2013 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

The 2013 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team represented Presbyterian College in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Harold Nichols and played their home games at Bailey Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 3–8, 1–4 in Big South play to finish in a tie for fifth place.

2013 Presbyterian Blue Hose football
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	3–8 (1–4 Big South)
Head coach	Harold Nichols (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Todd Varn
Defensive coordinator	Tommy Spangler
Home stadium	Bailey Memorial Stadium

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	6:30 pm	at Wake Forest*	BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC	ESPN3	L 7–31	26,202
September 7	2:00 pm	Brevard*	Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC	BSN	W 42–24	4,027
September 14	12:00 pm	at Furman*	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC		L 20–21	6,500
September 28	2:00 pm	Charlotte*	Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC	ESPN3	L 21–45	5,268
October 5	1:30 pm	at No. 17 Wofford*	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	ESPN3	L 14–55	7,820
October 19	2:00 pm	VMI	Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC	BSN	W 49–35	3,032
October 26	2:00 pm	Point*	Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC	BSN	W 49–14	4,689
November 2	2:00 pm	No. 24 Charleston Southern	Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC	ESPN3	L 16–27	3,181
November 9	3:30 pm	at Liberty	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	LFSN	L 14–35	10,654
November 16	1:00 pm	at No. 11 Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPN3	L 13–46	7,035
November 23	1:00 pm	Gardner–Webb	Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC	BSN	L 13–20	3,333
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

@ Wake Forest

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hose	7	0	0	0	7
Demon Deacons	3	14	7	7	31

See also: 2013 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

Brevard

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tornadoes	14	7	0	3	24
Blue Hose	7	21	7	7	42

See also: Brevard College

@ Furman

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hose	7	13	0	0	20
Paladins	7	0	14	0	21

See also: 2013 Furman Paladins football team

Charlotte

	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	7	21	14	3	45
Blue Hose	14	0	0	7	21

See also: 2013 Charlotte 49ers football team

@ Wofford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hose	0	7	0	7	14
#17 Terriers	7	20	14	14	55

See also: 2013 Wofford Terriers football team

VMI

	1	2	3	4	Total
Keydets	7	0	7	21	35
Blue Hose	0	14	21	14	49

See also: 2013 VMI Keydets football team

Point

	1	2	3	4	Total
Skyhawks	3	0	7	9	19
Blue Hose	21	14	7	7	49

See also: Point University

Charleston Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
#24 Buccaneers	7	7	10	3	27
Blue Hose	3	0	13	0	16

See also: 2013 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

@ Liberty

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hose	0	7	0	0	7
Flames	7	14	7	7	35

See also: 2013 Liberty Flames football team

@ Coastal Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hose	0	0	0	13	13
#11 Chanticleers	14	14	7	11	46

See also: 2013 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

Gardner–Webb

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs					0
Blue Hose					0

See also: 2013 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team