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2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season
American college football season
American college football season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2013 |
| image | NCAA logo.svg |
| number_of_teams | 127 |
| regular_season | August 29 – November 23 |
| playoffs | November 30 – December 21 |
| nc_date | [January 4, 2014](2014-ncaa-division-i-football-championship-game) |
| championship | Toyota Stadium, Frisco, TX |
| champions | [North Dakota State](2013-north-dakota-state-bison-football-team) |
| payton | Jimmy Garoppolo, QB, Eastern Illinois |
| buchanan | Brad Daly, DE, Montana State |
The 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, was organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The season began on August 29, 2013, and concluded with the 2014 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game on January 4, 2014, at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. North Dakota State won its third consecutive title, defeating Towson, 35–7.
Conference changes and new programs
Main article: 2010–2014 NCAA conference realignment
| School | 2012 Conference | 2013 Conference |
|---|---|---|
| Abilene Christian | Lone Star (D-II) | FCS Independent |
| Albany | NEC | CAA |
| Charlotte | *New program* | FCS Independent |
| Georgia State | CAA | Sun Belt (FBS) |
| Houston Baptist | *New program* | FCS Independent |
| Incarnate Word | Lone Star (D-II) | FCS Independent |
| Mercer | *Revived program* | Pioneer |
| Monmouth | NEC | FCS Independent |
| Old Dominion | CAA | FCS Independent |
| Stetson | *Revived program* | Pioneer |
| Stony Brook | Big South | CAA |
Other notable changes
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The Pioneer Football League joined the conferences receiving an automatic bid into the FCS playoffs, which increased from 20 to 24 teams in 2013.
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Under a standard provision of NCAA rules, all FCS programs were allowed to play 12 regular-season games (not counting conference title games) in 2013, and also in 2014. In years when the period starting with the Thursday before Labor Day and ending with the final Saturday in November contains 14 Saturdays, FCS programs may play 12 games instead of the regular 11. After 2014, the next season in which 12-game seasons are allowed will be 2019.
FCS team wins over FBS teams
(FCS rankings from the Sports Network poll; FBS rankings from the AP Poll)
August 29: Southern Utah 22, South Alabama 21
August 29: No. 11 Towson 33, Connecticut 18
August 30: No. 1 North Dakota State 24, Kansas State 21
August 30: Samford 31, Georgia State 21
August 31: No. 21 Eastern Illinois 40, San Diego State 19
August 31: No. 4 Eastern Washington 49, No. 25 Oregon State 46 (NOTE: this is the third time an FCS team has beat an FBS team that was ranked in the AP poll, after James Madison's victory over No. 13 Virginia Tech in 2010 and Appalachian State's upset of No. 5 Michigan in 2007).
August 31: McNeese State 53, South Florida 21
August 31: No. 17 Northern Iowa 28, Iowa State 20
September 7: Chattanooga 42, Georgia State 14
September 7: Maine 24, Massachusetts 14
September 7: Nicholls State 27, Western Michigan 23
September 14: No. 23 Bethune–Cookman 34, Florida International 13
September 14: Fordham 30, Temple 29
September 21: Jacksonville State 32, Georgia State 26 OT
November 9: Old Dominion 59, Idaho 38
November 23: Georgia Southern 26, Florida 20
Conference standings
Conference summaries
Championship games
| Conference | Champion | Runner-up | Score | Offensive Player of the Year | Defensive Player of the Year | Coach of the Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWAC | [Southern](2013-southern-jaguars-football-team) | [Jackson State](2013-jackson-state-tigers-football-team) | 34–272OT | Dray Joseph, QB, Southern | ||
| Arnold Walker, RB, [Alcorn State](2013-alcorn-state-braves-football-team) | Jer-ryan Harris, LB, [Arkansas-Pine Bluff](2013-arkansas-pine-bluff-golden-lions-football-team) | Dawson Odums, Southern |
Other conference winners
Note: Records are regular-season only, and do not include playoff games.
| Conference | Champion | Record | Offensive Player of the Year | Defensive Player of the Year | Coach of the Year | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Sky | [Eastern Washington](2013-eastern-washington-eagles-football-team) | 10–2 (8–0) | Vernon Adams, QB (Eastern Washington) | Brad Daly ([Montana State](2013-montana-state-bobcats-football-team)) | ||||||||
| Sullivan Grosz ([Cal Poly](2013-cal-poly-mustangs-football-team)) | Beau Baldwin (Eastern Washington) | |||||||||||
| Big South | [Coastal Carolina](2013-coastal-carolina-chanticleers-football-team) | |||||||||||
| [Liberty](2013-liberty-flames-football-team) | 10–2 (4–1) | |||||||||||
| 8–4 (4–1) | Lorenzo Taliaferro, RB (Coastal Carolina) | Quinn Backus, LB (Coastal Carolina) | ||||||||||
| CAA | [Maine](2013-maine-black-bears-football-team) | 10–2 (7–1) | Terrance West, RB ([Towson](2013-towson-tigers-football-team)) | Stephon Robertson, LB ([James Madison](2013-james-madison-dukes-football-team)) | Jack Cosgrove (Maine) | |||||||
| Ivy | [Harvard](2013-harvard-crimson-football-team) | |||||||||||
| [Princeton](2013-princeton-tigers-football-team) | 9–1 (6–1) | |||||||||||
| 8–2 (6–1) | Quinn Epperly, QB (Princeton) | Zack Hodges, DE (Harvard) | ||||||||||
| MEAC | [Bethune–Cookman](2013-bethune-cookman-wildcats-football-team) | |||||||||||
| [South Carolina State](2013-south-carolina-state-bulldogs-football-team) | 10–2 (7–1) | |||||||||||
| 9–3 (7–1) | Greg McGhee, QB (Howard) | Joe Thomas, LB (South Carolina State) | Brian Jenkins (Bethune–Cookman) | |||||||||
| MVFC | [North Dakota State](2013-north-dakota-state-bison-football-team) | 11–0 (8–0) | url=http://www.valley-football.org/news/default/2013-14/7018/missouri-valley-football-announces-2013-all-conference-squad/ | title=Missouri Valley Football Announces 2013 All-Conference Squad | publisher=Missouri Valley Football Conference | date=December 2, 2013 | access-date=April 10, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413150106/http://www.valley-football.org/news/default/2013-14/7018/missouri-valley-football-announces-2013-all-conference-squad/ | archive-date=April 13, 2014 | url-status=dead }} | Tyler Starr, LB ([South Dakota](2013-south-dakota-coyotes-football-team)) | Craig Bohl (North Dakota State) |
| NEC | [Sacred Heart](2013-sacred-heart-pioneers-football-team) | |||||||||||
| [Duquesne](2013-duquesne-dukes-football-team) | 10–2 (4–2) | |||||||||||
| 6–4 (4–2) | Keshaudas Spence, RB (Sacred Heart) | Troy Moore, DL (Sacred Heart) | Mark Nofri (Sacred Heart) | |||||||||
| OVC | [Eastern Illinois](2013-eastern-illinois-panthers-football-team) | 11–1 (8–0) | Jimmy Garoppolo, QB ([Eastern Illinois](2013-eastern-illinois-panthers-football-team)) | Anthony Bass, DE ([Tennessee State](2013-tennessee-state-tigers-football-team)) | Dino Babers ([Eastern Illinois](2013-eastern-illinois-panthers-football-team)) | |||||||
| Patriot | [Lafayette](2013-lafayette-leopards-football-team) | 5–6 (4–1) | Michael Nebrich, QB ([Fordham](2013-fordham-rams-football-team)) | Stephen Hodge, LB ([Fordham](2013-fordham-rams-football-team)) | Joe Moorhead ([Fordham](2013-fordham-rams-football-team)) | |||||||
| Pioneer | [Butler](2013-butler-bulldogs-football-team) | |||||||||||
| [Marist](2013-marist-red-foxes-football-team) | 9–3 (7–1) | |||||||||||
| 8–3 (7–1) | Mason Mills, QB (San Diego) | Terrence Fede, DE (Marist) | Jim Parady (Marist) | |||||||||
| Southern | [Chattanooga](2013-chattanooga-mocs-football-team) | |||||||||||
| [Samford](2013-samford-bulldogs-football-team) | ||||||||||||
| [Furman](2013-furman-paladins-football-team) | 8–4 (6–2) | |||||||||||
| 8–4 (6–2) | ||||||||||||
| 7–5 (6–2) | Jacob Huesman, So., QB ([Chattanooga](2013-chattanooga-mocs-football-team)) | Davis Tull, Jr., DL ([Chattanooga](2013-chattanooga-mocs-football-team)) | Russ Huesman ([Chattanooga](2013-chattanooga-mocs-football-team)) | |||||||||
| Southland | [Southeastern Louisiana](2013-southeastern-louisiana-lions-football-team) | 10–2 (7–0) | Bryan Bennett (Southeastern Louisiana) POY | |||||||||
| Cody Stroud ([McNeese State](2013-mcneese-state-cowboys-football-team)) OPOY | Cqulin Hubert (Southeastern Louisiana) | Ron Roberts (Southeastern Louisiana) |
Playoff qualifiers
Automatic berths for conference champions
- Big Sky Conference – Eastern Washington
- Big South Conference – Coastal Carolina
- Colonial Athletic Association – Maine
- Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – Bethune–Cookman
- Missouri Valley Football Conference – North Dakota State
- Northeast Conference – Sacred Heart
- Ohio Valley Conference – Eastern Illinois
- Patriot League – Lafayette
- Pioneer Football League - Butler
- Southern Conference – Furman
- Southland Conference – Southeastern Louisiana
At large qualifiers
- Big Sky Conference - Montana, Northern Arizona, Southern Utah
- Big South Conference - None
- Colonial Athletic Association - New Hampshire, Towson
- Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference - South Carolina State
- Missouri Valley Football Conference - South Dakota State
- Northeast Conference - None
- Ohio Valley Conference - Jacksonville State, Tennessee State
- Patriot League - Fordham
- Pioneer Football League - None
- Southern Conference - Samford
- Southland Conference - McNeese State, Sam Houston State
Abstentions
Postseason
After three seasons with a playoff field of twenty teams, the FCS bracket was expanded to 24 this postseason, with the eight seeded teams receiving first-round byes.
NCAA Division I playoff bracket
November 30 Campus sites December 7 Campus sites December 13 and 14 Campus sites December 20 and 21 Campus sites
January 4 1:00 PM CST Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas ESPN2 Dial Global Sports | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= Furman | RD1-score1= 30 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= South Carolina State* | RD1-score2= 20 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= Bethune–Cookman | RD1-score3= 24 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= Coastal Carolina* | RD1-score4= 48 | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5= Southern Utah | RD1-score5= 20 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= Sam Houston State* | RD1-score6= 51 | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7= Lafayette | RD1-score7= 7 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8= New Hampshire* | RD1-score8= 45 | RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9= Tennessee State | RD1-score9= 31 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10= Butler* | RD1-score10= 0 | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11= Sacred Heart | RD1-score11= 27 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12= Fordham* | RD1-score12= 37 | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13= South Dakota State | RD1-score13= 26 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14= Northern Arizona* | RD1-score14= 7 | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15= Samford | RD1-score15= 14 | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16= Jacksonville State* | RD1-score16= 55 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= Furman | RD2-score1= 7 | RD2-seed2= 1 | RD2-team2= North Dakota State* | RD2-score2= 38 | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= Coastal Carolina | RD2-score3= 42 | RD2-seed4= 8 | RD2-team4= Montana* | RD2-score4= 35 | RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5= Sam Houston State | RD2-score5= 29 | RD2-seed6= 4 | RD2-team6=Southeastern Louisiana* | RD2-score6= 30 | RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7= New Hampshire | RD2-score7= 41 | RD2-seed8= 5 | RD2-team8= Maine* | RD2-score8= 27 | RD2-seed9= | RD2-team9= Tennessee State | RD2-score9= 10 | RD2-seed10= 2 | RD2-team10= Eastern Illinois* | RD2-score10= 51 | RD2-seed11= | RD2-team11= Fordham | RD2-score11= 28 | RD2-seed12= 7 | RD2-team12= Towson* | RD2-score12= 48 | RD2-seed13= | RD2-team13= South Dakota State | RD2-score13= 17 | RD2-seed14= 3 | RD2-team14= Eastern Washington* | RD2-score14= 41 | RD2-seed15= | RD2-team15= Jacksonville State | RD2-score15= 31 | RD2-seed16= 6 | RD2-team16= McNeese State* | RD2-score16= 10 | RD3-seed1= 1 | RD3-team1= North Dakota State* | RD3-score1= 48 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2= Coastal Carolina | RD3-score2= 14 | RD3-seed3= 4 | RD3-team3=Southeastern Louisiana* | RD3-score3= 17 | RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4= New Hampshire | RD3-score4= 20 | RD3-seed5= 2 | RD3-team5= Eastern Illinois* | RD3-score5= 39 | RD3-seed6= 7 | RD3-team6= Towson | RD3-score6= 49 | RD3-seed7= 3 | RD3-team7= Eastern Washington* | RD3-score7= 35 | RD3-seed8= | RD3-team8= Jacksonville State | RD3-score8= 24 | RD4-seed1= 1 | RD4-team1= North Dakota State* | RD4-score1= 52 | RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2= New Hampshire | RD4-score2= 14 | RD4-seed3= 7 | RD4-team3= Towson | RD4-score3= 35 | RD4-seed4= 3 | RD4-team4= Eastern Washington* | RD4-score4= 31 | RD5-seed1= 1 | RD5-team1= North Dakota State | RD5-score1= 35 | RD5-seed2= 7 | RD5-team2= Towson | RD5-score2= 7 :* Home team
