2013 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football season explained

2013 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football season
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League:NAIA
Sport:football
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Duration:Fall-Winter 2013
No Of Teams:10
Season:2013
League Champ Name:Conference Champion
Seasonslistnames:Football
Prevseason Year:2012
Nextseason Year:2014

The 2013 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football season is made up of 10 United States college athletic programs that compete in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) under the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) for the 2013 college football season. The season began play on August 31, 2013.

Conference teams and information

Conference rules require each team to play all other teams within the conference and two other regular season non-conference game for a total of 11 games. Up until 2011, the conference only allowed a 10-game season.[1]

Two teams begin the season with new head coaches. Bethel's current coach is Martin Mathis.[2] Mathis replaces James Dotson, who took over the role for one season[3] after the sudden resignation of Travis Graber on July 27, 2012.[4] Bethany's Manny Matsakis is also new to his team and a first-year head coach. Matsakis was announced as the new head coach for the Swedes in March 2013 to replace Jamie Cruce after his resignation.[5]

SchoolMascotHead CoachLocationStadium
BethanySwedesManny MatsakisLindsborg, KansasLindstrom Field
BethelThreshersMartin MathisNorth Newton, KansasThresher Stadium
FriendsFalconsMonty LewisWichita, KansasAdair-Austin Stadium
Kansas WesleyanCoyotesDave DallasSalina, KansasSalina Stadium
McPhersonBulldogsPete SterbickMcPherson, KansasMcPherson Stadium
OttawaBravesKent KessingerOttawa, KansasPeoples Bank Field
Saint MarySpiresLance HinsonLeavenworth, KansasSaint Mary Field
SouthwesternMoundbuildersWinfield, KansasRichard L. Jantz Stadium
SterlingWarriorsAndy LambertSterling, KansasSmisor Stadium
TaborBluejaysMike GardnerHillsboro, KansasJoel Wiens Stadium

Preseason outlook

The 2013 NAIA football rankings released their annual spring poll on April 15, 2013. Two teams from the conference were ranked in the top 25: #16 Ottawa and #19 Tabor. A third team, Kansas Wesleyan, received votes in the poll.[6] The poll rankings changed slightly with the Preseason Poll on August 12, 2013: Tabor was ranked ahead of Ottawa at 17th and 18th. Kansas Weleyan did not receive any votes, but Friends managed to receive nine.[7]

Schedule

The season began play on August 31, 2013.[8]

Week 2

The week of September 14 marks the first Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference – Heart of America Athletic Conference Football Series. During this week, head-to-head matchups are played from teams in the KCAC versus the Heart of America Athletic Conference. Matchups are based on the final standings of the 2012 season (see 2012 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football season and 2012 Heart of America Athletic Conference football season).[9]

Week 11

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Adame . Tony . KCAC Takes Big Step Forward . . . . June 19, 2010 . October 18, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100713093750/http://www.kansas.com/2010/06/19/1367643/kcac-takes-big-step-forward.html . July 13, 2010 . dead .
  2. Web site: Bethel College Names Marty Mathis to Head Football Position. KCACSports.com. November 20, 2012. November 20, 2012.
  3. Web site: Dotson named interim head football coach. Bethel College. August 3, 2012. August 19, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121004023022/http://www.bethelks.edu/bc/news_publications/news/bc/index.php/2012/08/03/dotson-named-interim-head-football-coach. October 4, 2012. dead. mdy-all.
  4. Web site: Ottawa playing for injured teammate. Topeka Capital-Journal. August 19, 2012. Ken. Corbitt. August 1, 2012.
  5. Web site: Bethany College Begins Search for New Head Football Coach. Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference. January 4, 2013. March 19, 2013.
  6. Web site: 2013 NAIA Football Coaches’ Spring Top 25 Poll. April 15, 2013. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
  7. Web site: 2013 NAIA Football Coaches’ Top 25 Poll - Preseason. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. August 12, 2013. August 12, 2013.
  8. Web site: 2013 Conference Football Schedule. Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference. April 15, 2013.
  9. Web site: Update to the KCAC-HAAC Football Series for 2013. November 30, 2012. April 19, 2013. Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference.

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