2013 Central Arkansas Bears football team

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.

2013 Central Arkansas Bears football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	7–5 (4–3 Southland)
Head coach	Clint Conque (14th season)
Offensive coordinator	Brooks Hollingsworth (10th season)
Defensive coordinator	Matt Williamson (4th season)
Home stadium	Estes Stadium

2013 Southland Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 pm	Incarnate Word*	No. 7	Estes Stadium Conway, AR		W 58–7	10,455
September 7	7:00 pm	at Colorado*	No. 7	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	P12N	L 24–38	35,168
September 14	6:00 pm	at UT Martin*	No. 8	Graham Stadium Martin, TN		L 23–24	5,061
September 21	7:00 pm	at Missouri State*	No. 13	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO		W 17–13	8,963
October 5	3:00 pm	No. 11 McNeese State	No. 14	Estes Stadium Conway, AR (Red Beans and Rice Bowl)	SLCTV	L 28–59	10,247
October 12	4:00 pm	Nebraska–Kearney*	No. 20	Estes Stadium Conway, AR		W 31–0	8,243
October 19	6:00 pm	at Lamar	No. 21	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	CSNH	W 26–24	10,738
October 26	3:00 pm	Stephen F. Austin	No. 23	Estes Stadium Conway, AR	SLCTV	W 66–31	10,827
November 2	7:00 pm	at Northwestern State	No. 18	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	ESPN3	L 28–31	5,872
November 9	7:00 pm	No. 16 Southeastern Louisiana		Estes Stadium Conway, AR	ESPN3	L 31–58	5,427
November 16	3:00 pm	at Nicholls State		John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA		W 17–10	5,119
November 23	3:00 pm	No. 9 Sam Houston State		Estes Stadium Conway, AR		W 49–31	4,227
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Incarnate Word

See also: Incarnate Word Cardinals football and 2013 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

Incarnate Word at Central Arkansas

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 0 0 7 7 • #7 Bears 16 14 14 14 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 1 10:18 Incarnate Word Blake Veasley 11 yard run (Eddie Camara kick failed), Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 4:42 6–0 1 7:21 Central Arkansas Blake Veasley 18 yard run (Eddie Camra kick), Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 2:30 13–0 1 1:39 Central Arkansas Eddie Camara 42 yard field goal, Drive: 9 plays, 34 yards, 2:59 16–0 2 7:36 Central Arkansas Jatavio Wilson 29 yard pass from Wynri Smothers (Eddie Camara kick), Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 4:13 23–0 2 2:36 Central Arkansas Danze Williams 1 yard run (Eddie Camara kick), Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 3:54 30–0 3 12:59 Central Arkansas Desmond Smith recovers blocked punt in end zone (Eddie Camara kick), Drive: 3 plays 2 yards, 1:56 37–0 3 0:09 Central Arkansas Danze Williams 3 yard run (Eddie Camara kick), Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:45 44–0 4 6:02 Central Arkansas Jatavio Wilson 36 yard pass from Taylor Reed (Eddie Camara kick), Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:12 51–0 4 4:00 Incarnate Word Trent Brittain 38 yard run (Jake Wilcox kick), Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 1:55 51–7 4 3:44 Central Arkansas Jatavio Wilson 93 yard kickoff return (Eddie Camara kick), Drive: 0 plays 93 yards, 0:00 58–7

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Colorado

See also: Colorado Buffaloes football and 2013 Colorado Buffaloes football team

Central Arkansas at Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total #7 Bears 0 14 3 7 24 • Buffaloes 7 7 3 21 38 Date: September 7 Location: Folsom Field Boulder, CO Game start: 6:07 PM MST Elapsed time: 3:25 Game attendance: 35,168 Game weather: 90 °F (32 °C) • N 9 • Partly cloudy, 18% humidity Referee: Jay Stricherz TV announcers (Pac-12 Mtn.): Kevin Calabro, Yogi Roth & Jill Savage Sources:Box Score

Scoring summary 1 4:58 Colorado Paul Richardson 55 yard pass from Connor Wood (Will Oliver kick), Drive: 2 plays, 57 yards, 0:33 0–7 2 11:55 Colorado Greg Henderson 46 yard interception return (Will Oliver kick), Drive: 3 plays 6 yards, 1:20 0–14 2 4:37 Central Arkansas Dezmin Lewis 23 yard pass from Wynri Smothers (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 6 plays 69 yards, 2:54 7–14 2 0:22 Central Arkansas Chase Dixon 11 yard run (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 10 plays 76 yards, 2:34 14–14 3 13:54 Central Arkansas Jace Denker 28 yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays 1 yard, 0:54 17–14 3 11:28 Colorado Will Oliver 31 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays 55 yards, 2:19 17–17 4 14:56 Central Arkansas Wynri Smothers 1 yard touchdown run (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 7 plays 21 yards, 2:44 24–17 4 10:43 Colorado Jered Bell 79 yard interception return (Will Oliver kick), Drive: 7 plays 32 yards, 2:54 24–24 4 9:16 Colorado Paul Richardson 30 yard pass from Connor Wood (Will Oliver kick), Drive: 2 plays 30 yards, 0:37 24–31 4 4:24 Colorado Nelson Spruce 39 yard pass from Connor Wood (Will Oliver kick), Drive: 10 plays 73 yards, 3:17 24–38

