The 2013 Tampa Bay Storm season was the 26th season for the franchise in the Arena Football League, and their 22nd in the Tampa Bay area. The team was coached by Dave Ewart and played their home games at the Tampa Bay Times Forum. The Storm lost their last seven regular season games but were still able to qualify for the playoffs. However, they were eliminated in the conference semifinals by the Jacksonville Sharks by a score of 69–62.
Final roster 2013 Tampa Bay Storm roster Quarterbacks
Fullbacks
Wide receivers Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers Refuse to report
Other League Exempt
Injury reserve
League suspension
Inactive reserve Currently vacant
Rookies in italics Roster updated August 2, 2013 27 Active, 15 Inactive
Standings
Schedule
Regular season The Storm began the season by hosting the Jacksonville Sharks on March 23. They closed the regular season against the Sharks in Jacksonville on July 27.
Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Report Score Record 1 Saturday March 23 7:30 p.m. EDT Jacksonville Sharks L 55–64 0–1 Tampa Bay Times Forum 2 Saturday March 30 7:30 p.m. EDT Cleveland Gladiators W 69–47 1–1 Tampa Bay Times Forum 3 Saturday April 6 10:00 p.m. EDT at Utah Blaze W 77–65 2–1 EnergySolutions Arena 4 Friday April 12 8:00 p.m. EDT San Antonio Talons L 36–52 2–2 Tampa Bay Times Forum 5 Saturday April 20 7:00 p.m. EDT at Orlando Predators W 53–35 3–2 Amway Center 6 Saturday April 27 10:00 p.m. EDT at Spokane Shock W 70–62 4–2 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena 7 Saturday May 4 9:00 p.m. EDT New Orleans VooDoo W 63–32 5–2 Tampa Bay Times Forum 8 Friday May 10 10:30 p.m. EDT at San Jose SaberCats L 34–64 5–3 HP Pavilion at San Jose 9 Saturday May 18 7:00 p.m. EDT at Pittsburgh Power W 62–34 6–3 Consol Energy Center 10 Saturday May 25 7:30 p.m. EDT Philadelphia Soul L 55–73 6–4 Tampa Bay Times Forum 11 Saturday June 1 8:05 p.m. EDT at Iowa Barnstormers W 65–62 7–4 Wells Fargo Arena 12 Saturday June 8 7:30 p.m. EDT Orlando Predators L 48–55 7–5 Tampa Bay Times Forum 13 Saturday June 15 8:00 p.m. EDT at New Orleans VooDoo L 51–54 7–6 New Orleans Arena 14 Saturday June 22 7:30 p.m. EDT Chicago Rush L 49–50 7–7 Tampa Bay Times Forum 15 Bye 16 Saturday July 6 7:30 p.m. EDT Spokane Shock L 49–63 7–8 Tampa Bay Times Forum 17 Saturday July 13 8:30 p.m. EDT at San Antonio Talons L 42–68 7–9 Alamodome 18 Saturday July 20 7:30 p.m. EDT Pittsburgh Power L 37–48 7–10 Tampa Bay Times Forum 19 Saturday July 27 7:00 p.m. EDT at Jacksonville Sharks L 44–52 7–11 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Playoffs Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Report AC Semifinals Saturday August 3 7:00 p.m. EDT at Jacksonville Sharks L 62–69 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
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