# 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.
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.

## 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 |
| Appalachian State | 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 |
| Chattanooga | C | 25 | RV | | | | | | | | | 23 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 25 |
| The Citadel | TSN | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| The Citadel | C | RV | NR | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Elon | TSN | RV | NR | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Elon | C | NR | NR | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Furman | TSN | RV | NR | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Furman | C | NR | NR | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Georgia Southern | TSN | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Georgia Southern | C | NR | NR | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Samford | TSN | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Samford | C | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Western Carolina | TSN | NR | NR | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Western Carolina | C | NR | NR | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wofford | TSN | 8 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wofford | 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 |
| August 29 | 7:30 PM | Tennessee–Martin | #24 Chattanooga | Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN | | L 21–31 | 11,163 |
| August 29 | 7:30 PM | Western Carolina | Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN | | L 24–45 | 20,011 |
| August 30 | 7:00 PM | Samford | Georgia State | Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA | | W 31–21 | 17,606 |
| August 31 | 12:00 PM | Elon | Georgia Tech | Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA | ESPN3 | L 0–70 | 45,759 |
| August 31 | 6:00 PM | Charleston Southern | The Citadel | Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC | | L 29–32 | 12,196 |
| August 31 | 6:00 PM | Savannah State | #9 Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA | | W 77–9 | 16,528 |
| August 31 | 6:45 PM | Furman | Gardner–Webb | Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC | WMYA | L 21–28 | 3,876 |
| August 31 | 7:30 PM | #8 Wofford | Baylor | Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX | FCS Central | L 3–69 | 44,989 |
| September 1 | 9:00 PM | #12 Appalachian State | #20 Montana | Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT | ESPN3 | L 6–30 | 26,293 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Freshman | Freshman | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Reference: ||||||||

### Week Two

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

### Week Three

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 14 | 12:00 PM | Presbyterian | Furman | Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC | W 21–20 | 6,500 |
| September 14 | 2:00 PM | Samford | Florida A&M | Bragg Memorial Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | W 27–20 | 10,034 |
| September 14 | 3:30 PM | The Citadel | Western Carolina | E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC | CIT 28–21 | 9,345 |
| September 14 | 6:00 PM | Austin Peay | Chattanooga | Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN | W 42–10 | 9,189 |
| September 14 | 6:00 PM | Elon | North Carolina A&T | Aggie Stadium • Greensboro, NC | L 10–23 | 13,221 |
| September 14 | 7:00 PM | Georgia Southern | Wofford | Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC | WOF 30–20 | 8,153 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Freshman | Freshman | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Reference: ||||||||

### Week Four

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Broadcast | Result | Attendance |
| September 21 | 2:00 PM | Southeastern Louisiana | Samford | Seibert Stadium • Homewood, AL | | L 31–34 | 4,598 |
| September 21 | 3:30 PM | Mars Hill | Western Carolina | E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC | | W 30–23 | 7,490 |
| September 21 | 6:00 PM | Appalachian State | Elon | Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC | | ASU 31–21 | 9,782 |
| September 21 | 6:00 PM | The Citadel | Old Dominion | Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA | COX | L 58–59 | 20,118 |
| September 21 | 7:00 PM | Gardner–Webb | Wofford | Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC | | L 0–3 | 6,207 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Freshman | Freshman | Special teams | 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 | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Freshman | Freshman | Special teams | 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 | 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% |