2013 Sioux Falls Storm season

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]

2013 Sioux Falls Storm season
Head coach	Kurtiss Riggs
Owner	Todd Tryon
Home field	Sioux Falls Arena
Results
Record	10-4
Conference place	1st United Conference
Playoff finish	Won UC Championship (Titans) 44-20 Won United Bowl (Danger) 43-40

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 2005-2008 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

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent[1]	Results		Location
					Final Score	Record
1	Friday	February 15	7:30pm	at Green Bay Blizzard	W 64–41[3][4]	1–0	Resch Center[5][6]
2	BYE
3	Saturday	March 2	7:00pm	at Nebraska Danger	L 21–30[7][8]	1–1	Eihusen Arena[9][10]
4	BYE
5	Sunday	March 17	3:05pm	Wyoming Cavalry	W 67–7[11][12]	2–1	Sioux Falls Arena[13][14]
6	Sunday	March 24	3:00pm	at Colorado Ice	L 33–37[15][16]	2–2	Budweiser Events Center[17][18]
7	BYE
8	Sunday	April 7	3:05pm	Green Bay Blizzard	W 48–29[19][20]	3–2	Sioux Falls Arena
9	Friday	April 12	7:05pm	at Tri-Cities Fever	W 56–43[21][22]	4–2	Toyota Center
10	Saturday	April 20	7:05pm	Colorado Ice	W 45–43[23][24]	5–2	Sioux Falls Arena[25]
11	Saturday	April 27	6:05pm	at Chicago Slaughter	L 56–61[26][27]	5–3	Sears Centre[28]
12	Saturday	May 4	7:05pm	Nebraska Danger	W 43–41[29][30]	6–3	Sioux Falls Arena[31][32]
13	Saturday	May 11	7:05pm	at Cedar Rapids Titans	L 18–52[33][34]	6–4	Cedar Rapids Ice Arena[35][36]
14	Saturday	May 18	7:05pm	Chicago Slaughter	W 53–38[37][38]	7–4	Sioux Falls Arena[39]
15	Saturday	May 25	7:05pm	Cedar Rapids Titans	W 30–24[40][41]	8–4	Sioux Falls Arena[42][43][44]
16	BYE
17	Saturday	June 8	7:05pm	Texas Revolution	W 59–16[45][46]	9–4	Sioux Falls Arena[47][48]
18	Saturday	June 15	7:05pm	at Texas Revolution	W 52–38[49]	10–4	Allen Event Center[50]

Post-season

Round	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location
					Final Score	Record
United Conference Championship	Saturday	June 22	7:05pm	Cedar Rapids Titans	W 44-20	11–4	Sioux Falls Arena
United Bowl	Saturday	June 29	7:05pm	Nebraska Danger	W 43-40	12-4	Sioux Falls Arena

Roster

2013 Sioux Falls Storm roster
Quarterbacks 15 Terrance Bryant  1 Martevious Young Running Backs 22 Tory Harrison 13 Andre Crenshaw Wide Receivers  8 Clinton Solomon 23 Mike Tatum  9 James Terry		Offensive Linemen 71 Gerald Davis 55 Charlie Sanders 75 Myniya Smith 74 Frank Toarmina Defensive Linemen 52 Rachman Crable 16 James Dunlap 96 Cory Johnson 56 Jeremiah Price		Linebackers 44 Michael Johnson  3 Tyler Knight Defensive Backs  2 Stewart Franks 24 Kyle Theret 20 Dan O'Keefe 19 Patrick Wells  6 Roy Polite Kickers 11 Parker Douglass		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 → More rosters

Standings

2013 United Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	DIV	GB	STK
y - Sioux Falls Storm	10	4	0	.714	645	500	4-2	0.0	W3
x - Cedar Rapids Titans	9	5	0	.643	744	569	6-4	1.0	w2
Chicago Slaughter	9	5	0	.643	598	602	6-5	1.0	W2
Texas Revolution	5	9	0	.357	563	747	3-4	6.0	L2
Green Bay Blizzard	4	10	0	.286	622	652	2-6	6.0	L5

References

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2. "IFL Announces Revised 2013 Schedule". Indoor Football League. January 21, 2013. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
3. "Fri Feb 15, 2013 - Sioux Falls Storm @ Green Bay Blizzard". Indoor Football League. February 15, 2013. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
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15. "Sun Mar 24, 2013 - Sioux Falls Storm @ Colorado Ice". Indoor Football League. March 24, 2013. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
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32. "Danger falls to Storm, 43-41". Grand Island Independent. Grand Island, NE: Omaha World-Herald Co. May 4, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
33. "Sat May 11, 2013 - Sioux Falls Storm @ Cedar Rapids Titans". Indoor Football League. May 11, 2013. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
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35. "Area briefs: Cedar Rapids whips Storm". Argus Leader. Sioux Falls, SD: Gannett Company. May 11, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
36. Miles, Douglas (May 11, 2013). "Titans blitz Sioux Falls in front of big crowd". The Gazette. Cedar Rapids, IA. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
37. "Sat May 18, 2013 - Chicago Slaughter @ Sioux Falls Storm". Indoor Football League. May 18, 2013. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
38. Wek, Nate (May 19, 2013). "Storm Win Crucial Home Game". Sioux Falls, SD: Sioux Falls Storm. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
39. Zimmer, Matt (May 18, 2013). "Storm facing pivotal rematch". Argus Leader. Sioux Falls, SD: Gannett Company. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
40. "Sat May 25, 2013 - Cedar Rapids Titans @ Sioux Falls Storm". Indoor Football League. May 25, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
41. "Storm Climb Back to First". Sioux Falls, SD: Sioux Falls Storm. May 27, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
42. Zimmer, Matt (May 24, 2013). "Storm face tough test as playoffs loom". Argus Leader. Sioux Falls, SD: Gannett Company. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
43. Zimmer, Matt (May 26, 2013). "Titans' RB Council goes down in loss to Storm". The Gazette. Cedar Rapids, IA. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
44. Zimmer, Matt (May 26, 2013). "Storm climb back to first with victory". Argus Leader. Sioux Falls, SD: Gannett Company. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
45. "Sat Jun 08, 2013 - Texas Revolution @ Sioux Falls Storm". Indoor Football League. June 8, 2013. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
46. Wek, Nate (June 9, 2013). "Ticket Punched". Sioux Falls, SD: Sioux Falls Storm. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
47. Zimmer, Matt (May 28, 2013). "With postseason looming, Storm hope road to title runs through the Arena". Argus Leader. Sioux Falls, SD: Gannett Company. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
48. Wulf, Justin (June 8, 2013). "Storm stomp Texas, improve playoff position". Argus Leader. Sioux Falls, SD: Gannett Company. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
49. "Sat Jun 15, 2013 - Sioux Falls Storm @ Texas Revolution". Indoor Football League. June 15, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
50. Welch, Matt (June 19, 2013). "Rinse and repeat: Revolution end season with second straight setback to Storm". Allen American-Star. Allen, TX: Star Local News. Retrieved July 18, 2013.

External links

• Sioux Falls Storm official statistics
• 2013 IFL regular season schedule