Team: | Cedar Rapids Titans |
Year: | 2013 |
Record: | 9–5 |
Division Place: | United Conference |
Coach: | Mark Stoute |
General Manager: | Chris Kokalis |
Owner: | Chris Kokalis Bob Sullivan Mike Polaski Angelique Wonders Kenneth Moninski |
Stadium: | Cedar Rapids Ice Arena Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
Playoffs: | Lost Conference Championship |
Previous: | 2012 |
Next: | 2014 |
The 2013 Cedar Rapids Titans season was the second season of the Cedar Rapids Titans as a football franchise in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of just nine teams competing in the IFL for the 2013 season, the Cedar Rapids Titans were members of the league's United Conference. The team played their home games at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The Titans had been scheduled to play this season in the renovated U.S. Cellular Center but construction delays kept that building from re-opening during the 2013 IFL season.
All Titans games, home and away, were broadcast live on WMT-FM (95.7 FM) this season. Play-by-play duties were split by local radio hosts Dan Egger and Jon Swisher plus Jarod Aarons doing color commentary during home games. In addition, home games were televised on a tape-delay via Mediacom's MC22 with Rob Brooks and Jerry Kiwala calling the action. Local media coverage included a weekly wrap-up show titled Titans Extra hosted by Rob Brooks, head coach Mark Stoute, and general manager Chris Kokalis.
Shortly before the 2013 season began, the owner of the Cheyenne Warriors died and the IFL revised its schedule to accommodate the now 9-team league.
On March 4, 2013, minority owner Mike Polaski placed an advertisement on Craigslist offering his 20 percent stake in the Titans for sale. The restaurateur cited a "downturn in [his] core business" for seeking $80,000 for his fifth of the team's shares. The ad was taken down after local media reports about the sale.
The coaching staff for 2013 included head coach Mark Stoute and assistant coaches Sean Ponder, Michael Custer, and Ed Flanagan.
Key:
Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | |
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Score | Record | ||||||
1 | Saturday | February 16 | 6:05pm | Chicago Slaughter | W 41–31 | 1–0 | Cedar Rapids Ice Arena |
2 | Sunday | February 23 | 2:05pm | at Chicago Slaughter | W 58–52 | 2–0 | Sears Centre |
3 | Friday | March 1 | 7:05pm | Texas Revolution | W 60–21 | 3–0 | Cedar Rapids Ice Arena |
4 | Friday | March 8 | 7:05pm | Wyoming Cavalry | W 54–12 | 4–0 | Cedar Rapids Ice Arena |
5 | colSpan=7 | BYE | |||||
6 | colSpan=7 | BYE | |||||
7 | Saturday | March 30 | 7:05pm | Green Bay Blizzard | L 38–41 (2OT) | 4–1 | Cedar Rapids Ice Arena |
8 | Saturday | April 6 | 6:05pm | at Chicago Slaughter | L 45–50 | 4–2 | Sears Centre |
9 | Saturday | April 13 | 7:05pm | at Texas Revolution | L 72–82 | 4–3 | Allen Event Center |
10 | Saturday | April 20 | 6:05pm | Chicago Slaughter | W 62–28 | 5–3 | Cedar Rapids Ice Arena |
11 | colSpan=7 | BYE | |||||
12 | Saturday | May 4 | 7:05pm | at Tri-Cities Fever | L 68–70 | 5–4 | Toyota Center |
13 | Saturday | May 11 | 7:05pm | Sioux Falls Storm | W 52–18 | 6–4 | Cedar Rapids Ice Arena |
14 | Saturday | May 18 | 7:05pm | at Green Bay Blizzard | W 54–37 | 7–4 | Resch Center |
15 | Saturday | May 25 | 6:05pm | at Sioux Falls Storm | L 24–30 | 7–5 | Sioux Falls Arena |
16 | Friday | May 31 | 6:05pm | at Wyoming Cavalry | W 67–55 | 8–5 | Casper Events Center |
17 | Saturday | June 8 | 7:05pm | Green Bay Blizzard | W 49–42 | 9–5 | Cedar Rapids Ice Arena |
18 | colSpan=7 | BYE |