2013 Wyoming Cavalry season explained

Team:Wyoming Cavalry
Year:2013
Record:1–13
Division Place:4th, Intense
Coach:Ryan Lingenfelder
General Manager:Mike Layton
Owner:Mike and Argeri Layton
Stadium:Casper Events Center
Playoffs:did not qualify

The 2013 Wyoming Cavalry season is the team's fourteenth season as a football franchise and third in the current Indoor Football League (IFL). One of just nine teams competing in the IFL for the 2013 season, the Wyoming Cavalry are members of the Intense Conference. Led by head coach Ryan Lingenfelder, the team plays their home games at the Casper Events Center in Casper, Wyoming.

Off-field moves

For the 2013 season, the Cavalry hired rookie head coach Ryan Lingenfelder to replace longtime head coach Dan "Majic" Maciejczak. Lingenfelder served as defensive coordinator of the Tri-Cities Fever for the previous three seasons.

Shortly before the 2013 season began, the owner of the Cheyenne Warriors died which forced that team to suspend operations and the IFL to revise its schedule to accommodate the now 9-team league. The Cavalry had been scheduled to play two games against the projected in-state rival.

The April 5 game against the Tri-Cities Fever was promoted as Meals on Wheels Drivers & Staff Appreciation Night. The May 3 game against the Colorado Ice was "Feed Casper Night" and Helping the Natrona County Homeless Children. The May 11 game against Tri-Cities was "Fly Casper Night" plus a "Ladies Wine Tasting & Fundraiser" for Crossroads Kitchen. The May 31 home finale versus the Cedar Rapids Titans will be "Breast Cancer Awareness Night".

Roster moves

Barney O'Donnell III, a former St. Ambrose University standout and 2006 Cedar Rapids Gazette Athlete of the Year, joined the Cavalry to start the 2013 season as the team's primary quarterback.

Schedule

Key:

Regular season

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
Final ScoreRecord
1colSpan=7 BYE
2colSpan=7 BYE
3colSpan=7 BYE
4FridayMarch 87:05pmat Cedar Rapids TitansL 12–540–1Cedar Rapids Ice Arena
5SundayMarch 173:05pmat Sioux Falls StormL 7–670–2Sioux Falls Arena
6FridayMarch 227:00pmat Nebraska DangerL 35–620–3Eihusen Arena
7 FridayMarch 297:05pmColorado IceL 36–540–4Casper Events Center
8FridayApril 57:05pmTri-Cities FeverW 36–341–4Casper Events Center
9 FridayApril 127:05pmChicago SlaughterL 20–331–5Casper Events Center
10colSpan=7 BYE
11FridayApril 267:05pmat Tri-Cities FeverL 31–571–6Toyota Center
12FridayMay 37:05pmColorado IceL 41–511–7Casper Events Center
13SaturdayMay 117:05pmTri-Cities FeverL16–331–8Casper Events Center
14FridayMay 177:05pmNebraska DangerL 53–821–9Casper Events Center
15 FridayMay 247:00pmat Nebraska DangerL 42–691–10Eihusen Arena
16FridayMay 317:05pmCedar Rapids TitansL 55–671–11Casper Events Center
17 SaturdayJune 87:05pmat Tri-Cities FeverL 6–331–12Toyota Center
18 SaturdayJune 156:00pmat Colorado IceL 43–581–13Budweiser Events Center

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