2013 CSU Pueblo ThunderWolves football team

2013 CSU–Pueblo ThunderWolves football
RMAC Champions
D-II Playoffs Second Round vs. Grand Valley State, L 30–34
Conference	Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Ranking
AFCA	No. 7
Record	11–1 (9–0 RMAC)
Head coach	John Wristen (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Daren Wilkinson (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Hunter Hughes (6th season)
Home stadium	Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl

2013 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 7 CSU Pueblo $^		9	–	0					11	–	1
Chadron State		7	–	2					8	–	3
Colorado Mines		7	–	2					8	–	3
Adams State		5	–	4					7	–	4
Colorado Mesa		4	–	5					5	–	6
Western New Mexico		4	–	5					4	–	6
Fort Lewis		3	–	6					4	–	7
Black Hills State		3	–	6					3	–	8
Western State		2	–	7					2	–	9
New Mexico Highlands		1	–	8					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

The 2013 CSU–Pueblo ThunderWolves football team represented Colorado State University–Pueblo in the 2013 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by sixth year head coach John Wristen and played their home games at Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl. They were a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 7	1:35 pm	at Northern Colorado*	No. 8	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	W 41–36[1]	4,619
September 14	8:00 pm	at Angelo State*	No. 5	AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX	W 45–25[2]	16,947
September 21	2:00 pm	Western New Mexico	No. 5	Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl Pueblo, CO	W 44–7[3]	6,572
September 28	6:00 pm	at Adams State	No. 5	Rex Field Alamosa, CO	W 48–7[4]	1,251
October 5	2:00 pm	Fort Lewis	No. 5	Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl Pueblo, CO	W 35–3[5]	6,641
October 12	12:00 pm	at No. 19 Chadron State	No. 5	Elliott Field Chadron, NE	W 51–42[6]	2,518
October 19	6:00 pm	Colorado Mines	No. 3	Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl Pueblo, CO	W 48–28[7]	7,046
October 26	1:00 pm	at Black Hills State	No. 3	Lyle Hare Stadium Spearfish, SD	W 51–17[8]	1,117
November 2	6:00 pm	Colorado Mesa	No. 3	Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl Pueblo, CO	W 34–6[9]	6,324
November 9	2:00 pm	at New Mexico Highlands	No. 3	Perkins Stadium Las Vegas, NM	W 47–21[10]	898
November 16	2:00 pm	Western State	No. 3	Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl Pueblo, CO	W 38–13[11]	6,532
November 30	12:00 pm	No. 22 Grand Valley State*	No. 3	Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl Pueblo, CO (D-II Playoffs Second Round)	L 30–34[12]	5,287
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from American Football Coaches Association Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
AFCA Poll	8[13]	5 (1)[14]	5 (1)[15]	5 (1)[16]	5[17]	5 (1)[18]	3 (1)[19]	3[20]	3[21]	3 (1)[22]	3 (1)[23]	3 (1)[24]	7[25]

References

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