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2013 Western Carolina

2–⁠10 (1–⁠7 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Western Carolina in 2013, game by game: lost at Middle Tennessee 24–45; lost at Virginia Tech 3–45; lost vs. The Citadel 21–28; won vs. Mars Hill 30–23; lost at Samford 23–62; lost at Chattanooga 21–42; lost at Auburn 3–62; lost vs. Wofford 17–21; won vs. Elon 27–24; lost at Georgia Southern 19–35; lost vs. Furman 20–32; lost at App State 27–48+7−59Lost 24–45 at Middle Tennessee-21Middle TennesseeLost 3–45 at Virginia Tech-42Virginia TechLost 21–28 vs. The Citadel-7The CitadelWon 30–23 vs. Mars Hill+7Mars HillLost 23–62 at Samford-39SamfordLost 21–42 at Chattanooga-21ChattanoogaLost 3–62 at Auburn-59AuburnLost 17–21 vs. Wofford-4WoffordWon 27–24 vs. Elon+3ElonLost 19–35 at Georgia Southern-16Georgia SouthernLost 20–32 vs. Furman-12FurmanLost 27–48 at App State-21App State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29atMiddle TennesseeL 24–⁠4511%
Sep 7atVirginia TechL 3–⁠458%
Sep 14vsThe CitadelL 21–⁠2839%
Sep 21vsMars HillW 30–⁠2356%
Sep 28atSamfordL 23–⁠6219%
Oct 5atChattanoogaL 21–⁠4216%
Oct 12atAuburnL 3–⁠626%
Oct 19vsWoffordL 17–⁠2118%
Oct 26vsElonW 27–⁠2447%
Nov 9atGeorgia SouthernL 19–⁠3515%
Nov 16vsFurmanL 20–⁠3231%
Nov 23atApp StateL 27–⁠4817%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to App State 48–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 51st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 54 on file).

Record
2–⁠10
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 8th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
235–⁠467
Coach
—
Elo
1106 −56 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−35.1 No. 91 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 198
Offensive coordinator
Brad Glenn
Defensive coordinator
Shawn Quinn

Leaders

Passing yardsEddie Sullivan QB220 yds
Passing touchdownsTroy Mitchell QB2 TD
Rushing yardsGarry Lewis WR79 yds
Rushing touchdownsShaun Warren WR1 TD
Receiving yardsKarnorris Benson WR186 yds
Receiving touchdownsKarnorris Benson WR1 TD
InterceptionsFred Payne WR1 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Tyrecous Garrett ATH★★No. 2334
Stedman Lucas ILB★★No. 3312

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Linebackers12.00.700
Athletes and specialists12.00.778
Whole class22.00.739

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 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Chattanooga6–⁠28–⁠4
Furman6–⁠28–⁠5
Samford6–⁠28–⁠5
Georgia Southern4–⁠47–⁠4
Wofford4–⁠45–⁠6
The Citadel4–⁠45–⁠7
App State4–⁠44–⁠8
Elon1–⁠72–⁠10
Western Carolina1–⁠72–⁠10

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