2013 Jacksonville Sharks season explained

Team:Jacksonville Sharks
Year:2013
Record:12–6
Division Place:1st AC South
Coach:Les Moss
Stadium:Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Playoffs:Won Conference semifinals (Storm) 69–62
Lost Conference Championship (Soul) 59–75

The Jacksonville Sharks season was the fourth season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Les Moss and played their home games at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena. After winning the South Division for the fourth consecutive year, the Sharks were eliminated in the conference championship game by the Philadelphia Soul for the second straight year.

Schedule

Regular season

The Sharks began the season on the road against the Tampa Bay Storm on March 24. Their first home game was on April 12 against the New Orleans VooDoo. They closed the regular season against the Storm at home on July 27.[1] [2]

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocationReport
ScoreRecord
1SaturdayMarch 237:30 p.m. EDTat Tampa Bay StormW 64–551–0Tampa Bay Times Forum[3]
2FridayMarch 297:00 p.m. EDTat Pittsburgh PowerW 61–352–0Consol Energy Center[4]
3SaturdayApril 67:00 p.m. EDTat Cleveland GladiatorsW 66–493–0Quicken Loans Arena[5]
4FridayApril 128:00 p.m. EDTNew Orleans VooDooW 76–304–0Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena[6]
5FridayApril 198:00 p.m. EDTIowa BarnstormersW 40–345–0Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena[7]
6SaturdayApril 277:05 p.m. EDTat Philadelphia SoulW 55–536–0Wells Fargo Center[8]
7SaturdayMay 47:00 p.m. EDTArizona RattlersL 48–586–1Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena[9]
8SaturdayMay 119:30 p.m. EDTat San Antonio TalonsL 30–346–2Alamodome[10]
9SaturdayMay 187:20 p.m. EDTSan Jose SaberCatsL 36–576–3Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena[11]
10SaturdayMay 257:00 p.m. EDTOrlando PredatorsW 44–417–3Amway Center[12]
11SaturdayJune 17:00 p.m. EDTPittsburgh PowerW 70–488–3Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena[13]
12SaturdayJune 810:00 p.m. EDTat Spokane ShockL 41–768–4Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena[14]
13SaturdayJune 159:00 p.m. EDTat Utah BlazeL 55–628–5EnergySolutions Arena[15]
14SaturdayJune 227:00 p.m. EDTCleveland GladiatorsW 43–419–5Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena[16]
15SaturdayJune 297:00 p.m. EDTOrlando PredatorsW 62–5510–5Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena[17]
16Bye
17SaturdayJuly 137:00 p.m. EDTSpokane ShockL 40–6210–6Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena[18]
18SaturdayJuly 208:00 p.m. EDTat New Orleans VooDooW 58–4911–6New Orleans Arena[19]
19SaturdayJuly 277:00 p.m. EDTTampa Bay StormW 52–4412–6Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena[20]

Playoffs

RoundDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocationReport
AC SemifinalsSaturdayAugust 37:00 p.m. EDTTampa Bay StormW 69–62Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena[21]
AC ChampionshipSaturdayAugust 107:00 p.m. EDTPhiladelphia SoulL 59–75Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena[22]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AFL Announces 2013 Schedule . November 13, 2012 . Arena Football League . January 26, 2013 . https://archive.today/20130216013734/http://www.fansonly.com/schools/afl/sports/a-footbl/spec-rel/111312aab.html . February 16, 2013 . dead . mdy-all .
  2. Web site: 2013 AFL Schedule . November 13, 2012 . Arena Football League . January 12, 2013.
  3. Web site: Sharks Use Late Surge to Top Storm, 64–55 . March 23, 2013 . Jacksonville Sharks . Arenafan.com . March 24, 2013.
  4. Web site: Sharks Shut Down Power, 61–35, On Friday Night . March 30, 2013 . Jacksonville Sharks . Arenafan.com . March 30, 2013.
  5. Web site: Sharks beat Gladiators, 66–49, for third straight win . April 6, 2013 . Jacksonville Sharks . Arenafan.com . April 7, 2013.
  6. Web site: Sharks Dominant in Friday Rout of VooDoo, 76–30 . April 12, 2013 . Jacksonville Sharks . Arenafan.com . April 14, 2013.
  7. Web site: Sharks Outlast Barnstormers, 40–34, For Fifth Straight Win . April 19, 2013 . Jacksonville Sharks . Arenafan.com . April 20, 2013.
  8. Web site: Sharks Take Down Soul, 55–53, For Sixth Straight Win . April 27, 2013 . Jacksonville Sharks . Arenafan.com . April 28, 2013.
  9. Web site: Sharks Fall to Rattlers, 58–48, On Saturday Night . May 4, 2013 . Jacksonville Sharks . Arenafan.com . May 8, 2013.
  10. Web site: Sharks Stumble in San Antonio on Saturday, 34–30 . May 12, 2013 . Jacksonville Sharks . Arenafan.com . May 13, 2013.
  11. Web site: Turnovers Prove Costly in Sharks 57–36 Loss to SaberCats . May 19, 2013 . Jacksonville Sharks . Arenafan.com . May 19, 2013.
  12. Web site: Sharks Get Back In Win Column With 44–41 Victory Over Predators . May 26, 2013 . Jacksonville Sharks . Arenafan.com . May 26, 2013.
  13. Web site: Sharks Surge Past Power, 70–48, For Second Straight Win . June 1, 2013 . Jacksonville Sharks . Arenafan.com . June 1, 2013.
  14. Web site: Sharks Open Road Trip With 76–41 Loss In Spokane . June 9, 2013 . Jacksonville Sharks . Arenafan.com . June 9, 2013.
  15. Web site: Sharks Comeback Falls Short in 62–55 Loss to Blaze . June 16, 2013 . Jacksonville Sharks . Arenafan.com . June 16, 2013.
  16. Web site: Sharks Clinch Playoff Berth With 43–41 Win Over Cleveland . June 22, 2013 . Jacksonville Sharks . Arenafan.com . June 22, 2013.
  17. Web site: Sharks Win Sixth Straight Against Predators, 62–55 . June 30, 2013 . Jacksonville Sharks . Arenafan.com . June 30, 2013.
  18. Web site: Early Turnovers Costly as Sharks Fall to Shock, 62–40 . July 14, 2013 . Jacksonville Sharks . Arenafan.com . July 14, 2013.
  19. Web site: Shark Defense Swarms in 58–49 Victory Over VooDoo . July 21, 2013 . Jacksonville Sharks . Arenafan.com . July 23, 2013.
  20. Web site: Sharks Wrap Up Regular Season With 52–44 Win Over Storm . July 28, 2013 . Jacksonville Sharks . Arenafan.com . July 28, 2013.
  21. Web site: Sharks Cap Incredible Comeback with 69-62 Win Over Storm . August 4, 2013 . Jacksonville Sharks . Arenafan.com . August 5, 2013.
  22. Web site: Sharks Fall to Soul in Conference Championship, 75-59 . August 10, 2013 . Jacksonville Sharks . Arenafan.com . August 11, 2013.

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