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

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.

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

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

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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

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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:

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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:

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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 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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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 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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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 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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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 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
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

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