# 2013 Alabama Hammers season

The 2013 Alabama Hammers season was the third season for the professional indoor football franchise and their second in the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL). The Hammers were of seven teams that competed in the PIFL for the 2013 season.
The team played their home games under head coach Dean Cokinos at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The Hammers earned a 9–2 record, placing first in the league, winning PIFL Cup II 70–44 over the Richmond Raiders.

## Schedule

Key:  Win  Tie  Loss  Bye

### Regular season

All start times are local to home team
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Location |
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | Location |
| 1 | Friday | March 8 | 7:30pm | Lehigh Valley Steelhawks | W 29–28 | 1–0 | Von Braun Center |
| 2 | Saturday | March 16 | 7:06pm | at Richmond Raiders | W 65–23 | 2–0 | Richmond Coliseum |
| 3 | Saturday | March 23 | 7:05pm | at Albany Panthers | L 51–64 | 2–1 | James H. Gray Civic Center |
| 4 | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE |
| 5 | Saturday | April 6 | 7:00pm | Columbus Lions | W 72–45 | 3–1 | Von Braun Center |
| 6 | Saturday | April 13 | 7:00pm | Albany Panthers | W 51–38 | 4–1 | Von Braun Center |
| 7 | Saturday | April 20 | 7:05pm | at Lehigh Valley Steelhawks | W 79–77 | 5–1 | Stabler Arena |
| 8 | Saturday | April 27 | 7:00pm | Knoxville NightHawks | L 51–53 | 5–2 | Von Braun Center |
| 9 | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE |
| 10 | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE |
| 11 | Saturday | May 18 | 7:30pm | at Columbus Lions | W 70–43 | 6–2 | Columbus Civic Center |
| 12 | Saturday | May 25 | 7:00pm | at Louisiana Swashbucklers | Cancelled | Cancelled | Sudduth Coliseum |
| 13 | Saturday | June 1 | 7:00pm | Louisiana Swashbucklers | W 63–22 | 7–2 | Von Braun Center |
| 14 | Saturday | June 8 | 7:00pm | Richmond Raiders | W 45–29 | 8–2 | Von Braun Center |
| 15 | Saturday | June 15 | 7:00pm | at Knoxville NightHawks | W 55–32 | 9–2 | James White Civic Coliseum |
| 16 | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE |
* ↑ The Alabama vs. Louisiana game scheduled for May 25 was cancelled after the Swashbucklers declared bankruptcy. The game was not made up, as it did not have an effect on playoff seeding later in the season.

### Postseason

| Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Location |
| Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | Location |
| Semifinals | Monday | July 1 | 7:00pm | Albany Panthers | W 61–46 | 1–0 | Von Braun Center |
| PIFL Cup II | Monday | July 8 | 7:00pm | Richmond Raiders | W 70–44 | 2–0 | Von Braun Center |

## Division standings

2013 Professional Indoor Football Leagueviewtalkedit :
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | PF (Avg.) | PA (Avg.) | STK |
| y-Alabama Hammers | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 631 | 454 | 57.4 | 41.3 | W4 |
| x-Lehigh Valley Steelhawks | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 667 | 598 | 55.6 | 49.8 | W1 |
| x-Richmond Raiders | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 603 | 605 | 50.3 | 50.4 | W1 |
| x-Albany Panthers | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 574 | 518 | 47.8 | 43.2 | W1 |
| Louisiana Swashbucklers | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 497 | 524 | 45.2 | 47.6 | L1 |
| Columbus Lions | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 543 | 621 | 45.3 | 51.8 | L2 |
| Knoxville NightHawks | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | 421 | 616 | 35.1 | 51.3 | L5 |