# 2013 Big South Conference football season

The 2013 Big South Conference football season began on Thursday, August 29 and concluded in December with the 2014 NCAA Division I Football Championship. The regular season concluded on November 23, and Coastal Carolina won the conference's regular season championship and automatic bid to the playoffs. The Chanticleers defeated Bethune-Cookman in the first round and Montana in the second round before falling to eventual champion North Dakota State in the quarterfinals.

## Preseason Poll Results

First place votes in parentheses
| Place | Team | Points |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina (9) | 84 |
| 2 | Liberty (6) | 80 |
| 3 | Gardner–Webb | 58 |
| 4 | Charleston Southern | 39 |
| T–5 | VMI | 27 |
| T–5 | Presbyterian | 27 |
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### Preseason All-Conference Teams

Offensive Player of the Year: Lorenzo Taliaferro, Sr., RB (Coastal Carolina) Defensive Player of the Year: Quinn Backus, Jr., LB (Coastal Carolina)
| Position | Player | Class | Team |
| First Team Offense ||||
| QB | Alex Ross | R–So. | Coastal Carolina |
| RB | Lorenzo Taliaferro | Sr. | Coastal Carolina |
| RB | Christian Reyes | Jr. | Charleston Southern |
| WR | Kenny Cook | R–Jr. | Gardner–Webb |
| WR | Matt Hazel | Sr. | Coastal Carolina |
| WR | Darrin Peterson | So. | Liberty |
| TE | Brandon Apon | R–Sr. | Liberty |
| OL | Jamey Cheatwood | R–Sr. | Coastal Carolina |
| OL | Hunter Stewart | Sr. | Liberty |
| OL | Chad Hamilton | R–Jr. | Coastal Carolina |
| OL | Drew Herring | R–Sr. | Coastal Carolina |
| OL | Clayton Truitt | Jr. | Charleston Southern |
| First Team Defense ||||
| DL | Shaquille Riddick | Jr. | Gardner–Webb |
| DL | Preston Pemasa | Sr. | Gardner–Webb |
| DL | Chima Uzowihe | So. | Liberty |
| DL | O.J. Le’iatua Mau | So. | Gardner–Webb |
| LB | Quinn Backus | Jr. | Coastal Carolina |
| LB | Tanner Burch | Jr. | Gardner–Webb |
| LB | Nick Sigmon | R–Jr. | Liberty |
| LB | Calvin Bryant | Jr. | Charleston Southern |
| DB | Jacob Hagen | Jr. | Liberty |
| DB | Walt Aikens | R–Sr. | Liberty |
| DB | Kevin Fogg | R–Sr. | Liberty |
| DB | Keon Williams | Sr. | Gardner–Webb |
| First Team Special Teams ||||
| PK | Alex Catron | Jr. | Coastal Carolina |
| P | Jordan Day | R–Sr. | Gardner–Webb |
| LS | Richard Wright | R–Sr. | Liberty |
| KR | Devin Brown | Fr. | Coastal Carolina |
| PR | Jeremiah McKie | Jr. | Presbyterian |
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## Regular season

* Index to colors and formatting
* Big South member won
* Big South member lost
* Big South teams in bold
All times Eastern time.

### Week One

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Broadcast | Result | Attendance |
| August 29 | 6:00 PM | Liberty | Kent State | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH | ESPN3 | L 10–17 | 20,790 |
| August 29 | 6:30 PM | Presbyterian | Wake Forest | BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC | ESPN3 | L 7–31 | 26,202 |
| August 31 | 6:00 PM | Coastal Carolina | South Carolina State | Oliver C. Dawson Stadium • Orangeburg, SC | | W 27–20 | 10,048 |
| August 31 | 6:00 PM | Charleston Southern | The Citadel | Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC | | W 32–29 | 12,196 |
| August 31 | 6:00 PM | VMI | Richmond | Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA | | L 0–34 | 8,700 |
| August 31 | 6:45 PM | Furman | Gardner–Webb | Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC | ESPN3 | W 28–21 | 3,876 |

