The
2013
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Detroit Thunder season was the first season for the
Continental Indoor Football League
The Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) was an indoor football league based along the Midwestern United States region that played nine seasons from 2006 to 2014. It began play in April 2006 as the Great Lakes Indoor Football League (GLIF ...
(CIFL) franchise.
On November 1, 2012, the Thunder was officially announced as the CIFL's eleventh team for the 2013 season. The team is owned by David and Cynthia Kinsman, who also own the
Port Huron Patriots
The Port Huron Patriots were a professional indoor football team based in Port Huron, Michigan. The team was a member of the North Division of the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL). The Patriots joined the CIFL in 2012 as an expansion t ...
in the same league.
In addition, the Michigan Cup was announces as the trophy the Thunder, Patriots, and
Saginaw Sting would compete for during the 2013 season.
On November 9, 2012, David Kinsman announced the Thunder would be playing their home games at the
Taylor Sportsplex in
Taylor, Michigan for the 2013 season, with the hopes to move to a larger venue in 2014.
Roster
Schedule
Regular season
Standings
Coaching staff
References
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2013 Continental Indoor Football League season
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