2013 Florida Tech Panthers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 football 2013 Florida Tech Panthers 150 Gulf South Conference GSC 5–7 1–5 Steve Englehart 1st Jayson Martin 1st Willie Tillman 1st Pirate Stadium The 2013 Florida Tech Panthers football team represented the Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) during the NCAA Division II football season. They were led by head coach Steve Englehart, who was in his first year at Florida Tech. The Panthers played their home games at Pirate Stadium, approximately one mile from the Florida Tech campus and were a member of the Gulf South Conference. The 2013 season was the Panthers' first, after having football approved at FIT in April, 2010.http://www.floridatechsports.com/football/news/4/561/ Touchdown Florida Tech: Football Approved - Official Site of Florida Tech Athletics 2013-11-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20131103134903/http://www.floridatechsports.com/football/news/4/561/ 2013-11-03 dead In a season full of firsts, the Panthers memorably won their first ever game by defeating Stetson, 20-13, on a touchdown with 1:09 to play. PANTHERS WIN OPENER IN DRAMATIC FASHION, 20-13 https://floridatechsports.com/news/2013/9/8/9_8_2013%201_2410.aspx?path=football 8 January 2019 Florida Institute of Technology Later on, they would earn their first GSC win in dramatic fashion by scoring 21 unanswered fourth quarter points to defeat Shorter, 28-24. PANTHERS ROAR BACK TO EARN FIRST GSC WIN, 28-24 https://floridatechsports.com/news/2013/10/19/10_19_2013_2968.aspx?path=football 8 January 2019 Florida Institute of Technology They would cap their inaugural campaign by winning on the road for the first time in their first ever bowl game in a 32-20 win over Alderson-Broaddus in the ECAC Futures Bowl. PANTHERS WIN FIRST-EVER ECAC FUTURES BOWL, 32-20 https://floridatechsports.com/news/2013/10/19/10_19_2013_2968.aspx?path=football 8 January 2019 Florida Institute of Technology Schedule 2013 September 7 7:00 pm w y Stetson Pirate Stadium Melbourne, FL 20-13 5,400 September 14 1:00 pm l y y 2013 Newberry Wolves Newberry Setzler Field Newberry, SC 19–23 2,544 September 19 8:00 pm l 2013 West Alabama Tigers West Alabama 16 Pirate Stadium Melbourne, FL CBSSN 3–45 4,812 September 28 6:00 pm l y y 2013 Delta State Statesmen Delta State Parker–McCool Stadium Cleveland, MS 31–52 8,012 October 5 3:00 pm l y Valdosta State 1 Bazemore-Hyder Stadium Valdosta, GA 14–52 7,612 October 12 1:00 pm l y y 2013 Ave Maria Gyrenes Ave Maria AMU Football Field Ave Maria, FL 41–45 1,345 October 19 2:00 pm w 2013 Shorter Hawks Shorter Pirate Stadium Melbourne, FL 28–24 4,000 October 26 1:00 pm w y y 2013 Warner Royals Warner Pirate Stadium Melbourne, FL 37–3 3,975 October 31 7:35 pm l y 2013 West Georgia Wolves West Georgia University Stadium Carrollton, GA ESPN3 14–28 2,611 November 9 2:00 pm l North Alabama 24 Pirate Stadium Melbourne, FL 28–55 2,867 November 16 2:00 pm w y 2013 Webber International Warriors Webber International Pirate Stadium Melbourne, FL 17–3 2,641 November 23 2:00 pm w y y 2013 Alderson Broaddus University Alderson Broaddus ECAC Futures Bowl AB Stadium Philippi, WV 32-20 1,002 Game summaries Stetson Hatters 7 3 0 3 Panthers 0 3 3 14 At Newberry Panthers 3 10 0 6 Wolves 0 7 14 2 West Alabama Tigers 14 14 10 7 Panthers 0 3 0 0 At Delta State Panthers 0 10 14 7 Statesmen 7 14 10 21 At Valdosta State Panthers 0 0 7 7 Blazers 10 7 28 7 At Ave Maria Panthers 3 24 7 7 Gyrenes 7 7 10 21 Shorter Hawks 7 10 7 0 Panthers 7 0 0 21 Warner Royals 3 0 0 0 Panthers 7 10 7 13 At West Georgia Panthers 0 7 7 0 Wolves 7 14 0 7 North Alabama Lions 14 20 14 7 Panthers 7 7 7 7 Webber International Warriors 0 0 0 3 Panthers 0 3 7 7 At Alderson-Broaddus Panthers 7 9 13 3 Battlers 3 14 3 0 Awards and milestones Gulf South Conference honors Eight players from Florida Tech were honored as All-GSC selections by the league's coaches. Linebacker Chris Stapleton was named the GSC Defensive Freshman of the Year, becoming the first Panther to receive any such honor.GSC Announces All-Conference Football Honors https://gscsports.org/news/2013/11/20/FB_1120135333.aspx?path=football 6 January 2019 Gulf South Conference Gulf South Conference Defensive Freshman of the Year: LB Chris Stapleton Gulf South Conference All-Conference First Team Xavier Milton, WR Gabe Hughes, TE Gulf South Conference All-Conference Second Team Bobby Vega, QB Ramsey Sellers, G Skylar Sheffield, DL Justin Arcune, LB Chris Stapleton, LB Manny Abad, DB Gulf South Conference special teams player of the week September 16: Brion Ashley GSC Football Players of the Week, Sept. 16 https://gscsports.org/news/2013/9/16/FB_0916130541.aspx?path=football 7 January 2019 Gulf South Conference References Florida Tech Category:Florida Tech Panthers football seasons Florida Tech Panthers football