2013 Colorado Ice season

2013 Colorado Ice season
OwnerTom Wigley
General managerCollins Sanders
Head coachHeron O'Neal
Home fieldBudweiser Events Center
Results
Record8–4
Division placeIntense Conference

The 2013 Colorado Ice season was the team's seventh season as a football franchise and fifth in the Indoor Football League (IFL). Founded in 2007 as part of United Indoor Football, the Colorado Ice became charter members of the IFL when the UIF merged with the Intense Football League before the 2009 season. One of just nine teams that competed in the IFL for the 2013 season, the Fort Collins-based Colorado Ice were members of the Intense Conference.[1] In their second season under head coach Heron O'Neal, the team played their home games at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland, Colorado.[2]

Off-field moves

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Shortly before the 2013 season began, the owner of the Cheyenne Warriors died which forced that team to suspend operations and the IFL to revise its schedule to accommodate the now 9-team league.[2][3]

In late May 2013, the team extended the contract of head coach Heron O'Neal through the 2017 season.[4]

Schedule

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Key:   Win   Tie   Loss   Bye

Preseason

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Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location
Final Score Record
1 Thursday February 21 7:00pm Metro State Roadrunners W 105–0 1–0 Budweiser Events Center[5][6]

Regular season

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Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent[1] Results Location
Final Score Record
1 BYE
2 BYE
3 Friday March 1 7:00pm Tri-Cities Fever W 42–38[7][8] 1–0 Budweiser Events Center[9][10]
4 Saturday March 9 7:00pm at Nebraska Danger L 50–73[11][12] 1–1 Eihusen Arena[13][14]
5 Sunday March 17 3:00pm Green Bay Blizzard W 24–20[15][16] 2–1 Budweiser Events Center[17]
6 Sunday March 24 3:00pm Sioux Falls Storm W 37–33[18][19] 3–1 Budweiser Events Center[20][21][22]
7 Friday March 29 7:05pm at Wyoming Cavalry W 54–36[23][24] 4–1 Casper Events Center[25]
8 BYE
9 Saturday April 13 6:00pm Nebraska Danger W 32–12[26][27] 5–1 Budweiser Events Center[28][29]
10 Saturday April 20 7:05pm at Sioux Falls Storm L 43–45[30][31] 5–2 Sioux Falls Arena[32]
11 Friday April 26 7:00pm at Nebraska Danger L 66–69[33][34] 5–3 Eihusen Arena[35][36]
12 Friday May 3 7:05pm at Wyoming Cavalry W 51–41[37][38] 6–3 Casper Events Center[39][40]
13 BYE
14 Saturday May 18 6:00pm Tri-Cities Fever W 39–35[41][42] 7–3 Budweiser Events Center[43][44]
15 Saturday May 25 7:05pm at Tri-Cities Fever L 37–41[45] 7–4 Toyota Center[46][47]
16 Saturday June 1 7:05pm at Texas Revolution W 63–26[48][49] 8–4 Allen Event Center[50][51]
17 Friday June 7 7:00pm Nebraska Danger L 55–67[52][53] 8–5 Budweiser Events Center[54]
18 Saturday June 15 6:00pm Wyoming Cavalry W 58–43 [55] 9–5 Budweiser Events Center

Roster

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2013 Colorado Ice roster
Quarterbacks
  • 13 Willie Copeland

Running backs

Wide receivers

  •  1 Jason Barnes
  • 88 Justin Helwege
  •  3 Kyle Kaiser
  • 85 Patrick Walker
Offensive linemen
  • 54 Abdul Kuyateh
  • 72 Dameon Terry
  • 78 Mike Trice

Defensive linemen

  • 51 Marquis George
  • 33 Gabe Knapton
  • 48 Christopher Mayes
  • 40 Conrad Obi
  • 55 Anthony Perkins
Linebackers
  • 11 Greg Jackson
  •  5 Rico McCoy
  •  7 Mycal Sisson

Defensive backs

  • 19 Michael Eby
  •  6 Moses Ellis Jr.
  • 24 Jovan Jackson
  • 22 Lamar Market
  • 20 Corey Sample
  • 21 A. J. Wallace

Kickers

  •  9 Aric Goodman
Injured Reserve
  • currently vacant

Exempt List

  • currently vacant

Practice squad

  • currently vacant

rookies in italics
Roster updated March 26, 2013
37 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS

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Standings

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2013 Intense Conference
W L T PCT PF PA DIV GB STK
y - Nebraska Danger 10 4 0 0.714 767 655 5-2 0.0 W4
x - Colorado Ice 9 5 0 0.643 651 579 5-3 1.0 L1
Tri-Cities Fever 6 8 0 0.429 626 591 4-4 4.0 W1
Wyoming Cavalry 1 13 0 0.071 433 754 1-7 9.0 L9

