2013 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football season

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.[1]

2013 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football season
KCAC Football official logo
LeagueNAIA
Sportfootball
DurationFall-Winter 2013
Number of teams10
2013
2013 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 14 Sterling $^  8 –1     9 –3  
No. 8 Tabor ^  7 –2     10 –3  
No. 17 Friends  7 –2     8 –3  
No. 15 Ottawa ^  7 –2     8 –4  
McPherson  4 –5     5 –6  
Southwestern (KS)  4 –5     5 –6  
Kansas Wesleyan  3 –6     4 –7  
Saint Mary (KS)  3 –6     4 –7  
Bethany (KS)  1 –8     2 –9  
Bethel (KS)  1 –8     2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

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.[2]

Two teams begin the season with new head coaches. Bethel's current coach is Martin Mathis.[3] Mathis replaces James Dotson, who took over the role for one season[4] after the sudden resignation of Travis Graber on July 27, 2012.[5]

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.[6]

School Mascot Head Coach Location Stadium
Bethany Swedes Manny Matsakis Lindsborg, Kansas Lindstrom Field
Bethel Threshers Martin Mathis North Newton, Kansas Thresher Stadium
Friends Falcons Monty Lewis Wichita, Kansas Adair-Austin Stadium
Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes Dave Dallas Salina, Kansas Salina Stadium
McPherson Bulldogs Pete Sterbick McPherson, Kansas McPherson Stadium
Ottawa Braves Kent Kessinger Ottawa, Kansas Peoples Bank Field
Saint Mary Spires Lance Hinson Leavenworth, Kansas Saint Mary Field
Southwestern Moundbuilders Ken Crandall Winfield, Kansas Richard L. Jantz Stadium
Sterling Warriors Andy Lambert Sterling, Kansas Smisor Stadium
Tabor Bluejays Mike Gardner Hillsboro, Kansas Joel 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.[7] 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.[8]

Schedule

The season is scheduled to begin play on August 31, 2013. The schedule is subject to change.[1]

Week 0
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
August 31, 2013 No. RV Bacone (Okla.) McPherson McPherson Stadium • McPherson, Kansas  37–31  
August 31, 2013 Haskell (Kan.) Bethel Thresher Stadium • North Newton, Kansas  –  
August 31, 2013 Southwestern Oklahoma Baptist tbd • Shawnee, Oklahoma  –  
#Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll[9]. All times are in Central Time.

Week 1
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 7, 2013 Bethany Southwestern Assemblies of God Lumpkins Stadium • Waxahachie, Texas  –  
September 7, 2013 Doane (Neb.) No. RV Friends Adair-Austin Stadium • Wichita, Kansas  –  
September 7, 2013 No. 16 Ottawa No. 14 Baker (Kan.) Liston Stadium • Baldwin City, Kansas  –  
September 7, 2013 No. 19 Tabor No. RV Nebraska Wesleyan Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska  –  
September 7, 2013 Kansas Wesleyan Hastings (Neb.) Lloyd Wilson Stadium • Hastings, Nebraska  –  
September 7, 2013 Sterling Oklahoma Panhandle State Carl Wooten Field • Goodwell, Oklahoma  –  
September 7, 2013 Saint Mary Oklahoma Baptist tbd • Shawnee, Oklahoma  –  
#Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll[10]. All times are in Central Time.

Week 2
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 14, 2013 Missouri Valley Ottawa Peoples Bank Field • Ottawa, Kansas  –  
September 14, 2013 MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) Tabor Joel Wiens Stadium • Hillsboro, Kansas  –  
September 14, 2013 Baker (Kan.) Saint Mary Saint Mary Field • Leavenworth, Kansas  –  
September 14, 2013 Evangel (Mo.) Kansas Wesleyan Salina Stadium • Salina, Kansas  –  
September 14, 2013 Benedictine (Kan.) Friends Adair-Austin Stadium • Wichita, Kansas  –  
September 14, 2013 Graceland (Iowa) McPherson McPherson Stadium • McPherson, Kansas  –  
September 14, 2013 Peru State (Neb.) Southwestern Richard L. Jantz Stadium • Winfield, Kansas  –  
September 14, 2013 Culver-Stockton (Mo.) Sterling Smisor Stadium • Sterling, Kansas  –  
September 14, 2013 Avila (Mo.) Bethany Lindstrom Field • Lindsborg, Kansas  –  
September 14, 2013 Central Methodist (Mo.) Bethel Thresher Stadium • North Newton, Kansas  –  
#Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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).[11]

