2009 Erie RiverRats season
# 2009 Erie RiverRats season

The 2009 Erie RiverRats season was the third season for the American Indoor Football Association (AIFA) franchise.

In August, 2008, Liotta resigned as coach of the RiverRats and left to coach the Wheeling Wildcats. In September 2008, the RiverRats named Steven G. Folmar as the franchise's second head coach. In December 2008, owner Jeff Hauser sold the team to a group of local businessmen, headed by Jeff Plyler, Bob Foltyn and Frank Herman. The RiverRats had to replace many players on the roster, as most of the 2008 roster followed Liotta to Wheeling. As a result of all the changes, the RiverRats struggled all season to score points, resulting in offensive coordinator Paul Pennington's resignation after an 0–3 start. After dropping to 0–7, the RiverRats got their first win of the season on a last second field goal by Joe Lindway. The RiverRats ended up finishing with a 3-11 record, and missing the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.

## Schedule

### Regular season

| Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| March 15 | Baltimore Mariners | Away | Lost 32-60 |
| March 28 | D.C. Armor | Home | Lost 30-34 |
| April 4 | Carolina Speed | Away | Lost 12-38 |
| April 11 | Reading Express | Away | Lost 13-47 |
| April 18 | Harrisburg Stampede | Home | Lost 31-34 |
| April 26 | Reading Express | Home | Lost 48-66 |
| May 2 | Fayetteville Guard | Away | Lost 28-58 |
| May 10 | Baltimore Mariners | Home | Won 53-50 |
| May 23 | Harrisburg Stampede | Home | Won 54-44 |
| May 30 | Harrisburg Stampede | Away | Lost 29-53 |
| June 6 | Carolina Speed | Home | Lost 21-51 |
| June 13 | Reading Express | Away | Lost 27-45 |
| June 20 | D.C. Armor | Away | Lost 28-47 |
| June 27 | Florence Phantoms | Home | Won 60-20 |

### Standings

| Team | Overall | Overall | Overall | Division | Division | Division |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Team | Wins | Losses | Percentage | Wins | Losses | Percentage |
| North Division |||||||
| Reading Express | 11 | 3 | 0.786 | 8 | 2 | 0.800 |
| Baltimore Mariners | 9 | 5 | 0.643 | 8 | 2 | 0.800 |
| Harrisburg Stampede | 4 | 10 | 0.286 | 4 | 6 | 0.400 |
| D.C. Armor | 4 | 10 | 0.286 | 3 | 7 | 0.300 |
| Erie RiverRats | 3 | 11 | 0.214 | 2 | 8 | 0.200 |
| South Division |||||||
| Columbus Lions | 11 | 3 | 0.786 | 8 | 2 | 0.800 |
| Fayetteville Guard | 8 | 6 | 0.571 | 5 | 5 | 0.500 |
| South Carolina Force | 7 | 7 | 0.500 | 4 | 6 | 0.400 |
| Carolina Speed | 7 | 7 | 0.500 | 4 | 6 | 0.400 |
| Florence Phantoms | 6 | 8 | 0.429 | 4 | 6 | 0.400 |
| West Division |||||||
| Wyoming Cavalry | 12 | 2 | 0.857 | 12 | 2 | 0.857 |
| Utah Valley Thunder | 11 | 3 | 0.786 | 11 | 3 | 0.786 |
| Ogden Knights | 4 | 10 | 0.286 | 4 | 10 | 0.286 |
| New Mexico Wildcats | 1 | 13 | 0.071 | 1 | 13 | 0.071 |

* Green indicates clinched playoff berth
* Purple indicates division champion
* Grey indicates best league record
