2013 Central Arkansas Bears football team

2013 Central Arkansas Bears football

Conference	Southland Conference
2013 record	6–5 (3–3 Southland)
Head coach	Clint Conque (14th year)
Offensive coordinator	Brooks Hollingsworth (10th year)
Defensive coordinator	Matt Williamson (5th year)
Home stadium	Estes Stadium (Capacity: 9,000)

2013 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#6 Southeastern Louisiana $^		7	–	0		11	–	3
#11 McNeese State ^		6	–	1		10	–	3
#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 FCS Poll

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.

Media

All Central Arkansas games can be listened to on KHLR 106.7 FM and are streamed online through the station's website.

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 FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Game summaries

Incarnate Word

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Colorado

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

UT Martin

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2007	W 48–34

Missouri State

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–3	2007	L 38–42

McNeese State

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:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–3	2012	W 27–26

Nebraska–Kearney

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:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Lamar

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:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2012	W 24–14

Stephen F. Austin

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:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–3	2012	L 37–42

Northwestern State

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:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–2	2012	W 35–14

Southeastern Louisiana

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:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–1	2012	W 34–14

Nicholls State

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:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–2	2012	W 34–14

Sam Houston State

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:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–3	2012	W 24–20

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	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

References

Central Arkansas Bears football

Venues	Estes Stadium (1939–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Red Beans and Rice Bowl (McNeese State) 1937 Charity Bowl 1947 Kickapoo Bowl

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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