2013 Shepherd Rams football team

The 2013 Shepherd Rams football team represented Shepherd University as a member of the Mountain East Conference (MEC) during the 2013 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 27th-year head coach Monte Cater, the Rams compiled an overall record of 11–1 with a mark of 9–0 in conference play, winning the MEC title. Shepherd advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs and received a first-round bye. They beat Winston-Salem State in the second round before losing to West Chester in the quarterfinals. The Rams played their home games at Ram Stadium in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.

2013 Shepherd Rams football
MEC champion
ConferenceMountain East Conference
Ranking
AFCANo. 9[1]
Record11–1 (9–0 MEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRam Stadium
(capacity: 5,000)
2013 Mountain East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 9 Shepherd $^  9 –0   11 –1  
Concord  7 –2   8 –3  
Urbana  7 –2   7 –4  
Charleston (WV)  6 –3   6 –5  
Glenville State  5 –4   6 –5  
West Virginia Wesleyan  5 –4   5 –5  
Notre Dame (OH)  4 –5   5 –6  
West Liberty  3 –6   3 –8  
Fairmont State  2 –7   3 –7  
Virginia–Wise #  2 –7   2 –9  
West Virginia State  0 –10   0 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • # – Provisional NCAA Division II member
Rankings from AFCA poll

This was Shepherd's first season as a member of the MEC, having been a member of the now-defunct West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.[2]

Regular season

The 2013 regular season for the Rams consisted of nine games against MEC conference opponents and one non-conference game against Shippensburg of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC). The Rams went an undefeated 10–0 in the regular season and advanced to the 2013 NCAA Division II football playoffs as the number one seed in Super Region 1.[3] The Rams won the MEC Championship after a season finale win against Concord.[4]

Playoffs

The Rams won their first playoff game, a second round game at home against Winston-Salem State, after receiving a bye in the first round.[3] The team then went on to lose their quarterfinal game, 28–7, against the third-seeded West Chester.[5]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 712:00 p.m.No. 7 Shippensburg*No. 25
W 33–06,247[6][7]
September 141:00 p.m.at Fairmont StateNo. 17
W 27–71,772[8][9]
September 2112:00 p.m.UrbanaNo. 15
  • Ram Stadium
  • Shepherdstown, WV
W 28–213,468[10][11]
September 281:00 p.m.at West Virginia WesleyanNo. 14
W 45–10400[12][13]
October 512:00 p.m.Charleston (WV)No. 12
  • Ram Stadium
  • Shepherdstown, WV
W 28–95,219[14][15]
October 1212:00 p.m.at Virginia–WiseNo. 12
W 42–171,010[16][17]
October 1912:00 p.m.Notre Dame (OH)No. 11
  • Ram Stadium
  • Shepherdstown, WV
W 57–174,117[18][19]
November 212:00 p.m.at Glenville StateNo. 9
W 45–191,301[20][21]
November 912:00 p.m.West Virginia StateNo. 7
  • Ram Stadium
  • Shepherdstown, WV
W 47–05,039[22][23]
November 161:00 p.m.at ConcordNo. 7
  • Callaghan Stadium
  • Athens, WV
W 41–332,503[4][24]
November 3012:00 p.m.No. 9 Winston-Salem State*No. 6
W 7–06,012[25][24]
December 712:00 p.m.No. 15 West Chester*No. 6
  • Ram Stadium
  • Shepherdstown, WV (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)
L 7–284,817[26][24]

References
  1. "2013 College Football Rankings for Final Rankings". ESPN.
  2. Mountain East Conference to join Division II NCAA. February 20, 2013
  3. 2013 NCAA Division II
  4. "Shepherd Football Gains MEC Title with Win over Concord". Shepherd University Athletics.
  5. "Shutdown defense sparks West Chester past Shepherd | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com.
  6. "Football vs Shepherd on 9/7/2013 - Box Score". Shippensburg University Athletics.
  7. "Poll 2013 0820 II Preseason". August 20, 2013. pp. B2 – via newspapers.com.
  8. "Shepherd Football Pulls Away from Fairmont". Shepherd University Athletics.
  9. "Poll 2013 0910 II First". September 10, 2013. p. 32 – via newspapers.com.
  10. "Shepherd Outlasts Urbana, 28-21". Shepherd University Athletics.
  11. "Poll 2013 0917 II". September 17, 2013. p. 12 – via newspapers.com.
  12. "Shepherd Football Downs West Virginia Wesleyan, 45-10". Shepherd University Athletics.
  13. "Poll 2013 0924 II". September 24, 2013. p. 12 – via newspapers.com.
  14. "Shepherd Football Defeats Charleston, 28-9". Shepherd University Athletics.
  15. "Poll 2013 1001 II". October 1, 2013. p. 12 – via newspapers.com.
  16. "Shepherd Football Downs UVa-WIse". Shepherd University Athletics.
  17. "Poll 2013 1009 II". October 9, 2013. p. 10 – via newspapers.com.
  18. "Shepherd Football Pulls Away from Notre Dame College". Shepherd University Athletics.
  19. "Poll 2013 1015 II". October 15, 2013. p. 12 – via newspapers.com.
  20. "Shepherd Football Defeats Glenville State". Shepherd University Athletics.
  21. "Poll 2013 1022 II". October 22, 2013. p. 12 – via newspapers.com.
  22. "Shepherd Football Blanks State". Shepherd University Athletics.
  23. "Poll 2013 1105 II". November 5, 2013. p. 12 – via newspapers.com.
  24. "Poll 2013 1112 II". November 12, 2013. pp. S2 – via newspapers.com.
  25. "Winston-Salem vs Shepherd (Nov 30, 2013)". fs.ncaa.org.
  26. "Shepherd falls in NCAA Division II football quarterfinals". The Hagerstown Herald-Mail.
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