View source for 2013 Conference USA Football

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='''Final Standings'''=
[[image:Rice.png|right]]
{{standings-7-7| col7=200
| div1=EAST DIVISION
| div2=WEST DIVISION
| team01=[[Marshall]]
| cw01=7
| cl01=1
| w01=10
| l01=4
| note01= 
| team02=[[East Carolina]]
| cw02=6
| cl02=2
| w02=10
| l02=3
| note02= 
| team03=[[Middle Tennessee State]]
| cw03=6
| cl03=2
| w03=8
| l03=5
| note03= 
| team04=[[Florida Atlantic]]
| cw04=4
| cl04=4
| w04=6
| l04=6
| note04= 
| team05=[[Alabama-Birmingham]]
| cw05=1
| cl05=7
| w05=2
| l05=10
| note05= 
| team06=[[Southern Mississippi]]
| cw06=1
| cl06=7
| w06=1
| l06=11
| note06= 
| team07=[[Florida International]]
| cw07=1
| cl07=7
| w07=1
| l07=11
| note07= 
| team08=[[Rice]]
| cw08=7
| cl08=1
| w08=10
| l08=4
| note08= 
| team09=[[Texas-San Antonio]]
| cw09=6
| cl09=2
| w09=7
| l09=5
| note09= 
| team10=[[North Texas]]
| cw10=6
| cl10=2
| w10=9
| l10=4
| note10= 
| team11=[[Tulane]]
| cw11=5
| cl11=3
| w11=7
| l11=6
| note11= 
| team12=[[Louisiana Tech]]
| cw12=3
| cl12=5
| w12=4
| l12=8
| note12= 
| team13=[[Tulsa]]
| cw13=2
| cl13=6
| w13=3
| l13=9
| note13= 
| team14=[[Texas-El Paso]]
| cw14=1
| cl14=7
| w14=2
| l14=10
| note14= 
| ocwl=24-40
}}
'''Note''': Prior to the season [[Central Florida]], [[Houston]], [[Memphis]], and [[Southern Methodist]] left to join the [[2013 American Athletic Conference Football|American Athletic Conference]]. Florida Atlantic, Florida International, Middle Tennessee State, and North Texas joined from the [[2012 Sun Belt Conference Football|Sun Belt Conference]], and Louisiana Tech and Texas-San Antonio joined from the [[2012 Western Athletic Conference Football|{{wac}}]].

'''Note''': After the season East Carolina, Tulane, and Tulsa left to join the [[2014 American Athletic Conference Football|{{amac}}]]. [[Western Kentucky]] joined from the [[2013 Sun Belt Conference Football|Sun Belt Conference]], and [[Old Dominion]], who had joined the conference in other sports in 2013, completed the first of their two transition years as an [[2013 NCAA Division I FCS Independents|FCS independent]] and joined the conference for football.
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=='''Honors'''==
==='''Conference Honors'''===
'''Most Valuable Player''': Shane Carden (QB), East Carolina
 
'''Offensive Player of the Year''': Rakeem Cato (QB), Marshall
 
'''Defensive Player of the Year''': Shawn Jackson (LB), Tulsa
 
'''Special Teams Player of the Year''': Brelan Chancellor (KR), North Texas
 
'''Freshman of the Year''': Corey Tindal (DB), Marshall; Nico Marley (LB), Tulane
 
