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2013 Erie Explosion season
Owner(s) Bill Stafford
Head Coach Shawn Liotta
General Manager Shawn Liotta
Home Field Erie Insurance Arena
Results
Record 10-0
Place 1st
Playoff Finish Won CIFL Championship Game (vs. Saginaw Sting) 37-36
Timeline
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2012 2014

The 2013 Erie Explosion season was the 7th season for the American Continental Indoor Football League franchise.

The Explosion left the United Indoor Football League after the 2012 season. The team remained idle for about a month, while fielding offers to join four different leagues. Owner Bill Stafford ultimately decided to join the Continental Indoor Football League.[1]

The Explosion accrued a perfect season in their first year in the CIFL, winning all ten regular season games (one of which was played against the semi-pro Flint Fury after the Owensboro Rage failed toward the end of the season) and defeated the Saginaw Sting in the CIFL Championship Game.

Roster[]

2013 Erie Explosion roster
Quarterbacks
  •  3 Aaron Smetanka
  • 10 Darmel Whitfield

Running Backs

  • 13 Richard Stokes

Wide Receivers

  • -- DeAndre Green
  •  1 Alfonso Hoggard
  •  8 Terry Jackson
  • -- Michael Johnson
  •  6 Andre London
  • -- Javon Rowan
Offensive Linemen
  • -- Taofik Amokomowo
  • 75 George Frisch
  • 52 Marcus Gordon
  • 55 Dave McQuiston
  • -- Brannon Pate
  • 51 Skylar Trimble

Defensive Linemen

  • -- Chad Brooks
  • 99 Bob Hammer
  •  9 Andre Portis
  • -- Jackson Tolle
  • 12 Zach Williams

Linebackers

  • 24 Jon D'Angelo
  • -- Marquis Kirkland
Defensive Backs
  •  7 Brandon Clarke
  • -- Dustin Craig
  • -- Ashton Jones
  • 17 Ricardo Kemp
  • 11 Brandon McElwee
  • -- Jayson Nickson
  • 21 Kwaheem Smith
  • -- Maleek Toran
  •  2 Sean White
  • -- Jake Wickline

Kickers

  • 14 Shon Rowser
Injured Reserve
  • Currently vacant

Exempt List

  • Currently vacant

Practice Squad

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated February 19, 2013
32 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS

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Schedule[]

Regular Season[]

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site
Final score Team record
1 Bye
2 February 16 7:00 P.M. EST at Marion Blue Racers W 42-40 1-0 Veterans Memorial Coliseum
3 February 24 4:00 P.M. EST at Detroit Thunder W 64-27 2-0 Taylor Sportsplex
4 March 3 2:00 P.M. EST Kane County Dawgs W 69-13 3-0 Erie Insurance Arena
5 March 10 2:00 P.M. EST Marion Blue Racers W 45-13 4-0 Erie Insurance Arena
6 Bye
7 March 24 4:00 P.M. EST at Kentucky Drillers W 79-26 5-0 Eastern Kentucky Expo Center
8 March 29 7:30 p.m. EST at Saginaw Sting W 52-20 6-0 Dow Event Center
9 April 7 2:00 P.M. EST Kentucky Xtreme W 32-28 7-0 Erie Insurance Arena
10 April 14 2:00 P.M. EST Detroit Thunder W 61-37 8-0 Erie Insurance Arena
11 April 20 7:30 p.m. EST at Dayton Sharks W 21-14 9-0 Hara Arena
12 April 28 2:00 p.m. EST Flint Fury[2] W 95-0 10-0 Erie Insurance Arena

Standings[]

2013 Continental Indoor Football Leagueview · talk · edit
Team W L T PCT PF PA PF (Avg.) PA (Avg.) STK
Saginaw Sting 3 0 0 1.000 147 89 49 29.67 W3
Dayton Sharks 2 0 0 1.000 118 30 59 15 W2
Erie Explosion 2 0 0 1.000 106 67 53 33.5 W2
Owensboro Rage 2 1 0 .667 108 96 36 32 L1
Port Huron Patriots 1 2 0 .333 85 153 28.33 51 L2
Marion Blue Racers 1 2 0 .333 70 91 23.33 30.33 W1
Kentucky Xtreme 0 1 0 .000 33 37 33 37 L1
Kane County Dawgs 0 1 0 .000 0 2 0 2 L1
Detroit Thunder 0 2 0 .000 55 105 27.5 52.5 L2
Kentucky Drillers 0 2 0 .000 42 94 21 47 L2

Postseason[]

Round Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site
Final score Team record
Semi-Finals May 5 2:00 P.M. EST Kentucky Xtreme W 55-6 1-0 Erie Insurance Arena
CIFL Championship Game May 12 2:00 P.M. EST Saginaw Sting W 37-36 2-0 Erie Insurance Arena

Coaching staff[]

2013 Erie Explosion staff
Front Office
  • Director of Operations – Bill Stafford
  • Marketing – Sarah Lander
  • Director of Sales - Shawn Struble

Director of Player Personnel- Jeremy Liotta

Head Coach

  • Head Coach – Shawn Liotta

Offensive Coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator – Shawn Liotta
 

Defensive Coaches

  • Defensive Coordinator – Jeremy Liotta
  • Defensive Backs – Sam Reynolds

Defensive assistant - Kirk Rearick

Special Teams Coaches

  • Special Teams Coordinator - Ed Martin

References[]

  1. Bob Jarzomski (August 31, 2012). "Erie Explosion join new indoor football league". Erie Times-News. http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012308309884. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  2. The Fury was a semi-pro team that took the place of the Owensboro Rage after the Rage folded two weeks prior to the end of the season.
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