2013 Erie Explosion season | |
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Owner | Bill Stafford |
General manager | Shawn Liotta |
Head coach | Shawn Liotta |
Home field | Erie Insurance Arena |
Results | |
Record | 10-0 |
Division place | 1st |
Playoff finish | Won CIFL Championship Game (vs. Saginaw Sting) 37-36 |
The 2013 Erie Explosion season was the 7th season for the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) franchise.
The Explosion left the United Indoor Football League after the 2012 season. The team remained idle for about a month, while fielding offers to join four different leagues. Owner Bill Stafford ultimately decided to join the Continental Indoor Football League.[1]
The Explosion accrued a perfect season in their first year in the CIFL, winning all ten regular season games (one of which was played against the semi-pro Flint Fury after the Owensboro Rage failed toward the end of the season) and defeated the Saginaw Sting in the CIFL Championship Game.
2013 Erie Explosion roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
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Defensive backs
Kickers
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Injured reserve
Exempt list
Practice squad
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Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Game site | |||
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Final score | Team record | |||||||
1 | Bye | |||||||
2 | February 16 | 7:00 P.M. EST | at Marion Blue Racers | W 42-40 | 1-0 | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | ||
3 | February 24 | 4:00 P.M. EST | at Detroit Thunder | W 64-27 | 2-0 | Taylor Sportsplex | ||
4 | March 3 | 2:00 P.M. EST | Kane County Dawgs | W 69-13 | 3-0 | Erie Insurance Arena | ||
5 | March 10 | 2:00 P.M. EST | Marion Blue Racers | W 45-13 | 4-0 | Erie Insurance Arena | ||
6 | Bye | |||||||
7 | March 24 | 4:00 P.M. EST | at Kentucky Drillers | W 79-26 | 5-0 | Eastern Kentucky Expo Center | ||
8 | March 29 | 7:30 p.m. EST | at Saginaw Sting | W 52-20 | 6-0 | Dow Event Center | ||
9 | April 7 | 2:00 P.M. EST | Kentucky Xtreme | W 32-28 | 7-0 | Erie Insurance Arena | ||
10 | April 14 | 2:00 P.M. EST | Detroit Thunder | W 61-37 | 8-0 | Erie Insurance Arena | ||
11 | April 20 | 7:30 p.m. EST | at Dayton Sharks | W 21-14 | 9-0 | Hara Arena | ||
12 | April 28 | 2:00 p.m. EST | Flint Fury[2] | W 95-0 | 10-0 | Erie Insurance Arena |
Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | PF (Avg.) | PA (Avg.) | STK | ||
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y-Erie Explosion | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 467 | 218 | 46.7 | 21.8 | W10 | ||
x-Dayton Sharks | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 478 | 303 | 47.8 | 30.3 | L2 | ||
x-Saginaw Sting | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 377 | 320 | 37.7 | 32.0 | W3 | ||
x-Kentucky Xtreme | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 497 | 328 | 49.7 | 32.8 | W2 | ||
Detroit Thunder | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 282 | 389 | 28.2 | 38.9 | L1 | ||
Port Huron Patriots | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 255 | 336 | 25.5 | 33.6 | L1 | ||
Kentucky Drillers | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 270 | 475 | 27.0 | 47.5 | W1 | ||
Marion Blue Racers | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 317 | 428 | 31.7 | 42.8 | W1 | ||
Owensboro Rage | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 195 | 267 | 19.5 | 26.7 | L2 | ||
Kane County Dawgs† | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 13 | 69 | 13 | 69 | L1 |
y - clinched home playoff game
x - clinched playoff spot
†Kane County played the second game on their schedule, but forfeited the other nine.
Round | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Game site | |
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Final score | Team record | |||||
Semi-Finals | May 5 | 2:00 P.M. EST | Kentucky Xtreme | W 55-6 | 1-0 | Erie Insurance Arena |
CIFL Championship Game | May 12 | 2:00 P.M. EST | Saginaw Sting | W 37-36 | 2-0 | Erie Insurance Arena |
2013 Erie Explosion staff | ||||||
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Front office
Director of Player Personnel- Jeremy Liotta Head coach
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Defensive assistant - Kirk Rearick Special teams coaches
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