# 2013 Jacksonville Sharks season

The 2013 Jacksonville Sharks season was the fourth season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Les Moss and played their home games at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena. After winning the South Division for the fourth consecutive year, the Sharks were eliminated in the conference championship game by the Philadelphia Soul for the second straight year.

## Standings

South Divisionvte :
| Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | CON | Home | Away |
| z-Jacksonville Sharks | 12 | 6 | .667 | 941 | 883 | 6–0 | 11–0 | 6–3 | 6–3 |
| x-Orlando Predators | 7 | 11 | .389 | 965 | 1032 | 2–4 | 5–7 | 4–5 | 3–6 |
| x-Tampa Bay Storm | 7 | 11 | .389 | 959 | 980 | 2–4 | 4–6 | 2–7 | 5–4 |
| New Orleans VooDoo | 5 | 13 | .278 | 833 | 1069 | 2–4 | 4–6 | 3–6 | 2–7 |
z - Clinched division and conference's best record x - Clinched playoff berth

## Schedule
### Regular season

The Sharks began the season on the road against the Tampa Bay Storm on March 24. Their first home game was on April 12 against the New Orleans VooDoo. They closed the regular season against the Storm at home 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 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Tampa Bay Storm | W 64–55 | 1–0 | Tampa Bay Times Forum | |
| 2 | Friday | March 29 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Pittsburgh Power | W 61–35 | 2–0 | Consol Energy Center | |
| 3 | Saturday | April 6 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Cleveland Gladiators | W 66–49 | 3–0 | Quicken Loans Arena | |
| 4 | Friday | April 12 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | New Orleans VooDoo | W 76–30 | 4–0 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | |
| 5 | Friday | April 19 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | Iowa Barnstormers | W 40–34 | 5–0 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | |
| 6 | Saturday | April 27 | 7:05 p.m. EDT | at Philadelphia Soul | W 55–53 | 6–0 | Wells Fargo Center | |
| 7 | Saturday | May 4 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | Arizona Rattlers | L 48–58 | 6–1 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | |
| 8 | Saturday | May 11 | 9:30 p.m. EDT | at San Antonio Talons | L 30–34 | 6–2 | Alamodome | |
| 9 | Saturday | May 18 | 7:20 p.m. EDT | San Jose SaberCats | L 36–57 | 6–3 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | |
| 10 | Saturday | May 25 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | Orlando Predators | W 44–41 | 7–3 | Amway Center | |
| 11 | Saturday | June 1 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | Pittsburgh Power | W 70–48 | 8–3 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | |
| 12 | Saturday | June 8 | 10:00 p.m. EDT | at Spokane Shock | L 41–76 | 8–4 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | |
| 13 | Saturday | June 15 | 9:00 p.m. EDT | at Utah Blaze | L 55–62 | 8–5 | EnergySolutions Arena | |
| 14 | Saturday | June 22 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | Cleveland Gladiators | W 43–41 | 9–5 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | |
| 15 | Saturday | June 29 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | Orlando Predators | W 62–55 | 10–5 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | |
| 16 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 17 | Saturday | July 13 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | Spokane Shock | L 40–62 | 10–6 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | |
| 18 | Saturday | July 20 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | at New Orleans VooDoo | W 58–49 | 11–6 | New Orleans Arena | |
| 19 | Saturday | July 27 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | Tampa Bay Storm | W 52–44 | 12–6 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | |

### Playoffs

| Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Report |
| AC Semifinals | Saturday | August 3 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | Tampa Bay Storm | W 69–62 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | |
| AC Championship | Saturday | August 10 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | Philadelphia Soul | L 59–75 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | |