2013 Central Arkansas Bears football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record7–5 (4–3 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrooks Hollingsworth (10th season)
Defensive coordinatorMatt Williamson (5th season)
Home stadiumEstes Stadium
2013 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 Southeastern Louisiana $^  7 –0   11 –3  
No. 11 McNeese State ^  6 –1   10 –3  
No. 14 Sam Houston State ^  4 –3   9 –5  
Central Arkansas  4 –3   7 –5  
Northwestern State  3 –4   6 –6  
Lamar  2 –5   5 –7  
Nicholls State  1 –6   4 –8  
Stephen F. Austin  1 –6   3 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2013 Central Arkansas Bears football team represented the University of Central Arkansas in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears were led by 14th-year head coach Clint Conque and played their home games at Estes Stadium. They were a member of the Southland Conference.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:00 pmIncarnate Word*No. 7
W 58–710,455
September 77:00 pmat Colorado*No. 7
P12NL 24–3835,168
September 146:00 pmat UT Martin*No. 8
L 23–245,061
September 217:00 pmat Missouri State*No. 13
W 17–138,963
October 53:00 pmNo. 11 McNeese StateNo. 14
SLCTVL 28–5910,247
October 124:00 pmNebraska–Kearney*No. 20
  • Estes Stadium
  • Conway, AR
W 31–08,243
October 196:00 pmat LamarNo. 21
CSNHW 26–2410,738
October 263:00 pmStephen F. AustindaggerNo. 23
  • Estes Stadium
  • Conway, AR
SLCTVW 66–3110,827
November 27:00 pmat Northwestern StateNo. 18
ESPN3L 28–315,872
November 97:00 pmNo. 16 Southeastern Louisiana
  • Estes Stadium
  • Conway, AR
ESPN3L 31–585,427
November 163:00 pmat Nicholls State
W 17–105,119
November 233:00 pmNo. 9 Sam Houston State
  • Estes Stadium
  • Conway, AR
W 49–314,227

Game summaries

Incarnate Word

Incarnate Word at Central Arkansas
1 234Total
Cardinals 0 007 7
• #7 Bears 16 141414 58
  • Date: August 29
  • Location: Estes Stadium
    Conway, AR
  • Game start: 7:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:05
  • Game attendance: 10,455
  • Game weather: 97 °F (36 °C) • Clear
  • Referee: Ken Ray
  • TV announcers (UCA Gameday): Steve Sullivan, Justin Acri, and Monty Powell
Sources:Box Score
Scoring summary
110:18Incarnate WordBlake Veasley 11 yard run (Eddie Camara kick failed), Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 4:426–0
17:21Central ArkansasBlake Veasley 18 yard run (Eddie Camra kick), Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 2:3013–0
11:39Central ArkansasEddie Camara 42 yard field goal, Drive: 9 plays, 34 yards, 2:5916–0
27:36Central ArkansasJatavio Wilson 29 yard pass from Wynri Smothers (Eddie Camara kick), Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 4:1323–0
22:36Central ArkansasDanze Williams 1 yard run (Eddie Camara kick), Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 3:5430–0
312:59Central ArkansasDesmond Smith recovers blocked punt in end zone (Eddie Camara kick), Drive: 3 plays 2 yards, 1:5637–0
30:09Central ArkansasDanze Williams 3 yard run (Eddie Camara kick), Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:4544–0
46:02Central ArkansasJatavio Wilson 36 yard pass from Taylor Reed (Eddie Camara kick), Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:1251–0
44:00Incarnate WordTrent Brittain 38 yard run (Jake Wilcox kick), Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 1:5551–7
43:44Central ArkansasJatavio Wilson 93 yard kickoff return (Eddie Camara kick), Drive: 0 plays 93 yards, 0:0058–7

Colorado

Central Arkansas at Colorado
1 234Total
#7 Bears 0 1437 24
• Buffaloes 7 7321 38
Sources:Box Score
Scoring summary
14:58ColoradoPaul Richardson 55 yard pass from Connor Wood (Will Oliver kick), Drive: 2 plays, 57 yards, 0:330–7
211:55ColoradoGreg Henderson 46 yard interception return (Will Oliver kick), Drive: 3 plays 6 yards, 1:200–14
24:37Central ArkansasDezmin Lewis 23 yard pass from Wynri Smothers (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 6 plays 69 yards, 2:547–14
20:22Central ArkansasChase Dixon 11 yard run (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 10 plays 76 yards, 2:3414–14
313:54Central ArkansasJace Denker 28 yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays 1 yard, 0:5417–14
311:28ColoradoWill Oliver 31 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays 55 yards, 2:1917–17
414:56Central ArkansasWynri Smothers 1 yard touchdown run (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 7 plays 21 yards, 2:4424–17
410:43ColoradoJered Bell 79 yard interception return (Will Oliver kick), Drive: 7 plays 32 yards, 2:5424–24
49:16ColoradoPaul Richardson 30 yard pass from Connor Wood (Will Oliver kick), Drive: 2 plays 30 yards, 0:3724–31
44:24ColoradoNelson Spruce 39 yard pass from Connor Wood (Will Oliver kick), Drive: 10 plays 73 yards, 3:1724–38

