2013 Southern Conference football season

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
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2013 Southern Conference football standings
v t	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 22 Furman +^		6	–	2					8	–	6
No. 19 Samford +^		6	–	2					8	–	5
No. 23 Chattanooga +		6	–	2					8	–	4
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.

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.

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[]

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week

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

		Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Final
Appalachian State	TSN	12	21	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
	C	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Chattanooga	TSN	24	RV									24	17	23	21	23
	C	25	RV									23	18	21	23	25
The Citadel	TSN	RV	RV
	C	RV	NR
Elon	TSN	RV	NR
	C	NR	NR
Furman	TSN	RV	NR
	C	NR	NR
Georgia Southern	TSN	9	10
	C	NR	NR
Samford	TSN	RV	RV
	C	RV	RV
Western Carolina	TSN	NR	NR
	C	NR	NR
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
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Reference:

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 Wofford	The 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
Reference:

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 Citadel	Western 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 Southern	Wofford	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
Reference:

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 State	Elon	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
Reference:

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[]

Conference	Record
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
Total	5–10

FBS conferences[]

Conference	Record
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
Total	2–5

Attendance[]

Team	Stadium	Capacity	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Game 7	Game 8	Total	Average	% of Capacity
Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium	30,856	25,723								25,723	25,723	83%
Chattanooga	Finley Stadium	20,668	11,163	9,189							20,352	10,176	49%
The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium	21,000	12,196	14,545							26,741	13,371	64%
Elon	Rhodes Stadium	13,000	7,112	9,782							16,894	8,447	65%
Furman	Paladin Stadium	16,000	6,500								6,500	6,500	41%
Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium	18,000	16,528	13,758							30,286	15,143	84%
Samford	Seibert Stadium	6,700	4,598								4,598	4,598	69%
Western Carolina	E.J. Whitmire Stadium	13,742	9,345	7,490							16,835	8,418	61%
Wofford	Gibbs Stadium	13,000	8,153	6,207							14,360	7,180	55%

References[]