The 2013 Continental Indoor Football League season will be the Continental Indoor Football League's eighth overall season. The regular season will start on Friday February 8, with the Marion Blue Racers visiting the Saginaw Sting at the Dow Event Center, and will end with the 2013 CIFL Championship Game, the league's championship game being held on, or around, May 18. The league approved the expansion of the playoff format from four teams to six teams (with the top two teams receiving byes).
Schedule For the 2013 season there will be a 10-game, 12-week regular season running from February to April. Each team will host 5 games, and have five away games. For the first time in league history, there will be Monday night games.
Regular season standings
Playoffs
Rule changes Starting in 2013 teams will be allowed to expand their active roster from 19 players up to 21 this year and are being required to carry a backup Quarterback and Kicker. Teams will score a single point on their kickoff if the ball makes its way through the uprights. Defensive Backs are not allowed to blitz Starting in 2013 coaches will be permitted to coach on the field again, which will improve communication between them and their players
Coaching changes
Pre-season Team 2013 Coach 2012 Coach(es) Reason for leaving Story/Accomplishments Marion Blue Racers Martino Theus Lorenzo Styles/Marc Huddleston Resigned/Contract not renewed On March 30, 2012, Styles resigned as the head coach of the Blue Racers after compiling a 3–1 record, citing personal reason as the reason for his resignation. Offensive Coordinator Marc Huddleston, took over as the team's head coach. Huddleston's contract was not renewed after the 2012 season.
On September 18, 2012, the Blue Racers name, CEO and general manager, LaMonte Coleman, as the team's 5th head coach in franchise history. But, three weeks prior to the season's start, offensive coordinator Martino Theus was promoted to head coach.
In-season Team Interim Coach 2013 Coach(es) Reason for leaving Story/Accomplishments Port Huron Patriots Demar Cranford Dave Kinsman Resigned On February 21, Kinsman resigned as the head coach of the Patriots, as he sold the team to Jude Carter, and was set to deploy to Afghanistan.
Carter named Demar Cranford as the team's new head coach the same day.
Awards
Regular season awards Award Winner Position Team CIFL MVP C. J. Tarver Wide receiver Saginaw Sting Offensive Player of the Year Tommy Jones Quarterback Dayton Sharks Defensive Player of the Year Kwaheem Smith Defensive back Erie Explosion Special Teams Player of the Year C. J. Tarver Wide receiver Saginaw Sting
1st Team All-CIFL OffenseQuarterbackA. J. McKenna, SaginawRunning backRichard Stokes, ErieWide receiverC. J. Tarver, SaginawRobert Redd, DaytonAlfonso Hoggard, ErieOffensive tackleEric Brim, SaginawAndrew Phelan, DaytonWilliam Hasse, MarionAnthony Richardson, KY XtremeCenterDave McQuiston, ErieDefenseDefensive linemanJames Spikes, DaytonAndre Portis, ErieAndre Thomas, DetroitThomas McKenzie, MarionLinebackerP. J. Jackson, Port HuronJon D'Angelo, ErieSantino Turnbow, DaytonDefensive backKwaheem Smith, ErieJamar Hibler, SaginawRicardo Kemp, Erie
Special teamsKickerShon Rowser, Erie
2nd Team All-CIFL OffenseQuarterbackTommy Jones, DaytonRunning backDerrick Moss, DaytonWide receiverDoug Beaumont, KY XtremeReggie Eubanks, DetroitKenyez Mincy, DaytonOffensive tackleFrank Straub, DaytonRichard Gedelian, DetroitGeorge Frisch, ErieBrian Moore, SaginawCenterJosh Pack, SaginawDefenseDefensive endDwayne Holmes, Port HuronMike Sowell, KY XtremeNate Synder, SaginawZach Williams, ErieLinebackerAndrew DeWeerd, SaginawDoug Emery, DetroitBrandon McElwee, ErieDefensive backJamaal Hibler, SagniawJeremy Satchel, MarionMike Davis, Dayton
Special teamsKickerChris Kollias, Saginaw
References
External links CIFL website
2013 Continental Indoor Football League seasons Dayton Detroit Erie Kane County Kentucky Drillers Kentucky Xtreme Marion Owensboro Port Huron Saginaw