2013 Erie Explosion season

The 2013 Erie Explosion season was the 7th season for the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) franchise.

2013 Erie Explosion season
Owner	Bill Stafford
Head coach	Shawn Liotta
General manager	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 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.

Roster

2013 Erie Explosion roster
Quarterbacks  3 Aaron Smetanka 10 Darmel Whitfield Running Backs 13 Richard Stokes Wide Receivers -- DeAndre Green  1 Alfonso Hoggard  8 Terry Jackson -- Michael Johnson  6 Andre London -- Javon Rowan		Offensive Linemen -- Taofik Amokomowo 75 George Frisch 52 Marcus Gordon 55 Dave McQuiston -- Brannon Pate 51 Skylar Trimble Defensive Linemen -- Chad Brooks 99 Bob Hammer  9 Andre Portis -- Jackson Tolle 12 Zach Williams Linebackers 24 Jon D'Angelo -- Marquis Kirkland		Defensive Backs  7 Brandon Clarke -- Dustin Craig -- Ashton Jones 17 Ricardo Kemp 11 Brandon McElwee -- Jayson Nickson 21 Kwaheem Smith -- Maleek Toran  2 Sean White -- Jake Wickline Kickers 14 Shon Rowser		Injured reserve Currently vacant Exempt list Currently vacant Practice squad Currently vacant Rookies in italics Roster updated February 19, 2013 32 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS

Schedule

Regular season

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game site
				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

Standings

2013 Continental Indoor Football League
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	PF (Avg.)	PA (Avg.)	STK
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.

Postseason

Round	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game site
				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

Coaching staff

2013 Erie Explosion staff
	Front Office Director of Operations – Bill Stafford Marketing – Sarah Lander Director of Sales - Shawn Struble Director of Player Personnel- Jeremy Liotta Head Coach Head Coach – Shawn Liotta Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Shawn Liotta			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Jeremy Liotta Defensive Backs – Sam Reynolds Defensive assistant - Kirk Rearick Special Teams Coaches Special Teams Coordinator - Ed Martin

References

1. Bob Jarzomski (August 31, 2012). "Erie Explosion join new indoor football league". Erie Times-News. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
2. The Fury was a semi-pro team that took the place of the Owensboro Rage after the Rage folded two weeks prior to the end of the season.