2013 Professional Indoor Football League season | |
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League | Professional Indoor Football League |
Sport | Indoor American football |
Duration | March 8, 2013 – July 8, 2013 |
Regular season | |
Season MVP | Mico McSwain (ALA) |
League Postseason | |
1 vs. 4 champions | Alabama Hammers |
1 vs. 4 runners-up | Albany Panthers |
2 vs. 3 champions | Richmond Raiders |
2 vs. 3 runners-up | Lehigh Valley Steelhawks |
PIFL Cup II | |
Champions | Alabama Hammers |
Runners-up | Richmond Raiders |
Finals MVP | Russell Hill (ALA) [1] |
The 2013 Professional Indoor Football League season was the second season of the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL). The regular season began March 8, 2013, and ended on June 22, 2013. Each team played a 12-game schedule. The top 4 teams in the regular season standings commenced the playoffs on July 1. The final was played July 8, with the Alabama Hammers defeating the Richmond Raiders to win their first league championship. [2]
The Lehigh Valley Steelhawks joined the league, after playing two seasons in the Indoor Football League. [3]
Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | PF (Avg.) | PA (Avg.) | STK | ||
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y-Alabama Hammers | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 631 | 454 | 57.4 | 41.3 | W4 | ||
x-Lehigh Valley Steelhawks | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 667 | 598 | 55.6 | 49.8 | W1 | ||
x-Richmond Raiders | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 603 | 605 | 50.3 | 50.4 | W1 | ||
x-Albany Panthers | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 574 | 518 | 47.8 | 43.2 | W1 | ||
Louisiana Swashbucklers | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 497 | 524 | 45.2 | 47.6 | L1 | ||
Columbus Lions | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 543 | 621 | 45.3 | 51.8 | L2 | ||
Knoxville NightHawks | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | 421 | 616 | 35.1 | 51.3 | L5 |
y - clinched home playoff game
x - clinched playoff spot [4]
The Alabama vs. Louisiana game scheduled for May 25 was cancelled after the Swashbucklers declared bankruptcy. [5] The Swashbucklers played their final three road games as scheduled, [6] however the Alabama game was not made up, as it did not have an effect on playoff seeding. [7]
Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
1 | Alabama | 61 | |||||||
4 | Albany | 46 | |||||||
1 | Alabama | 70 | |||||||
3 | Richmond | 44 | |||||||
2 | Lehigh Valley | 40 | |||||||
3 | Richmond | 44 |
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