2013 Southern Conference football season

2013 Southern Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I FCS (Football Championship Subdivision)
SportFootball
DurationAugust 2013 - December 2013
Number of teams9
TV partner(s)SoConTV
Conference championsChattanooga, Samford, & Furman
Southern Conference football seasons
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 Southern Conference football season, part of the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season competition of college football, began on Thursday, August 29, 2013 with Chattanooga hosting Tennessee–Martin. The regular season concluded on November 23, while Samford and Furman qualified for the NCAA Division I Football Championship.

Samford was eliminated in the first round by Jacksonville State. Furman defeated South Carolina State in the opening round, but fell to eventual champion North Dakota State 38–7 in the second round.

Appalachian State and Georgia Southern played their final seasons as members of the Southern Conference but were ineligible to win the conference championship or participate in the playoffs as they transitioned to the Football Bowl Subdivision.