New, expanded, renovated, and temporary stadiums
- Albany made its CAA debut in Bob Ford Field, a new 8,500-seat on-campus stadium. University Field, which Albany had used for both football and track since 1970, is now solely a track venue.
- Charlotte made its football debut in Jerry Richardson Stadium, a new on-campus facility. Its initial capacity is 15,300, but it can be expanded to 25,000 with temporary seating. The stadium design allows future expansion to 40,000.
- Mercer plays at the Moye Complex, a new on-campus venue with a capacity of 10,200.
- Stetson plays at the already-existing Spec Martin Stadium, an off-campus stadium owned by Stetson's home city of DeLand, Florida. The stadium holds 6,000.
Coaching changes
Preseason and in-season
This is restricted to coaching changes that took place on or after May 1, 2013. For coaching changes that occurred earlier in 2013, see 2012 NCAA Division I FCS end-of-season coaching changes.
| School | Outgoing coach | Date | Reason | Replacement | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [North Carolina Central](2013-north-carolina-central-eagles-football-team) | Henry Frazier, III | August 22 | title=NC Central hires South Alabama's Mack | url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=ncf&id=10169342 | agency=Associated Press | publisher=ESPN | date=December 19, 2013 | access-date=December 19, 2013}} | Dwayne Foster (interim) | ||||
| [Grambling State](2013-grambling-state-tigers-football-team) | Doug Williams | September 11 | title=Doug Williams says he's been fired by Grambling | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/swac/2013/09/11/doug-williams-grambling-coach-fired/2799445/ | work=USA Today | date=September 11, 2013 | access-date=October 17, 2013}} | title=Dennis Winston named interim coach | url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/9840886/grambling-state-fires-interim-coach-george-ragsdale-replaces-dennis-winston | agency=ESPN.com news services | publisher=ESPN | date=October 17, 2013 | access-date=October 17, 2013}} |
| Grambling State | George Ragsdale | October 17 | Fired | Dennis Winston (interim) | |||||||||
| [Valparaiso](2013-valparaiso-crusaders-football-team) | Dale Carlson | November 10 | Fired | title=Carlson Relieved of Duties as Head Coach of Valparaiso Football Program | url=http://www.valpoathletics.com/football/news/2013-14/13130/carlson-relieved-of-duties-as-head-coach-of-valparaiso-football-program/ | access-date=December 9, 2013 | date=November 10, 2013}} |
End of season
| School | Outgoing coach | Date announced | Reason | Replacement | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | Bob Ford | August 13 | last=Kekis | first=John | title=From start to finish: Albany head coach Bob Ford retiring after 44 years on the job | url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2013-11-22/start-finish | agency=Associated Press | publisher=NCAA.com | access-date=November 26, 2013 | date=November 22, 2013}} | title=Greg Gattuso replaces the retired Bob Ford as Albany's football coach | url=http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/81e1e1edc2ba4dc7b7a0809f5958079a/FBC--Albany-Coach | access-date=December 9, 2013 | newspaper=The Republic | date=December 9, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214114518/http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/81e1e1edc2ba4dc7b7a0809f5958079a/FBC--Albany-Coach | archive-date=December 14, 2013 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all}} |
| Rhode Island | Joe Trainer | November 18 | title=Joe Trainer released from final year of contract | url=http://www.gorhody.com/sports/m-footbl/2013-14/releases/20131118ugvggr | publisher=GoRhody.com | access-date=November 26, 2013 | date=November 18, 2013 | archive-date=December 2, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202223839/http://www.gorhody.com/sports/m-footbl/2013-14/releases/20131118ugvggr | url-status=dead}} | Jim Fleming | ||||||||
