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2013 Southern Conference football season

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 Southern Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I FCS (Football Championship Subdivision)
SportFootball
DurationAugust 2013 - December 2013
Number of teams9
TV partner(s)SoConTV
Conference championsChattanooga, Samford, & Furman
Southern Conference football seasons
2013 Southern Conference football standings
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

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

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Rankings

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Legend
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  Not ranked previous week
Main article: 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings

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.

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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
C NR NR
Furman TSN RV NR
C NR NR
Georgia Southern TSN 9 10
C NR NR
Samford TSN RV RV
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Western Carolina TSN NR NR
C NR NR
Wofford TSN 8 16
C 5 14

Regular season

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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

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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

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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
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Week Three

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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
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Week Four

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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
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Week Five

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference

Players of the week:

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
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Records against other conferences

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FCS conferences

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Tennessee-Martin vs Chattanooga - Game Summary". ESPN. August 29, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  2. ^ "Western Carolina vs Middle Tennessee - Game Summary". ESPN. August 29, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  3. ^ "Samford vs Georgia State - Game Summary". ESPN. August 30, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  4. ^ "Elon vs Georgia Tech - Game Summary". ESPN. August 31, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  5. ^ "Charleston Southern vs The Citadel - Game Summary". ESPN. August 31, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  6. ^ "Savannah State vs Georgia Southern - Game Summary". ESPN. August 31, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  7. ^ "Furman vs Gardner-Webb - Game Summary". ESPN. August 31, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  8. ^ "Wofford vs Baylor - Game Summary". ESPN. August 31, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  9. ^ "Appalachian State vs Montana - Game Summary". ESPN. September 1, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  10. ^ "Western Carolina vs Virginia Tech - Game Summary". ESPN. September 7, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  11. ^ "Chattanooga vs Georgia State - Game Summary". ESPN. September 7, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  12. ^ "North Carolina A&T vs Appalachian State - Game Summary". ESPN. September 7, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  13. ^ "Wofford vs The Citadel - Game Summary". ESPN. September 7, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  14. ^ "WV Wesleyan vs Elon - Game Summary". ESPN. September 7, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  15. ^ "Furman vs Coastal Carolina - Game Summary". ESPN. September 7, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  16. ^ "St Francis (PA) vs Georgia Southern - Game Summary". ESPN. September 7, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  17. ^ "Samford vs Arkansas - Game Summary". ESPN. September 7, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  18. ^ "Presbyterian College vs Furman - Game Summary". ESPN. September 14, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  19. ^ "Samford vs Florida A&M - Game Summary". ESPN. September 14, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  20. ^ "The Citadel vs Western Carolina - Game Summary". ESPN. September 14, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  21. ^ "Austin Peay vs Chattanooga - Game Summary". ESPN. September 14, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  22. ^ "Elon vs North Carolina A&T - Game Summary". ESPN. September 14, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  23. ^ "Georgia Southern vs Wofford - Game Summary". ESPN. September 14, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  24. ^ "Southeastern Louisiana vs Samford - Game Summary". ESPN. September 21, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
  25. ^ "Mars Hill vs Western Carolin - Game Summary". ESPN. September 21, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
  26. ^ "Appalachian State vs Elon - Game Summary". ESPN. September 21, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
  27. ^ "The Citadel vs Old Dominion - Game Summary". ESPN. September 21, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
  28. ^ "Gardner-Webb vs Wofford - Game Summary". ESPN. September 21, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
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