2013 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football season

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2013 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football season
KCAC Football logo (Helmet).jpg
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League NAIA
Sport football
DurationFall-Winter 2013
Number of teams10
2013
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2013 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 14 Sterling $^  8 –1   9 –3  
No. 8 Tabor ^  7 –2   10 –3  
No. 17 Friends  7 –2   8 –3  
No. 15 Ottawa ^  7 –2   8 –4  
McPherson  4 –5   5 –6  
Southwestern (KS)  4 –5   5 –6  
Kansas Wesleyan  3 –6   4 –7  
Saint Mary (KS)  3 –6   4 –7  
Bethany (KS)  1 –8   2 –9  
Bethel (KS)  1 –8   2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

The 2013 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football season is made up of 10 United States college athletic programs that compete in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) under the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) for the 2013 college football season. The season began play on August 31, 2013. [1]

Contents

Conference teams and information

Conference rules require each team to play all other teams within the conference and two other regular season non-conference game for a total of 11 games. Up until 2011, the conference only allowed a 10-game season. [2]

Two teams begin the season with new head coaches. Bethel's current coach is Martin Mathis. [3] Mathis replaces James Dotson, who took over the role for one season [4] after the sudden resignation of Travis Graber on July 27, 2012. [5]

Bethany's Manny Matsakis is also new to his team and a first-year head coach. Matsakis was announced as the new head coach for the Swedes in March 2013 to replace Jamie Cruce after his resignation. [6]

SchoolMascotHead CoachLocationStadium
Bethany Swedes Manny Matsakis Lindsborg, Kansas Lindstrom Field
Bethel Threshers Martin Mathis North Newton, Kansas Thresher Stadium
Friends Falcons Monty Lewis Wichita, Kansas Adair-Austin Stadium
Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes Dave Dallas Salina, Kansas Salina Stadium
McPherson Bulldogs Pete Sterbick McPherson, Kansas McPherson Stadium
Ottawa Braves Kent Kessinger Ottawa, Kansas Peoples Bank Field
Saint Mary Spires Lance Hinson Leavenworth, Kansas Saint Mary Field
Southwestern Moundbuilders Ken Crandall Winfield, Kansas Richard L. Jantz Stadium
Sterling Warriors Andy Lambert Sterling, Kansas Smisor Stadium
Tabor Bluejays Mike Gardner Hillsboro, Kansas Joel Wiens Stadium

Preseason outlook

The 2013 NAIA football rankings released their annual spring poll on April 15, 2013. Two teams from the conference were ranked in the top 25: #16 Ottawa and #19 Tabor. A third team, Kansas Wesleyan, received votes in the poll. [7] The poll rankings changed slightly with the Preseason Poll on August 12, 2013: Tabor was ranked ahead of Ottawa at 17th and 18th. Kansas Weleyan did not receive any votes, but Friends managed to receive nine. [8]

Schedule

The season began play on August 31, 2013. [1]

Week 0

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
August 31, 2013No. RV  Bacone (Okla.) McPhersonMcPherson Stadium • McPherson, Kansas 37–31  -
August 31, 2013 Haskell (Kan.) BethelThresher Stadium • North Newton, Kansas –  -
August 31, 2013Southwestern Oklahoma Baptist tbd • Shawnee, Oklahoma  –  -
#Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll [9] . All times are in Central Time.

Week 1

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
September 7, 2013Bethany Southwestern Assemblies of God Lumpkins Stadium • Waxahachie, Texas  –  -
September 7, 2013 Doane (Neb.) No. RV FriendsAdair-Austin Stadium • Wichita, Kansas  –  -
September 7, 2013No. 16 OttawaNo. 14  Baker (Kan.) Liston Stadium • Baldwin City, Kansas  –  -
September 7, 2013No. 19 TaborNo. RV  Nebraska Wesleyan Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska  –  -
September 7, 2013Kansas Wesleyan Hastings (Neb.) Lloyd Wilson Stadium • Hastings, Nebraska  –  -
September 7, 2013Sterling Oklahoma Panhandle State Carl Wooten Field • Goodwell, Oklahoma  –  -
September 7, 2013Saint Mary Oklahoma Baptist tbd • Shawnee, Oklahoma –  -
#Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll [10] . All times are in Central Time.

Week 2

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
September 14, 2013 Missouri Valley OttawaPeoples Bank Field • Ottawa, Kansas –  -
September 14, 2013 MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) TaborJoel Wiens Stadium • Hillsboro, Kansas –  -
September 14, 2013 Baker (Kan.) Saint MarySaint Mary Field • Leavenworth, Kansas –  -
September 14, 2013 Evangel (Mo.) Kansas WesleyanSalina Stadium • Salina, Kansas –  -
September 14, 2013 Benedictine (Kan.) FriendsAdair-Austin Stadium • Wichita, Kansas –  -
September 14, 2013 Graceland (Iowa) McPhersonMcPherson Stadium • McPherson, Kansas –  -
September 14, 2013 Peru State (Neb.) SouthwesternRichard L. Jantz Stadium • Winfield, Kansas –  -
September 14, 2013 Culver-Stockton (Mo.) SterlingSmisor Stadium • Sterling, Kansas –  -
September 14, 2013 Avila (Mo.) BethanyLindstrom Field • Lindsborg, Kansas –  -
September 14, 2013 Central Methodist (Mo.) BethelThresher Stadium • North Newton, Kansas –  -
#Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll. All times are in Central Time.

