# 2013 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football season

The 2013 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football season is made up of 10 United States college athletic programs that compete in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) under the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) for the 2013 college football season. The season began play on August 31, 2013.

## Conference teams and information

Conference rules require each team to play all other teams within the conference and two other regular season non-conference game for a total of 11 games. Up until 2011, the conference only allowed a 10-game season.
Two teams begin the season with new head coaches. Bethel's current coach is Martin Mathis. Mathis replaces James Dotson, who took over the role for one season after the sudden resignation of Travis Graber on July 27, 2012.
Bethany's Manny Matsakis is also new to his team and a first-year head coach. Matsakis was announced as the new head coach for the Swedes in March 2013 to replace Jamie Cruce after his resignation.
| School | Mascot | Head Coach | Location | Stadium |
| Bethany | Swedes | Manny Matsakis | Lindsborg, Kansas | Lindstrom Field |
| Bethel | Threshers | Martin Mathis | North Newton, Kansas | Thresher Stadium |
| Friends | Falcons | Monty Lewis | Wichita, Kansas | Adair-Austin Stadium |
| Kansas Wesleyan | Coyotes | Dave Dallas | Salina, Kansas | Salina Stadium |
| McPherson | Bulldogs | Pete Sterbick | McPherson, Kansas | McPherson Stadium |
| Ottawa | Braves | Kent Kessinger | Ottawa, Kansas | Peoples Bank Field |
| Saint Mary | Spires | Lance Hinson | Leavenworth, Kansas | Saint Mary Field |
| Southwestern | Moundbuilders | Ken Crandall | Winfield, Kansas | Richard L. Jantz Stadium |
| Sterling | Warriors | Andy Lambert | Sterling, Kansas | Smisor Stadium |
| Tabor | Bluejays | Mike Gardner | Hillsboro, Kansas | Joel Wiens Stadium |

## Preseason outlook

The 2013 NAIA football rankings released their annual spring poll on April 15, 2013. Two teams from the conference were ranked in the top 25: #16 Ottawa and #19 Tabor. A third team, Kansas Wesleyan, received votes in the poll. The poll rankings changed slightly with the Preseason Poll on August 12, 2013: Tabor was ranked ahead of Ottawa at 17th and 18th. Kansas Weleyan did not receive any votes, but Friends managed to receive nine.

## Schedule

The season began play on August 31, 2013.

### Week 0

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| August 31, 2013 | No. RV Bacone (Okla.) | McPherson | McPherson Stadium • McPherson, Kansas | 37–31 | - |
| August 31, 2013 | Haskell (Kan.) | Bethel | Thresher Stadium • North Newton, Kansas | – | - |
| August 31, 2013 | Southwestern | Oklahoma Baptist | tbd • Shawnee, Oklahoma | – | - |
| $^#$Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week 1

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 7, 2013 | Bethany | Southwestern Assemblies of God | Lumpkins Stadium • Waxahachie, Texas | – | - |
| September 7, 2013 | Doane (Neb.) | No. RV Friends | Adair-Austin Stadium • Wichita, Kansas | – | - |
| September 7, 2013 | No. 16 Ottawa | No. 14 Baker (Kan.) | Liston Stadium • Baldwin City, Kansas | – | - |
| September 7, 2013 | No. 19 Tabor | No. RV Nebraska Wesleyan | Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska | – | - |
| September 7, 2013 | Kansas Wesleyan | Hastings (Neb.) | Lloyd Wilson Stadium • Hastings, Nebraska | – | - |
| September 7, 2013 | Sterling | Oklahoma Panhandle State | Carl Wooten Field • Goodwell, Oklahoma | – | - |
| September 7, 2013 | Saint Mary | Oklahoma Baptist | tbd • Shawnee, Oklahoma | – | - |
| $^#$Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week 2

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 14, 2013 | Missouri Valley | Ottawa | Peoples Bank Field • Ottawa, Kansas | – | - |
| September 14, 2013 | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | Tabor | Joel Wiens Stadium • Hillsboro, Kansas | – | - |
| September 14, 2013 | Baker (Kan.) | Saint Mary | Saint Mary Field • Leavenworth, Kansas | – | - |
| September 14, 2013 | Evangel (Mo.) | Kansas Wesleyan | Salina Stadium • Salina, Kansas | – | - |
| September 14, 2013 | Benedictine (Kan.) | Friends | Adair-Austin Stadium • Wichita, Kansas | – | - |
| September 14, 2013 | Graceland (Iowa) | McPherson | McPherson Stadium • McPherson, Kansas | – | - |
| September 14, 2013 | Peru State (Neb.) | Southwestern | Richard L. Jantz Stadium • Winfield, Kansas | – | - |
| September 14, 2013 | Culver-Stockton (Mo.) | Sterling | Smisor Stadium • Sterling, Kansas | – | - |
| September 14, 2013 | Avila (Mo.) | Bethany | Lindstrom Field • Lindsborg, Kansas | – | - |
| September 14, 2013 | Central Methodist (Mo.) | Bethel | Thresher Stadium • North Newton, Kansas | – | - |
| $^#$Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
The week of September 14 marks the first Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference – Heart of America Athletic Conference Football Series. During this week, head-to-head matchups are played from teams in the KCAC versus the Heart of America Athletic Conference. Matchups are based on the final standings of the 2012 season (see 2012 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football season and 2012 Heart of America Athletic Conference football season).

