The San Jose SaberCats season was the 17th season for the franchise Arena Football League (AFL). The team was coached by Darren Arbet and played their home games at the SAP Center at San Jose. The SaberCats qualified for the playoffs with a 13–5 record, but were eliminated by the top seeded Arizona Rattlers in the conference semifinals by a 59–49 score.
Final roster 2013 San Jose SaberCats roster Quarterbacks
Fullbacks Currently vacant
Wide receivers Offensive linemen
Defensive linemenLinebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers Injured reserve
League suspension
Recallable reassignment Currently vacant
Refuse to report
Other league exempt
Inactive Reserve
Rookies in italics Roster updated August 2, 2013 24 Active, 18 Inactive
Standings
Schedule
Regular season The SaberCats began the season by visiting the San Antonio Talons on March 23. Their first home game was against the Orlando Predators on March 29. They closed the regular season at home against the Chicago Rush on July 27.
Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Report Score Record 1 Saturday March 23 5:30 p.m. PDT at San Antonio Talons W 47–42 1–0 Alamodome 2 Friday March 29 7:30 p.m. PDT Orlando Predators W 65–62 2–0 HP Pavilion at San Jose 3 Saturday April 6 5:30 p.m. PDT at Arizona Rattlers L 47–73 2–1 US Airways Center 4 Bye 5 Friday April 19 7:30 p.m. PDT Spokane Shock L 47–69 2–2 HP Pavilion at San Jose 6 Saturday April 27 5:00 p.m. PDT at New Orleans VooDoo W 57–38 3–2 New Orleans Arena 7 Saturday May 4 7:30 p.m. PDT Cleveland Gladiators W 56–36 4–2 HP Pavilion at San Jose 8 Friday May 10 7:30 p.m. PDT Tampa Bay Storm W 64–34 5–2 HP Pavilion at San Jose 9 Saturday May 18 4:20 p.m. PDT at Jacksonville Sharks W 57–36 6–2 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena 10 Saturday May 25 7:30 p.m. PDT Utah Blaze W 35–34 7–2 HP Pavilion at San Jose 11 Saturday June 1 7:00 p.m. PDT at Spokane Shock L 45–75 7–3 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena 12 Saturday June 8 7:30 p.m. PDT Pittsburgh Power W 68–54 8–3 HP Pavilion at San Jose 13 Saturday June 15 5:05 p.m. PDT at Iowa Barnstormers L 73–68 8–4 Wells Fargo Arena 14 Saturday June 22 7:30 p.m. PDT Arizona Rattlers W 72–42 9–4 SAP Center at San Jose 15 Saturday June 29 6:00 p.m. PDT at Utah Blaze W 57–49 10–4 EnergySolutions Arena 16 Saturday July 6 7:30 p.m. PDT San Antonio Talons W 62–35 11–4 SAP Center at San Jose 17 Saturday July 13 4:00 p.m. PDT at Pittsburgh Power W 78–20 12–4 Consol Energy Center 18 Saturday July 20 7:30 p.m. PDT Philadelphia Soul L 43–65 12–5 SAP Center at San Jose 19 Saturday July 27 7:30 p.m. PDT Chicago Rush W 65–40 13–5 SAP Center at San Jose
Playoffs Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Report NC Semifinals Sunday August 4 5:00 p.m. PDT at Arizona Rattlers L 49–59 US Airways Center
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