12 | Baltimore Blackbirds | W | 58-11 | ||
| May 19 | * | Lakeland Thunderbolts | L | 32-34 | 1343 |
| May 26 | * | Johnstown Riverhawks | W | 32-9 | 1648 |
| Jun 02 | *at | Lakeland Thunderbolts | L | 56-72 |
Pittsburgh RiverRats (7-7)[]
| Date | at | Opponent | W/L | Score | Atten. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 03 | at | Mississippi MudCats | L | 34-54 | |
| Feb | * | Reading Express | L | 28-35 | 1200 |
| Feb 23 | *at | Canton Legends | L | 11-45 | 2200 |
| Mar 04 | * | Danville Demolition | W | 48-21 | 1200 |
| Mar 09 | at | Danville Demolition | W | 34-29 | |
| Mar 17 | at | Johnstown Riverhawks | L | 13-43 | |
| Mar 30 | * | Johnstown Riverhawks | W | 47-42 | 1000 |
| Apr 14 | Florence Phantoms | W | 66-60 | 1200 | |
| Apr 21 | at | Huntington Heroes | L | 34-55 | |
| Apr 28 | * | Canton Legends | W | 62-33 | 1200 |
| May 06 | at | Reading Express | L | 40-57 | 2112 |
| May 12 | at | Erie Freeze | W | 52-45 | |
| May 19 | * | Erie Freeze | W | 86-72 | 1200 |
| May 25 | * | Huntington Heroes | L | 26-69 | 1200 |
Reading Express (14-2)[]
| Date | at | Opponent | W/L | Score | Atten. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb | *at | Pittsburgh RiverRats | W | 35-28 | 1200 |
| Feb 25 | * | Erie Freeze | W | 46-38 | |
| Mar 03 | at | Tallahassee Titans | L | 37-47 | |
| Mar 10 | * | Baltimore Blackbirds | W | 78-6 | 3400 |
| Mar 16 | *at | Erie Freeze | W | 50-35 | |
| Mar 23 | *at | Canton Legends | W | 50-19 | 2000 |
| Mar 31 | * | Huntington Heroes | W | 48-18 | 4111 |
| Apr 07 | *at | Johnstown Riverhawks | W | 55-33 | |
| Apr 14 | * | Canton Legends | W | 63-56 | 3936 |
| Apr 21 | *at | Danville Demolition | W | 56-42 | |
| Apr 28 | Montgomery Bears | W | 73-57 | 4123 | |
| May 06 | Pittsburgh RiverRats | W | 57-40 | 2112 | |
| May 12 | * | Johnstown Riverhawks | W | 73-13 | 2020 |
| May 19 | at | Huntington Heroes | L | 29-42 | 2300 |
| May 21 | at | Baltimore Blackbirds | W | 58-32 | 2100 |
| Jun 02 | * | Danville Demolition | W | 83-41 | 2020 |
Tallahassee Titans (11-3)[]
| Date | at | Opponent | W/L | Score | Atten. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12 | *at | Carolina Speed | W | 62-44 | 2000 |
| Feb 17 | * | Gulf Coast Raiders | W | 62-22 | |
| Mar 03 | Reading Express | W | 47-37 | ||
| Mar 10 | * | Mississippi MudCats | L | 58-62 | |
| Mar 17 | * | Montgomery Bears | W | 30-26 | |
| Mar 24 | *at | Montgomery Bears | W | 55-34 | 1224 |
| Mar 31 | * | Florence Phantoms | W | 41-36 | |
| Apr 14 | *at | Mississippi MudCats | L | 75-80 | |
| Apr 20 | * | Lakeland Thunderbolts | W | 48-40 | |
| Apr 28 | at | Florence Phantoms | W | 69-33 | |
| May 05 | at | Johnstown Riverhawks | W | 67-60 | |
| May 12 | *at | Lakeland Thunderbolts | L | 24-51 | |
| May 18 | Carolina Speed | W | 68-48 | ||
| May 27 | Baltimore Blackbirds | W | 73-40 | 1500 |
* = Conference game