The 2013 Big South Conference football season began on Thursday, August 29 and concluded in December with the 2014 NCAA Division I Football Championship. The regular season concluded on November 23, and Coastal Carolina won the conference's regular season championship and automatic bid to the playoffs. The Chanticleers defeated Bethune-Cookman in the first round and Montana in the second round before falling to eventual champion North Dakota State in the quarterfinals. Preseason Poll Results First place votes in parentheses Preseason All-Conference Teams Offensive Player of the Year: Lorenzo Taliaferro, Sr., RB (Coastal Carolina) Defensive Player of the Year: Quinn Backus, Jr., LB (Coastal Carolina) Regular season All times Eastern time. Week One Week Two Week Three Week Four Week Five Week Six Week Seven Week Eight Week Nine Week Ten Week Eleven Week Twelve Week Thirteen 2014 NFL Draft Attendance References