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Sports 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.[1]
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
Reference: [2]
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
Reference: [3]
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
Reference
August 29
6:00 PM
Liberty
Kent State
Dix Stadium • Kent, OH
ESPN3
L 10–17
20,790
[4]
August 29
6:30 PM
Presbyterian
Wake Forest
BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC
ESPN3
L 7–31
26,202
[5]
August 31
6:00 PM
Coastal Carolina
South Carolina State
Oliver C. Dawson Stadium • Orangeburg, SC
W 27–20
10,048
[6]
August 31
6:00 PM
Charleston Southern
The Citadel
Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC
W 32–29
12,196
[7]
August 31
6:00 PM
VMI
Richmond
Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA
L 0–34
8,700
[8]
August 31
6:45 PM
Furman
Gardner–Webb
Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC
ESPN3
W 28–21
3,876
[9]
Week Two
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Broadcast
Result
Attendance
Reference
September 7
11:00 AM
Shorter
Charleston Southern
Buccaneer Field • Charleston, SC
W 23–15
3,812
[10]
September 7
1:30 PM
Glenville State
VMI
Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA
W 34–27
5,316
[11]
September 7
2:00 PM
Brevard
Presbyterian
Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC
W 42–24
4,027
[12]
September 7
6:00 PM
Furman
Coastal Carolina
Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
ESPN3
W 35–28
8,636
[13]
September 7
6:30 PM
Gardner–Webb
Marshall
Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV
L 0–55
26,317
[14]
September 7
7:00 PM
Monmouth
Liberty
Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA
ESPN3
W 45–15
18,467
[15]
Week Three
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Broadcast
Result
Attendance
Reference
September 14
12:00 PM
Presbyterian
Furman
Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC
L 20–21
6,500
[16]
September 14
1:30 PM
North Greenville
VMI
Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA
L 24–37
4,494
[17]
September 14
6:00 PM
Charleston Southern
Campbell
Barker-Lane Stadium • Buies Creek, NC
W 30–10
6,044
[18]
September 14
6:00 PM
Coastal Carolina
Eastern Kentucky
Roy Kidd Stadium • Richmond, KY
W 51–32
14,500
[19]
September 14
6:00 PM
Richmond
Gardner–Webb
Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC
ESPN3
W 12–10
5,590
[20]
September 14
7:00 PM
Morgan State
Liberty
Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA
ESPN3
W 38–10
15,488
[21]
Week Four
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Broadcast
Result
Attendance
Reference
September 21
3:30 PM
VMI
Virginia
Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA
L 0–49
40,165
[22]
September 21
4:00 PM
Charleston Southern
Norfolk State
Dick Price Stadium • Norfolk, VA
W 20–12
5,963
[23]
September 21
6:00 PM
Liberty
Richmond
Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA
L 21–30
8,076
[24]
September 21
6:00 PM
Hampton
Coastal Carolina
Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
W 50–17
9,386
[25]
September 21
6:00 PM
Gardner–Webb
Wofford
Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC
W 3–0
6,207
[26]
Week Five
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Broadcast
Result
Attendance
Reference
September 28
1:30 PM
Robert Morris
VMI
Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA
L 31–37 2OT
4,821
[27]
September 28
1:30 PM
Coastal Carolina
Elon
Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC
W 53–28
10,277
[28]
September 28
2:00 PM
Charlotte
Presbyterian
Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC
ESPN3
L 21–45
5,268
[29]
September 28
3:30 PM
Charleston Southern
Appalachian State
Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC
W 27–24
29,145
[30]
September 28
6:00 PM
Point
Gardner–Webb
Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC
W 55–7
4,890
[31]
September 28
7:00 PM
Kentucky Wesleyan
Liberty
Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA
ESPN3
W 73–7
15,807
[32]
Week Six
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Broadcast
Result
Attendance
Reference
October 5
11:00 AM
North Greenville
Charleston Southern
Buccaneer Field • Charleston, SC
W 28–14
4,523
[33]
October 5
12:00 PM
Gardner–Webb
Charlotte
Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC
L 51–53
12,222
[34]
October 5
1:30 PM
Presbyterian
Wofford
Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC
L 14–55
7,820
[35]
October 5
6:00 PM
Liberty
Old Dominion
S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA
L 17–21
20,118
[36]
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
[37]
October 12
6:00 PM
Gardner–Webb
Coastal Carolina
Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
ESPN3
CCU 42–7
7,819
[38]
Week Eight
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Broadcast
Result
Attendance
Reference
October 19
2:00 PM
VMI
Presbyterian
Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC
PC 49–35
3,032
[39]
October 19
2:00 PM
Charleston Southern
Colorado
Folsom Field • Boulder, CO
