2013 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

2013 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football
Big South co-champion
ConferenceBig South Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 7
FCS CoachesNo. 7
Record12–3 (4–1 Big South)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Patenaude (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro spread
Defensive coordinatorClayton Carlin (2nd season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumBrooks Stadium
Seasons
← 2012
2014 →
2013 Big South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 Coastal Carolina +^   4 1     12 3  
Liberty +   4 1     8 4  
No. 24 Charleston Southern   3 2     10 3  
Gardner–Webb   2 3     7 5  
Presbyterian   1 4     3 8  
VMI   1 4     2 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2013 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team represented Coastal Carolina University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Joe Moglia, the Chanticleers compiled an overall record of 12–3 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, sharing the Big South title with Liberty. Coastal Carolina received the Big South's automatic bid into the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Chanticleers defeated Bethune–Cookman in the first round and Montana in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to the eventual national champion, North Dakota State. Coastal Carolina played home games at Brooks Stadium in Conway, South Carolina.