2013 Cleveland Gladiators season

2013 Cleveland Gladiators season
Head coach	Steve Thonn
Home field	Quicken Loans Arena
Results
Record	4–14
Division place	2nd AC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 2013 Cleveland Gladiators season was the 14th season for the franchise in the Arena Football League, and the fifth while in Cleveland. The team was coached by Steve Thonn and played their home games at the Quicken Loans Arena.

Final roster

2013 Cleveland Gladiators roster
Quarterbacks 14 Chris Dieker 17 Danny Southwick Fullbacks 91 Clay Harrell Wide receivers  2 Carlese Franklin  4 Donald Fusilier -- Tom Gilson 16 Dominick Goodman  6 Thyron Lewis 10 Cody Pearcy		Offensive linemen 74 Shannon Breen 77 Ron Haver 79 Kitt O'Brien 75 Chad Schofield Defensive linemen 96 Randy Colling 93 Danny Farr 33 Jacob Hardwick 44 Todd Storm		Linebackers 90 Darren Branch Defensive backs 21 Brandon Anderson  1 Marrio Norman  5 Joe Phinisee  9 Lenny Wicks Kickers 22 Craig Camay		Injury reserve 71 C. J. Cobb DL 99 Kris Cooke DL 12 Jamar Howard WR  3 LaRoche Jackson DB  4 Aaron Pettrey K 55 Derik Steiner FB  7 Brian Zbydniewski QB Other league exempt Currently vacant Refused to report -- Marcus Brown DB -- Anthony Degrate LB 91 Lindsey Witten DL League suspension  5 Brandon Denson LB Inactive reserve  8 Johnathan Wilson WR Recallable reassignment Currently vacant Rookies in italics Roster updated July 25, 2013 23 Active, 12 Inactive

Standings

East Division
Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA	DIV	CON	Home	Away
y-Philadelphia Soul	12	6	.667	1052	839	2–2	6–3	5–4	7–2
Cleveland Gladiators	4	14	.222	847	1047	2–2	3–7	3–6	1–8
Pittsburgh Power	4	14	.222	726	1014	2–2	4–8	1–8	3–6

y - Clinched division

Regular season schedule

The Gladiators began the season by hosting the Spokane Shock on March 24. They closed the regular season on July 27, on the road against the Utah Blaze.^[1][2]

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location	Report
					Score	Record
1	Sunday	March 24	1:00 p.m. EDT	Spokane Shock	L 41–67	0–1	Quicken Loans Arena	[3]
2	Saturday	March 30	7:30 p.m. EDT	at Tampa Bay Storm	L 47–69	0–2	Tampa Bay Times Forum	[4]
3	Saturday	April 6	7:00 p.m. EDT	Jacksonville Sharks	L 49–66	0–3	Quicken Loans Arena	[5]
4	Bye
5	Saturday	April 20	7:05 p.m. EDT	at Philadelphia Soul	W 64–57 (OT)	1–3	Wells Fargo Center	[6]
6	Saturday	April 27	7:00 p.m. EDT	Utah Blaze	L 40–57	1–4	Quicken Loans Arena	[7]
7	Saturday	May 4	10:30 p.m. EDT	at San Jose SaberCats	L 36–56	1–5	HP Pavilion at San Jose	[8]
8	Saturday	May 11	7:00 p.m. EDT	Chicago Rush	W 53–50	2–5	Quicken Loans Arena	[9]
9	Saturday	May 18	7:00 p.m. EDT	San Antonio Talons	L 33–57	2–6	Quicken Loans Arena	[10]
10	Saturday	May 25	7:00 p.m. EDT	at Pittsburgh Power	L 44–55	2–7	Consol Energy Center	[11]
11	Saturday	June 1	8:00 p.m. EDT	at New Orleans VooDoo	L 40–69	2–8	New Orleans Arena	[12]
12	Friday	June 7	7:30 p.m. EDT	Iowa Barnstormers	L 33–37	2–9	Quicken Loans Arena	[13]
13	Saturday	June 15	7:00 p.m. EDT	at Orlando Predators	L 55–62	2–10	Amway Center	[14]
14	Saturday	June 22	7:00 p.m. EDT	at Jacksonville Sharks	L 41–43	2–11	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena	[15]
15	Saturday	June 29	7:00 p.m. EDT	Philadelphia Soul	L 57–66	2–12	Quicken Loans Arena	[16]
16	Saturday	July 6	7:00 p.m. EDT	Pittsburgh Power	W 71–58	3–12	Quicken Loans Arena	[17]
17	Saturday	July 13	8:00 p.m. EDT	at Chicago Rush	L 32–68	3–13	BMO Harris Bank Center	[18]
18	Saturday	July 20	7:00 p.m. EDT	Orlando Predators	W 65–62	4–13	Quicken Loans Arena	[19]
19	Saturday	July 27	9:00 p.m. EDT	at Utah Blaze	W 46–48	4–14	EnergySolutions Arena	[20]

References

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