The 2013 Green Bay Blizzard season was the team's eleventh season as a football franchise and fourth in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of just nine teams competing in the IFL for the 2013 season, the Green Bay Blizzard were members of the United Conference. The team played their home games at the Resch Center in the Green Bay suburb of Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin.
The Blizzard began the season under the direction of head coach Robert Fuller but he was replaced after six games by Chad Baldwin. The team ended the regular season with a 4–10 record and did not qualify for the playoffs. They drew an average attendance of 3,812 for their seven regular season games. After failing to turn reach certain unspecified "financial benchmarks", three of the four principal owners of the team agreed to place the franchise for sale in June 2013. If a new owner had not been found by September 1, 2013, the franchise would have suspended operations for the 2014 IFL season.
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.
The March 23, 2013, game against the Chicago Slaughter was "Military Appreciation Night" with free tickets for veterans and all fans in attendance received a personal American flag. Children also received replicas of the special "camouflage" Blizzard jersey.
After the April 7th loss dropped the team's record to 1–5, head coach Robert Fuller was fired and defensive coordinator Chad Baldwin was promoted to replace him.
Roster moves Junior Aumavae, a nose tackle who spent the 2012 season playing for the Blizzard, was signed by the New York Jets in late March 2013.
Schedule Key:
Preseason Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Final Score Record 1 Thursday February 7 7:05pm at Cedar Rapids Titans W 67–47 1–0 Cedar Rapids Ice Arena
Regular season Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Final Score Record 1 Friday February 15 7:30pm Sioux Falls Storm L 41–64 0–1 Resch Center 2 BYE 3 Saturday March 2 6:07pm at Chicago Slaughter L 41–50 0–2 Sears Centre 4 BYE 5 Sunday March 17 3:00pm at Colorado Ice L 20–24 0–3 Budweiser Events Center 6 Saturday March 23 7:00pm Chicago Slaughter L 14–27 0–4 Resch Center 7 Saturday March 30 7:05pm at Cedar Rapids Titans W 41–38 1–4 Cedar Rapids Ice Arena 8 Sunday April 7 3:05pm at Sioux Falls Storm L 29–48 1–5 Sioux Falls Arena 9 BYE 10 Saturday April 20 7:00pm Tri-Cities Fever W 66–54 2–5 Resch Center 11 Saturday April 27 7:05pm Texas Revolution W 74–25 3–5 Resch Center 12 BYE 13 Friday May 10 7:30pm Nebraska Danger W 53–47 4–5 Resch Center 14 Saturday May 18 7:00pm Cedar Rapids Titans L 37–54 4–6 Resch Center 15 Saturday May 25 7:05pm at Texas Revolution L 56–60 4–7 Allen Event Center 16 Friday May 31 7:35pm at Chicago Slaughter L 51–52 4–8 Sears Centre 17 Saturday June 8 7:05pm at Cedar Rapids Titans L 42–49 4–9 Cedar Rapids Ice Arena 18 Saturday June 15 7:00pm Chicago Slaughter L 57–60 4–10 Resch Center
Roster 2013 Green Bay Blizzard roster Quarterback
Running backs
Wide receivers Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen Linebacker
Defensive backs
Kicker Injured reserve Currently vacant
Exempt list Currently vacant
Practice squad Currently vacant
Rookies in italicsRoster updated March 26, 201325 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS
Standings
References
External links Green Bay Blizzard official statistics 2013 IFL regular season schedule