2013 Southern Conference football season

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2013 Southern Conference football season
League NCAA Division I FCS (Football Championship Subdivision)
Sport Football
Duration August 2013 - December 2013
Number of teams 9
TV partner(s) SoConTV
Conference champions Chattanooga, Samford, & Furman
Southern Conference football seasons
2013 Southern Conference football standings
Conf   Overall
Team W L    W L 
#23 Chattanooga +  6– 2     8– 4 
#19 Samford +^  6– 2     8– 5 
#22 Furman +^  6– 2     8– 6 
Georgia Southern*   4– 4     7– 4 
Wofford   4– 4     5– 6 
The Citadel   4– 4     5– 7 
Appalachian State*   4– 4     4– 8 
Elon   1– 7     2– 10 
Western Carolina   1– 7     2– 10 
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Appalachian State and Georgia Southern ineligible for conference championship and FCS playoffs as part of FBS transition
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 2013 Southern Conference football season, part of the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season competition of college football, began on Thursday, August 29, 2013 with Chattanooga hosting Tennessee–Martin. The regular season concluded on November 23, while Samford and Furman qualified for the NCAA Division I Football Championship.

2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season

The 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, was organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The season began on August 29, 2013, and concluded with the 2014 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game on January 4, 2014, at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas.

College football collegiate rules version of American/Canadian football, played by student-athletes of American/Canadian colleges and universities

College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States.

The 2013 Samford Bulldogs football team represented Samford University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by seventh year head coach Pat Sullivan and played their home games at Seibert Stadium. They were a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 6–2 in SoCon play to share the conference title with Chattanooga and Furman. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the first round to Jacksonville State.

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Samford was eliminated in the first round by Jacksonville State. Furman defeated South Carolina State in the opening round, but fell to eventual champion North Dakota State 38–7 in the second round.

2012 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

The 2012 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 13th-year head coach Jack Crowe and played their home games at JSU Stadium. They were a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). They finished the season 6–5 overall and 5–3 in OVC play to place fourth in the conference.

The 2013 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represented South Carolina State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 12th year head coach Oliver Pough and played their home games at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 7–1 in MEAC play to win a share of the MEAC championship with Bethune-Cookman. Due to their loss to Bethune-Cookman, they did not receive the conference's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs. However, they did receive an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the first round to Furman.

2013 North Dakota State Bison football team

The 2013 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by head coach Craig Bohl, in his 11th and ultimately final season, as he left to become the head coach at Wyoming after the season. The team, which played their 21st season in the Fargodome, entered the season as the two-time defending national champions. The Bison have been members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference since the 2008 season.

Appalachian State and Georgia Southern played their final seasons as members of the Southern Conference but were ineligible to win the conference championship or participate in the playoffs as they transitioned to the Football Bowl Subdivision.

Head coaches

Rankings

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Appalachian State and Georgia Southern were ineligible for the Coaches' Poll due the additional scholarship players on the rosters as part of their transition to FBS.

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Appalachian State TSN 12 21 RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
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Chattanooga TSN 24 RV 24 17 23 21 23
C 25 RV 23 18 21 23 25
The Citadel TSN RV RV
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Elon TSN RV NR
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Furman TSN RV NR
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Georgia Southern TSN 9 10
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Western Carolina TSN NR NR
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Wofford TSN 8 16
C 5 14

Regular season

Index to colors and formatting
SoCon member won
SoCon member lost
SoCon teams in bold

All times Eastern time.

Rankings reflect that of the Sports Network poll for that week.