The week of September 14 marks the first Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference – Heart of America Athletic Conference Football Series. During this week, head-to-head matchups are played from teams in the KCAC versus the Heart of America Athletic Conference. Matchups are based on the final standings of the 2012 season (see 2012 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football season and 2012 Heart of America Athletic Conference football season). [11]

Week 3

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
September 21, 2013OttawaBethanyLindstrom Field • Lindsborg, Kansas –  -
September 21, 2013BethelMcPhersonMcPherson Stadium • McPherson, Kansas –  -
September 21, 2013FriendsSterlingSmisor Stadium • Sterling, Kansas –  -
September 21, 2013Kansas WesleyanSouthwesternRichard L. Jantz Stadium • Winfield, Kansas –  -
September 21, 2013Saint MaryTaborJoel Wiens Stadium • Hillsboro, Kansas –  -
#Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Week 4

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
September 28, 2013BethanySaint MarySaint Mary Field • Leavenworth, Kansas –  -
September 28, 2013BethelOttawaPeoples Bank Field • Ottawa, Kansas –  -
September 28, 2013SouthwesternFriendsAdair-Austin Stadium • Wichita, Kansas –  -
September 28, 2013McPhersonKansas WesleyanSalina Stadium • Salina, Kansas –  -
September 28, 2013TaborSterlingSmisor Stadium • Sterling, Kansas –  -
#Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Week 5

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
October 5, 2013SterlingBethanyLindstrom Field • Lindsborg, Kansas –  -
October 5, 2013Saint MaryBethelThresher Stadium • North Newton, Kansas –  -
October 5, 2013FriendsKansas WesleyanSalina Stadium • Salina, Kansas –  -
October 5, 2013OttawaMcPhersonMcPherson Stadium • McPherson, Kansas –  -
October 5, 2013SouthwesternTaborJoel Wiens Stadium • Hillsboro, Kansas –  -
#Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Week 6

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
October 12, 2013BethanySouthwesternRichard L. Jantz Stadium • Winfield, Kansas –  -
October 12, 2013SterlingBethelThresher Stadium • North Newton, Kansas –  -
October 12, 2013McPhersonFriendsAdair-Austin Stadium • Wichita, Kansas –  -
October 12, 2013Kansas WesleyanTaborJoel Wiens Stadium • Hillsboro, Kansas –  -
October 12, 2013Saint MaryOttawaPeoples Bank Field • Ottawa, Kansas –  -
#Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Week 7

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
October 19, 2013Kansas WesleyanBethanyLindstrom Field • Lindsborg, Kansas –  -
October 19, 2013BethelSouthwesternRichard L. Jantz Stadium • Winfield, Kansas –  -
October 19, 2013TaborFriendsAdair-Austin Stadium • Wichita, Kansas –  -
October 19, 2013McPhersonSaint MarySaint Mary Field • Leavenworth, Kansas –  -
October 19, 2013OttawaSterlingSmisor Stadium • Sterling, Kansas –  -
#Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Week 8

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
October 26, 2013FriendsBethanyLindstrom Field • Lindsborg, Kansas –  -
October 26, 2013BethelKansas WesleyanSalina Stadium • Salina, Kansas –  -
October 26, 2013TaborMcPhersonMcPherson Stadium • McPherson, Kansas –  -
October 26, 2013SouthwesternOttawaPeoples Bank Field • Ottawa, Kansas –  -
October 26, 2013SterlingSaint MarySaint Mary Field • Leavenworth, Kansas –  -
#Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Week 9

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
November 2, 2013BethanyTaborJoel Wiens Stadium • Hillsboro, Kansas –  -
November 2, 2013FriendsBethelThresher Stadium • North Newton, Kansas –  -
November 2, 2013Kansas WesleyanOttawaPeoples Bank Field • Ottawa, Kansas –  -
November 2, 2013SterlingMcPhersonMcPherson Stadium • McPherson, Kansas –  -
November 2, 2013Saint MarySouthwesternRichard L. Jantz Stadium • Winfield, Kansas –  -
#Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Week 10

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
November 9, 2013McPhersonBethanyLindstrom Field • Lindsborg, Kansas –  -
November 9, 2013BethelTaborJoel Wiens Stadium • Hillsboro, Kansas –  -
November 9, 2013OttawaFriendsAdair-Austin Stadium • Wichita, Kansas –  -
November 9, 2013Saint MaryKansas WesleyanSalina Stadium • Salina, Kansas –  -
November 9, 2013SouthwesternSterlingSmisor Stadium • Sterling, Kansas –  -
#Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Week 11

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
November 16, 2013BethanyBethelThresher Stadium • North Newton, Kansas –  -
November 16, 2013FriendsSaint MarySaint Mary Field • Leavenworth, Kansas –  -
November 16, 2013SterlingKansas WesleyanSalina Stadium • Salina, Kansas –  -
November 16, 2013McPhersonSouthwesternRichard L. Jantz Stadium • Winfield, Kansas –  -
November 16, 2013TaborOttawaPeoples Bank Field • Ottawa, Kansas –  -
#Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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