2013 Southern Conference football season
Sports 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 .
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
FBS conferences
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
^ "Tennessee-Martin vs Chattanooga - Game Summary" . ESPN. August 29, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2015 .
^ "Western Carolina vs Middle Tennessee - Game Summary" . ESPN. August 29, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2015 .
^ "Samford vs Georgia State - Game Summary" . ESPN. August 30, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2015 .
^ "Elon vs Georgia Tech - Game Summary" . ESPN. August 31, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2015 .
^ "Charleston Southern vs The Citadel - Game Summary" . ESPN. August 31, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2015 .
^ "Savannah State vs Georgia Southern - Game Summary" . ESPN. August 31, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2015 .
^ "Furman vs Gardner-Webb - Game Summary" . ESPN. August 31, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2015 .
^ "Wofford vs Baylor - Game Summary" . ESPN. August 31, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2015 .
^ "Appalachian State vs Montana - Game Summary" . ESPN. September 1, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2015 .
^ "Western Carolina vs Virginia Tech - Game Summary" . ESPN. September 7, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2015 .
^ "Chattanooga vs Georgia State - Game Summary" . ESPN. September 7, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2015 .
^ "North Carolina A&T vs Appalachian State - Game Summary" . ESPN. September 7, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2015 .
^ "Wofford vs The Citadel - Game Summary" . ESPN. September 7, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2015 .
^ "WV Wesleyan vs Elon - Game Summary" . ESPN. September 7, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2015 .
^ "Furman vs Coastal Carolina - Game Summary" . ESPN. September 7, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2015 .
^ "St Francis (PA) vs Georgia Southern - Game Summary" . ESPN. September 7, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2015 .
^ "Samford vs Arkansas - Game Summary" . ESPN. September 7, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2015 .
^ "Presbyterian College vs Furman - Game Summary" . ESPN. September 14, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2015 .
^ "Samford vs Florida A&M - Game Summary" . ESPN. September 14, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2015 .
^ "The Citadel vs Western Carolina - Game Summary" . ESPN. September 14, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2015 .
^ "Austin Peay vs Chattanooga - Game Summary" . ESPN. September 14, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2015 .
^ "Elon vs North Carolina A&T - Game Summary" . ESPN. September 14, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2015 .
^ "Georgia Southern vs Wofford - Game Summary" . ESPN. September 14, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2015 .
^ "Southeastern Louisiana vs Samford - Game Summary" . ESPN. September 21, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2015 .
^ "Mars Hill vs Western Carolin - Game Summary" . ESPN. September 21, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2015 .
^ "Appalachian State vs Elon - Game Summary" . ESPN. September 21, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2015 .
^ "The Citadel vs Old Dominion - Game Summary" . ESPN. September 21, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2015 .
^ "Gardner-Webb vs Wofford - Game Summary" . ESPN. September 21, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2015 .
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