American college football season
The 2013 Shepherd Rams football team represented Shepherd University as a member of the Mountain East Conference (MEC) during the 2013 NCAA Division II football season . Led by 27th-year head coach Monte Cater , the Rams compiled an overall record of 11–1 with a mark of 9–0 in conference play, winning the MEC title. Shepherd advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs and received a first-round bye. They beat Winston-Salem State in the second round before losing to West Chester in the quarterfinals. The Rams played their home games at Ram Stadium in Shepherdstown, West Virginia .
This was Shepherd's first season as a member of the MEC, having been a member of the now-defunct West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference .[ 2]
Regular season
The 2013 regular season for the Rams consisted of nine games against MEC conference opponents and one non-conference game against Shippensburg of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC). The Rams went an undefeated 10–0 in the regular season and advanced to the 2013 NCAA Division II football playoffs as the number one seed in Super Region 1.[ 3] The Rams won the MEC Championship after a season finale win against Concord .[ 4]
Playoffs
The Rams won their first playoff game, a second round game at home against Winston-Salem State , after receiving a bye in the first round.[ 3] The team then went on to lose their quarterfinal game, 28–7, against the third-seeded West Chester .[ 5]
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 7 12:00 p.m. No. 7 Shippensburg * No. 25 W 33–06,247 [ 6] [ 7]
September 14 1:00 p.m. at Fairmont State No. 17 W 27–71,772 [ 8] [ 9]
September 21 12:00 p.m. Urbana No. 15 Ram Stadium Shepherdstown, WV W 28–213,468 [ 10] [ 11]
September 28 1:00 p.m. at West Virginia Wesleyan No. 14 W 45–10400 [ 12] [ 13]
October 5 12:00 p.m. Charleston (WV) No. 12 Ram Stadium Shepherdstown, WV W 28–95,219 [ 14] [ 15]
October 12 12:00 p.m. at Virginia–Wise No. 12 W 42–171,010 [ 16] [ 17]
October 19 12:00 p.m. Notre Dame (OH) No. 11 Ram Stadium Shepherdstown, WV W 57–174,117 [ 18] [ 19]
November 2 12:00 p.m. at Glenville State No. 9 W 45–191,301 [ 20] [ 21]
November 9 12:00 p.m. West Virginia State No. 7 Ram Stadium Shepherdstown, WV W 47–05,039 [ 22] [ 23]
November 16 1:00 p.m. at Concord No. 7 Callaghan Stadium Athens, WV W 41–332,503 [ 4] [ 24]
November 30 12:00 p.m. No. 9 Winston-Salem State * No. 6 W 7–06,012 [ 25] [ 24]
December 7 12:00 p.m. No. 15 West Chester * No. 6 Ram Stadium Shepherdstown, WV (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal) L 7–284,817 [ 26] [ 24]
References
^ "2013 College Football Rankings for Final Rankings" . ESPN .
^ Mountain East Conference to join Division II NCAA. February 20, 2013
^ a b 2013 NCAA Division II
^ a b "Shepherd Football Gains MEC Title with Win over Concord" . Shepherd University Athletics .
^ "Shutdown defense sparks West Chester past Shepherd | NCAA.com" . www.ncaa.com .
^ "Football vs Shepherd on 9/7/2013 - Box Score" . Shippensburg University Athletics .
^ "Poll 2013 0820 II Preseason" . The Odessa American . August 20, 2013. pp. B2 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Shepherd Football Pulls Away from Fairmont" . Shepherd University Athletics .
^ "Poll 2013 0910 II First" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . September 10, 2013. p. 32 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Shepherd Outlasts Urbana, 28-21" . Shepherd University Athletics .
^ "Poll 2013 0917 II" . Herald and Review . September 17, 2013. p. 12 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Shepherd Football Downs West Virginia Wesleyan, 45-10" . Shepherd University Athletics .
^ "Poll 2013 0924 II" . Herald and Review . September 24, 2013. p. 12 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Shepherd Football Defeats Charleston, 28-9" . Shepherd University Athletics . October 5, 2013.
^ "Poll 2013 1001 II" . Herald and Review . October 1, 2013. p. 12 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Shepherd Football Downs UVa-WIse" . Shepherd University Athletics .
^ "Poll 2013 1009 II" . Herald and Review . October 9, 2013. p. 10 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Shepherd Football Pulls Away from Notre Dame College" . Shepherd University Athletics .
^ "Poll 2013 1015 II" . Herald and Review . October 15, 2013. p. 12 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Shepherd Football Defeats Glenville State" . Shepherd University Athletics .
^ "Poll 2013 1022 II" . Herald and Review . October 22, 2013. p. 12 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Shepherd Football Blanks State" . Shepherd University Athletics .
^ "Poll 2013 1105 II" . Herald and Review . November 5, 2013. p. 12 – via newspapers.com.
^ a b c "Poll 2013 1112 II" . Great Falls Tribune . November 12, 2013. pp. S2 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Winston-Salem vs Shepherd (Nov 30, 2013)" . fs.ncaa.org .
^ "Shepherd falls in NCAA Division II football quarterfinals" . The Hagerstown Herald-Mail .
Venues
Fairfax Field (1923–1959)
Ram Stadium (1959–present)
Kenneth J. Boone Field House (2003–present)
People Seasons