References

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  1. ^ a b "2013 IFL Schedule Announced". Indoor Football League. October 22, 2012. Archived from the original on January 3, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Colorado Ice Change Schedule after Sudden Loss". Fort Collins, CO: Colorado Ice. January 17, 2013. Archived from the original on March 6, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  3. ^ "IFL Announces Revised 2013 Schedule". Indoor Football League. January 21, 2013. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  4. ^ "Colorado Ice Sign Head Coach Heron O'Neal to Contract Extension". Fort Collins, CO: Colorado Ice. May 30, 2013. Archived from the original on September 6, 2013. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
  5. ^ "Colorado Ice to play preseason game Thursday". The Coloradoan. Fort Collins, CO: Gannett. February 20, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  6. ^ "Colorado Ice to Host Metro State Football for Preseason Game". Fort Collins, CO: Colorado Ice. January 23, 2013. Archived from the original on September 6, 2013. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
  7. ^ "Fri Mar 01, 2013 - Tri-Cities Fever @ Colorado Ice". Indoor Football League. March 1, 2013. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  8. ^ "Ice Break Through Fever 42 – 38". Fort Collins, CO: Colorado Ice. March 1, 2013. Archived from the original on September 5, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  9. ^ Brohard, Mike (February 28, 2013). "Colorado Ice to be tested from the start". Reporter-Herald. Loveland, CO: Prairie Mountain Publishing. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  10. ^ "Fever Ice'd in opener 42-38". Tri-City Herald. Kennewick, WA: The McClatchy Company. March 1, 2013. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  11. ^ "Sat Mar 09, 2013 - Colorado Ice @ Nebraska Danger". Indoor Football League. March 9, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  12. ^ "Ice lose to Danger 73 – 50". Fort Collins, CO: Colorado Ice. March 9, 2013. Archived from the original on September 5, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  13. ^ Tilus, Spenser (March 10, 2013). "Ice Fall To Danger 73-50". Cheyenne, WY: KGWN-TV/Northern Colorado 5. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  14. ^ Hamar, Bob (March 10, 2013). "Danger offense rolls over Colorado". Grand Island Independent. Grand Island, NE: Omaha World-Herald Co. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  15. ^ "Sun Mar 17, 2013 - Green Bay Blizzard @ Colorado Ice". Indoor Football League. March 17, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  16. ^ "Colorado Ice Defense Freezes the Blizzard". Fort Collins, CO: Colorado Ice. March 17, 2013. Archived from the original on September 5, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
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  18. ^ "Sun Mar 24, 2013 - Sioux Falls Storm @ Colorado Ice". Indoor Football League. March 24, 2013. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
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  20. ^ "Colorado Ice pick up second straight win". Reporter-Herald. Loveland, CO: Prairie Mountain Publishing. March 24, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
  21. ^ "Colorado downs Storm 40-33". Argus Leader. Sioux Falls, SD: Gannett Company. March 25, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
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  23. ^ "Fri Mar 29, 2013 - Colorado Ice @ Wyoming Cavalry". Indoor Football League. March 29, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
  24. ^ "Colorado Ice Move to 4 -1 with Win". Fort Collins, CO: Colorado Ice. March 29, 2013. Archived from the original on September 6, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
  25. ^ "Colorado Ice improve to 4-1, take over first place in conference". Reporter-Herald. Loveland, CO: Prairie Mountain Publishing. March 29, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
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  27. ^ "Colorado Ice Win and Take #1 Ranking". Fort Collins, CO: Colorado Ice. April 13, 2013. Archived from the original on September 5, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
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  29. ^ "Ice shuts down Danger". Grand Island Independent. Grand Island, NE: Omaha World-Herald Co. April 13, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  30. ^ "Sat Apr 20, 2013 - Colorado Ice @ Sioux Falls Storm". Indoor Football League. April 20, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  31. ^ "Colorado Ice take second loss on the road". Fort Collins, CO: Colorado Ice. April 20, 2013. Archived from the original on September 6, 2013. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  32. ^ "Ice win streak snapped in Sioux Falls". Reporter-Herald. Loveland, CO: Prairie Mountain Publishing. April 20, 2013. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  33. ^ "Fri Apr 26, 2013 - Colorado Ice @ Nebraska Danger". Indoor Football League. April 26, 2013. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  34. ^ "Colorado Ice Drop to #2 in Conference Rankings". Fort Collins, CO: Colorado Ice. April 26, 2013. Archived from the original on September 6, 2013. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  35. ^ "Colorado Ice lose in final seconds again". Reporter-Herald. Loveland, CO: Prairie Mountain Publishing. April 26, 2013. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
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  37. ^ "Fri May 03, 2013 - Colorado Ice @ Wyoming Cavalry". Indoor Football League. May 3, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  38. ^ "Ice go to 6–3 with the win in Wyoming". Fort Collins, CO: Colorado Ice. May 3, 2013. Archived from the original on May 7, 2013. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  39. ^ "Colorado Ice rally in fourth to topple Cavalry on road". Reporter-Herald. Loveland, CO: Prairie Mountain Publishing. May 3, 2013. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
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  41. ^ "Sat May 18, 2013 - Tri-Cities Fever @ Colorado Ice". Indoor Football League. May 18, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  42. ^ "Colorado Ice Fans Break the Fever, Ice Win 39-35". Fort Collins, CO: Colorado Ice. May 18, 2013. Archived from the original on September 6, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
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  45. ^ "Sat May 25, 2013 - Colorado Ice @ Tri-Cities Fever". Indoor Football League. May 25, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  46. ^ "Fever defeats Colorado Ice 41-37". Tri-City Herald. Kennewick, WA: The McClatchy Company. May 25, 2013. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  47. ^ "Ice come up empty late at Tri-Cities". Reporter-Herald. Loveland, CO: Prairie Mountain Publishing. May 26, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  48. ^ "Sat Jun 01, 2013 - Colorado Ice @ Texas Revolution". Indoor Football League. June 1, 2013. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
  49. ^ "Colorado Ice Stop the Revolution, 63–26". Fort Collins, CO: Colorado Ice. June 1, 2013. Archived from the original on June 18, 2013. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
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  52. ^ "Fri Jun 07, 2013 - Nebraska Danger @ Colorado Ice". Indoor Football League. June 7, 2013. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
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  55. ^ "Sat Jun 15, 2013 - Wyoming Cavalry @ Colorado Ice". Indoor Football League. June 15, 2013. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
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