### Week Two

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Broadcast | Result | Attendance |
| September 7 | 11:00 AM | Shorter | Charleston Southern | Buccaneer Field • Charleston, SC | | W 23–15 | 3,812 |
| September 7 | 1:30 PM | Glenville State | VMI | Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA | | W 34–27 | 5,316 |
| September 7 | 2:00 PM | Brevard | Presbyterian | Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC | | W 42–24 | 4,027 |
| September 7 | 6:00 PM | Furman | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | ESPN3 | W 35–28 | 8,636 |
| September 7 | 6:30 PM | Gardner–Webb | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV | | L 0–55 | 26,317 |
| September 7 | 7:00 PM | Monmouth | Liberty | Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA | ESPN3 | W 45–15 | 18,467 |

### Week Three

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Broadcast | Result | Attendance |
| September 14 | 12:00 PM | Presbyterian | Furman | Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC | | L 20–21 | 6,500 |
| September 14 | 1:30 PM | North Greenville | VMI | Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA | | L 24–37 | 4,494 |
| September 14 | 6:00 PM | Charleston Southern | Campbell | Barker-Lane Stadium • Buies Creek, NC | | W 30–10 | 6,044 |
| September 14 | 6:00 PM | Coastal Carolina | Eastern Kentucky | Roy Kidd Stadium • Richmond, KY | | W 51–32 | 14,500 |
| September 14 | 6:00 PM | Richmond | Gardner–Webb | Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC | ESPN3 | W 12–10 | 5,590 |
| September 14 | 7:00 PM | Morgan State | Liberty | Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA | ESPN3 | W 38–10 | 15,488 |

### Week Four

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 21 | 3:30 PM | VMI | Virginia | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | L 0–49 | 40,165 |
| September 21 | 4:00 PM | Charleston Southern | Norfolk State | Dick Price Stadium • Norfolk, VA | W 20–12 | 5,963 |
| September 21 | 6:00 PM | Liberty | Richmond | Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA | L 21–30 | 8,076 |
| September 21 | 6:00 PM | Hampton | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | W 50–17 | 9,386 |
| September 21 | 6:00 PM | Gardner–Webb | Wofford | Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC | W 3–0 | 6,207 |

### Week Five

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Broadcast | Result | Attendance |
| September 28 | 1:30 PM | Robert Morris | VMI | Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA | | L 31–37 $^{2OT}$ | 4,821 |
| September 28 | 1:30 PM | Coastal Carolina | Elon | Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC | | W 53–28 | 10,277 |
| September 28 | 2:00 PM | Charlotte | Presbyterian | Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC | ESPN3 | L 21–45 | 5,268 |
| September 28 | 3:30 PM | Charleston Southern | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | | W 27–24 | 29,145 |
| September 28 | 6:00 PM | Point | Gardner–Webb | Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC | | W 55–7 | 4,890 |
| September 28 | 7:00 PM | Kentucky Wesleyan | Liberty | Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA | ESPN3 | W 73–7 | 15,807 |

### Week Six

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 5 | 11:00 AM | North Greenville | Charleston Southern | Buccaneer Field • Charleston, SC | W 28–14 | 4,523 |
| October 5 | 12:00 PM | Gardner–Webb | Charlotte | Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC | L 51–53 | 12,222 |
| October 5 | 1:30 PM | Presbyterian | Wofford | Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC | L 14–55 | 7,820 |
| October 5 | 6:00 PM | Liberty | Old Dominion | S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA | L 17–21 | 20,118 |

### Week Seven

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Broadcast | Result | Attendance | Reference |
| October 12 | 1:30 PM | Charleston Southern | VMI | Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA | | CSU 25–17 | 5,902 | |
| October 12 | 6:00 PM | Gardner–Webb | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | ESPN3 | CCU 42–7 | 7,819 | |

### Week Eight

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Broadcast | Result | Attendance |
| October 19 | 2:00 PM | VMI | Presbyterian | Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC | | PC 49–35 | 3,032 |
| October 19 | 2:00 PM | Charleston Southern | Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | | L 10–43 | 36,730 |
| October 19 | 3:00 PM | Coastal Carolina | Liberty | Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA | ESPN3 | CCU 55–52 $^{2OT}$ | 18,911 |

