2013 Spokane Shock season

The 2013 Spokane Shock season was the eighth season for the franchise, and the fourth in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Andy Olson and played their home games at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena. With a 14–4 record in the regular season, the Shock qualified for the playoffs. However, they were defeated by the Arizona Rattlers in the conference championship game by a 65–57 score.

2013 Spokane Shock season
Head coachAndy Olson
Home fieldSpokane Veterans Memorial Arena
Results
Record14–4
Division place2nd NC West
Playoff finishWon Conference semifinals (Rush 69–47
Lost Conference Championship (Rattlers) 57–65
Team MVPErik Meyer
Team OPYErik Meyer

Final roster

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2013 Spokane Shock roster
Quarterbacks

Fullbacks

  • Currently vacant

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Kickers

Refuse to report

Other League Exempt

Injured reserve

League suspension

Inactive reserve

  • Currently vacant

Recallable reassignment

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated August 8, 2013
25 Active, 13 Inactive

Standings

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Team W L PCT PF PA DIV CON Home Away
z-Arizona Rattlers 15 3 .833 1203 866 4–2 9–3 8–1 7–2
x-Spokane Shock 14 4 .778 1198 896 4–2 8–2 7–2 7–2
x-San Jose SaberCats 13 5 .722 1033 877 3–3 6–4 8–2 5–3
Utah Blaze 7 11 .389 896 988 1–5 3–8 4–5 3–6

z - Clinched division and conference's best record
x - Clinched playoff berth

Schedule

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Regular season

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The Shock began the season by visiting the Cleveland Gladiators on March 24. Their first home game was against the Arizona Rattlers on April 12. They will close the regular season at home against the Pittsburgh Power on July 26.[1][2]

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Report
Score Record
1 Sunday March 24 10:00 a.m. PDT at Cleveland Gladiators W 67–41 1–0 Quicken Loans Arena [3]
2 Sunday March 31 1:00 p.m. PDT at Chicago Rush W 76–61 2–0 Allstate Arena [4]
3 Friday April 5 5:05 p.m. PDT at Iowa Barnstormers W 66–43 3–0 Wells Fargo Arena [5]
4 Friday April 12 7:00 p.m. PDT Arizona Rattlers W 66–49 4–0 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena [6]
5 Friday April 19 7:30 p.m. PDT at San Jose SaberCats W 69–47 5–0 HP Pavilion at San Jose [7]
6 Saturday April 27 7:00 p.m. PDT Tampa Bay Storm L 62–70 5–1 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena [8]
7 Saturday May 4 6:00 p.m. PDT at Utah Blaze L 48–52 5–2 EnergySolutions Arena [9]
8 Saturday May 11 7:00 p.m. PDT Orlando Predators L 82–83 5–3 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena [10]
9 Friday May 17 7:00 p.m. PDT New Orleans VooDoo W 66–54 6–3 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena [11]
10 Friday May 24 5:30 p.m. PDT at San Antonio Talons W 61–48 7–3 Alamodome [12]
11 Saturday June 1 7:00 p.m. PDT San Jose SaberCats W 75–45 8–3 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena [13]
12 Saturday June 8 7:00 p.m. PDT Jacksonville Sharks W 76–41 9–3 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena [14]
13 Saturday June 15 6:00 p.m. PDT at Arizona Rattlers L 42–59 9–4 US Airways Center [15]
14 Friday June 21 7:00 p.m. PDT Utah Blaze W 80–41 10–4 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena [16]
15 Bye
16 Saturday July 6 4:30 p.m. PDT at Tampa Bay Storm W 63–49 11–4 Tampa Bay Times Forum [17]
17 Saturday July 13 4:00 p.m. PDT at Jacksonville Sharks W 62–40 12–4 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena [18]
18 Friday July 19 7:00 p.m. PDT San Antonio Talons W 77–30 13–4 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena [19]
19 Friday July 26 7:00 p.m. PDT Pittsburgh Power W 61–43 14–4 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena [20]

Playoffs

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Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Report
NC Semifinals Thursday August 1 7:00 p.m. PDT Chicago Rush W 69–47 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena [21]
NC Championship Thursday August 10 6:00 p.m. PDT at Arizona Rattlers L 57–65 US Airways Center [22]

References

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  1. ^ "AFL Announces 2013 Schedule". Arena Football League. November 13, 2012. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "2013 Arena Football League Schedule". Arenafan.com. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
  3. ^ "Shock open season with road win in Cleveland 67–41". Spokane Shock. Arenafan.com. March 24, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
  4. ^ "Shock improve to 2–0 with 76–61 win". Spokane Shock. Arenafan.com. March 31, 2013. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
  5. ^ "Shock improve to 3–0 with 66–43 win". Spokane Shock. Arenafan.com. April 5, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  6. ^ "Shock rattles Arizona with 66–49 win". Spokane Shock. Arenafan.com. April 13, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
  7. ^ "Shock Stay Perfect, Stephens Sets AFL Interception Record With 5". Spokane Shock. Arenafan.com. April 20, 2013. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  8. ^ "Shock suffer first loss of season, fall to Storm 70–62". Spokane Shock. Arenafan.com. April 28, 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  9. ^ "Shock fall to Blaze by final of 48–52". Spokane Shock. Arenafan.com. May 5, 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  10. ^ "Spokane loses shocker to Orlando 82–83". Spokane Shock. Arenafan.com. May 12, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
  11. ^ "Shock break streak with 65–54 win over VooDoo". Spokane Shock. Arenafan.com. May 19, 2013. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  12. ^ "Shock win second straight after 61–48 victory over Talons". Spokane Shock. Arenafan.com. May 25, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  13. ^ "Shock sharpen teeth against SaberCats in 75–45 win". Spokane Shock. Arenafan.com. June 2, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
  14. ^ "Shock take bite out of Sharks, Win 76–41". Spokane Shock. Arenafan.com. June 9, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  15. ^ "Shock fall to Rattlers 59–42". Spokane Shock. Arenafan.com. June 15, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
  16. ^ "Shock smothers the Blaze in 80–41 win". Spokane Shock. Arenafan.com. June 22, 2013. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
  17. ^ "Shock weather the Storm in 63–49 win". Spokane Shock. Arenafan.com. July 6, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  18. ^ "Shock sweep Sharks with 62–40 win". Spokane Shock. Arenafan.com. July 13, 2013. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
  19. ^ "Shock clicking on all cylinders, Roll past Talons 77–30". Spokane Shock. Arenafan.com. July 20, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  20. ^ "Shock close out regular season with 61–43 win". Spokane Shock. Arenafan.com. July 27, 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
  21. ^ "Shock hold off the Rush in 69-47 win". Spokane Shock. Arenafan.com. August 2, 2013. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  22. ^ "Shock fall to the defending champs 65-57". Spokane Shock. Arenafan.com. August 11, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2013.