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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{{legend2|#FFFFCC|Tie|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend2|#FFCCCC|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend2|#CCCCCC|Bye|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{Clear}}

=Regular season=

All start times are local to home team

class="wikitable"
rowspan="2" width="40" | Week

! 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

width="140" | Score

! width="60" | Record

align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"

! 1

| Friday

| March 8

| 7:30pm

| Lehigh Valley Steelhawks

| W 29–28

| 1–0

| Von Braun Center

align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"

! 2

| Saturday

| March 16

| 7:06pm

| at Richmond Raiders

| W 65–23

| 2–0

| Richmond Coliseum

align="center" bgcolor="#FFCCCC"

! 3

| Saturday

| March 23

| 7:05pm

| at Albany Panthers

| L 51–64

| 2–1

| James H. Gray Civic Center

align="center" bgcolor="#CCCCCC"

! 4

| colSpan=7 | BYE

align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"

! 5

| Saturday

| April 6

| 7:00pm

| Columbus Lions

| W 72–45

| 3–1

| Von Braun Center

align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"

! 6

| Saturday

| April 13

| 7:00pm

| Albany Panthers

| W 51–38

| 4–1

| Von Braun Center

align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"

! 7

| Saturday

| April 20

| 7:05pm

| at Lehigh Valley Steelhawks

| W 79–77

| 5–1

| Stabler Arena

align="center" bgcolor="#FFCCCC"

! 8

| Saturday

| April 27

| 7:00pm

| Knoxville NightHawks

| L 51–53

| 5–2

| Von Braun Center

align="center" bgcolor="#CCCCCC"

! 9

| colSpan=7 | BYE

align="center" bgcolor="#CCCCCC"

! 10

| colSpan=7 | BYE

align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"

! 11

| Saturday

| May 18

| 7:30pm

| at Columbus Lions

| W 70–43

| 6–2

| Columbus Civic Center

align="center" bgcolor="#CCCCCC"

! 12

| Saturday

| May 25

| 7:00pm

| at Louisiana Swashbucklers

| 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 }}}}

| Sudduth Coliseum

align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"

! 13

| Saturday

| June 1

| 7:00pm

| Louisiana Swashbucklers

| W 63–22

| 7–2

| Von Braun Center

align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"

! 14

| Saturday

| June 8

| 7:00pm

| Richmond Raiders

| W 45–29

| 8–2

| Von Braun Center

align="center" bgcolor="#FFCCCC"

! 15

| Saturday

| June 15

| 7:00pm

| at Knoxville NightHawks

| W 55–32

| 9–2

| James White Civic Coliseum

align="center" bgcolor="#CCCCCC"

! 16

| colSpan=7 | BYE

{{notelist}}

=Postseason=

class="wikitable"
rowspan="2" width="40" | Round

! 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

width="140" | Score

! width="60" | Record

align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"

! Semifinals

| Monday

| July 1

| 7:00pm

| Albany Panthers

| W 61–46

| 1–0

| Von Braun Center

align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"

! PIFL Cup II

| Monday

| July 8

| 7:00pm

| Richmond Raiders

| W 70–44

| 2–0

| Von Braun Center

Roster

class="toccolours" style="text-align: left;"
colspan="7" style="background-color:#213D30; border:2px solid #ffcc00; color:white; text-align:center;" | 2013 Alabama Hammers roster
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

  • Currently vacant

Exempt list

  • Currently vacant

Practice squad

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
[http://www.alabamahammers.com/roster.html Roster] updated June 15, 2013

19 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS

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Division standings

{{2013 PIFL standings|team=Hammers}}

References

{{Reflist|2}}