2013 Cedar Rapids Titans season

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2013 Cedar Rapids Titans season
OwnerChris Kokalis
Bob Sullivan
Mike Polaski
Angelique Wonders
Kenneth Moninski
General managerChris Kokalis
Head coachMark Stoute
Home field Cedar Rapids Ice Arena
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Results
Record9–5
Division placeUnited Conference
Playoff finishLost Conference Championship

The 2013 Cedar Rapids Titans season was the second season of the Cedar Rapids Titans as a football franchise in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of just nine teams competing in the IFL for the 2013 season, the Cedar Rapids Titans were members of the league's United Conference. [1] The team played their home games at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The Titans had been scheduled to play this season in the renovated U.S. Cellular Center but construction delays kept that building from re-opening during the 2013 IFL season.

Contents

Off-field moves

All Titans games, home and away, were broadcast live on WMT-FM (95.7 FM) this season. Play-by-play duties were split by local radio hosts Dan Egger and Jon Swisher plus Jarod Aarons doing color commentary during home games. In addition, home games were televised on a tape-delay via Mediacom's MC22 with Rob Brooks and Jerry Kiwala calling the action. Local media coverage included a weekly wrap-up show titled Titans Extra hosted by Rob Brooks, head coach Mark Stoute, and general manager Chris Kokalis. [2]

Shortly before the 2013 season began, the owner of the Cheyenne Warriors died and the IFL revised its schedule to accommodate the now 9-team league. [3]

On March 4, 2013, minority owner Mike Polaski placed an advertisement on Craigslist offering his 20 percent stake in the Titans for sale. The restaurateur cited a "downturn in [his] core business" for seeking $80,000 for his fifth of the team's shares. The ad was taken down after local media reports about the sale. [4] [5]

Roster moves

The coaching staff for 2013 included head coach Mark Stoute and assistant coaches Sean Ponder, Michael Custer, and Ed Flanagan. [6]

Schedule

Key:   Win  Tie  Loss   Bye

Preseason

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
1ThursdayFebruary 77:05pm Green Bay Blizzard L 47–67 [7] 0–1 Cedar Rapids Ice Arena [8] [9]

Regular season

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponent [1] ResultsLocation [10]
ScoreRecord
1SaturdayFebruary 166:05pm Chicago Slaughter W 41–31 [11] [12] 1–0 Cedar Rapids Ice Arena
2SundayFebruary 232:05pmat Chicago Slaughter W 58–52 [13] [14] 2–0 Sears Centre [15] [16]
3FridayMarch 17:05pm Texas Revolution W 60–21 [17] [18] 3–0Cedar Rapids Ice Arena [19] [20]
4FridayMarch 87:05pm Wyoming Cavalry W 54–12 [21] [22] 4–0Cedar Rapids Ice Arena [23] [24]
5 BYE
6 BYE
7SaturdayMarch 307:05pm Green Bay Blizzard L 38–41 (2OT) [25] 4–1Cedar Rapids Ice Arena [26] [27]
8SaturdayApril 66:05pmat Chicago Slaughter L 45–50 [28] [29] 4–2 Sears Centre [30]
9SaturdayApril 137:05pmat Texas Revolution L 72–82 [31] [32] 4–3 Allen Event Center
10SaturdayApril 206:05pm Chicago Slaughter W 62–28 [33] [34] 5–3Cedar Rapids Ice Arena [35]
11 BYE
12SaturdayMay 47:05pmat Tri-Cities Fever L 68–70 [36] [37] 5–4 Toyota Center
13SaturdayMay 117:05pm Sioux Falls Storm W 52–18 [38] [39] 6–4Cedar Rapids Ice Arena [40]
14SaturdayMay 187:05pmat Green Bay Blizzard W 54–37 [41] [42] 7–4 Resch Center [43]
15SaturdayMay 256:05pmat Sioux Falls Storm L 24–30 [44] [45] 7–5 Sioux Falls Arena [46] [47]
16FridayMay 316:05pmat Wyoming Cavalry W 67–55 [48] 8–5 Casper Events Center [49]
17SaturdayJune 87:05pm Green Bay Blizzard W 49–42 [50] [51] 9–5Cedar Rapids Ice Arena [52]
18 BYE

Post-season

RoundDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
United Conference ChampionshipSaturdayJune 227:05pmat Sioux Falls Storm L 20-449–6 Sioux Falls Arena

Roster

2013 Cedar Rapids Titans roster
Quarterbacks
  • 10 Colton Hansen
  • -- Timothy Curry

Running backs

  • 23 Anthony Silvers

Wide receivers

  •  9 Bryan Pray
  •  4 Carl Sims
  •  7 Desmond Tardy
Offensive linemen
  • 67 Courtney Abbott
  • 75 Albert Erni Jr.
  • 72 Maurice Robinson
  • -- Brody Dixon

Defensive linemen

Linebackers
  • 19 Courtney Daniels
  • -- Vernard Wilkins

Defensive backs

Kickers

  • 12 Rockne Belmonte

Injured Reserve

  •  1 Charles McCullum QB (IR Tooltip Injured reserve) Injury icon 2.svg
  •  6 LaRon Council RB (IR Tooltip Injured reserve) Injury icon 2.svg
  • 38 Michael Graise DL (IR Tooltip Injured reserve) Injury icon 2.svg

Refuse To Report

  • currently vacant

Roster updated June 20, 2013
20 Active, 3 Inactive

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Standings

2013 United Conference
WLTPCTPFPADIVGBSTK
y - Sioux Falls Storm 1040.7146455004-20.0W3
x - Cedar Rapids Titans 950.6437445696-41.0w2
Chicago Slaughter 950.6435986026-51.0W2
Texas Revolution 590.3575637473-46.0L2
Green Bay Blizzard 4100.2866226522-66.0L5

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