2013 San Antonio Talons season

The 2013 San Antonio Talons season was the 13th season for the franchise, the fourth in the Arena Football League, and the second in San Antonio, Texas. The team was coached by Lee Johnson and played their home games at the Alamodome. Finishing the season with a 10–8 record, the Talons missed the playoffs by losing a tiebreaker with the Chicago Rush. They also finished the season with 9 different quarterbacks, 6 of them getting injured.

2013 San Antonio Talons season
Head coach	Lee Johnson
Home stadium	Alamodome
Results
Record	10–8
Division place	2nd NC Central
Playoffs	Did not qualify
← 2012 San Antonio Talons seasons 2014 →

Final roster

2013 San Antonio Talons roster
Quarterbacks 14 Marcus Jackson 19 Robert Kent Fullbacks 28 Chad Cook  4 Micah King Wide receivers 18 Dallas Baker -- Marcus Barnett 21 Brent Holmes  7 D. J. Stephens 15 Jomo Wilson		Offensive linemen 64 Ray Hisatake 78 Solomon Orr 96 Moqut Ruffins Defensive linemen  8 Tim McGill 11 Joe Sykes 33 Mark Weivoda		Linebackers 44 Jamar Ransom -- Brandon Sesay  3 Pierre Turner Defensive backs  2 Carlton Brown  5 Andre Jones 27 Justin Hannah  1 Kelvin Rodgers  6 Fred Shaw Kickers 13 Stefan Demos		Injured reserve 77 Emmanuel Akah OL 14 Rohan Davey QB 42 Victor DeGrate LB 17 John Dutton QB  1 Dwayne Eley Jr. WR  9 Zach Frazer QB 17 Nick Hill QB 82 Robert Quiroga WR 62 Eddie Williams OL Refuse to report -- Markus McFolling FB League suspension -- Nate Davis QB -- Robert Gill WR 72 Isaac Leatiota OL 19 Xavier Lee QB/WR 81 Burl Toler III WR Other league exempt  2 Eric Crocker DB -- G. J. Kinne QB Inactive reserve Currently vacant Recallable reassignment Currently vacant Rookies in italics Roster updated July 25, 2013 24 Active, 17 Inactive

Standings

Central Division v t e
Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA	DIV	CON	Home	Away
y-Chicago Rush	10	8	.556	973	947	2–2	5–5	3–5	7–3
San Antonio Talons	10	8	.556	782	884	2–2	3–8	4–5	6–3
Iowa Barnstormers	6	12	.333	827	913	2–2	3–7	2–7	4–5

y - Clinched division

Regular season schedule

The Talons began the season at home against the San Jose SaberCats on March 23. They closed the regular season at home against the Philadelphia Soul on July 27.^[1][2]

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location	Report
					Score	Record
1	Saturday	March 23	7:30 p.m. CDT	San Jose SaberCats	L 42–47	0–1	Alamodome	[3]
2	Bye
3	Friday	April 5	7:30 p.m. CDT	Chicago Rush	L 41–48	0–2	Alamodome	[4]
4	Friday	April 12	7:00 p.m. CDT	at Tampa Bay Storm	W 52–36	1–2	Tampa Bay Times Forum	[5]
5	Saturday	April 20	8:00 p.m. CDT	at Arizona Rattlers	L 40–83	1–3	US Airways Center	[6]
6	Sunday	April 28	1:00 p.m. CDT	at Pittsburgh Power	W 42–37	2–3	Consol Energy Center	[7]
7	Friday	May 3	7:30 p.m. CDT	Iowa Barnstormers	L 36–48	2–4	Alamodome	[8]
8	Saturday	May 11	8:30 p.m. CDT	Jacksonville Sharks	W 34–30	3–4	Alamodome	[9]
9	Saturday	May 18	6:00 p.m. CDT	at Cleveland Gladiators	W 57–33	4–4	Quicken Loans Arena	[10]
10	Friday	May 24	7:30 p.m. CDT	Spokane Shock	L 48–61	4–5	Alamodome	[11]
11	Monday	June 3	7:30 p.m. CDT	Utah Blaze	W 42–41	5–5	Alamodome	[12]
12	Saturday	June 8	7:30 p.m. CDT	Arizona Rattlers	L 21–70	5–6	Alamodome	[13]
13	Saturday	June 15	7:00 p.m. CDT	at Chicago Rush	W 61–54	6–6	BMO Harris Bank Center	[14]
14	Saturday	June 22	7:00 p.m. CDT	at New Orleans VooDoo	W 56–53	7–6	New Orleans Arena	[15]
15	Saturday	June 29	7:05 p.m. CDT	at Iowa Barnstormers	W 35–34	8–6	Wells Fargo Arena	[16]
16	Saturday	July 6	9:30 p.m. CDT	at San Jose SaberCats	L 35–62	8–7	HP Pavilion at San Jose	[17]
17	Saturday	July 13	7:30 p.m. CDT	Tampa Bay Storm	W 68–42	9–7	Alamodome	[18]
18	Friday	July 19	9:00 p.m. CDT	at Spokane Shock	L 30–77	9–8	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena	[19]
19	Saturday	July 27	8:00 p.m. CDT	Philadelphia Soul	W 42–28	10–8	Alamodome	[20]