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2013 Gardner-Webb

7–⁠5 (2–⁠3 Big South).

Schedule and results

Gardner-Webb in 2013, game by game: won vs. Furman 28–21; lost at Marshall 0–55; won vs. Richmond 12–10; won at Wofford 3–0; won vs. Point University 55–7; lost vs. Charlotte 51–53; lost at Coastal Carolina 7–42; lost vs. Liberty 0–24; won vs. Warner 51–14; lost at VMI 9–27; won vs. Charleston Southern 27–10; won at Presbyterian 20–13+48−55Won 28–21 vs. Furman+7FurmanLost 0–55 at Marshall-55MarshallWon 12–10 vs. Richmond+2RichmondWon 3–0 at Wofford+3WoffordWon 55–7 vs. Point University+48Point UniversityLost 51–53 vs. Charlotte-2CharlotteLost 7–42 at Coastal Carolina-35Coastal CarolinaLost 0–24 vs. Liberty-24LibertyWon 51–14 vs. Warner+37WarnerLost 9–27 at VMI-18VMIWon 27–10 vs. Charleston Southern+17Charleston Sout…Won 20–13 at Presbyterian+7Presbyterian
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsFurmanW 28–⁠2149%
Sep 7atMarshallL 0–⁠5515%
Sep 14vsRichmondW 12–⁠1037%
Sep 21atWoffordW 3–⁠018%
Sep 28vsPoint UniversityW 55–⁠767%
Oct 5vsCharlotteL 51–⁠5348%
Oct 12atCoastal CarolinaL 7–⁠4224%
Oct 26vsLibertyL 0–⁠2449%
Nov 2vsWarnerW 51–⁠1478%
Nov 9atVMIL 9–⁠2764%
Nov 16vsCharleston SouthernW 27–⁠1036%
Nov 23atPresbyterianW 20–⁠1350%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Presbyterian 20–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Big South.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠3 4th in Big South
AP final
Unranked
Points
263–⁠276
Coach
—
Elo
1269 +52 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−31.3 No. 76 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 210
Defensive coordinator
Randall McCray

Leaders

Passing yardsLucas Beatty QB101 yds
Rushing yardsJuanne Blount RB53 yds
Receiving yardsKenny Cook WR47 yds

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Madison O’Connor OT★★No. 2867

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Offensive line12.00.760

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2013 Big South standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Coastal Carolina4–⁠111–⁠2
Liberty4–⁠18–⁠4
Charleston Southern3–⁠210–⁠3
Gardner-Webb2–⁠37–⁠5
Presbyterian1–⁠43–⁠8
VMI1–⁠42–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.