2013 Alabama Hammers season
{{Short description|Football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox NFL team season
| logo =
| team = Alabama Hammers
| teamcolor =
| year = 2013
| record = 9–2
| division_place =
| conference place =
| league place = 1st
| coach = Dean Cokinos
| general manager =
| owner = Jeff Knight
| stadium = Von Braun Center
| playoffs = Won Semifinals (Albany) 61–46
Won PIFL Cup II (Richmond) 70–44
| previous = 2012
| next = 2014
}}
The 2013 Alabama Hammers season was the third season for the professional indoor football franchise and their second in the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL). The Hammers were of seven teams that competed in the PIFL for the 2013 season.
The team played their home games under head coach Dean Cokinos at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The Hammers earned a 9–2 record, placing first in the league, winning PIFL Cup II 70–44 over the Richmond Raiders.
Schedule
Key:
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{{Clear}}
=Regular season=
All start times are local to home team
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! rowspan="2" width="80" | Day ! rowspan="2" width="90" | Date ! rowspan="2" width="60" | Kickoff ! rowspan="2" width="180" | Opponent ! colspan="2" width="200" | Results ! rowspan="2" width="200" | Location |
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! 1 | Friday | March 8 | 7:30pm | W 29–28 | 1–0 |
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! 2 | Saturday | March 16 | 7:06pm | at Richmond Raiders | W 65–23 | 2–0 |
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! 3 | Saturday | March 23 | 7:05pm | at Albany Panthers | L 51–64 | 2–1 |
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! 4 | colSpan=7 | BYE |
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! 5 | Saturday | April 6 | 7:00pm | W 72–45 | 3–1 |
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! 6 | Saturday | April 13 | 7:00pm | W 51–38 | 4–1 |
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! 7 | Saturday | April 20 | 7:05pm | W 79–77 | 5–1 |
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! 8 | Saturday | April 27 | 7:00pm | L 51–53 | 5–2 |
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! 9 | colSpan=7 | BYE |
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! 10 | colSpan=7 | BYE |
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! 11 | Saturday | May 18 | 7:30pm | at Columbus Lions | W 70–43 | 6–2 |
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! 12 | Saturday | May 25 | 7:00pm | colSpan=2 |Cancelled{{efn|The Alabama vs. Louisiana game scheduled for May 25 was cancelled after the Swashbucklers declared bankruptcy.{{cite news |last=Gazzolo |first=Jim |title=Swashbucklers folding after nine seasons; Saturday's game canceled |url=http://www.americanpress.com/Swashbucklers-folding-after-seven-seasons |accessdate=July 13, 2013 |newspaper=The American Press |location=Lake Charles, LA |date=May 24, 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407042310/http://www.americanpress.com/Swashbucklers-folding-after-seven-seasons |archivedate=April 7, 2014 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }} The game was not made up, as it did not have an effect on playoff seeding later in the season.{{cite web|title=PIFL Will Not Reschedule Alabama/Louisiana Match From May 25 |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4619520 |work=Press release |publisher=Professional Indoor Football League |accessdate=July 13, 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825132605/http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4619520 |archivedate=August 25, 2013 |url-status=live |date=June 19, 2013 }}}} |
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! 13 | Saturday | June 1 | 7:00pm | W 63–22 | 7–2 |
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! 14 | Saturday | June 8 | 7:00pm | W 45–29 | 8–2 |
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! 15 | Saturday | June 15 | 7:00pm | at Knoxville NightHawks | W 55–32 | 9–2 |
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! 16 | colSpan=7 | BYE |
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=Postseason=
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! Semifinals | Monday | July 1 | 7:00pm | W 61–46 | 1–0 |
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! PIFL Cup II | Monday | July 8 | 7:00pm | W 70–44 | 2–0 |
Roster
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colspan="7" style="background-color:#213D30; border:2px solid #ffcc00; color:white; text-align:center;" | 2013 Alabama Hammers roster |
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style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | Quarterbacks
{{playern|12|Russell Hill}} Running backs {{playern|42|Dan Ross}} Wide receivers {{playern|10|Jeremy Grier}} {{playern|8|C. J. Johnson}} {{playern|3|Charles McClain}} {{playern|4|Mico McSwain}} {{playern|1|Larry Shipp}} | style="width: 25px;" | | style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | Offensive linemen {{playern|62|Chucky Curry}} {{playern|53|Bruce McCaleb}} {{playern|70|Ray Norell}} Defensive linemen {{playern|11|Darian Barnes}} {{playern|19|Caleb Bostic}} {{playern|33|B. J. Chappell}} {{playern|44|Benji McDowell}} | style="width: 25px;" | | style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | Linebackers {{playern|22|Jake Trantin}} Defensive backs {{playern|7|Travis Blanchard}} {{playern|6|Vince Hill}} {{playern|18|Cortez Stubbs}} Kickers {{playern|20|Brian Jackson}} | style="width: 25px;" | | style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | Injured reserve
Exempt list
Practice squad
Rookies in italics 19 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS |
Division standings
{{2013 PIFL standings|team=Hammers}}
References
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20131215052608/http://www.thestatguys.com/PIFL/2013/ALA.HTM 2013 results]
{{Alabama Hammers seasons}}