2013 Saginaw Sting season

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

2013 Saginaw Sting season
Owner	Stuart Schweigert, Rob Licht & Tom O'Brien
General manager	Rob Licht
Head coach	Fred Townsend
Home field	Dow Event Center
Results
Record	8-2
Division place	3rd
Playoff finish	Lost CIFL Championship Game vs Erie Explosion (36-37)

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.

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  1 C. J. Tarver		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 –