2013 Sioux Falls Storm season

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2013 Sioux Falls Storm season
OwnerTodd Tryon
Head coach Kurtiss Riggs
Home field Sioux Falls Arena
Results
Record10-4
Conference place1st United Conference
Playoff finishWon UC Championship (Titans) 44-20
Won United Bowl (Danger) 43-40

The 2013 Sioux Falls Storm season was the team's fourteenth season as a professional indoor football franchise and fifth in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of just nine teams competing in the IFL for the 2013 season, the Sioux Falls Storm were members of the United Conference. [1]

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Led by head coach Kurtiss Riggs, the Storm played their home games at the Sioux Falls Arena in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Sioux Falls entered the 2013 season following consecutive wins in the league's "United Bowl" championship game in 2011 and 2012.

After early season struggles, 36-year-old former MVP quarterback Terrance Bryant returned under center. Bryant had quarterbacked the team to their United Indoor Football titles from 2005 to 2008 and had his number 5 retired. Bryant returned as number 15. The Storm finished the regular season 10-4 and earned home field throughout the playoffs. Sioux Falls defeated Cedar Rapids 44–20 in the United Conference Championship to return to the United Bowl. The Storm won a back-and-forth United Bowl over Nebraska 43–40, capturing their third straight IFL title and seventh overall indoor football title. Bryant was named MVP of the United Bowl after throwing four touchdowns in the championship.

Off-field moves

Shortly before the 2013 season began, the owner of the Cheyenne Warriors died which forced that team to suspend operations and the IFL to revise its schedule to accommodate the now 9-team league. [2]

Schedule

Key:   Win  Tie  Loss   Bye

Regular season

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponent [1] ResultsLocation
Final ScoreRecord
1FridayFebruary 157:30pmat Green Bay Blizzard W 64–41 [3] [4] 1–0 Resch Center [5] [6]
2 BYE
3SaturdayMarch 27:00pmat Nebraska Danger L 21–30 [7] [8] 1–1 Eihusen Arena [9] [10]
4 BYE
5SundayMarch 173:05pm Wyoming Cavalry W 67–7 [11] [12] 2–1 Sioux Falls Arena [13] [14]
6SundayMarch 243:00pmat Colorado Ice L 33–37 [15] [16] 2–2 Budweiser Events Center [17] [18]
7 BYE
8SundayApril 73:05pm Green Bay Blizzard W 48–29 [19] [20] 3–2 Sioux Falls Arena
9FridayApril 127:05pmat Tri-Cities Fever W 56–43 [21] [22] 4–2 Toyota Center
10SaturdayApril 207:05pm Colorado Ice W 45–43 [23] [24] 5–2 Sioux Falls Arena [25]
11SaturdayApril 276:05pmat Chicago Slaughter L 56–61 [26] [27] 5–3 Sears Centre [28]
12SaturdayMay 47:05pm Nebraska Danger W 43–41 [29] [30] 6–3 Sioux Falls Arena [31] [32]
13SaturdayMay 117:05pmat Cedar Rapids Titans L 18–52 [33] [34] 6–4 Cedar Rapids Ice Arena [35] [36]
14SaturdayMay 187:05pm Chicago Slaughter W 53–38 [37] [38] 7–4 Sioux Falls Arena [39]
15SaturdayMay 257:05pm Cedar Rapids Titans W 30–24 [40] [41] 8–4 Sioux Falls Arena [42] [43] [44]
16 BYE
17SaturdayJune 87:05pm Texas Revolution W 59–16 [45] [46] 9–4 Sioux Falls Arena [47] [48]
18SaturdayJune 157:05pmat Texas Revolution W 52–38 [49] 10–4 Allen Event Center [50]

Post-season

RoundDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
Final ScoreRecord
United Conference ChampionshipSaturdayJune 227:05pm Cedar Rapids Titans W 44-2011–4 Sioux Falls Arena
United Bowl SaturdayJune 297:05pm Nebraska Danger W 43-4012-4 Sioux Falls Arena

Roster

2013 Sioux Falls Storm roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

  •  2 Stewart Franks
  • 24 Kyle Theret
  • 20 Dan O'Keefe
  • 19 Patrick Wells
  •  6 Roy Polite

Kickers

Injured Reserve
  • currently vacant

Exempt List

  • currently vacant

Practice squad

  • currently vacant

rookies in italics
Roster updated March 26, 2013
25 Active, 1 Inactive, 0 PS

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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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