2013 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

2013 Western Carolina Catamounts football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	2–10 (1–7 SoCon)
Head coach	Mark Speir (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Brad Glenn (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Shawn Quinn (1st season)
Home stadium	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium

2013 Southern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 22 Furman +^		6	–	2					8	–	6
No. 19 Samford +^		6	–	2					8	–	5
No. 23 Chattanooga +		6	–	2					8	–	4
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 team represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Mark Speir, the Catamounts compiled an overall record of 2–10 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, tying for eighth place in the SoCon. Western Carolina played their home games at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium in Cullowhee, North Carolina.

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.

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	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	WCAA	L 21–28	9,345
September 21	3:30 pm	Mars Hill*	Bob Waters Field at 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	No. 13 Wofford	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	ESPN3	L 17–21	3,367
October 26	3:30 pm	Elon	Bob Waters Field at 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	Bob Waters Field at 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 Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time