2013 Detroit Thunder season
OwnerTerrence & Lawrence Foster
General managerMike Piasecki
Head coachTerrence Foster
Home fieldTaylor Sportsplex
Results
Record4-6
Division place5th
Playoff finishDid not qualify

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

On November 1, 2012, the Thunder was officially announced as the CIFL's eleventh team for the 2013 season. The team is owned by David and Cynthia Kinsman, who also own the Port Huron Patriots in the same league.[1] In addition, the Michigan Cup was announces as the trophy the Thunder, Patriots, and Saginaw Sting would compete for during the 2013 season.[1] On November 9, 2012, David Kinsman announced the Thunder would be playing their home games at the Taylor Sportsplex in Taylor, Michigan for the 2013 season, with the hopes to move to a larger venue in 2014.[2]

Roster

Detroit Thunder roster
Quarterbacks
  • 12 Mike Akrawi
  •  7 Dan Richards
  •    Austin Swirple

Running backs

  • 10 Andre Bell

Wide receivers

  • -- Dominick Brown
  • -- Reginald Collins
  •  5 R Enbamkh
  •  3 Darryl Frager
  • -- Nathan Fricke
  • -- Dominique Mitchell
  • -- Carlos Robinson
  • -- Edward Thomas
Offensive linemen
  • currently vacant

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

  •  9 Mark Carter
  • 20 Doug Emery
Defensive backs
  • 26 D Clark
  •  8 D'Ante Neal
  • 22 Musa O'Deh
  • -- James Skodak
  •  2 Jaa Valentine

Kickers

  • currently vacant
Injured Reserve
  • currently vacant

Exempt List

  • currently vacant

Practice squad

  • currently vacant
  • rookies in italics
  • Roster updated February 22, 2013
  • 22 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS

Schedule

Regular season

WeekDateKickoffOpponentResultsGame site
Final scoreTeam record
1 February 9 7:30 P.M. EST at Port Huron Patriots L 20-41 0-1 McMorran Arena
2 Bye
3 February 24 4:00 P.M. EST Erie Explosion L 27-64 0-2 Taylor Sportsplex
4 March 3 4:00 P.M. EST Saginaw Sting L 49-63 0-3 Taylor Sportsplex
5 March 10 4:00 P.M. EST Kane County Dawgs W 2-0 1-3 Taylor Sportsplex
6 March 17 4:00 P.M. EST Port Huron Patriots W 42-35 2-3 Taylor Sportsplex
7 March 24 4:00 P.M. EST Kentucky Xtreme L 49-21 2-4 Taylor Sportsplex
8 Bye
9 April 6 7:30 P.M. EST at Kentucky Drillers W 40-24 3-4 Eastern Kentucky Expo Center
10 April 14 2:00 P.M. EST at Erie Explosion L 37-61 3-5 Erie Insurance Arena
11 April 20 7:00 p.m. CST at Owensboro Rage W 2-0 4-5 The Next Level Sports Facility
12 April 27 7:30 p.m. EST at Saginaw Sting L 34-52 4-6 Dow Event Center

Standings

Team W L T PCT PF PA PF (Avg.) PA (Avg.) STK
y-Erie Explosion10001.00046721846.721.8W10
x-Dayton Sharks820.80047830347.830.3L2
x-Saginaw Sting820.80037732037.732.0W3
x-Kentucky Xtreme730.70049732849.732.8W2
Detroit Thunder460.40028238928.238.9L1
Port Huron Patriots460.40025533625.533.6L1
Kentucky Drillers280.20027047527.047.5W1
Marion Blue Racers280.20031742831.742.8W1
Owensboro Rage550.50019526719.526.7L2
Kane County Dawgs010.00013691369L1

y - clinched home playoff game

x - clinched playoff spot

Kane County played the second game on their schedule, but forfeited the other nine.

Coaching staff

2013 Detroit Thunder staff
Front office
  • Co-Owner/Marketing and Sales - Terrence Foster
  • Co-Owner – Lawrence Foster
  • General manager - Mike Piasecki
 

Head coach

  • Head coach - Terry Foster

Offensive coaches

  • Co-Offensive Coordinator – Lawrence Foster
  • Co-Offensive Coordinator – Rob Hunt
  • Offensive line – Danny Foster

Defensive coaches

  • Defensive coordinator – Terrence Foster
  • Defensive line – Danny Foster

References

  1. 1 2 "Detroit Thunder Rolls Into CIFL". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. November 1, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
  2. Eric Lacy (November 9, 2012). "New Detroit Thunder owner promises exciting Continental Indoor Football League play for region". www.mlive.com. Michigan Live. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
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