| North Dakota | Chris Mussman | November 18 | title=North Dakota fires head coach Mussman after 3–8 season | url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2013-11-18/north-dakota-fires-head-coach-mussman-after-3-8-season | agency=Associated Press | publisher=NCAA.com | access-date=November 26, 2013 | date=November 18, 2013}} | Kyle "Bubba" Schweigert | ||||||||||
| Robert Morris | Joe Walton | November 21 | Retired | title=RMU Seeks NEC Title in Walton's Swan Song | url=http://www.rmucolonials.com/news/2013/11/21/FB_1121130515.aspx | access-date=December 9, 2013 | date=November 21, 2013}} | ||||||||||||
| Central Connecticut | Jeff McInerney | November 25 | title=Central Connecticut State head coach Jeff McInerney resigns after eight years | url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2013-11-25/central-connecticut-state-head-coach-jeff-mcinerney-resigns-after | agency=Associated Press | publisher=NCAA.com | access-date=November 26, 2013 | date=November 25, 2013}} | title=Central Connecticut St. names Rossomando football coach | url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/central-connecticut-st-names-rossomando-football-coach/ | agency=Sports Network | publisher=Fox News Channel | access-date=January 24, 2014 | date=January 22, 2014}} | |||||
| James Madison | Mickey Matthews | November 25 | title=James Madison fires head coach Mickey Matthews after 15 years at helm | url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2013-11-25/james-madison-fires-head-coach-mickey-matthews-after-15-years-helm | agency=Associated Press | publisher=NCAA.com | access-date=November 26, 2013 | date=November 25, 2013}} | title=James Madison hires Ohio State assistant Withers as head coach | url=http://msn.foxsports.com/collegefootball/story/james-madison-hires-ohio-state-assistant-everett-withers-122013 | agency=Associated Press | work=FoxSports.com | access-date=December 21, 2013 | date=December 21, 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131221222426/http://msn.foxsports.com/collegefootball/story/james-madison-hires-ohio-state-assistant-everett-withers-122013 | archive-date=December 21, 2013 | df=mdy }} | |
| Elon | Jason Swepson | November 25 | title=Elon fires head coach Jason Swepson after three seasons | url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2013-11-25/elon-fires-head-coach-jason-swepson-after-three-seasons | agency=Associated Press | publisher=NCAA.com | access-date=November 26, 2013 | date=November 25, 2013}} | title=Elon Names Rich Skrosky Head Football Coach | url=http://www.elonphoenix.com/news/2013/12/12/FB_1212134058.aspx | access-date=December 12, 2013 | date=December 12, 2013}} | |||||||
| Morgan State | Donald Hill-Eley | November 25 | first=Edward | last=Lee | title=Donald Hill-Eley out as Morgan State football coach | url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/football/bal-donald-hill-eley-morgan-state-football-coach-20131125,0,593625.story | newspaper=The Baltimore Sun | access-date=November 26, 2013 | date=November 25, 2013}} | title=Lee Hull Hired as Morgan State Head Football Coach | url=http://www.morganstatebears.com/news/2014/1/8/FB_0108140207.aspx?path=foot | access-date=January 10, 2014 | date=January 8, 2014}} | ||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | J. C. Harper | November 25 | title=Harper Will Not Return for 2014 Season | url=http://sfajacks.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112513aad.html | access-date=December 9, 2013 | date=November 25, 2013 | archive-date=December 5, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205144349/http://sfajacks.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112513aad.html | url-status=dead}} | title=SFA Hires Conque as Lumberjacks Football Coach | url=http://sfajacks.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121413aaa.html | access-date=December 15, 2013 | date=December 14, 2013 | archive-date=December 15, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215212016/http://sfajacks.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121413aaa.html | url-status=dead}} | |||
