# 2013 San Jose SaberCats season

The 2013 San Jose SaberCats season was the 17th season for the franchise Arena Football League (AFL). The team was coached by Darren Arbet and played their home games at the SAP Center at San Jose. The SaberCats qualified for the playoffs with a 13–5 record, but were eliminated by the top seeded Arizona Rattlers in the conference semifinals by a 59–49 score.

## Standings

West Divisionvte :
| Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | CON | Home | Away |
| z-Arizona Rattlers | 15 | 3 | .833 | 1203 | 866 | 4–2 | 9–3 | 8–1 | 7–2 |
| x-Spokane Shock | 14 | 4 | .778 | 1198 | 896 | 4–2 | 8–2 | 7–2 | 7–2 |
| x-San Jose SaberCats | 13 | 5 | .722 | 1033 | 877 | 3–3 | 6–4 | 8–2 | 5–3 |
| Utah Blaze | 7 | 11 | .389 | 896 | 988 | 1–5 | 3–8 | 4–5 | 3–6 |
z - Clinched division and conference's best record x - Clinched playoff berth

## Schedule
### Regular season

The SaberCats began the season by visiting the San Antonio Talons on March 23. Their first home game was against the Orlando Predators on March 29. They closed the regular season at home against the Chicago Rush on July 27.
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Location | Report |
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | Location | Report |
| 1 | Saturday | March 23 | 5:30 p.m. PDT | at San Antonio Talons | W 47–42 | 1–0 | Alamodome | |
| 2 | Friday | March 29 | 7:30 p.m. PDT | Orlando Predators | W 65–62 | 2–0 | HP Pavilion at San Jose | |
| 3 | Saturday | April 6 | 5:30 p.m. PDT | at Arizona Rattlers | L 47–73 | 2–1 | US Airways Center | |
| 4 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 5 | Friday | April 19 | 7:30 p.m. PDT | Spokane Shock | L 47–69 | 2–2 | HP Pavilion at San Jose | |
| 6 | Saturday | April 27 | 5:00 p.m. PDT | at New Orleans VooDoo | W 57–38 | 3–2 | New Orleans Arena | |
| 7 | Saturday | May 4 | 7:30 p.m. PDT | Cleveland Gladiators | W 56–36 | 4–2 | HP Pavilion at San Jose | |
| 8 | Friday | May 10 | 7:30 p.m. PDT | Tampa Bay Storm | W 64–34 | 5–2 | HP Pavilion at San Jose | |
| 9 | Saturday | May 18 | 4:20 p.m. PDT | at Jacksonville Sharks | W 57–36 | 6–2 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | |
| 10 | Saturday | May 25 | 7:30 p.m. PDT | Utah Blaze | W 35–34 | 7–2 | HP Pavilion at San Jose | |
| 11 | Saturday | June 1 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | at Spokane Shock | L 45–75 | 7–3 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | |
| 12 | Saturday | June 8 | 7:30 p.m. PDT | Pittsburgh Power | W 68–54 | 8–3 | HP Pavilion at San Jose | |
| 13 | Saturday | June 15 | 5:05 p.m. PDT | at Iowa Barnstormers | L 73–68 | 8–4 | Wells Fargo Arena | |
| 14 | Saturday | June 22 | 7:30 p.m. PDT | Arizona Rattlers | W 72–42 | 9–4 | SAP Center at San Jose | |
| 15 | Saturday | June 29 | 6:00 p.m. PDT | at Utah Blaze | W 57–49 | 10–4 | EnergySolutions Arena | |
| 16 | Saturday | July 6 | 7:30 p.m. PDT | San Antonio Talons | W 62–35 | 11–4 | SAP Center at San Jose | |
| 17 | Saturday | July 13 | 4:00 p.m. PDT | at Pittsburgh Power | W 78–20 | 12–4 | Consol Energy Center | |
| 18 | Saturday | July 20 | 7:30 p.m. PDT | Philadelphia Soul | L 43–65 | 12–5 | SAP Center at San Jose | |
| 19 | Saturday | July 27 | 7:30 p.m. PDT | Chicago Rush | W 65–40 | 13–5 | SAP Center at San Jose | |

### Playoffs

| Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Report |
| NC Semifinals | Sunday | August 4 | 5:00 p.m. PDT | at Arizona Rattlers | L 49–59 | US Airways Center | |