2013 Knoxville NightHawks season

Last updated
2013 Knoxville NightHawks season
OwnerJeff Knight
Head coachCosmo DeMatteo
Home field James White Civic Coliseum
Results
Record2–10
League place7th
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 2013 Knoxville NightHawks season was the second and final season for the professional indoor football franchise and their second in the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL). The NightHawks were one of seven teams that competed in the PIFL for the 2013 season.

Contents

The team played their home games under head coach Cosmo DeMatteo at the James White Civic Coliseum in Knoxville, Tennessee. The NightHawks earned a 2–10 record, placing seventh in the league, failing to qualify for the playoffs.

Schedule

Key:   Win  Tie  Loss   Bye

Regular season

All start times are local to home team

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
1SundayMarch 104:00pmat Columbus Lions L 28–580–1 Columbus Civic Center
2SundayMarch 174:00pmat Lehigh Valley Steelhawks L 45–630–2 Stabler Arena
3SaturdayMarch 237:05pmat Richmond Raiders L 23–410–3 Richmond Coliseum
4SaturdayMarch 307:00pm Richmond Raiders L 36–510–4 James White Civic Coliseum
5SaturdayApril 67:05pm Albany Panthers W 31–281–4 James White Civic Coliseum
6 BYE
7SaturdayApril 207:05pmat Louisiana Swashbucklers L 27–361–5 Sudduth Coliseum
8SaturdayApril 277:00pmat Alabama Hammers W 53–512–5 Von Braun Center
9SaturdayMay 47:00pm Louisiana Swashbucklers L 37–452–6 James White Civic Coliseum
10SaturdayMay 117:00pm Lehigh Valley Steelhawks L 47–632–7 James White Civic Coliseum
11 BYE
12SaturdayMay 257:00pmat Lehigh Valley Steelhawks L 42–672–8 Stabler Arena
13 BYE
14FridayJune 77:30pm Louisiana Swashbucklers L 20–582–9 James White Civic Coliseum
15SaturdayJune 157:00pm Alabama Hammers L 32–552–10 James White Civic Coliseum
16 BYE

Roster

2013 Knoxville NightHawks roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

  •  6Daccus Turman

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen
  • 72Dominique Bacon
  • 55R. J. Bibbs
  • 78Carnell Stewart

Defensive linemen

  • 62Adrien Cole
  • 99Armand Johnson
  • 91Justin Wells
Linebackers
  • 33Roosevelt Falls
  •  7Sam Fehoko

Defensive backs

  •  2Kirkland Davidson
  • 23Derrick Furlow
  • 22Victor Rogers

Kickers

  • 18Armando Cuko
Injured reserve
  • Currently vacant

Exempt list

  • Currently vacant

Practice squad

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
updated June 15, 2014 [1]
20 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS

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Division standings

2013 Professional Indoor Football League
TeamWLTPCTPFPAPF (Avg.)PA (Avg.)STK
y-Alabama Hammers 920.81863145457.441.3W4
x-Lehigh Valley Steelhawks 750.58366759855.649.8W1
x-Richmond Raiders 750.58360360550.350.4W1
x-Albany Panthers 750.58357451847.843.2W1
Louisiana Swashbucklers 560.45549752445.247.6L1
Columbus Lions 480.33354362145.351.8L2
Knoxville NightHawks 2100.16742161635.151.3L5

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References

  1. ↑ "Roster". Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
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