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.[1]

2013 Big South Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I FCS
SportFootball
DurationAugust 29, 2013–December 14, 2013
Number of teams6
TV partner(s)ESPN, ESPN3, MASN
2014 NFL Draft
Top draft pickWalt Aikens
Picked byMiami Dolphins
Conference championsCoastal Carolina
2013 Big South Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 7 Coastal Carolina +^  4 –1   12 –3  
Liberty +  4 –1   8 –4  
No. 24 Charleston Southern  3 –2   10 –3  
Gardner–Webb  2 –3   7 –5  
Presbyterian  1 –4   3 –8  
VMI  1 –4   2 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteBroadcastResultAttendanceReference
August 296:00 PMLibertyKent StateDix Stadium • Kent, OHESPN3L 10–1720,790[4]
August 296:30 PMPresbyterianWake ForestBB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NCESPN3L 7–3126,202[5]
August 316:00 PMCoastal CarolinaSouth Carolina StateOliver C. Dawson Stadium • Orangeburg, SCW 27–2010,048[6]
August 316:00 PMCharleston SouthernThe CitadelJohnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SCW 32–2912,196[7]
August 316:00 PMVMIRichmondRobins Stadium • Richmond, VAL 0–348,700[8]
August 316:45 PMFurmanGardner–WebbErnest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NCESPN3W 28–213,876[9]

Week Two
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteBroadcastResultAttendanceReference
September 711:00 AMShorterCharleston SouthernBuccaneer Field • Charleston, SCW 23–153,812[10]
September 71:30 PMGlenville StateVMIAlumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VAW 34–275,316[11]
September 72:00 PMBrevardPresbyterianBailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SCW 42–244,027[12]
September 76:00 PMFurmanCoastal CarolinaBrooks Stadium • Conway, SCESPN3W 35–288,636[13]
September 76:30 PMGardner–WebbMarshallJoan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WVL 0–5526,317[14]
September 77:00 PMMonmouthLibertyWilliams Stadium • Lynchburg, VAESPN3W 45–1518,467[15]

Week Three
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteBroadcastResultAttendanceReference
September 1412:00 PMPresbyterianFurmanPaladin Stadium • Greenville, SCL 20–216,500[16]
September 141:30 PMNorth GreenvilleVMIAlumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VAL 24–374,494[17]
September 146:00 PMCharleston SouthernCampbellBarker-Lane Stadium • Buies Creek, NCW 30–106,044[18]
September 146:00 PMCoastal CarolinaEastern KentuckyRoy Kidd Stadium • Richmond, KYW 51–3214,500[19]
September 146:00 PMRichmondGardner–WebbErnest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NCESPN3W 12–105,590[20]
September 147:00 PMMorgan StateLibertyWilliams Stadium • Lynchburg, VAESPN3W 38–1015,488[21]

Week Four
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteBroadcastResultAttendanceReference
September 213:30 PMVMIVirginiaScott Stadium • Charlottesville, VAL 0–4940,165[22]
September 214:00 PMCharleston SouthernNorfolk StateDick Price Stadium • Norfolk, VAW 20–125,963[23]
September 216:00 PMLibertyRichmondRobins Stadium • Richmond, VAL 21–308,076[24]
September 216:00 PMHamptonCoastal CarolinaBrooks Stadium • Conway, SCW 50–179,386[25]
September 216:00 PMGardner–WebbWoffordGibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SCW 3–06,207[26]

Week Five
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteBroadcastResultAttendanceReference
September 281:30 PMRobert MorrisVMIAlumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VAL 31–37 2OT4,821[27]
September 281:30 PMCoastal CarolinaElonRhodes Stadium • Elon, NCW 53–2810,277[28]
September 282:00 PMCharlottePresbyterianBailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SCESPN3L 21–455,268[29]
September 283:30 PMCharleston SouthernAppalachian StateKidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NCW 27–2429,145[30]
September 286:00 PMPointGardner–WebbErnest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NCW 55–74,890[31]
September 287:00 PMKentucky WesleyanLibertyWilliams Stadium • Lynchburg, VAESPN3W 73–715,807[32]

