2013 Tampa Bay Storm season explained

Team:Tampa Bay Storm
Year:2013
Record:7–11
Division Place:3rd AC South
Coach:Dave Ewart
Stadium:Tampa Bay Times Forum
Playoffs:Lost Conference semifinals (Sharks) 62–69
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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.

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.[1] [2]

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocationReport
ScoreRecord
1SaturdayMarch 237:30 p.m. EDTJacksonville SharksL 55–640–1Tampa Bay Times Forum[3]
2SaturdayMarch 307:30 p.m. EDTCleveland GladiatorsW 69–471–1Tampa Bay Times Forum[4]
3SaturdayApril 610:00 p.m. EDTat Utah BlazeW 77–652–1EnergySolutions Arena[5]
4FridayApril 128:00 p.m. EDTSan Antonio TalonsL 36–522–2Tampa Bay Times Forum[6]
5SaturdayApril 207:00 p.m. EDTat Orlando PredatorsW 53–353–2Amway Center[7]
6SaturdayApril 2710:00 p.m. EDTat Spokane ShockW 70–624–2Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena[8]
7SaturdayMay 49:00 p.m. EDTNew Orleans VooDooW 63–325–2Tampa Bay Times Forum[9]
8FridayMay 1010:30 p.m. EDTat San Jose SaberCatsL 34–645–3HP Pavilion at San Jose[10]
9SaturdayMay 187:00 p.m. EDTat Pittsburgh PowerW 62–346–3Consol Energy Center[11]
10SaturdayMay 257:30 p.m. EDTPhiladelphia SoulL 55–736–4Tampa Bay Times Forum[12]
11SaturdayJune 18:05 p.m. EDTat Iowa BarnstormersW 65–627–4Wells Fargo Arena[13]
12SaturdayJune 87:30 p.m. EDTOrlando PredatorsL 48–557–5Tampa Bay Times Forum[14]
13SaturdayJune 158:00 p.m. EDTat New Orleans VooDooL 51–547–6New Orleans Arena[15]
14SaturdayJune 227:30 p.m. EDTChicago RushL 49–507–7Tampa Bay Times Forum[16]
15Bye
16SaturdayJuly 67:30 p.m. EDTSpokane ShockL 49–637–8Tampa Bay Times Forum[17]
17SaturdayJuly 138:30 p.m. EDTat San Antonio TalonsL 42–687–9Alamodome[18]
18SaturdayJuly 207:30 p.m. EDTPittsburgh PowerL 37–487–10Tampa Bay Times Forum[19]
19SaturdayJuly 277:00 p.m. EDTat Jacksonville SharksL 44–527–11Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena[20]

Playoffs

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 8, 2013.
  3. Web site: Jacksonville's late scoring spoils Tampa Bay Storm AFL opener . March 23, 2013 . Tampa Bay Storm . Arenafan.com . March 24, 2013.
  4. Web site: Quarterback McPherson leads Storm over Gladiators, 69–47 . March 31, 2013 . Tampa Bay Storm . Arenafan.com . March 31, 2013.
  5. Web site: Turnovers the Difference as Storm Beat Blaze, 77–65 . April 7, 2013 . Tampa Bay Storm . Arenafan.com . April 8, 2013.
  6. Web site: Talons Dominate in Tampa . April 12, 2013 . San Antonio Talons . Arenafan.com . April 14, 2013.
  7. Web site: Storm wins first installment of War on I-4, defeats the Orlando Predators 53–35 . April 20, 2013 . Tampa Bay Storm . Arenafan.com . April 20, 2013.
  8. Web site: Storm hands undefeated Spokane its first loss, defeats Shock 70–62 . April 28, 2013 . Tampa Bay Storm . Arenafan.com . April 28, 2013.
  9. Web site: Tampa Bay Storm crush New Orleans VooDoo 63–32 . May 7, 2013 . Tampa Bay Storm . Arenafan.com . May 8, 2013.
  10. Web site: Storm falls to the SaberCats, 64–34 . May 11, 2013 . Tampa Bay Storm . Arenafan.com . May 11, 2013.
  11. Web site: Storm blows through Pittsburgh, defeats the Power 62–34 . May 19, 2013 . Tampa Bay Storm . Arenafan.com . May 19, 2013.
  12. Web site: Philadelphia defense stops Tampa Bay 73–55 . May 26, 2013 . Tampa Bay Storm . Arenafan.com . May 26, 2013.
  13. Web site: Storm hangs on to win a wild one, defeats the Barnstormers 65–62 . June 1, 2013 . Tampa Bay Storm . Arenafan.com . June 1, 2013.
  14. Web site: Orlando Predators derail Tampa Bay Storm, 55–48 . June 9, 2013 . Tampa Bay Storm . Arenafan.com . June 9, 2013.
  15. Web site: Storm falls to New Orleans, defeated by the VooDoo 54–51 . June 15, 2013 . Tampa Bay Storm . Arenafan.com . June 16, 2013.
  16. Web site: Two-point conversion gives Chicago a 50–49 win over Tampa Bay Storm . June 22, 2013 . Tampa Bay Storm . Arenafan.com . June 23, 2013.
  17. Web site: Spokane Shock spoil Tampa Bay Storm first-half effort with 63–49 victory . July 6, 2013 . Tampa Bay Storm . Arenafan.com . July 6, 2013.
  18. Web site: Storm’s skid extends to five games, falls to the Talons 42–68 . July 14, 2013 . Tampa Bay Storm . Arenafan.com . July 14, 2013.
  19. Web site: Storm Limp Into Playoffs In Spite of Record-Setting Loss to Power . Adam Markowitz . July 20, 2013 . Arenafan.com . July 23, 2013.
  20. Web site: Storm loses regular season finale, fall to the Sharks 44–52 . July 28, 2013 . Tampa Bay Storm . Arenafan.com . July 28, 2013.
  21. Web site: Storm season comes to an end, falls to the Sharks 62-69 . August 4, 2013 . Tampa Bay Storm . Arenafan.com . August 5, 2013.

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