Week 3
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 21, 2013 Ottawa Bethany Lindstrom Field • Lindsborg, Kansas  –  
September 21, 2013 Bethel McPherson McPherson Stadium • McPherson, Kansas  –  
September 21, 2013 Friends Sterling Smisor Stadium • Sterling, Kansas  –  
September 21, 2013 Kansas Wesleyan Southwestern Richard L. Jantz Stadium • Winfield, Kansas  –  
September 21, 2013 Saint Mary Tabor Joel Wiens Stadium • Hillsboro, Kansas  –  
#Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Week 4
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 28, 2013 Bethany Saint Mary Saint Mary Field • Leavenworth, Kansas  –  
September 28, 2013 Bethel Ottawa Peoples Bank Field • Ottawa, Kansas  –  
September 28, 2013 Southwestern Friends Adair-Austin Stadium • Wichita, Kansas  –  
September 28, 2013 McPherson Kansas Wesleyan Salina Stadium • Salina, Kansas  –  
September 28, 2013 Tabor Sterling Smisor Stadium • Sterling, Kansas  –  
#Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Week 5
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 5, 2013 Sterling Bethany Lindstrom Field • Lindsborg, Kansas  –  
October 5, 2013 Saint Mary Bethel Thresher Stadium • North Newton, Kansas  –  
October 5, 2013 Friends Kansas Wesleyan Salina Stadium • Salina, Kansas  –  
October 5, 2013 Ottawa McPherson McPherson Stadium • McPherson, Kansas  –  
October 5, 2013 Southwestern Tabor Joel Wiens Stadium • Hillsboro, Kansas  –  
#Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Week 6
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 12, 2013 Bethany Southwestern Richard L. Jantz Stadium • Winfield, Kansas  –  
October 12, 2013 Sterling Bethel Thresher Stadium • North Newton, Kansas  –  
October 12, 2013 McPherson Friends Adair-Austin Stadium • Wichita, Kansas  –  
October 12, 2013 Kansas Wesleyan Tabor Joel Wiens Stadium • Hillsboro, Kansas  –  
October 12, 2013 Saint Mary Ottawa Peoples Bank Field • Ottawa, Kansas  –  
#Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Week 7
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 19, 2013 Kansas Wesleyan Bethany Lindstrom Field • Lindsborg, Kansas  –  
October 19, 2013 Bethel Southwestern Richard L. Jantz Stadium • Winfield, Kansas  –  
October 19, 2013 Tabor Friends Adair-Austin Stadium • Wichita, Kansas  –  
October 19, 2013 McPherson Saint Mary Saint Mary Field • Leavenworth, Kansas  –  
October 19, 2013 Ottawa Sterling Smisor Stadium • Sterling, Kansas  –  
#Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Week 8
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 26, 2013 Friends Bethany Lindstrom Field • Lindsborg, Kansas  –  
October 26, 2013 Bethel Kansas Wesleyan Salina Stadium • Salina, Kansas  –  
October 26, 2013 Tabor McPherson McPherson Stadium • McPherson, Kansas  –  
October 26, 2013 Southwestern Ottawa Peoples Bank Field • Ottawa, Kansas  –  
October 26, 2013 Sterling Saint Mary Saint Mary Field • Leavenworth, Kansas  –  
#Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Week 9
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 2, 2013 Bethany Tabor Joel Wiens Stadium • Hillsboro, Kansas  –  
November 2, 2013 Friends Bethel Thresher Stadium • North Newton, Kansas  –  
November 2, 2013 Kansas Wesleyan Ottawa Peoples Bank Field • Ottawa, Kansas  –  
November 2, 2013 Sterling McPherson McPherson Stadium • McPherson, Kansas  –  
November 2, 2013 Saint Mary Southwestern Richard L. Jantz Stadium • Winfield, Kansas  –  
#Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Week 10
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 9, 2013 McPherson Bethany Lindstrom Field • Lindsborg, Kansas  –  
November 9, 2013 Bethel Tabor Joel Wiens Stadium • Hillsboro, Kansas  –  
November 9, 2013 Ottawa Friends Adair-Austin Stadium • Wichita, Kansas  –  
November 9, 2013 Saint Mary Kansas Wesleyan Salina Stadium • Salina, Kansas  –  
November 9, 2013 Southwestern Sterling Smisor Stadium • Sterling, Kansas  –  
#Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Week 11
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 16, 2013 Bethany Bethel Thresher Stadium • North Newton, Kansas  –  
November 16, 2013 Friends Saint Mary Saint Mary Field • Leavenworth, Kansas  –  
November 16, 2013 Sterling Kansas Wesleyan Salina Stadium • Salina, Kansas  –  
November 16, 2013 McPherson Southwestern Richard L. Jantz Stadium • Winfield, Kansas  –  
November 16, 2013 Tabor Ottawa Peoples Bank Field • Ottawa, Kansas  –  
#Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll. All times are in Central Time.

See also

References
  1. "2013 Conference Football Schedule". Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
  2. Adame, Tony (June 19, 2010). "KCAC Takes Big Step Forward". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas: Kansas.com/The McClatchy Company. Archived from the original on July 13, 2010. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
  3. "Bethel College Names Marty Mathis to Head Football Position". KCACSports.com. November 20, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
  4. "Dotson named interim head football coach". Bethel College. August 3, 2012. Archived from the original on October 4, 2012. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
  5. Corbitt, Ken (August 1, 2012). "Ottawa playing for injured teammate". Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
  6. "Bethany College Begins Search for New Head Football Coach". Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference. January 4, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  7. "2013 NAIA Football Coaches' Spring Top 25 Poll". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. April 15, 2013.
  8. "2013 NAIA Football Coaches' Top 25 Poll - Preseason". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. August 12, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  9. "2013 NAIA Football Coaches' Top 25 Poll - Spring". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. April 15, 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
  10. "2013 NAIA Football Coaches' Top 25 Poll - Spring". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. April 15, 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
  11. "Update to the KCAC-HAAC Football Series for 2013". Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference. November 30, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
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