2013 Louisiana Swashbucklers season

2013 Louisiana Swashbucklers season
OwnerChris Meaux
Head coachDarnell Lee
Home fieldSudduth Coliseum
Results
Record5–6
League place5th
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 2013 Louisiana Swashbucklers season was the ninth season for the professional indoor football franchise and their second in the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL). The Swashbucklers were one of seven teams that competed in the PIFL for the 2013 season.

The team played their home games under head coach Darnell Lee at the Sudduth Coliseum in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The Swashbucklers earned a 5–6 record, placing fifth in the league, failing to qualify for the playoffs.

Schedule

Key:   Win   Tie   Loss   Bye

Regular season

All start times are local to home team

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location
Score Record
1 Saturday March 9 4:00pm Albany Panthers L 40–51 0–1 Sudduth Coliseum
2 BYE
3 Saturday March 23 7:05pm Lehigh Valley Steelhawks L 22–44 0–2 Sudduth Coliseum
4 BYE
5 BYE
6 Saturday April 13 7:05pm Columbus Lions L 42–45 0–3 Sudduth Coliseum
7 Saturday April 20 7:05pm Knoxville NightHawks W 36–27 1–3 Sudduth Coliseum
8 Saturday April 27 7:30pm at Columbus Lions W 77–65 2–3 Columbus Civic Center
9 Saturday May 4 7:00pm at Knoxville NightHawks W 45–37 3–3 James White Civic Coliseum
10 Saturday May 11 7:00pm at Albany Panthers L 42–45 3–4 James H. Gray Civic Center
11 Saturday May 18 7:05pm Richmond Raiders W 68–66 OT 4–4 Sudduth Coliseum
12 Saturday May 25 7:00pm Alabama Hammers Cancelled[a] Sudduth Coliseum
13 Saturday June 1 7:00pm at Alabama Hammers L 23–63 4–5 Von Braun Center
14 Friday June 7 7:30pm at Knoxville NightHawks W 58–20 5–5 James White Civic Coliseum
15 Saturday June 15 7:00pm at Richmond Raiders L 45–61 5–6 Richmond Coliseum
16 BYE
  1. ^ The Alabama vs. Louisiana game scheduled for May 25 was cancelled after the Swashbucklers declared bankruptcy.[1] The Swashbucklers played their final three road games as scheduled,[2] however the Alabama game was not made up, as it did not have an effect on playoff seeding.[3]

Roster

2013 Louisiana Swashbucklers roster
Quarterbacks
  • 14 Chris Mitchell

Running backs

  • 23 Kendrick Perry

Wide receivers

  • 18 Donald Davis
  • 17 Sammy Knight
  •  6 Jordan Rideaux
Offensive linemen
  • 34 Fred Abraham
  • 58 Marcus Lindsey
  • 56 Brandon McElroy

Defensive linemen

  • 99 Clinton Barley
  • 45 Eemario Dixon
  • 92 Tenise Eulese
  • 90 Melvin Matthews
Linebackers
  • 32 Josh Newkirk
  • 42 Robert Russell

Defensive backs

  •  5 Greg Harvey
  •  1 Damian Huren
  • 10 Kenny Kitchen
  •  3 Justin D. Howard

Kickers

Injured reserve
  • Currently vacant

Exempt list

  • Currently vacant

Practice squad

  • 3 Justin D. Howard

Rookies in italics
Roster updated July 17, 2013
18 Active, 0 Inactive, 1 PS

Division standings

2013 Professional Indoor Football League
Team W L T PCT PF PA PF (Avg.) PA (Avg.) STK
y-Alabama Hammers 9 2 0 .818 631 454 57.4 41.3 W4
x-Lehigh Valley Steelhawks 7 5 0 .583 667 598 55.6 49.8 W1
x-Richmond Raiders 7 5 0 .583 603 605 50.3 50.4 W1
x-Albany Panthers 7 5 0 .583 574 518 47.8 43.2 W1
Louisiana Swashbucklers 5 6 0 .455 497 524 45.2 47.6 L1
Columbus Lions 4 8 0 .333 543 621 45.3 51.8 L2
Knoxville NightHawks 2 10 0 .167 421 616 35.1 51.3 L5

References

  1. ^ Gazzolo, Jim (May 24, 2013). "Swashbucklers folding after nine seasons; Saturday's game canceled". The American Press. Lake Charles, LA. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
  2. ^ "Swashbucklers Finish Out Season". Press release. Professional Indoor Football League. May 30, 2013. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
  3. ^ "PIFL Will Not Reschedule Alabama/Louisiana Match From May 25". Press release. Professional Indoor Football League. June 19, 2013. Archived from the original on August 25, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2013.