2013 Arizona Rattlers season

2013 Arizona Rattlers season
Head coach	Kevin Guy
Owner	Ron Shurts
Home field	US Airways Center
Results
Record	15–3
Division place	1st NC West
Playoff finish	Won Conference Semifinals (SaberCats) 59–49 Won Conference Championship (Shock) 65–57 Won ArenaBowl XXVI (Soul) 48–39

The 2013 Arizona Rattlers season was the 22nd season for the franchise Arena Football League, coming off of their victory in ArenaBowl XXV. The team was coached by Kevin Guy and played their home games at the US Airways Center. With a 15–3 record, the Rattlers won their fourth consecutive division title to qualify for the playoffs. The Rattlers successfully defended their championship in ArenaBowl XXVI by once again defeating the Philadelphia Soul by a 48–39 score to win their fourth ArenaBowl championship in franchise history.

Final roster

2013 Arizona Rattlers roster
Quarterbacks 10 Nick Davila 16 Jason Murrietta Fullbacks 32 Odie Armstrong Wide Receivers 23 Trandon Harvey  3 Jared Perry 12 Tysson Poots  2 Maurice Purify 15 Kerry Reed  1 Rod Windsor		Offensive Linemen 75 Cornelius Dixon 51 Billy Eisenhardt 69 Michael Huey Defensive Linemen 91 Anton Dillon  6 Cliff Dukes 77 Anttaj Hawthorne 70 Marcus Pittman		Linebackers 94 Tyre Glasper Defensive Backs 11 Arkeith Brown 19 Marquis Floyd  4 Virgil Gray 20 Jeremy Kellem  9 Da'Mon Merkerson Kickers  7 Garrett Lindholm		Injured Reserve 71 Davon Allen OL 21 Riley Swanson DB League Suspended 73 Dwayne Hendricks DL 13 Willy Korn QB -- Craig Ratanamorn K 60 Jason Shirley OL Refuse to Report -- Cody Johnson FB -- Wes Kemp WR -- Raymond Webber WR Other League Exempt -- Will Blackmon DB -- Derek Dennis OL -- James Rogers DB Inactive reserve Currently vacant Recallable reassignment Currently vacant Rookies in italics Roster updated August 7, 2013 23 Active, 13 Inactive

Standings

West Division
Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA	DIV	CON	Home	Away
z-Arizona Rattlers	15	3	.833	1203	866	4–2	9–3	8–1	7–2
x-Spokane Shock	14	4	.778	1198	896	4–2	8–2	7–2	7–2
x-San Jose SaberCats	13	5	.722	1033	877	3–3	6–4	8–2	5–3
Utah Blaze	7	11	.389	896	988	1–5	3–8	4–5	3–6

z - Clinched division and conference's best record
x - Clinched playoff berth

Regular season schedule

The Rattlers began the season at home against the Philadelphia Soul on March 23 in a rematch of ArenaBowl XXV. They closed the regular season on the road against the Iowa Barnstormers on July 27.^[1][2]

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location	Report
					Score	Record
1	Saturday	March 23	5:00 p.m. MST	Philadelphia Soul	W 66–52	1–0	US Airways Center	[3]
2	Friday	March 29	6:30 p.m. MST	at Utah Blaze	W 77–49	2–0	EnergySolutions Arena	[4]
3	Saturday	April 6	5:30 p.m. MST	San Jose SaberCats	W 73–47	3–0	US Airways Center	[5]
4	Friday	April 12	7:00 p.m. MST	at Spokane Shock	L 49–66	3–1	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena	[6]
5	Saturday	April 20	6:00 p.m. MST	San Antonio Talons	W 83–40	4–1	US Airways Center	[7]
6	Sunday	April 28	3:00 p.m. MST	Orlando Predators	W 82–42	5–1	US Airways Center	[8]
7	Saturday	May 4	4:00 p.m. MST	at Jacksonville Sharks	W 58–48	6–1	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena	[9]
8	Saturday	May 11	6:00 p.m. MST	Utah Blaze	W 65–49	7–1	US Airways Center	[10]
9	Sunday	May 19	1:00 p.m. MST	at Chicago Rush	W 56–49	8–1	Allstate Arena	[11]
10	Saturday	May 25	6:00 p.m. MST	Iowa Barnstormers	W 70–26	9–1	US Airways Center	[12]
11	Saturday	June 1	1:05 p.m. MST	at Philadelphia Soul	W 64–57	10–1	Wells Fargo Center	[13]
12	Saturday	June 8	5:30 p.m. MST	at San Antonio Talons	W 70–21	11–1	Alamodome	[14]
13	Saturday	June 15	6:00 p.m. MST	Spokane Shock	W 59–42	12–1	US Airways Center	[15]
14	Saturday	June 22	7:30 p.m. MST	at San Jose SaberCats	L 42–72	12–2	HP Pavilion at San Jose	[16]
15	Bye
16	Saturday	July 6	4:00 p.m. MST	at Orlando Predators	W 84–56	13–2	Amway Center	[17]
17	Saturday	July 13	6:00 p.m. MST	New Orleans VooDoo	W 79–42	14–2	US Airways Center
18	Saturday	July 20	6:00 p.m. MST	Chicago Rush	L 42–63	14–3	US Airways Center
19	Saturday	July 27	5:05 p.m. MST	at Iowa Barnstormers	W 84–45	15–3	Wells Fargo Arena	[18]

Playoffs

Round	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results	Location	Report
NC Semifinals	Sunday	August 4	5:00 p.m. MST	San Jose SaberCats	W 59–49	US Airways Center	[19]
NC Championship	Saturday	August 10	6:00 p.m. MST	Spokane Shock	W 65–57	US Airways Center	[20]
ArenaBowl XXVI	Saturday	August 17	10:00 a.m. MST	Philadelphia Soul	W 48–39	Amway Center	[21]

References

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21. Jeff Sims (August 17, 2013). "Rattlers Repeat as ArenaBowl Champs". Arenafan.com. Retrieved August 18, 2013.