2013 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

2013 Western Carolina Catamounts football

Conference	Southern Conference
2013 record	2–10 (1–7 SoCon)
Head coach	Mark Speir (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Brad Glenn (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	Shawn Quinn (1st year)
Home stadium	E.J. Whitmire Stadium (Capacity: 13,742)

2013 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#23 Chattanooga +		6	–	2		8	–	4
#19 Samford +^		6	–	2		8	–	5
#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

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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	6:30 PM	at Middle Tennessee*	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN		L 24–45	20,011
September 7	1:30 PM	at Virginia Tech*	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ESPN3	L 3–45	61,335
September 14	3:30 PM	The Citadel	E.J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC	WCAA	L 21–28	9,345
September 21	3:30 PM	Mars Hill*	E.J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC	WCAA	W 30–23	7,490
September 28	3:00 PM	at Samford	Seibert Stadium • Homewood, AL		L 23–63	8,625
October 5	6:00 PM	at Chattanooga	Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN	WMYA	L 21–42	6,789
October 12	2:00 PM	at Auburn*	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	PPV/ESPN3	L 3–62	84,171
October 19	3:30 PM	#13 Wofford	E.J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC	ESPN3	L 17–21	3,367
October 26	3:30 PM	Elon	E.J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC	WCAA	W 27–24 ^OT	9,627
November 9	2:00 PM	at Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA		L 19–35	13,507
November 16	3:30 PM	Furman	E.J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC	WCAA	L 20–32	8,388
November 23	3:30 PM	at Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC (Battle for the Old Mountain Jug)		L 27–48	27,115
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source: Schedule

References

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

Western Carolina Catamounts football

Venues	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium (1974–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Battle for the Old Mountain Jug (Appalachian State)

Culture & lore	Paws "Fight on! You Catamounts" Western Carolina University Pride of the Mountains Marching Band

People	Head coaches

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