2013 Kane County Dawgs season

The 2013 Kane County Dawgs season was a short-lived season for the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) franchise.

2013 Kane County Dawgs season
Owner	Mike Dortch & Macey Brooks
Head coach	Matt Griebel
General manager	Mike Dortch
Home field	Seven Bridges Ice Arena
Results
Record	0-10
Division place	10th
Playoff finish	Did Not Qualify

The franchise was originally to be called the DeKalb Dawgs, and were to play in the American Professional Football League in 2013, before announcing that they would be joining the Continental Indoor Football League as its tenth member in October 2012. On October 10, 2012, the franchise announced that former National Football League and Arena Football League player Matt Griebel was named the team's first head coach.[1] The team also announced that they would be playing their home games at the Seven Bridges Ice Arena in Woodridge, Illinois.[1]

After having the first two weeks of the season off with a bye weeks, the Dawgs forfeit their first game, when the turf they purchased did not adequately fit the Seven Bridges Ice Arena.[2] The following week, the Dawgs would lose their first ever played game in franchise history, with a 13-69 loss to the Erie Explosion.[3]

The loss to the Explosion, would end up being the team's only game, as the following week the league announced on their website that the Dawgs franchise was "indefinitely suspending operations" to protect the integrity of the league. Players and coaches were all released and free to sign with other teams in the CIFL or elsewhere.[4]

Roster

Kane County Dawgs roster
Quarterbacks  7 Rodney Brown 11 Mosely Haven  5 Demetrius Jones Running Backs 33 Greg Owens Wide Receivers 12 Michael Leaks  3 Nathan Lohmann  4 Tom McGinnis  2 Brian Miles 10 Adrian Perez		Offensive Linemen 53 A. J. Adams 64 Daniel Broom 71 Anthony Bullock 55 Prenny Stokes Defensive Linemen 47 Eugene Beard 16 Fred Blue 50 Christian Daigre 85 D. J. Grayson Linebackers 23 Tim Jarvis		Defensive Backs 22 Maxwell Frempong  1 Bryon Jackson 14 Antwain Jones 44 Bobby Miller  8 Mike Thornton  6 Sinque Turner Kickers 99 Julie Harshbarger		Injured Reserve Currently vacant Exempt List Currently vacant Practice Squad Currently vacant Rookies in italics Roster updated February 23, 2013 25 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS

Schedule

Regular season

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game site
				Final score	Team record
1	Bye
2	Bye
3	February 23	7:00 P.M. CST	Marion Blue Racers	L 0-2 (forfeit)	0-1	Seven Bridges Ice Arena
4	March 3	2:00 P.M. EST	at Erie Explosion	L 13-69	0-2	Erie Insurance Arena
5	March 10	4:00 P.M. EST	at Detroit Thunder	L 0-2 (forfeit)	0-3	McMorran Arena
6	March 18	7:00 P.M. EST	at Saginaw Sting	L 0-2 (forfeit)	0-4	Dow Event Center
7	March 23	7:30 P.M. EST	at Port Huron Patriots	L 0-2 (forfeit)	0-5	McMorran Arena
8	March 30	7:00 p.m. CST	Port Huron Patriots	L 0-2 (forfeit)	0-6	Seven Bridges Ice Arena
9	April 6	7:00 P.M. CST	at Owensboro Rage	L 0-2 (forfeit)	0-7	The Next Level Sports Facility
10	April 13	7:00 P.M. CST	Owensboro Rage	L 0-2 (forfeit)	0-8	Seven Bridges Ice Arena
11	April 21	6:30 p.m. CST	Saginaw Sting	L 0-2 (forfeit)	0-9	Seven Bridges Ice Arena
12	April 28	4:00 p.m. CST	Kentucky Drillers	L 0-2 (forfeit)	0-10	Seven Bridges Ice Arena

Standings

2013 Continental Indoor Football League
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	PF (Avg.)	PA (Avg.)	STK
y-Erie Explosion	10	0	0	1.000	467	218	46.7	21.8	W10
x-Dayton Sharks	8	2	0	.800	478	303	47.8	30.3	L2
x-Saginaw Sting	8	2	0	.800	377	320	37.7	32.0	W3
x-Kentucky Xtreme	7	3	0	.700	497	328	49.7	32.8	W2
Detroit Thunder	4	6	0	.400	282	389	28.2	38.9	L1
Port Huron Patriots	4	6	0	.400	255	336	25.5	33.6	L1
Kentucky Drillers	2	8	0	.200	270	475	27.0	47.5	W1
Marion Blue Racers	2	8	0	.200	317	428	31.7	42.8	W1
Owensboro Rage	5	5	0	.500	195	267	19.5	26.7	L2
Kane County Dawgs^†	0	1	0	.000	13	69	13	69	L1

y - clinched home playoff game

x - clinched playoff spot

^†Kane County played the second game on their schedule, but forfeited the other nine.

Coaching staff

2013 Kane County Dawgs staff
	Front Office Director of Football Operations - Vernard Alsberry Director of Front Office Operations - Bri Dortch Director of Gameday Operations - Zach Tolliver			Head Coach Head Coach – Matt Griebel Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Nick Lago Wide Receivers – Macey Brooks Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Rob Williams Defensive Line – Anthony Purvis Special Teams Special Teams Asst. Coach – Chris Lago

References

1. "Kane County Dawgs Hires Head Coach". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. October 10, 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
2. John Dudley (March 4, 2013). "John Dudley: Explosion look good, but need a longer measuring stick". www.goerie.com. CyberInk LP and the Erie Times-News. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
3. Mike Cooper (March 4, 2013). "Erie Explosion rout Kane County, improve to 3-0". www.goerie.com. CyberInk LP and the Erie Times-News. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
4. "CIFL Suspends Kane County Dawgs Operations". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. March 10, 2013. Retrieved June 14, 2013.