2013 Southern Conference football season
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| 2013 Southern Conference football season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I FCS (Football Championship Subdivision) |
| Sport | Football |
| Duration | August 2013 - December 2013 |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| TV partner(s) | SoConTV |
| Conference champions | Chattanooga, Samford, & Furman |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Furman +^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Samford +^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Chattanooga + | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern * | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wofford | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State * | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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Rankings
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Final | ||
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| Appalachian State | TSN | |||||||||||||
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| Chattanooga | TSN | |||||||||||||
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| The Citadel | TSN | |||||||||||||
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| Elon | TSN | |||||||||||||
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| Furman | TSN | |||||||||||||
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| Georgia Southern | TSN | |||||||||||||
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| Samford | TSN | |||||||||||||
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| Western Carolina | TSN | |||||||||||||
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| Wofford | TSN | |||||||||||||
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Records against other conferences
FCS conferences
| Conference | Record |
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| Big Sky | 0–0 |
| Big South | 0–0 |
| CAA | 0–0 |
| Ivy League | 0–0 |
| Independents | 0–0 |
| MEAC | 0–0 |
| MVFC | 0–0 |
| NEC | 0–0 |
| OVC | 0–0 |
| Patriot | 0–0 |
| Pioneer | 0–0 |
| Southland | 0–0 |
| SWAC | 0–0 |
| Total | 0–0 |
FBS conferences
| Conference | Record |
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| American | 0–0 |
| ACC | 0–0 |
| Big 12 | 0–0 |
| Independents | 0–0 |
| MAC | 0–0 |
| SEC | 0–0 |
| Total | 0–0 |
Attendance
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 | Game 8 | Total | Average | % of Capacity |
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| Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium | 30,856 | |||||||||||
| Chattanooga | Finley Stadium | 20,668 | |||||||||||
| The Citadel | Johnson Hagood Stadium | 21,000 | |||||||||||
| Elon | Rhodes Stadium | 13,000 | |||||||||||
| Furman | Paladin Stadium | 16,000 | |||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium | 18,000 | |||||||||||
| Samford | Seibert Stadium | 6,700 | |||||||||||
| Western Carolina | E.J. Whitmire Stadium | 13,742 | |||||||||||
| Wofford | Gibbs Stadium | 13,000 |