L 10–43
36,730
[40]
October 19
3:00 PM
Coastal Carolina
Liberty
Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA
ESPN3
CCU 55–52 2OT
18,911
[41]
Week Nine
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Broadcast
Result
Attendance
Reference
October 26
1:00 PM
Charlotte
Charleston Southern
Buccaneer Field • Charleston, SC
W 36–14
4,319
[42]
October 26
1:30 PM
Liberty
Gardner–Webb
Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC
ESPN3
LU 24–0
6,430
[43]
October 26
2:00 PM
Point
Presbyterian
Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC
W 49–19
4,689
[44]
October 26
6:00 PM
VMI
Coastal Carolina
Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
CCU 66–27
7,174
[45]
Week Ten
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Broadcast
Result
Attendance
Reference
November 2
1:30 PM
Warner University Royals
Gardner–Webb
Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC
W 51–14
3,150
[46]
November 2
2:00 PM
Charleston Southern
Presbyterian
Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC
ESPN3
CSU 27–16
3,181
[47]
November 2
3:00 PM
Charlotte
Coastal Carolina
Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
W 50–25
9,221
[48]
November 2
3:30 PM
VMI
Liberty
Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA
ESPN3 /MASN
LU 17–7
18,334
[49]
Week Eleven
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Broadcast
Result
Attendance
Reference
November 9
1:00 PM
Coastal Carolina
Charleston Southern
Buccaneer Field • Charleston, SC
CSU 31–26
6,135
[50]
November 9
1:00 PM
Gardner–Webb
VMI
Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA
ESPN3
VMI 27–9
4,832
[51]
November 9
3:30 PM
Presbyterian
Liberty
Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA
ESPN3
LU 35–14
10,654
[52]
Week Twelve
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Broadcast
Result
Attendance
Reference
November 16
1:00 PM
VMI
The Citadel
Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC
L 10–31
12,069
[53]
November 16
1:00 PM
Presbyterian
Coastal Carolina
Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
ESPN3
CCU 46–13
7,035
[54]
November 16
1:30 PM
Charleston Southern
Gardner–Webb
Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC
GWU 27–10
4,890
[55]
November 16
3:30 PM
Brevard
Liberty
Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA
ESPN3
W 59–21
7,554
[56]
Week Thirteen
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Broadcast
Result
Attendance
Reference
November 23
11:00 AM
Liberty
Charleston Southern
Buccaneer Field • Charleston, SC
ESPN3
LU 56–14
3,756
[57]
November 23
1:00 PM
Gardner–Webb
Presbyterian
Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC
GWU 20–13
3,333
[58]
November 23
1:00 PM
Coastal Carolina
#12 South Carolina
Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC
ESPN3
L 10–70
81,411
[59]
November 23
1:30 PM
Bucknell
VMI
Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA
L 23–35
4,913
[60]
2014 NFL Draft
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%
References
^ 2013 Coastal Carolina Football Schedule
^ July 25, 2013. "Coastal Carolina Voted 2013 Preseason Football Favorite." BigSouthSports.com. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
^ November 26, 2013. "Big South Announces 2013 Football All-Conference Teams and Award Winners." BigSouthSports.com. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
^ "Liberty vs. Kent State - Box Score" . ESPN.com. August 29, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "Presbyterian vs. Wake Forest - Box Score" . ESPN.com. August 29, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "Coastal Carolina vs. South Carolina State - Box Score" . ESPN.com. August 31, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "Charleston Southern vs. The Citadel - Box Score" . ESPN.com. August 31, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "VMI vs. Richmond - Box Score" . ESPN.com. August 31, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "Furman vs. Gardner-Webb - Box Score" . ESPN.com. August 31, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "Shorter vs. Charleston Southern - Box Score" . ESPN.com. September 7, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "Glenville State vs. VMI - Box Score" . ESPN.com. September 7, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "Brevard vs. Presbyterian - Box Score" . ESPN.com. September 7, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "Furman vs. Coastal Carolina - Box Score" . ESPN.com. September 7, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "Gardner-Webb vs. Marshall - Box Score" . ESPN.com. September 7, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "Monmouth vs. Liberty - Box Score" . ESPN.com. September 7, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "Presbyterian vs. Furman - Box Score" . ESPN.com. September 14, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "North Greenville vs. VMI - Box Score" . ESPN.com. September 14, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "Charleston Southern vs. Campbell - Box Score" . ESPN.com. September 14, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "Coastal Carolina vs. Eastern Kentucky - Box Score" . ESPN.com. September 14, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "Richmond vs. Gardner-Webb - Box Score" . ESPN.com. September 14, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "Morgan State vs. Liberty - Box Score" . ESPN.com. September 14, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "VMI vs. Virginia - Box Score" . ESPN.com. September 21, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "Charleston Southern vs. Norfolk State - Box Score" . ESPN.com. September 21, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "Liberty vs. Richmond - Box Score" . ESPN.com. September 21, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "Hampton vs. Coastal Carolina - Box Score" . ESPN.com. September 21, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "Gardner-Webb vs. Wofford - Box Score" . ESPN.com. September 21, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "Robert Morris vs. VMI - Box Score" . ESPN.com. September 28, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "Coastal Carolina vs. Elon - Box Score" . ESPN.com. September 28, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "Charlotte vs. Presbyterian - Box Score" . ESPN.com. September 28, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "Charleston Southern vs. Appalachian State - Box Score" . ESPN.com. September 28, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "Point vs. Gardner-Webb - Box Score" . ESPN.com. September 28, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "Kentucky Wesleyan vs. Liberty - Box Score" . ESPN.com. September 28, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "North Greenville vs. Charleston Southern - Box Score" . ESPN.com. October 5, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "Gardner-Webb vs. Charlotte - Box Score" . ESPN.com. October 5, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "Presbyterian vs. Wofford - Box Score" . ESPN.com. October 5, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "Liberty vs. Old Dominion - Box Score" . ESPN.com. October 5, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "Charleston Southern vs. VMI - Box Score" . ESPN.com. October 12, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "Gardner-Webb vs. Coastal Carolina - Box Score" . ESPN.com. October 12, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "VMI vs. Presbyterian - Box Score" . ESPN.com. October 19, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "Charleston Southern vs. Colorado - Box Score" . ESPN.com. October 19, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "Coastal Carolina vs. Liberty - Box Score" . ESPN.com. October 19, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "Charlotte vs. Charleston Southern - Box Score" . ESPN.com. October 26, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "Liberty vs. Gardner-Webb - Box Score" . ESPN.com. October 26, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "Point vs. Presbyterian - Box Score" . ESPN.com. October 26, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "VMI vs. Coastal Carolina - Box Score" . ESPN.com. October 26, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "Warner vs. Gardner-Webb - Box Score" . ESPN.com. November 2, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "Charleston Southern vs. Presbyterian - Box Score" . ESPN.com. November 2, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "Charlotte vs. Coastal Carolina - Box Score" . ESPN.com. November 2, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "VMI vs. Liberty - Box Score" . ESPN.com. November 2, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "Coastal Carolina vs. Charleston southern - Box Score" . ESPN.com. November 9, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "Gardner-Webb vs. VMI - Box Score" . ESPN.com. November 9, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "Presbyterian vs. Liberty - Box Score" . ESPN.com. November 9, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "VMI vs. The Citadel - Box Score" . ESPN.com. November 16, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "Presbyterian vs. Coastal Carolina - Box Score" . ESPN.com. November 16, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "Charleston Southern vs. Gardner-Webb - Box Score" . ESPN.com. November 16, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "Brevard vs. Liberty - Box Score" . ESPN.com. November 16, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "Liberty vs. Charleston Southern - Box Score" . ESPN.com. November 23, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "Gardner-Webb vs. Presbyterian - Box Score" . ESPN.com. November 23, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "Coastal Carolina vs. South Carolina - Box Score" . ESPN.com. November 23, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
^ "Bucknell vs. VMI - Box Score" . ESPN.com. November 23, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014 .
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