2013 Texas Revolution season
| 2013 Texas Revolution season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Billy Back |
| General manager | Tim Brown |
| Owner | Championship Sports Group |
| Home field | Allen Event Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 5–9 |
| Division place | United Conference |
The 2013 Texas Revolution season was the team's fourteenth season as a football franchise, fourth in the Indoor Football League (IFL), and first as the "Texas Revolution". One of just nine teams competing in the IFL for the 2013 season, the Texas Revolution were realigned to the United Conference. The team played their home games at the Allen Event Center in Allen, Texas. Head coach Billy Back led the team to a 5–9 record and they failed to qualify for post-season play.
A new ownership group, led by team president and chief executive officer Tommy Benizio, took control of the Dallas-area franchise after the 2012 season but the previous ownership retained the rights to the "Allen Wranglers" name and logo. The new owners held a "Name Your Team" contest and awarded $5,000 to Todd Carlson of Plano, Texas, for his winning entry. The Championship Sports Group includes Benizio, NFL legend Tim Brown, and Texas politician Ken Paxton.
On November 8, 2012, the team announced the hiring of Billy Back as head coach for the 2012-13 season. Back spent the previous three seasons leading the Cincinnati Commandos to three consecutive league championships. Before coaching, Back played six seasons in the NIFL, af2, and IFL. On the same day, the Revolution hired Brian Wells as defensive coordinator. Wells had served as an assistant coach under Back in Cincinnati. On December 18, 2012, the rest of the coaching staff was announced. IFL veteran Brandon Blackmon was named defensive backs coach, local Bryan Raymond was named offensive line coach, and NFL veteran Taurean Henderson signed on as the running backs coach.
Shortly before the 2013 season began, the owner of the Cheyenne Warriors died and the IFL revised its schedule to accommodate the now 9-team league. While the Revolution had not been scheduled to play Cheyenne, the revisions altered the latter half of their game schedule.
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