### Week Nine

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Broadcast | Result | Attendance |
| October 26 | 1:00 PM | Charlotte | Charleston Southern | Buccaneer Field • Charleston, SC | | W 36–14 | 4,319 |
| October 26 | 1:30 PM | Liberty | Gardner–Webb | Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC | ESPN3 | LU 24–0 | 6,430 |
| October 26 | 2:00 PM | Point | Presbyterian | Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC | | W 49–19 | 4,689 |
| October 26 | 6:00 PM | VMI | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | | CCU 66–27 | 7,174 |

### Week Ten

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Broadcast | Result | Attendance |
| November 2 | 1:30 PM | Warner University Royals | Gardner–Webb | Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC | | W 51–14 | 3,150 |
| November 2 | 2:00 PM | Charleston Southern | Presbyterian | Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC | ESPN3 | CSU 27–16 | 3,181 |
| November 2 | 3:00 PM | Charlotte | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | | W 50–25 | 9,221 |
| November 2 | 3:30 PM | VMI | Liberty | Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA | ESPN3/MASN | LU 17–7 | 18,334 |

### Week Eleven

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Broadcast | Result | Attendance |
| November 9 | 1:00 PM | Coastal Carolina | Charleston Southern | Buccaneer Field • Charleston, SC | | CSU 31–26 | 6,135 |
| November 9 | 1:00 PM | Gardner–Webb | VMI | Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA | ESPN3 | VMI 27–9 | 4,832 |
| November 9 | 3:30 PM | Presbyterian | Liberty | Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA | ESPN3 | LU 35–14 | 10,654 |

### Week Twelve

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Broadcast | Result | Attendance |
| November 16 | 1:00 PM | VMI | The Citadel | Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC | | L 10–31 | 12,069 |
| November 16 | 1:00 PM | Presbyterian | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | ESPN3 | CCU 46–13 | 7,035 |
| November 16 | 1:30 PM | Charleston Southern | Gardner–Webb | Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC | | GWU 27–10 | 4,890 |
| November 16 | 3:30 PM | Brevard | Liberty | Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA | ESPN3 | W 59–21 | 7,554 |

### Week Thirteen

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Broadcast | Result | Attendance |
| November 23 | 11:00 AM | Liberty | Charleston Southern | Buccaneer Field • Charleston, SC | ESPN3 | LU 56–14 | 3,756 |
| November 23 | 1:00 PM | Gardner–Webb | Presbyterian | Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC | | GWU 20–13 | 3,333 |
| November 23 | 1:00 PM | Coastal Carolina | #12 South Carolina | Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC | ESPN3 | L 10–70 | 81,411 |
| November 23 | 1:30 PM | Bucknell | VMI | Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA | | L 23–35 | 4,913 |

## 2014 NFL Draft

| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
| 4 | 125 | Miami Dolphins | Walt Aikens | CB | Liberty | Big South | from San Diego |
| 4 | 138 | Baltimore Ravens | Lorenzo Taliaferro | RB | Coastal Carolina | Big South | |
| 6 | 190 | | Matt Hazel | WR | Coastal Carolina | Big South | |

## Attendance

| Team | Stadium | Capacity | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 | Total | Average | % of Capacity |
| Charleston Southern | Buccaneer Field | 4,000 | 3,812 | 4,523 | 4,319 | 6,135 | 3,756 | — | — | 22,545 | 4,509 | 110.3% |
| Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium | 9,112 | 8,636 | 9,386 | 7,819 | 7,147 | 9,221 | 7,035 | — | 49,244 | 8,207 | 90.1% |
| Gardner–Webb | Ernest W. Spangler Stadium | 7,800 | 3,876 | 5,590 | 4,890 | 6,430 | 3,150 | 4,890 | — | 28,826 | 4,804 | 61.6% |
| Liberty | Williams Stadium | 19,200 | 18,467 | 15,488 | 15,807 | 18,911 | 18,334 | 10,654 | 7,554 | 105,215 | 15,031 | 78.3% |
| Presbyterian | Bailey Memorial Stadium | 6,000 | 4,027 | 5,268 | 3,032 | 4,689 | 3,181 | 3,333 | — | 23,530 | 3,922 | 65.4% |
| VMI | Alumni Memorial Field | 10,000 | 5,316 | 4,494 | 4,821 | 5,902 | 4,832 | 4,913 | — | 30,278 | 5,046 | 50.5% |