2013 Knoxville NightHawks season

2013 Knoxville NightHawks season
OwnerJeff Knight
Head coachCosmo DeMatteo
Home fieldJames White Civic Coliseum
Results
Record2–10
League place7th
Playoff finishDid not qualify

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

The team played their home games under head coach Cosmo DeMatteo at the James White Civic Coliseum in Knoxville, Tennessee. The NightHawks earned a 2–10 record, placing seventh 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 Sunday March 10 4:00pm at Columbus Lions L 28–58 0–1 Columbus Civic Center
2 Sunday March 17 4:00pm at Lehigh Valley Steelhawks L 45–63 0–2 Stabler Arena
3 Saturday March 23 7:05pm at Richmond Raiders L 23–41 0–3 Richmond Coliseum
4 Saturday March 30 7:00pm Richmond Raiders L 36–51 0–4 James White Civic Coliseum
5 Saturday April 6 7:05pm Albany Panthers W 31–28 1–4 James White Civic Coliseum
6 BYE
7 Saturday April 20 7:05pm at Louisiana Swashbucklers L 27–36 1–5 Sudduth Coliseum
8 Saturday April 27 7:00pm at Alabama Hammers W 53–51 2–5 Von Braun Center
9 Saturday May 4 7:00pm Louisiana Swashbucklers L 37–45 2–6 James White Civic Coliseum
10 Saturday May 11 7:00pm Lehigh Valley Steelhawks L 47–63 2–7 James White Civic Coliseum
11 BYE
12 Saturday May 25 7:00pm at Lehigh Valley Steelhawks L 42–67 2–8 Stabler Arena
13 BYE
14 Friday June 7 7:30pm Louisiana Swashbucklers L 20–58 2–9 James White Civic Coliseum
15 Saturday June 15 7:00pm Alabama Hammers L 32–55 2–10 James White Civic Coliseum
16 BYE

Roster

2013 Knoxville NightHawks roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

  •  6 Daccus Turman

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen
  • 72 Dominique Bacon
  • 55 R. J. Bibbs
  • 78 Carnell Stewart

Defensive linemen

  • 62 Adrien Cole
  • 99 Armand Johnson
  • 91 Justin Wells
Linebackers
  • 33 Roosevelt Falls
  •  7 Sam Fehoko

Defensive backs

  •  2 Kirkland Davidson
  • 23 Derrick Furlow
  • 22 Victor Rogers

Kickers

  • 18 Armando Cuko
Injured reserve
  • Currently vacant

Exempt list

  • Currently vacant

Practice squad

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
updated June 15, 2014[1]
20 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS

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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. ^ "Roster". Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2014-10-23.