2013 Saginaw Sting season

2013 Saginaw Sting season
OwnerStuart Schweigert, Rob Licht & Tom O'Brien
General managerRob Licht
Head coachFred Townsend
Home fieldDow Event Center
Results
Record8-2
Division place3rd
Playoff finishLost CIFL Championship Game vs Erie Explosion (36-37)

The 2013 Saginaw Sting season was the fifth season for the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) franchise.

The Sting's first move in its quest for a title defense in 2013 happened when they re-signed Head Coach Fred Townsend to a 3-year contract extension.[1]

Roster

2013 Saginaw Sting roster
Quarterbacks
  •  7 A. J. McKenna
  •  9 Adam Houthoofd


Running backs

  • 20 DeShawn Hayes


Wide receivers

  •  8 Jeff Austin
  • 18 Daryl Gooden
  •  4 Ryan Kantola


 Offensive linemen
  • 64 Eric Brim
  • 69 Jordan Derosia
  • 66 Josh Pack
  • 93 Chris Saunders


Defensive linemen

  • 96 Amir Abu-Aita
  • 52 Robert Cross
  • 93 Jon Horton
  • 57 Omari Humes
  • 56 Daniel Jackson
  • 15 Nate Snyder


 Linebackers
  •  6 Andrew Deweerd
  • 24 Joe Makowsk


Defensive backs

  • 13 DeMarcus Copes
  •  5 Jamaal Hibler
  •  2 Jamar Hibler
  • 11 Shuan Hladki
  • 34 Damion Horton
  • 28 Herb Waits


Special teams

  • 37 Chris Kollias


 Reserve lists
  • currently vacant
  • rookies in italics
  • Roster updated February 19, 2013
  • 26 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS

Schedule

Regular season

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site
Final score Team record
1 February 8 7:30 P.M. EST Marion Blue Racers W 49-28 1-0 Dow Event Center
2 February 17 4:00 P.M. EST at Kentucky Xtreme W 37-33 2-0 Freedom Hall
3 February 23 7:30 P.M. EST at Port Huron Patriots W 61-28 3-0 McMorran Arena
4 March 3 4:00 P.M. EST Detroit Thunder W 63-49 4-0 Taylor Sportsplex
5 Bye
6 March 18 7:00 P.M. EST Kane County Dawgs W 2-0 5-0 Dow Event Center
7 March 24 4:00 P.M. EST at Dayton Sharks L 42-68 5-1 Hara Arena
8 March 29 7:30 p.m. EST Erie Explosion L 20-52 5-2 Erie Insurance Arena
9 Bye
10 April 13 7:30 P.M. EST Port Huron Patriots W 49-28 6-2 Dow Event Center
11 April 20 7:00 p.m. CST at Kane County Dawgs W 2-0 7-2 Canlan Ice Sports Arena
12 April 27 7:30 p.m. EST Detroit Thunder W 52-34 8-2 Dow Event Center

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

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site
Final score Team record
1 May 4 7:30 P.M. EST Dayton Sharks W 66-63 1-0 Dow Event Center
2 May 12 4:30 P.M. EST at Erie Explosion L 36-37 1-1 Erie Insurance Arena

Coaching staff

2013 Saginaw Sting staff
Front office
  • Co-Owner/General Manager – Robert Licht
  • Co-Owner/Director of Football Operations – Stuart Schweigert
  • Co-Owner/Director of Business Sales – James O'Brien
  • Assistant general manager – Bill Wheeler
  • Front Office Manager - Tyler Vienot

Head coach

  • Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator - Fred Townsend

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator -
  • Wide receivers –
  • Offensive line –
  

Defensive coaches

  • Defensive line –
  • Linebackers –
  • Secondary –

References

  1. ^ Hugh Bernreuter (October 25, 2012). "Saginaw Sting sign Fred Townsend to 3-year deal, start tryout camps for 2013 CIFL season". www.mlive.com. Michigan Live LLC. Retrieved November 9, 2012.