Week One

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
August 29 7:30 PM Tennessee–Martin #24 Chattanooga Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN L 21–31 11,163 [1]
August 29 7:30 PM Western Carolina Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN L 24–45 20,011 [2]
August 30 7:00 PM Samford Georgia State Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA W 31–21 17,606 [3]
August 31 12:00 PM Elon Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA ESPN3 L 0–70 45,759 [4]
August 31 6:00 PM Charleston Southern The Citadel Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC L 29–32 12,196 [5]
August 31 6:00 PM Savannah State #9 Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 77–9 16,528 [6]
August 31 6:45 PM Furman Gardner–Webb Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC WMYA L 21–28 3,876 [7]
August 31 7:30 PM #8 Wofford Baylor Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX FCS Central L 3–69 44,989 [8]
September 1 9:00 PM #12 Appalachian State #20 Montana Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT ESPN3 L 6–30 26,293 [9]

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
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Week Two

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
September 7 1:30 PM Western Carolina Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA ESPN3 L 3–45 61,335 [10]
September 7 2:00 PM Chattanooga Georgia State Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA ESPN3 W 42–14 14,952 [11]
September 7 6:00 PM North Carolina A&T Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC L 21–24 25,723 [12]
September 7 6:00 PM #16 WoffordThe Citadel Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC ESPN3 WOF 21–10 14,545 [13]
September 7 6:00 PM West Virginia Wesleyan Elon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC W 49–7 7,112 [14]
September 7 6:00 PM Furman #24 Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC WMYA L 28–35 8,636 [15]
September 7 6:00 PM Saint Francis (PA) Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 59–17 13,758 [16]
September 7 7:00 PM Samford Arkansas War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR PPV L 21–31 47,358 [17]

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
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Week Three

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
September 14 12:00 PM Presbyterian Furman Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC W 21–20 6,500 [18]
September 14 2:00 PM Samford Florida A&M Bragg Memorial Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 27–20 10,034 [19]
September 14 3:30 PM The CitadelWestern Carolina E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC CIT 28–21 9,345 [20]
September 14 6:00 PM Austin Peay Chattanooga Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN W 42–10 9,189 [21]
September 14 6:00 PM Elon North Carolina A&T Aggie Stadium • Greensboro, NC L 10–23 13,221 [22]
September 14 7:00 PM Georgia SouthernWofford Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC WOF 30–20 8,153 [23]

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
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Week Four

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
September 21 2:00 PM Southeastern Louisiana Samford Seibert Stadium • Homewood, AL L 31–34 4,598 [24]
September 21 3:30 PM Mars Hill Western Carolina E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC W 30–23 7,490 [25]
September 21 6:00 PM Appalachian StateElon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC ASU 31–21 9,782 [26]
September 21 6:00 PM The Citadel Old Dominion Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA COX L 58–59 20,118 [27]
September 21 7:00 PM Gardner–Webb Wofford Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC L 0–3 6,207 [28]

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
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Week Five

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Reference:

Records against other conferences

FCS conferences

ConferenceRecord
Big Sky 0–1
Big South 1–4
CAA 0–0
Ivy League 0–0
Independents 0–1
MEAC 2–2
MVFC 0–0
NEC 1–0
OVC 1–1
Patriot 0–0
Pioneer 0–0
Southland 0–1
SWAC 0–0
Total5–10

FBS conferences

ConferenceRecord
American 0–0
ACC 0–2
Big 12 0–1
C-USA 0–1
Independents 0–0
MAC 0–0
SEC 0–1
Sun Belt 2–0
Total2–5

Attendance

TeamStadiumCapacityGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7Game 8Total Average% of Capacity
Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium 30,85625,72325,72325,72383%
Chattanooga Finley Stadium 20,66811,1639,18920,35210,17649%
The Citadel Johnson Hagood Stadium 21,00012,19614,54526,74113,37164%
Elon Rhodes Stadium 13,0007,1129,78216,8948,44765%
Furman Paladin Stadium 16,0006,5006,5006,50041%
Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium 18,00016,52813,75830,28615,14384%
Samford Seibert Stadium 6,7004,5984,5984,59869%
Western Carolina E.J. Whitmire Stadium 13,7429,3457,49016,8358,41861%
Wofford Gibbs Stadium 13,0008,1536,20714,3607,18055%

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