'''Newcomer of the Year''': Jaquez Johnson (QB), Florida Atlantic
 
'''Coach of the Year''': David Bailiff, Rice (2nd)
===First-Team All-Conference===
====Offense====
{{list-3col-16|col1=40
| col2=150
| col3=125
| item01a='''POS'''
| item01b='''PLAYER'''
| item01c='''SCHOOL'''
| item02a=QB
| item02b=Shane Carden*
| item02c=East Carolina
| item03a=RB
| item03b=Charles Ross*
| item03c=Rice
| item04a=RB
| item04b=Trey Watts*(†)
| item04c=Tulsa
| item05a=OL
| item05b=Stetson Burnett*
| item05c=Tulsa
| item06a=OL
| item06b=Chris Jasperse*
| item06c=Marshall
| item07a=OL
| item07b=Cyril Lemon*
| item07c=North Texas
| item08a=OL
| item08b=Nate Richards*
| item08c=Rice
| item09a=OL
| item09b=Will Simmons*†
| item09c=East Carolina
| item10a=TE
| item10b=Gator Hoskins*†
| item10c=Marshall
| item11a=WR
| item11b=Justin Hardy**
| item11c=East Carolina
| item12a=WR
| item12b=Ryan Grant**
| item12c=Tulane
| item13a=WR
| item13b=Tommy Shuler**
| item13c=Marshall
| item14a=K
| item14b=Cairo Santos**
| item14c=Tulane
| item15a=KR/PR
| item15b=Brelan Chancellor*
| item15c=North Texas
| item16a=LS
| item16b=Trevor Gillette*
| item16c=Rice
}}
====Defense====
{{list-3col-14|col1=40
| col2=150
| col3=125
| item01a='''POS'''
| item01b='''PLAYER'''
| item01c='''SCHOOL'''
| item02a=DL
| item02b=Christian Covington*
| item02c=Rice
| item03a=DL
| item03b=Cory Henry*
| item03c=Florida Atlantic
| item04a=DL
| item04b=I.K. Enemkpali*
| item04c=Louisiana Tech
| item05a=DL
| item05b=James Rouse*
| item05c=Marshall
| item06a=LB
| item06b=Julius Warmsley*
| item06c=Tulane
| item07a=LB
| item07b=T.T. Barber*
| item07c=Middle Tennessee State
| item08a=LB
| item08b=Shawn Jackson*
| item08c=Tulsa
| item09a=LB
| item09b=Zach Orr*
| item09c=North Texas
| item10a=DB
| item10b=Lorenzo Doss*
| item10c=Tulane
| item11a=DB
| item11b=Phillip Gaines**
| item11c=Rice
| item12a=DB
| item12b=D'Joun Smith*
| item12c=Florida Atlantic
| item13a=DB
| item13b=Marcus Trice*
| item13c=North Texas
| item14a=P
| item14b=Hunter Mullins*
| item14c=Alabama-Birmingham
}}
===Second-Team All-Conference===
====Offense====
{{list-3col-16|col1=40
| col2=150
| col3=125
| item01a='''POS'''
| item01b='''PLAYER'''
| item01c='''SCHOOL'''
| item02a=QB
| item02b=Rakeem Cato†*
| item02c=Marshall
| item03a=RB
| item03b=Vintavious Cooper††
| item03c=East Carolina
| item04a=RB
| item04b=Kenneth Dixon†
| item04c=Louisiana Tech
| item05a=OL
| item05b=Jordan Davis†
| item05c=East Carolina
| item06a=OL
| item06b=Garrett Scott†
| item06c=Marshall
| item07a=OL
| item07b=Clint Van Horn†
| item07c=Marshall
| item08a=OL
| item08b=Josh Walker†
| item08c=Middle Tennessee State
| item09a=OL
| item09b=Mason Y'Barbo†
| item09c=North Texas
| item10a=TE
| item10b=Scott Inskeep†
| item10c=Texas-San Antonio
| item11a=WR
| item11b=Brelan Chancellor†
| item11c=North Texas
| item12a=WR
| item12b=Jamarcus Nelson†
| item12c=Alabama-Birmingham
| item13a=WR
| item13b=Jordan Taylor†
| item13c=Rice
| item14a=K
| item14b=Chris Boswell††
| item14c=Rice
| item15a=KR
| item15b=Autrey Golden†
| item15c=Texas-El Paso
| item16a=LS
| item16b=Josh Cuthbert†
| item16c=Louisiana Tech
}}
====Defense====
{{list-3col-15|col1=40
| col2=150
| col3=125
| item01a='''POS'''
| item01b='''PLAYER'''
| item01c='''SCHOOL'''
| item02a=DL
| item02b=Aaron Bellazin†
| item02c=North Texas
| item03a=DL
| item03b=Greg Hiclman†
| item03c=Florida International
| item04a=DL
| item04b=Lee Pegues†
| item04c=East Carolina
| item05a=DL
| item05b=Khyri Thornton†
| item05c=Southern Mississippi
| item06a=LB
| item06b=Jermaine Holmes†
| item06c=Marshall
| item07a=LB
| item07b=Derrell Johnson††
| item07c=East Carolina
| item08a=LB
| item08b=Andrae Kirk†
| item08c=Florida Atlantic
| item09a=LB
| item09b=Michael Kutzler†
| item09c=Rice
| item10a=DB
| item10b=Bryce Callahan†
| item10c=Rice
| item11a=DB
| item11b=Damon Magazu†
| item11c=East Carolina
| item12a=DB
| item12b=Michael Mudoh†
| item12c=Tulsa
| item13a=DB
| item13b=Triston Wade†
| item13c=Texas-San Antonio
| item14a=P
| item14b=Sean Kelly†
| item14c=Florida Atlantic
| item15a=PR
| item15b=Devon Smith†
| item15c=Marshall
}}
='''Post-Season'''=
=='''2013 Conference USA Championship Game'''==
{{fb_box | info=December 7, Rice Stadium, Houston TX
| team1=Marshall
| Q1-1=0
| Q2-1=10
| Q3-1=1
| Q4-1=14
| F1=25
| team2='''Rice'''
| Q1-2=14
| Q2-2=7
| Q3-2=13
| Q4-2=7
| F2=41
}}
'''Most Valuable Player:''' Luke Turner (QB), Rice
=='''Bowl Games'''==
{{blist-06 | date01=Dec 21
| bowl01=[[New Orleans Bowl]]
| color01=#f9aaaa
| teama01=Tulane
| teamb01=[[Louisiana-Lafayette]]
| score01=21-24
| date02=Dec 23
| bowl02=[[Saint Petersburg Bowl]]
| color02=#7ee7bb
| teama02=East Carolina
| teamb02=[[Ohio]]
| score02=37-20
| date03=Dec 27
| bowl03=[[Military Bowl]]
| color03=#7ee7bb
| teama03=Marshall
| teamb03=[[Maryland]]
| score03=31-20
| date04=Dec 30
| bowl04=[[Fort Worth Bowl|Armed Forces Bowl]]
| color04=#f9aaaa
| teama04=Middle Tennessee State
| teamb04=[[Navy]]
| score04=6-24
| date05=Dec 31
| bowl05=[[Liberty Bowl]]
| color05=#f9aaaa
| teama05=Rice
| teamb05=[[Mississippi State]]
| score05=7-44
| date06=Jan 01
| bowl06=[[Heart of Dallas Bowl]]
| color06=#7ee7bb
| teama06=North Texas
| teamb06=[[Nevada-Las Vegas]]
| score06=36-14
}}
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