2013 Jackson State Tigers football team

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2013 Jackson State Tigers football
Jackson State athletics logo.svg
SWAC East Division champion
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record8–4 (8–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Derrick McCall (2nd as OC; 6th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorDarrin Hayes (8th season)
Home stadium Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  2012
2014  
2013 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Jackson State xy  8 1   8 4  
Alcorn State  7 2   9 3  
Alabama State *  7 2   8 4  
Alabama A&M  4 5   4 8  
Mississippi Valley State *  2 7   2 9  
West Division
Southern xy$  7 2   9 4  
Prairie View A&M  5 4   6 6  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  2 7   2 9  
Texas Southern *  2 7   2 9  
Grambling State  1 8   1 11  
Championship: Southern 34, Jackson State 27 2OT
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • * – ineligible for postseason

The 2013 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were led by eighth year head coach Rick Comegy and played their home games at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the SWAC East Division. Jackson State returned as the defending East Division Champs. [1] The Tigers finished the season with an 8–4 record, as East Division Champions and with a loss against Southern in the SWAC Championship Game. [2]

Contents

On Media Day, Jackson State was picked to finish second in the Eastern Division of the SWAC. They had two players, Defensive Lineman Tedderick Terrell and Defensive Back Qua Cox selected the Pre-Season All-SWAC 1st Team Defense. [3] Running backs Tommy Gooden and Rakeem Sims, offensive lineman Jordan Arthur, linebacker Todd Wilcher, and defensive back Cameron Loeffler were selected as All-SWAC 2nd Team members.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:00 pmat Tulane *L 7–3420,992
September 75:00 pm Alabama State ESPNU^W 30–2329,003
September 146:00 pmvs. Tennessee State * FSSO L 16–2642,400
September 196:30 pm Texas Southern
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
ESPNUW 35–718,801
September 286:00 pmat Southern CST^W 19–1430,816
October 56:00 pm Arkansas–Pine Bluff
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 42–3314,087
October 122:00 pmat Mississippi Valley State W 26–1710,042
October 192:00 pm Grambling State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
WForfeit A 27,288
October 264:00 pmvs. Prairie View A&M Dagger-14-plain.pngW 51–385,116
November 91:00 pmat Alabama A&M W 26–207,365
November 162:00 pm Alcorn State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (Soul Bowl)
L 33–4834,252
December 71:00 pmvs. SouthernL 27–34 2OT38,985
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • All times are in Central time

[4]

^Games aired on a tape delayed basis

Media

Jackson State games were broadcast on 95.5 Hallelujah FM. All Jackson State games were also streamed online at no cost via Yahoo!.

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