2013 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

The 2013 Western Carolina Catamounts football team represented Western Carolina University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southern Conference. They were led by second year head coach Mark Speir and played their home games at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium. The Catamounts entered this season with a new defensive coordinator, Shawn Quinn, who joined the team after serving two seasons in the same position at Charleston Southern University.[1][2] They finished the season 2–10, 1–7 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for eighth place.

2013 Western Carolina Catamounts football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
2013 record2–10 (1–7 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrad Glenn (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorShawn Quinn (1st season)
Home stadiumE.J. Whitmire Stadium
(Capacity: 13,742)
2013 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 23 Chattanooga +  6 2     8 4  
No. 19 Samford +^  6 2     8 5  
No. 22 Furman +^  6 2     8 6  
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  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • Appalachian State and Georgia Southern ineligible for conference championship and FCS playoffs as part of FBS transition
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 296:30 pmat Middle Tennessee*L 24–4520,011
September 71:30 pmat Virginia Tech*ESPN3L 3–4561,335
September 143:30 pmThe CitadelWCAAL 21–289,345
September 213:30 pmMars Hill*
  • E.J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
WCAAW 30–237,490
September 283:00 pmat SamfordL 23–638,625
October 56:00 pmat ChattanoogaWMYAL 21–426,789
October 122:00 pmat Auburn*PPV/ESPN3L 3–6284,171
October 193:30 pmNo. 13 Wofford
  • E.J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
ESPN3L 17–213,367
October 263:30 pmElon
  • E.J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
WCAAW 27–24 OT9,627
November 92:00 pmat Georgia SouthernL 19–3513,507
November 163:30 pmFurman
  • E.J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
WCAAL 20–328,388
November 233:30 pmat Appalachian StateL 27–4827,115

References

  1. Goode, Tyler (January 18, 2013). "WCU's D-Coordinator Ready to Turn Things Around". Asheville Citizen-Times. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
  2. Bitter, Andy (June 3, 2013). "Ask Another Teams Beat Writer: Western Carolina". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
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