UT Martin

Central Arkansas at UT Martin
1 234Total
#8 Bears 0 0716 23
• Skyhawks 7 737 24
  • Date: September 14
  • Location: Graham Stadium
    Martin, TN
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:19
  • Game attendance: 5,061
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C) • NE 6 • Clear
  • Referee: Jeremy Parker
Sources:
Scoring summary
110:53Tennessee–MartinDylan Davis 5 yard touchdown pass from Dylan Favre (Jackson Redditt kick), Drive: 10 plays 70 yards, 4:070–7
25:48Tennessee–MartinDJ McNeil 31 yard pass from Dylan Favre (Jackson Redditt kick), Drive: 9 plays 75 yards, 3:560–14
313:20Central ArkansasWillie Matthews 1 yard touchdown run (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 4 plays 55 yards, 1:407–14
33:31Tennessee–MartinJackson Redditt 22 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays 46 yards, 2:097–17
410:10Central ArkansasChase Dixon 12 yard pass from Wynri Smothers (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 1 play 12 yards, 0:0614–17
46:53Tennessee–MartinJeremy Butler 24 yard pass from Dylan Favre (Jackson Redditt kick), Drive: 9 plays 68 yards, 3:1114–24
45:33Central ArkansasDamien Watts 42 yard pass from Wynri Smothers (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 5 plays 52 yards, 1:1121–24
40:35Central ArkansasTeam Safety, Drive: 4 plays -4 yards, 1:0323–24

Missouri State

Central Arkansas at Missouri State
1 234Total
• #13 Bears (UCA) 3 1400 17
Bears (MSU) 7 700 14
Sources:
Scoring summary
16:48Missouri StateDorian Buford 8 yard pass from Kierra Harris (Austin Witmer kick failed), Drive: 10 plays 66 yards, 3:240–6
16:05Central ArkansasDezmin Lewis 75 yard pass from Wynri Smothers (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 2 plays 75 yards, 0:437–6
212:53Central ArkansasJace Denker 27 yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays 9 yards, 1:5710–6
29:18Missouri StateVernon Scott 3 yard run (Austin Witmer kick), Drive: 9 plays 71 yards, 3:2810–13
22:30Central ArkansasChase Dixon 8 yard pass from Wynri Smothers (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 8 plays 48 yards, 3:2517–13

McNeese State

McNeese State at Central Arkansas
1 234Total
• #11 Cowboys 7 35710 59
#14 Bears 7 1470 28
  • Date: October 5
  • Location: Estes Stadium
    Conway, AR
  • Television network: SLC TV
Sources:

Nebraska–Kearney

Nebraska–Kearney at Central Arkansas
1 234Total
Lopers 0 000 0
• #20 Bears 10 0147 31
  • Date: October 12
  • Location: Estes Stadium
    Conway, AR
  • TV announcers (UCA Gameday): Steve Sullivan, Justin Acri, and Monty Powell
Sources:

Lamar

Central Arkansas at Lamar
1 234Total
#21 Bears 0 000 0
Cardinals 0 000 0
Sources:

Stephen F. Austin

Stephen F. Austin at Central Arkansas
1 234Total
Lumberjacks 0 000 0
Bears 0 000 0
  • Date: October 26
  • Location: Estes Stadium
    Conway, AR
  • Television network: SLC TV
Sources:

Northwestern State

Central Arkansas at Northwestern State
1 234Total
Bears 0 000 0
Demons 0 000 0
Sources:

Southeastern Louisiana

Southeastern Louisiana at Central Arkansas
1 234Total
Lions 0 000 0
Bears 0 000 0
  • Date: November 9
  • Location: Estes Stadium
    Conway, AR
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:

Nicholls State

Central Arkansas at Nicholls State
1 234Total
Bears 0 000 0
Colonels 0 000 0
Sources:

Sam Houston State

Sam Houston State at Central Arkansas
1 234Total
Bearkats 0 000 0
Bears 0 000 0
  • Date: November 23
  • Location: Estes Stadium
    Conway, AR
Sources:

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
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Media

All Central Arkansas were aired on KHLR 106.7 FM and streamed online through the station's website.

References

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