2013 Green Bay Blizzard season

The 2013 Green Bay Blizzard season was the team's eleventh season as a football franchise and fourth in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of just nine teams competing in the IFL for the 2013 season, the Green Bay Blizzard were members of the United Conference.[1] The team played their home games at the Resch Center in the Green Bay suburb of Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin.

2013 Green Bay Blizzard season
OwnerTitletown Football Group, LLC
Ahman Green
Head coachRobert Fuller (games 1–6)
Chad Baldwin (games 7–present)
Home fieldResch Center
Results
Record4–10
Division placeUnited Conference

The Blizzard began the season under the direction of head coach Robert Fuller but he was replaced after six games by Chad Baldwin.[2] The team ended the regular season with a 4–10 record and did not qualify for the playoffs. They drew an average attendance of 3,812 for their seven regular season games.[3] After failing to turn reach certain unspecified "financial benchmarks", three of the four principal owners of the team agreed to place the franchise for sale in June 2013.[3] If a new owner had not been found by September 1, 2013, the franchise would have suspended operations for the 2014 IFL season.[4]

Off-field moves

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.[5]

The March 23, 2013, game against the Chicago Slaughter was "Military Appreciation Night" with free tickets for veterans and all fans in attendance received a personal American flag. Children also received replicas of the special "camouflage" Blizzard jersey.[6]

After the April 7th loss dropped the team's record to 1–5, head coach Robert Fuller was fired and defensive coordinator Chad Badwin was promoted to replace him.[7]

Roster moves

Junior Aumavae, a nose tackle who spent the 2012 season playing for the Blizzard, was signed by the New York Jets in late March 2013.[8][9]

Schedule

Key:   Win   Tie   Loss   Bye

Preseason
Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location
Final Score Record
1 Thursday February 7 7:05pm at Cedar Rapids Titans W 67–47[10][11] 1–0 Cedar Rapids Ice Arena[12]

Regular season
Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent[1] Results Location
Final Score Record
1 Friday February 15 7:30pm Sioux Falls Storm L 41–64[13][14] 0–1 Resch Center[15]
2 BYE
3 Saturday March 2 6:07pm at Chicago Slaughter L 41–50[16][17] 0–2 Sears Centre[18]
4 BYE
5 Sunday March 17 3:00pm at Colorado Ice L 20–24[19][20] 0–3 Budweiser Events Center[21]
6 Saturday March 23 7:00pm Chicago Slaughter L 14–27[22][23] 0–4 Resch Center[6][24]
7 Saturday March 30 7:05pm at Cedar Rapids Titans W 41–38[25][26] 1–4 Cedar Rapids Ice Arena[27]
8 Sunday April 7 3:05pm at Sioux Falls Storm L 29–48[28][29] 1–5 Sioux Falls Arena
9 BYE
10 Saturday April 20 7:00pm Tri-Cities Fever W 66–54[30][31] 2–5 Resch Center[32][33]
11 Saturday April 27 7:05pm Texas Revolution W 74–25[34][35] 3–5 Resch Center[36]
12 BYE
13 Friday May 10 7:30pm Nebraska Danger W 53–47[37][38] 4–5 Resch Center[39][40]
14 Saturday May 18 7:00pm Cedar Rapids Titans L 37–54[41][42] 4–6 Resch Center[43][44][45]
15 Saturday May 25 7:05pm at Texas Revolution L 56–60[46][47] 4–7 Allen Event Center[48][49]
16 Friday May 31 7:35pm at Chicago Slaughter L 51–52[50][51] 4–8 Sears Centre[52][53]
17 Saturday June 8 7:05pm at Cedar Rapids Titans L 42–49[54][55] 4–9 Cedar Rapids Ice Arena[56][57]
18 Saturday June 15 7:00pm Chicago Slaughter L 57–60[2][58] 4–10 Resch Center[59]

Roster
2013 Green Bay Blizzard roster
Quarterback
  •  6 Spencer Ohm

Running backs

  • 33 Levell Coppage
  • 34 Joel Yogerst

Wide receivers

  • 10 Ryan Balentine
  •  2 Charles Dowdell
  •  7 Aaron Kapeliela-Higdon
  • -- Daryl Robinson
  • 18 Marquel Willis
 Offensive linemen
  • 50 Bryan Brooks
  • 70 Tyler Hendrickson
  • 66 Kyle McManus

Defensive linemen

  • 55 Lebron Daniel
  • 99 Maurice Hampton
  • 97 Tim Hume
  • 92 James McClinton
 Linebacker
  • 42 Derek Earls

Defensive backs

  • 13 C. J. Bailey
  • 11 Darius Davis
  •  3 B. J. Hill
  • 21 Timothy Shelley II
  •  9 Dequan Starling
  • -- Kenny Viser

Kicker

  • 19 Jordan Wettstein
 Injured reserve
  • Currently vacant

Exempt list

  • Currently vacant

Practice squad

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated March 26, 2013
25 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS

Standings
2013 United Conference
W L T PCT PF PA DIV GB STK
y - Sioux Falls Storm1040.7146455004-20.0W3
x - Cedar Rapids Titans950.6437445696-41.0w2
Chicago Slaughter950.6435986026-51.0W2
Texas Revolution590.3575637473-46.0L2
Green Bay Blizzard4100.2866226522-66.0L5

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