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UT Martin

See also: UT Martin Skyhawks football and 2013 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

Central Arkansas at UT Martin

1 2 3 4 Total #8 Bears 0 0 7 16 23 • Skyhawks 7 7 3 7 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 1 10:53 Tennessee–Martin Dylan Davis 5 yard touchdown pass from Dylan Favre (Jackson Redditt kick), Drive: 10 plays 70 yards, 4:07 0–7 2 5:48 Tennessee–Martin DJ McNeil 31 yard pass from Dylan Favre (Jackson Redditt kick), Drive: 9 plays 75 yards, 3:56 0–14 3 13:20 Central Arkansas Willie Matthews 1 yard touchdown run (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 4 plays 55 yards, 1:40 7–14 3 3:31 Tennessee–Martin Jackson Redditt 22 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays 46 yards, 2:09 7–17 4 10:10 Central Arkansas Chase Dixon 12 yard pass from Wynri Smothers (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 1 play 12 yards, 0:06 14–17 4 6:53 Tennessee–Martin Jeremy Butler 24 yard pass from Dylan Favre (Jackson Redditt kick), Drive: 9 plays 68 yards, 3:11 14–24 4 5:33 Central Arkansas Damien Watts 42 yard pass from Wynri Smothers (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 5 plays 52 yards, 1:11 21–24 4 0:35 Central Arkansas Team Safety, Drive: 4 plays -4 yards, 1:03 23–24

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Missouri State

See also: Missouri State Bears football and 2013 Missouri State Bears football team

Central Arkansas at Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total • #13 Bears (UCA) 3 14 0 0 17 Bears (MSU) 7 7 0 0 14 Date: September 21 Location: Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO Game start: 6:05 PM CST Elapsed time: 2:59 Game attendance: 8,963 Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C) • N 12 • Sunny Referee: Tim O'Dey Sources:

Scoring summary 1 6:48 Missouri State Dorian Buford 8 yard pass from Kierra Harris (Austin Witmer kick failed), Drive: 10 plays 66 yards, 3:24 0–6 1 6:05 Central Arkansas Dezmin Lewis 75 yard pass from Wynri Smothers (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 2 plays 75 yards, 0:43 7–6 2 12:53 Central Arkansas Jace Denker 27 yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays 9 yards, 1:57 10–6 2 9:18 Missouri State Vernon Scott 3 yard run (Austin Witmer kick), Drive: 9 plays 71 yards, 3:28 10–13 2 2:30 Central Arkansas Chase Dixon 8 yard pass from Wynri Smothers (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 8 plays 48 yards, 3:25 17–13

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McNeese State

See also: McNeese State Cowboys football and 2013 McNeese State Cowboys football team

McNeese State at Central Arkansas

1 2 3 4 Total • #11 Cowboys 7 35 7 10 59 #14 Bears 7 14 7 0 28 Date: October 5 Location: Estes Stadium Conway, AR Television network: SLC TV Sources:

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Nebraska–Kearney

See also: Nebraska–Kearney Lopers football

Nebraska–Kearney at Central Arkansas

1 2 3 4 Total Lopers 0 0 0 0 0 • #20 Bears 10 0 14 7 31 Date: October 12 Location: Estes Stadium Conway, AR TV announcers (UCA Gameday): Steve Sullivan, Justin Acri, and Monty Powell Sources:

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Lamar

See also: Lamar Cardinals football and 2013 Lamar Cardinals football team

Central Arkansas at Lamar

1 2 3 4 Total #21 Bears 0 0 0 0 0 Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 19 Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX Television network: CSNH Sources:

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Stephen F. Austin

See also: Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football and 2013 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

Stephen F. Austin at Central Arkansas

1 2 3 4 Total Lumberjacks 0 0 0 0 0 Bears 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 26 Location: Estes Stadium Conway, AR Television network: SLC TV Sources:

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Northwestern State

See also: Northwestern State Demons football and 2013 Northwestern State Demons football team

Central Arkansas at Northwestern State

1 2 3 4 Total Bears 0 0 0 0 0 Demons 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 2 Location: Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA Television network: ESPN3 Sources:

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Southeastern Louisiana

See also: Southeastern Louisiana Lions football and 2013 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

Southeastern Louisiana at Central Arkansas

1 2 3 4 Total Lions 0 0 0 0 0 Bears 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 9 Location: Estes Stadium Conway, AR Television network: ESPN3 Sources:

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Nicholls State

See also: Nicholls State Colonels football and 2013 Nicholls State Colonels football team

Central Arkansas at Nicholls State

1 2 3 4 Total Bears 0 0 0 0 0 Colonels 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 16 Location: John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA Sources:

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Sam Houston State

See also: Sam Houston State Bearkats football and 2013 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

Sam Houston State at Central Arkansas

1 2 3 4 Total Bearkats 0 0 0 0 0 Bears 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 23 Location: Estes Stadium Conway, AR Sources:

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Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Sports Network	7	7	8	13	13	14	20	21	23	18	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	6	5	7	14	13	11	20	20	20	15	24–T	RV	RV	RV	RV

Media

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