2013 Nebraska Danger season

2013 Nebraska Danger season
Head coach	Mike Davis
Owner	Charlie Bosselman
Home field	Eihusen Arena
Results
Record	11–5
Conference place	1st Intense
Playoff finish	Lost 2013 United Bowl

The 2013 Nebraska Danger season was the third season for the Nebraska Danger as a football franchise and their third in the Indoor Football League. One of just nine teams competing in the IFL for the 2013 season, the Nebraska Danger are members of the Intense Conference.^[1] The team played their home games under head coach Mike Davis at the Eihusen Arena in Grand Island, Nebraska.

Season summary

The Danger were successful in the regular season, clinching the Intense Conference and qualifying for the IFL playoffs.^[2] The team defeated the Colorado Ice to win the Intense Conference and reach the United Bowl but fell in the championship game to the Sioux Falls Storm 40-43.^[3][4]

The Danger were named the IFL Franchise of the Year for 2013. Quarterback Jameel Sewell was named both the IFL's Most Valuable Player and its Offensive Player of the Year.^[4]

Off-field moves

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.^[5]

Schedule

Key:   Win   Tie   Loss   Bye

Preseason

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location[1]
					Final Score	Record
1	Saturday	February 23	7:05pm	Lincoln Haymakers	W 56–21	1–0	Eihusen Arena

Regular season

All start times are local

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location[1]
					Final Score	Record
1	Saturday	March 2	7:00pm	Sioux Falls Storm	W 30–21[6][7]	1–0	Eihusen Arena[8]
2	Saturday	March 9	7:00pm	Colorado Ice	W 73–50[9][10]	2–0	Eihusen Arena[11]
3	Friday	March 15	7:05pm	at Tri-Cities Fever	L 31–44[12][13]	2–1	Toyota Center
4	Friday	March 22	7:00pm	Wyoming Cavalry	W 62–35[14][15]	3–1	Eihusen Arena
5	BYE
6	Saturday	April 6	7:00pm	Texas Revolution	W 53–50[16][17]	4–1	Eihusen Arena
7	Saturday	April 13	6:00pm	at Colorado Ice	L 12–32[18][19]	4–2	Budweiser Events Center[20]
8	Saturday	April 20	7:05pm	at Texas Revolution	W 62-47[21][22]	5–2	Allen Event Center
9	Friday	April 26	7:00pm	Colorado Ice	W 69-66[23][24]	6–2	Eihusen Arena[25]
10	Saturday	May 4	7:05pm	at Sioux Falls Storm	L 41-43[26][27]	6–3	Sioux Falls Arena[28]
11	Friday	May 10	7:30pm	at Green Bay Blizzard	L 47-53[29][30]	6–4	Resch Center[31]
12	Friday	May 17	7:05pm	at Wyoming Cavalry	W 82-53[32][33]	7–4	Casper Events Center
13	Friday	May 24	7:00pm	Wyoming Cavalry	W 69–42[34][35]	8–4	Eihusen Arena[2][36]
14	BYE
15	Friday	June 7	7:00pm	at Colorado Ice	W 67–55[37][38]	9–4	Budweiser Events Center[39][40]
16	Saturday	June 15	7:00pm	Tri-Cities Fever	W 69–64[41]	10–4	Eihusen Arena

Postseason

Round	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location[1]
					Final Score	Record
Intense Conference Championship	Saturday	June 22	7:00pm	Colorado Ice	W 55–50[42][3]	1–0	Eihusen Arena
2013 United Bowl	Saturday	June 29	7:00pm	at Sioux Falls Storm	L 40–43[43][44]	1–1	Sioux Falls Arena[4]

Roster

2013 Nebraska Danger roster
Quarterbacks 10 Jameel Sewell Running Backs 5 Randy Bell 20 Daniel Libre Wide Receivers 85 Marcus Barnett 4 Kayne Farquharson 15 Andrew Piper-Jordan 1 Corey Surrency		Offensive Linemen 52 Jorge Guerra 75 D'Angelo McCray 72 Darius Savage 55 Conan Amituanai Defensive Linemen 8 Adrian Davis 99 Jervonte Jackson 93 Lolomana Mikaele 56 Tommy Chavis Linebackers 33 Maurice Simpkins		Defensive Backs 13 Pig Brown 26 Kayne Elenburg 21 Darnell Terrell 2 Ramon Broadway 22 Carl Gettis Kickers 17 Brendan Hanaphy 25 Joe Houston		Injured Reserve Currently vacant Exempt List Currently vacant Practice Squad Currently vacant Roster updated March 26, 2013 25 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS → More rosters

