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
Big South Conference football seasons
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2014 →
2013 Big South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

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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
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Preseason All-Conference Teams

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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

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Index to colors and formatting
Big South member won
Big South member lost
Big South teams in bold

All times Eastern time.

Week One

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
August 29 6:00 PM Liberty Kent State Dix StadiumKent, OH ESPN3 L 10–17 20,790 [4]
August 29 6:30 PM Presbyterian Wake Forest BB&T FieldWinston-Salem, NC ESPN3 L 7–31 26,202 [5]
August 31 6:00 PM Coastal Carolina South Carolina State Oliver C. Dawson StadiumOrangeburg, SC W 27–20 10,048 [6]
August 31 6:00 PM Charleston Southern The Citadel Johnson Hagood StadiumCharleston, SC W 32–29 12,196 [7]
August 31 6:00 PM VMI Richmond Robins StadiumRichmond, VA L 0–34 8,700 [8]
August 31 6:45 PM Furman Gardner–Webb Ernest W. Spangler StadiumBoiling Springs, NC ESPN3 W 28–21 3,876 [9]

Week Two

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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 FieldLexington, VA W 34–27 5,316 [11]
September 7 2:00 PM Brevard Presbyterian Bailey Memorial StadiumClinton, SC W 42–24 4,027 [12]
September 7 6:00 PM Furman Coastal Carolina Brooks StadiumConway, SC ESPN3 W 35–28 8,636 [13]
September 7 6:30 PM Gardner–Webb Marshall Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV L 0–55 26,317 [14]
September 7 7:00 PM Monmouth Liberty Williams StadiumLynchburg, VA ESPN3 W 45–15 18,467 [15]

Week Three

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
September 14 12:00 PM Presbyterian Furman Paladin StadiumGreenville, 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 StadiumBuies Creek, NC W 30–10 6,044 [18]
September 14 6:00 PM Coastal Carolina Eastern Kentucky Roy Kidd StadiumRichmond, 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

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
September 21 3:30 PM VMI Virginia Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA L 0–49 40,165 [22]
September 21 4:00 PM Charleston Southern Norfolk State Dick Price StadiumNorfolk, 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 StadiumSpartanburg, SC W 3–0 6,207 [26]

Week Five

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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 StadiumElon, 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 StadiumBoone, 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

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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 StadiumCharlotte, 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

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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

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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 FieldBoulder, 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 StadiumColumbia, 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

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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

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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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