2013 Dayton Sharks season

2013 Dayton Sharks season
2013 Dayton Sharks season
Owner	Troy Gantz
General manager	Troy Gantz
Head coach	Chris Taylor
Home stadium	Hara Arena
Results
Record	8-2
Division place	2nd
Playoffs	Lost semi-finals (Sting) 63-66
	Dayton Sharks; 2014 →;

OwnerTroy Gantz

General managerTroy Gantz

Head coachChris Taylor

Home stadiumHara Arena

The 2013 Dayton Sharks season was the first season for the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) franchise.

In July 2012, the team announced CA Sports Entertainment LLC. was awarded an expansion franchise in Dayton, Ohio and that the team would be named the Dayton Sharks.^[1] The Sharks filled the void left after the Dayton Silverbacks folded at the conclusion of the 2012 season.^[2] The team is led by Corwyn Thomas, who is the team's Managing General Partner, CEO and Chairman.^[2] The team signed many local players, who have a track record for success, such at Tommy Jones and Robert Redd.^[2] The franchise played its first game on February 15, defeating the Port Huron Patriots, 16-64.^[3] Over 2,500 turned out to the Sharks' opening game.^[4]

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Position	Player	2012 Team
QB	Tommy Jones	Saginaw Sting
QB	Evan Sawyer	Dayton Silverbacks
RB	Derrick Moss	Cincinnati Commandos
WR	Melvin Bryant	Marion Blue Racers
WR	Shawn McGarity	Cincinnati Commandos
WR	Kenzey Mincy	Cincinnati Commandos
WR	Robert Redd	Cleveland Gladiators
OL	Josh Barnett	Dayton Silverbacks
OL	Josh Ellison	Dayton Silverbacks
OL	Frank Straub	Cincinnati Commandos
DL	Darrell Brown	Cincinnati Commandos
DL	Thomas Claggett	Cincinnati Commandos
DL	James Spikes	Cincinnati Commandos
LB	Santino Turnbow	Cincinnati Commandos
DB	Viterio Jones	Dayton Silverbacks
DB	Chris Respress	Dayton Silverbacks
DB	Melvin Thomas	Dayton Silverbacks
K	Zack Van Zandt	Dayton Silverbacks

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game site
Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Final score	Team record	Game site
1	Bye
2	February 15	7:30 P.M. EST	Port Huron Patriots	W 64-16	1-0	Hara Arena
3	February 22	7:00 P.M. CST	at Owensboro Rage	W 54-14	2-0	The Next Level Sports Facility
4	March 2	7:00 P.M. EST	at Marion Blue Racers	W 47-28	3-0	Veterans Memorial Coliseum
5	March 10	4:00 P.M. EST	at Kentucky Drillers	W 62-35	4-0	Eastern Kentucky Expo Center
6	March 17	4:00 P.M. EST	Kentucky Drillers	W 55-12	5-0	Hara Arena
7	March 24	4:00 P.M. EST	Saginaw Sting	W 68-42	6-0	Hara Arena
8	Bye
9	April 6	7:30 P.M. EST	at Port Huron Patriots	W 38-35	7-0	McMorran Arena
10	April 14	4:00 P.M. EST	Kentucky Xtreme	W 47-41	8-0	Hara Arena
11	April 20	7:30 p.m. EST	Erie Explosion	L 14-21	8-1	Hara Arena
12	April 27	7:30 p.m. EST	at Kentucky Xtreme	L 29-59	8-2	Freedom Hall

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Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	PF (Avg.)	PA (Avg.)	STK
y-Erie Explosion	10	0	0	1.000	467	218	46.7	21.8	W10
x-Dayton Sharks	8	2	0	.800	478	303	47.8	30.3	L2
x-Saginaw Sting	8	2	0	.800	377	320	37.7	32.0	W3
x-Kentucky Xtreme	7	3	0	.700	497	328	49.7	32.8	W2
Detroit Thunder	4	6	0	.400	282	389	28.2	38.9	L1
Port Huron Patriots	4	6	0	.400	255	336	25.5	33.6	L1
Kentucky Drillers	2	8	0	.200	270	475	27.0	47.5	W1
Marion Blue Racers	2	8	0	.200	317	428	31.7	42.8	W1
Owensboro Rage	5	5	0	.500	195	267	19.5	26.7	L2
Kane County Dawgs^†	0	1	0	.000	13	69	13	69	L1

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game site
Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Final score	Team record	Game site
Semi-finals	May 4	7:30 P.M. EST	at Saginaw Sting	L 63-66	0-1	Dow Event Center

2013 Dayton Sharks season

Signings

Roster

Schedule

Regular season

Standings

Postseason

Coaching staff

References

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