# 2013 Erie Explosion season

The 2013 Erie Explosion season was the 7th season for the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) franchise.
The Explosion left the United Indoor Football League after the 2012 season. The team remained idle for about a month, while fielding offers to join four different leagues. Owner Bill Stafford ultimately decided to join the Continental Indoor Football League.
The Explosion accrued a perfect season in their first year in the CIFL, winning all ten regular season games (one of which was played against the semi-pro Flint Fury after the Owensboro Rage failed toward the end of the season) and defeated the Saginaw Sting in the CIFL Championship Game.

## Schedule
### Regular season

| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Game site |
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Final score | Team record | Game site |
| 1 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 2 | February 16 | 7:00 P.M. EST | at Marion Blue Racers | W 42-40 | 1-0 | Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| 3 | February 24 | 4:00 P.M. EST | at Detroit Thunder | W 64-27 | 2-0 | Taylor Sportsplex |
| 4 | March 3 | 2:00 P.M. EST | Kane County Dawgs | W 69-13 | 3-0 | Erie Insurance Arena |
| 5 | March 10 | 2:00 P.M. EST | Marion Blue Racers | W 45-13 | 4-0 | Erie Insurance Arena |
| 6 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 7 | March 24 | 4:00 P.M. EST | at Kentucky Drillers | W 79-26 | 5-0 | Eastern Kentucky Expo Center |
| 8 | March 29 | 7:30 p.m. EST | at Saginaw Sting | W 52-20 | 6-0 | Dow Event Center |
| 9 | April 7 | 2:00 P.M. EST | Kentucky Xtreme | W 32-28 | 7-0 | Erie Insurance Arena |
| 10 | April 14 | 2:00 P.M. EST | Detroit Thunder | W 61-37 | 8-0 | Erie Insurance Arena |
| 11 | April 20 | 7:30 p.m. EST | at Dayton Sharks | W 21-14 | 9-0 | Hara Arena |
| 12 | April 28 | 2:00 p.m. EST | Flint Fury | W 95-0 | 10-0 | Erie Insurance Arena |

### Standings

2013 Continental Indoor Football Leagueviewtalkedit :
| 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 |
y - clinched home playoff game
x - clinched playoff spot
$^†$Kane County played the second game on their schedule, but forfeited the other nine.

### Postseason

| Round | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Game site |
| Round | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Final score | Team record | Game site |
| Semi-Finals | May 5 | 2:00 P.M. EST | Kentucky Xtreme | W 55-6 | 1-0 | Erie Insurance Arena |
| CIFL Championship Game | May 12 | 2:00 P.M. EST | Saginaw Sting | W 37-36 | 2-0 | Erie Insurance Arena |