| Southeast Missouri State | Tony Samuel | November 26 | title=Southeast Missouri State fires coach Tony Samuel after three–win season | url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2013-11-26/southeast-missouri-state-fires-coach-tony-samuel-after-three-win | agency=Associated Press | publisher=NCAA.com | access-date=November 26, 2013 | date=November 26, 2013}} | last=Hendricks | first=Christy | title="Coach Tuke" named new SEMO football coach | url=http://www.kfvs12.com/story/24254269/watch-live-semo-football-coach-press-conference-at-430-pm | access-date=December 19, 2013 | date=December 18, 2013}} | |||||
| Weber State | Jody Sears | November 26 | title=Weber State fires head coach Jody Sears after going 4–19 in two seasons | url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2013-11-26/weber-state-fires-head-coach-jody-sears-after-going-4-19-two | agency=Associated Press | publisher=NCAA.com | access-date=November 26, 2013 | date=November 26, 2013}} | Jay Hill | ||||||||||
| Alabama A&M | Anthony Jones | December 1 | title=Jones not returning as head coach | url=http://www.aamusports.com/news/2013/12/1/FB_1201134938.aspx?path=football | access-date=December 9, 2013 | date=December 1, 2013}} | first=Mark | last=McCarter | title=Nevada assistant James Spady to be named new Alabama A&M football coach | url=http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2013/12/report_james_spady_to_be_named.html | access-date=December 31, 2013 | publisher=AL.com | date=December 30, 2013}} | ||||||
| Colgate | Dick Biddle | December 2 | title=Dick Biddle retires as Colgate head coach; Dan Hunt named successor | url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2013-12-02/dick-biddle-retires-colgate-head-coach-dan-hunt-named-successor | access-date=December 2, 2013 | date=December 2, 2013}} | Dan Hunt | ||||||||||||
| Grambling State | Dennis Winston | December 4 | title=Fobbs named Grambling State football coach | url=http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/news/news.aspx?id=4645584 | access-date=December 4, 2013 | date=December 4, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211022724/http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2%2Fnews%2Fnews.aspx%3Fid%3D4645584 | archive-date=December 11, 2013 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all}} | Broderick Fobbs | ||||||||
| North Dakota State | Craig Bohl | December 7 | Hired by Wyoming | title=North Dakota State names Chris Klieman as its next coach | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2013/12/15/chris-klieman-north-dakota-state-football-coach/4031073/ | access-date=December 15, 2013 | newspaper=USA Today | date=December 15, 2013}} | |||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | Karl Morgan | December 9 | url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/sns-tsn-agn-morgan-missvalley-20131209,0,1579886.story | title=Morgan out as Mississippi Valley State football coach | author= Sports Network | date=December 9, 2013 | work=Chicago Tribune | access-date=December 12, 2013 }} | Rick Comegy | ||||||||||
| Valparaiso | Mike Gravier | December 11 | Permanent replacement | title=Dave Cecchnini Named Head Football Coach | url=http://www.valpoathletics.com/football/news/2013-14/13217/dave-cecchini-named-head-football-coach/ | access-date=December 12, 2013 | date=December 11, 2013}} | ||||||||||||
| Drake | Chris Creighton | December 11 | Hired by Eastern Michigan | Rick Fox | |||||||||||||||
| Central Arkansas | Clint Conque | December 14 | Hired by Stephen F. Austin | Steve Campbell | |||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | Kevin Higgins | December 16 | Hired by Wake Forest (Assistant) | Mike Houston | |||||||||||||||
| Hampton | Donovan Rose | December 17 | Fired | title=Hampton Names Connell Maynor 20th Head Foobtball Coach | url=http://www.hamptonpirates.com/news/2013/12/17/FB_1217135411.aspx | access-date=December 17, 2013 | date=December 17, 2013}} | ||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | Dino Babers | December 18 | Hired by Bowling Green | title=Kim Dameron Hired As EIU Football Coach | url=http://www.eiupanthers.com/news/2014/1/10/FB_0110145103.aspx | access-date=January 10, 2014 | date=January 10, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110203546/http://www.eiupanthers.com/news/2014/1/10/FB_0110145103.aspx | archive-date=January 10, 2014 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all}} | ||||||||
