2013 Sarasota Thunder season

Last updated
2013 Sarasota Thunder season
OwnerDale Taylor
Jeff Eberly
Head coachGreg Walls
Home fieldTravel team
Results
Record0-3
League place6th
Playoff finishdid not qualify

Sarasota Thunder

The 2013 Sarasota Thunder season was the first and only season for the professional indoor football franchise and first in the Ultimate Indoor Football League (UIFL). The Thunder were one of six teams that competed in the UIFL for the 2013 season.

Contents

Led by head coach Greg Walls, the Thunder played their entire season as a travel team, based out of Sarasota, Florida.

Schedule

Key:   Win  Tie  Loss   Bye

Regular season

All start times are local to home team

WeekDayDateOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
1 BYE
2SaturdayMarch 9at Lakeland Raiders L 0-78 [1] 0-1 Lakeland Center
3SundayMarch 18at Florida Tarpons Cancelled0-1 Germain Arena
4MondayMarch 27at Corpus Christi Fury Cancelled [2] 0-1 American Bank Center
5MondayApril 1at Georgia Rampage Cancelled [3] 0-1 Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center
6 BYE
7 BYE
8SundayApril 20at Lakeland Raiders L 0-90 [4] 0-2 Lakeland Center
9SaturdayApril 28at Florida Tarpons L 0–620-3 Germain Arena
10 BYE
11FridayMay 17at Florida Tarpons Cancelled [5] 0-3 Germain Arena
12 BYE
13 BYE

Standings

2013 UIFL standings [ref 1]
TeamWLPCTPFPASTK
y-Florida Tarpons 51.833304187W4
x-Corpus Christi Fury 61.857431345L1
x-Lakeland Raiders 63.667573232W1
Missouri Monsters 55.500459424W1
Georgia Rampage 35.375318343W1
Sarasota Thunder 03.0000230L3

y - clinched conference title x - clinched playoff spot

Roster

2013 Sarasota Thunder roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

  • currently vacant

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen
  • currently vacant

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

  • currently vacant
Defensive backs
  • currently vacant

Kickers

  • currently vacant
Injured Reserve
  • currently vacant

Exempt List

  • currently vacant

Practice squad

  • currently vacant

rookies in italics
Roster updated October 29, 2012
3 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS

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References

  1. ↑ Blake Hasenzahl (March 10, 2013). "Lakeland Raiders 78-0 Victory Over Sarasota". www.theledger.com. The Lakeland Ledger. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Corpus Christi Fury's indoor football game for Monday night postponed". www.caller.com. Corpus Christi Caller Times. March 25, 2013. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  3. ↑ Chris Whitfield (April 2, 2013). "Catching a second (win)d". www.daltondailycitizen.com. Dalton Daily Citizen. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  4. ↑ Blake Hasenzahl (April 21, 2013). "Defense, QB Combine to Rip Thunder". www.theledger.com. The Lakeland Ledger. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Indoor football: Florida Tarpons' Friday night game canceled". www.naplesnews.com. Naples Daily News. May 11, 2013. Archived from the original on September 9, 2013. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
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