Week Six
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteBroadcastResultAttendanceReference
October 511:00 AMNorth GreenvilleCharleston SouthernBuccaneer Field • Charleston, SCW 28–144,523[33]
October 512:00 PMGardner–WebbCharlotteJerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NCL 51–5312,222[34]
October 51:30 PMPresbyterianWoffordGibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SCL 14–557,820[35]
October 56:00 PMLibertyOld DominionS.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VAL 17–2120,118[36]

Week Seven
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteBroadcastResultAttendanceReference
October 121:30 PMCharleston SouthernVMIAlumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VACSU 25–175,902[37]
October 126:00 PMGardner–WebbCoastal CarolinaBrooks Stadium • Conway, SCESPN3CCU 42–77,819[38]

Week Eight
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteBroadcastResultAttendanceReference
October 192:00 PMVMIPresbyterianBailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SCPC 49–353,032[39]
October 192:00 PMCharleston SouthernColoradoFolsom Field • Boulder, COL 10–4336,730[40]
October 193:00 PMCoastal CarolinaLibertyWilliams Stadium • Lynchburg, VAESPN3CCU 55–52 2OT18,911[41]

Week Nine
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteBroadcastResultAttendanceReference
October 261:00 PMCharlotteCharleston SouthernBuccaneer Field • Charleston, SCW 36–144,319[42]
October 261:30 PMLibertyGardner–WebbErnest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NCESPN3LU 24–06,430[43]
October 262:00 PMPointPresbyterianBailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SCW 49–194,689[44]
October 266:00 PMVMICoastal CarolinaBrooks Stadium • Conway, SCCCU 66–277,174[45]

Week Ten
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteBroadcastResultAttendanceReference
November 21:30 PMWarner University RoyalsGardner–WebbErnest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NCW 51–143,150[46]
November 22:00 PMCharleston SouthernPresbyterianBailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SCESPN3CSU 27–163,181[47]
November 23:00 PMCharlotteCoastal CarolinaBrooks Stadium • Conway, SCW 50–259,221[48]
November 23:30 PMVMILibertyWilliams Stadium • Lynchburg, VAESPN3/MASNLU 17–718,334[49]

Week Eleven
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteBroadcastResultAttendanceReference
November 91:00 PMCoastal CarolinaCharleston SouthernBuccaneer Field • Charleston, SCCSU 31–266,135[50]
November 91:00 PMGardner–WebbVMIAlumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VAESPN3VMI 27–94,832[51]
November 93:30 PMPresbyterianLibertyWilliams Stadium • Lynchburg, VAESPN3LU 35–1410,654[52]

Week Twelve
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteBroadcastResultAttendanceReference
November 161:00 PMVMIThe CitadelJohnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SCL 10–3112,069[53]
November 161:00 PMPresbyterianCoastal CarolinaBrooks Stadium • Conway, SCESPN3CCU 46–137,035[54]
November 161:30 PMCharleston SouthernGardner–WebbErnest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NCGWU 27–104,890[55]
November 163:30 PMBrevardLibertyWilliams Stadium • Lynchburg, VAESPN3W 59–217,554[56]

Week Thirteen
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteBroadcastResultAttendanceReference
November 2311:00 AMLibertyCharleston SouthernBuccaneer Field • Charleston, SCESPN3LU 56–143,756[57]
November 231:00 PMGardner–WebbPresbyterianBailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SCGWU 20–133,333[58]
November 231:00 PMCoastal Carolina#12 South CarolinaWilliams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SCESPN3L 10–7081,411[59]
November 231:30 PMBucknellVMIAlumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VAL 23–354,913[60]

2014 NFL Draft
Main article: 2014 NFL Draft
Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
4 125 Miami Dolphins Walt Aikens  CB Liberty Big South
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%

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