### Week 3

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 21, 2013 | Ottawa | Bethany | Lindstrom Field • Lindsborg, Kansas | – | - |
| September 21, 2013 | Bethel | McPherson | McPherson Stadium • McPherson, Kansas | – | - |
| September 21, 2013 | Friends | Sterling | Smisor Stadium • Sterling, Kansas | – | - |
| September 21, 2013 | Kansas Wesleyan | Southwestern | Richard L. Jantz Stadium • Winfield, Kansas | – | - |
| September 21, 2013 | Saint Mary | Tabor | Joel Wiens Stadium • Hillsboro, Kansas | – | - |
| $^#$Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week 4

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 28, 2013 | Bethany | Saint Mary | Saint Mary Field • Leavenworth, Kansas | – | - |
| September 28, 2013 | Bethel | Ottawa | Peoples Bank Field • Ottawa, Kansas | – | - |
| September 28, 2013 | Southwestern | Friends | Adair-Austin Stadium • Wichita, Kansas | – | - |
| September 28, 2013 | McPherson | Kansas Wesleyan | Salina Stadium • Salina, Kansas | – | - |
| September 28, 2013 | Tabor | Sterling | Smisor Stadium • Sterling, Kansas | – | - |
| $^#$Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week 5

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 5, 2013 | Sterling | Bethany | Lindstrom Field • Lindsborg, Kansas | – | - |
| October 5, 2013 | Saint Mary | Bethel | Thresher Stadium • North Newton, Kansas | – | - |
| October 5, 2013 | Friends | Kansas Wesleyan | Salina Stadium • Salina, Kansas | – | - |
| October 5, 2013 | Ottawa | McPherson | McPherson Stadium • McPherson, Kansas | – | - |
| October 5, 2013 | Southwestern | Tabor | Joel Wiens Stadium • Hillsboro, Kansas | – | - |
| $^#$Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week 6

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 12, 2013 | Bethany | Southwestern | Richard L. Jantz Stadium • Winfield, Kansas | – | - |
| October 12, 2013 | Sterling | Bethel | Thresher Stadium • North Newton, Kansas | – | - |
| October 12, 2013 | McPherson | Friends | Adair-Austin Stadium • Wichita, Kansas | – | - |
| October 12, 2013 | Kansas Wesleyan | Tabor | Joel Wiens Stadium • Hillsboro, Kansas | – | - |
| October 12, 2013 | Saint Mary | Ottawa | Peoples Bank Field • Ottawa, Kansas | – | - |
| $^#$Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week 7

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 19, 2013 | Kansas Wesleyan | Bethany | Lindstrom Field • Lindsborg, Kansas | – | - |
| October 19, 2013 | Bethel | Southwestern | Richard L. Jantz Stadium • Winfield, Kansas | – | - |
| October 19, 2013 | Tabor | Friends | Adair-Austin Stadium • Wichita, Kansas | – | - |
| October 19, 2013 | McPherson | Saint Mary | Saint Mary Field • Leavenworth, Kansas | – | - |
| October 19, 2013 | Ottawa | Sterling | Smisor Stadium • Sterling, Kansas | – | - |
| $^#$Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week 8

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 26, 2013 | Friends | Bethany | Lindstrom Field • Lindsborg, Kansas | – | - |
| October 26, 2013 | Bethel | Kansas Wesleyan | Salina Stadium • Salina, Kansas | – | - |
| October 26, 2013 | Tabor | McPherson | McPherson Stadium • McPherson, Kansas | – | - |
| October 26, 2013 | Southwestern | Ottawa | Peoples Bank Field • Ottawa, Kansas | – | - |
| October 26, 2013 | Sterling | Saint Mary | Saint Mary Field • Leavenworth, Kansas | – | - |
| $^#$Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week 9

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 2, 2013 | Bethany | Tabor | Joel Wiens Stadium • Hillsboro, Kansas | – | - |
| November 2, 2013 | Friends | Bethel | Thresher Stadium • North Newton, Kansas | – | - |
| November 2, 2013 | Kansas Wesleyan | Ottawa | Peoples Bank Field • Ottawa, Kansas | – | - |
| November 2, 2013 | Sterling | McPherson | McPherson Stadium • McPherson, Kansas | – | - |
| November 2, 2013 | Saint Mary | Southwestern | Richard L. Jantz Stadium • Winfield, Kansas | – | - |
| $^#$Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week 10

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 9, 2013 | McPherson | Bethany | Lindstrom Field • Lindsborg, Kansas | – | - |
| November 9, 2013 | Bethel | Tabor | Joel Wiens Stadium • Hillsboro, Kansas | – | - |
| November 9, 2013 | Ottawa | Friends | Adair-Austin Stadium • Wichita, Kansas | – | - |
| November 9, 2013 | Saint Mary | Kansas Wesleyan | Salina Stadium • Salina, Kansas | – | - |
| November 9, 2013 | Southwestern | Sterling | Smisor Stadium • Sterling, Kansas | – | - |
| $^#$Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week 11

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 16, 2013 | Bethany | Bethel | Thresher Stadium • North Newton, Kansas | – | - |
| November 16, 2013 | Friends | Saint Mary | Saint Mary Field • Leavenworth, Kansas | – | - |
| November 16, 2013 | Sterling | Kansas Wesleyan | Salina Stadium • Salina, Kansas | – | - |
| November 16, 2013 | McPherson | Southwestern | Richard L. Jantz Stadium • Winfield, Kansas | – | - |
| November 16, 2013 | Tabor | Ottawa | Peoples Bank Field • Ottawa, Kansas | – | - |
| $^#$Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||