Standings

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

1. "2013 IFL Schedule Announced". Indoor Football League. October 22, 2012. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
2. Hamar, Bob (May 26, 2013). "Danger clinches playoff berth, looks for more". Grand Island Independent. Grand Island, NE: Omaha World-Herald Co. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
3. Douglass, Terry (June 22, 2013). "Danger holds off Ice". Grand Island Independent. Grand Island, NE: Omaha World-Herald Co. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
4. Hamar, Bob (June 28, 2013). "Danger, Storm meet for IFL title". Grand Island Independent. Grand Island, NE: Omaha World-Herald Co. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
5. "IFL Announces Revised 2013 Schedule". Indoor Football League. January 21, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
6. "Sat Mar 02, 2013 - Sioux Falls Storm @ Nebraska Danger". Indoor Football League. March 2, 2013. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
7. Douglass, Terry (March 3, 2013). "Danger knocks off Storm in opener". Grand Island Independent. Grand Island, NE: Omaha World-Herald Co. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
8. "Nebraska upends Storm 30-21". Argus Leader. Sioux Falls, SD: Gannett Company. March 2, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
9. "Sat Mar 09, 2013 - Colorado Ice @ Nebraska Danger". Indoor Football League. March 9, 2013. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
10. Hamar, Bob (March 10, 2013). "Danger offense rolls over Colorado". Grand Island Independent. Grand Island, NE: Omaha World-Herald Co. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
11. Tilus, Spenser (March 10, 2013). "Ice Fall To Danger 73-50". Cheyenne, WY: KGWN-TV/Northern Colorado 5. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
12. "Fri Mar 15, 2013 - Nebraska Danger @ Tri-Cities Fever". Indoor Football League. March 15, 2013. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
13. Hamar, Bob (March 19, 2013). "Danger looking to bounce back after loss". Grand Island Independent. Grand Island, NE: Omaha World-Herald Co. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
14. "Fri Mar 22, 2013 - Wyoming Cavalry @ Nebraska Danger". Indoor Football League. March 22, 2013. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
15. Douglass, Terry (March 22, 2013). "Sewell leads way as Danger routs Wyoming". Grand Island Independent. Grand Island, NE: Omaha World-Herald Co. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
16. "Sat Apr 06, 2013 - Texas Revolution @ Nebraska Danger". Indoor Football League. April 6, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
17. Hamar, Bob (April 6, 2013). "Takeaways key Danger victory". Grand Island Independent. Grand Island, NE: Omaha World-Herald Co. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
18. "Sat Apr 13, 2013 - Nebraska Danger @ Colorado Ice". Indoor Football League. April 13, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
19. "Ice shuts down Danger". Grand Island Independent. Grand Island, NE: Omaha World-Herald Co. April 13, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
20. Star, Sean (April 13, 2013). "Colorado puts Danger offense on Ice". Reporter-Herald. Loveland, CO: Prairie Mountain Publishing. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
21. "Sat Apr 20, 2013 - Nebraska Danger @ Texas Revolution". Indoor Football League. April 20, 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
22. "Danger knocks off Revolution". Grand Island Independent. Grand Island, NE: Omaha World-Herald Co. April 20, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
23. "Fri Apr 26, 2013 - Colorado Ice @ Nebraska Danger". Indoor Football League. April 26, 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
24. Hamar, Bob (April 26, 2013). "Late kick lifts Danger". Grand Island Independent. Grand Island, NE: Omaha World-Herald Co. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
25. "Colorado Ice lose in final seconds again". Reporter-Herald. Loveland, CO: Prairie Mountain Publishing. April 26, 2013. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
26. "Sat May 04, 2013 - Nebraska Danger @ Sioux Falls Storm". Indoor Football League. May 4, 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
27. "Danger falls to Storm, 43-41". Grand Island Independent. Grand Island, NE: Omaha World-Herald Co. May 4, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
28. Zimmer, Matt (May 4, 2013). "Storm face needed win on home turf". Argus Leader. Sioux Falls, SD: Gannett Company. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
29. "Fri May 10, 2013 - Nebraska Danger @ Green Bay Blizzard". Indoor Football League. May 10, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
30. "Blizzard hand Danger heartbreaking defeat". Grand Island Independent. Grand Island, NE: Omaha World-Herald Co. May 11, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
31. "Blizzard wins thriller over Danger on game's final play". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Green Bay, WI: Gannett Company. May 10, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
32. "Fri May 17, 2013 - Nebraska Danger @ Wyoming Cavalry". Indoor Football League. May 17, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
33. Hamar, Bob (May 18, 2013). "Danger rolls past Cavalry, 82-53". Grand Island Independent. Grand Island, NE: Omaha World-Herald Co. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
34. "Fri May 24, 2013 - Wyoming Cavalry @ Nebraska Danger". Indoor Football League. May 24, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
35. Hamar, Bob (May 25, 2013). "Danger win secures playoff spot". Grand Island Independent. Grand Island, NE: Omaha World-Herald Co. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
36. "Cavs lose road game to Danger". Casper Star-Tribune. Casper, WY: Lee Enterprises. May 25, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
37. "Fri Jun 07, 2013 - Nebraska Danger @ Colorado Ice". Indoor Football League. June 7, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
38. "Danger gets huge road win, tops Colorado 67-55". Grand Island Independent. Grand Island, NE: Omaha World-Herald Co. June 8, 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
39. "Slow start costs Ice chance at home playoff game". Reporter-Herald. Loveland, CO: Prairie Mountain Publishing. June 7, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
40. "Danger's Sewell IFL Offensive Player of Week". Grand Island Independent. Grand Island, NE: Omaha World-Herald Co. June 12, 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
41. "Sat Jun 15, 2013 - Tri-Cities Fever @ Nebraska Danger". Indoor Football League. June 15, 2013. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
42. "Sat Jun 22, 2013 - Colorado Ice @ Nebraska Danger". Indoor Football League. June 22, 2013. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
43. "Sat Jun 29, 2013 - Nebraska Danger @ Sioux Falls Storm". Indoor Football League. June 29, 2013. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
44. Hamar, Bob (June 30, 2013). "Danger looking forward to 2014 season". Grand Island Independent. Grand Island, NE: Omaha World-Herald Co. Retrieved December 24, 2013.

External links

• Nebraska Danger official website
• Nebraska Danger official statistics
• 2013 IFL regular season schedule
• Nebraska Danger at The Grand Island Independent