| Jackson State | Rick Comegy | December 18 | Fired | Harold Jackson | |||||||||||||||
| North Carolina Central | Dwayne Foster | December 19 | Permanent replacement | Jerry Mack | |||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | Jeff Monken | December 24 | Hired by Army | title=Georgia Southern tabs Sam Houston State's Willie Fritz as next head coach | url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2014-01-10/georgia-southern-tabs-sam-houston-states-willie-fritz-next-coach | access-date=January 10, 2014 | date=January 10, 2014}} | ||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | Willie Fritz | January 10 | Hired by Georgia Southern | K. C. Keeler | |||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | Bill Clark | January 21 | Hired by UAB | John Grass | |||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | Kevin Kelly | January 30 | Resigned | Rob Sgarlata | |||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | Marshall Sperbeck | April 25 | Resigned | title=Sacramento State head coach Marshall Sperbeck resigns after seven seasons | url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2014-04-25/sacramento-state-head-coach-marshall-sperbeck-resigns-after-seven | work=NCAA.com | access-date=9 May 2014 | date=25 April 2014}} |
NFL draft selections
Main article: 2014 NFL draft
Listed below are all FCS players selected in the 2014 NFL Draft
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | School | NFL Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 62 | Jimmy Garoppolo | Quarterback | [Eastern Illinois](2013-eastern-illinois-panthers-football-team) | [New England Patriots](2014-new-england-patriots-season) |
| 3 | 67 | Billy Turner | Offensive tackle | [North Dakota State](2013-north-dakota-state-bison-football-team) | [Miami Dolphins](2014-miami-dolphins-season) |
| 3 | 94 | Terrance West | Running back | [Towson](2013-towson-tigers-football-team) | [Cleveland Browns](2014-cleveland-browns-season) |
| 3 | 96 | Jerick McKinnon | Running Back | [Georgia Southern](2013-georgia-southern-eagles-football-team) | [Minnesota Vikings](2014-minnesota-vikings-season) |
| 4 | 125 | Walt Aikens | Cornerback | [Liberty](2013-liberty-flames-football-team) | Miami Dolphins |
| 4 | 137 | Dakota Dozier | Offensive Tackle | [Furman](2013-furman-paladins-football-team) | [New York Jets](2014-new-york-jets-season) |
| 4 | 138 | Lorenzo Taliaferro | Running Back | [Coastal Carolina](2013-coastal-carolina-chanticleers-football-team) | [Baltimore Ravens](2014-baltimore-ravens-season) |
| 5 | 143 | Kadeem Edwards | Offensive Guard | [Tennessee State](2013-tennessee-state-tigers-football-team) | [Tampa Bay Buccaneers](2014-tampa-bay-buccaneers-season) |
| 5 | 158 | Caraun Reid | Defensive tackle | [Princeton](2013-princeton-tigers-football-team) | [Detroit Lions](2014-detroit-lions-season) |
| 5 | 171 | Jordan Tripp | Outside linebacker | [Montana](2013-montana-grizzlies-football-team) | Miami Dolphins |
| 6 | 184 | Kendall James | Cornerback | [Maine](2013-maine-black-bears-football-team) | Minnesota Vikings |
| 6 | 190 | Matt Hazel | Wide receiver | Coastal Carolina | Miami Dolphins |
| 6 | 196 | Walt Powell | Wide Receiver | [Murray State](2013-murray-state-racers-football-team) | [Arizona Cardinals](2014-arizona-cardinals-season) |
| 7 | 226 | Mitchell Van Dyk | Offensive Tackle | [Portland State](2013-portland-state-vikings-football-team) | [St. Louis Rams](2014-st-louis-rams-season) |
| 7 | 234 | Terrence Fede | Defensive end | [Marist](2013-marist-red-foxes-football-team) | Miami Dolphins |
| 7 | 235 | Shelby Harris | Defensive End | [Illinois State](2013-illinois-state-redbirds-football-team) | [Oakland Raiders](2014-oakland-raiders-season) |
| 7 | 250 | Demetrius Rhaney | Center | Tennessee State | St. Louis Rams |
| 7 | 252 | Lavelle Westbrooks | Cornerback | Georgia Southern | [Cincinnati Bengals](2014-cincinnati-bengals-season) |
| 7 | 255 | Tyler Starr | Outside Linebacker | [South Dakota](2013-south-dakota-coyotes-football-team) | [Atlanta Falcons](2014-atlanta-falcons-season) |
References
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