The 2013 Sarasota Thunder season was the first and only season for the professional indoor football franchise and first in the Ultimate Indoor Football League (UIFL). The Thunder were one of six teams that competed in the UIFL for the 2013 season.
| 2013 Sarasota Thunder season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Dale Taylor Jeff Eberly |
| Head coach | Greg Walls |
| Home field | Travel team |
| Results | |
| Record | 0-3 |
| League place | 6th |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
Led by head coach Greg Walls, the Thunder played their entire season as a travel team, based out of Sarasota, Florida.
Schedule
editKey: Win Tie Loss Bye
Regular season
editAll start times are local to home team
| Week | Day | Date | Opponent | Results | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | |||||
| 1 | BYE | |||||
| 2 | Saturday | March 9 | at Lakeland Raiders | L 0-78[1] | 0-1 | Lakeland Center |
| 3 | Sunday | March 18 | at Florida Tarpons | Cancelled | 0-1 | Germain Arena |
| 4 | Monday | March 27 | at Corpus Christi Fury | Cancelled[2] | 0-1 | American Bank Center |
| 5 | Monday | April 1 | at Georgia Rampage | Cancelled[3] | 0-1 | Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center |
| 6 | BYE | |||||
| 7 | BYE | |||||
| 8 | Sunday | April 20 | at Lakeland Raiders | L 0-90[4] | 0-2 | Lakeland Center |
| 9 | Saturday | April 28 | at Florida Tarpons | L 0–62 | 0-3 | Germain Arena |
| 10 | BYE | |||||
| 11 | Friday | May 17 | at Florida Tarpons | Cancelled[5] | 0-3 | Germain Arena |
| 12 | BYE | |||||
| 13 | BYE | |||||
Standings
edit| Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y-Florida Tarpons | 5 | 1 | .833 | 304 | 187 | W4 | |||||
| x-Corpus Christi Fury | 6 | 1 | .857 | 431 | 345 | L1 | |||||
| x-Lakeland Raiders | 6 | 3 | .667 | 573 | 232 | W1 | |||||
| Missouri Monsters | 5 | 5 | .500 | 459 | 424 | W1 | |||||
| Georgia Rampage | 3 | 5 | .375 | 318 | 343 | W1 | |||||
| Sarasota Thunder | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 230 | L3 | |||||
y - clinched conference title x - clinched playoff spot
Roster
edit| 2013 Sarasota Thunder roster | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers |
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen Linebackers
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Defensive backs
Kickers
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Injured Reserve
Exempt List
Practice squad
rookies in italics | |||
References
edit- ^ Blake Hasenzahl (March 10, 2013). "Lakeland Raiders 78-0 Victory Over Sarasota". www.theledger.com. The Lakeland Ledger. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
- ^ "Corpus Christi Fury's indoor football game for Monday night postponed". www.caller.com. Corpus Christi Caller Times. March 25, 2013. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- ^ Chris Whitfield (April 2, 2013). "Catching a second (win)d". www.daltondailycitizen.com. Dalton Daily Citizen. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
- ^ Blake Hasenzahl (April 21, 2013). "Defense, QB Combine to Rip Thunder". www.theledger.com. The Lakeland Ledger. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
- ^ "Indoor football: Florida Tarpons' Friday night game canceled". www.naplesnews.com. Naples Daily News. May 11, 2013. Archived from the original on September 9, 2013. Retrieved October 25, 2015.