2013 Alabama State Hornets football team

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2013 Alabama State Hornets football
Alabama State ASU Wordmark.png
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record8–4 (7–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Fred Kaiss (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Kevin Ramsey (1st season)
Home stadium New ASU 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 Alabama State Hornets football team represented Alabama State University as a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Reggie Barlow, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 7–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the SWAC East Division. Alabama State played home games at New ASU Stadium in Montgomery, Alabama. [1]

Alabama State entered the season with a new defensive coordinator, Kevin Ramsey, who joined the team from Texas Southern University. [2] The Hornets were picked to win the SWAC Eastern Division, and seven players were selected for the SWAC Pre-Season All-Conference team. [3] [4]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 315:00 pm Jacksonville State *L 22–2420,703
September 76:00 pmat Jackson State ESPN3, ESPNU^L 23–3022,003
September 146:00 pmat Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 40–396,213
September 215:00 pm Grambling State
  • New ASU Stadium
  • Montgomery, AL
W 52–2111,751
September 285:00 pm Alcorn State
  • New ASU Stadium
  • Montgomery, AL
W 49–3012,503
October 56:00 pmat Texas Southern CSNH^W 34–22,186
October 121:00 pm Prairie View A&M
  • New ASU Stadium
  • Montgomery, AL
W 48–42 OT1,123
October 262:30 pmvs. Alabama A&M ESPN3, ESPNU^W 31–763,113
November 26:30 pmat Kentucky *ESPN3L 14–4853,797
November 91:00 pm Southern
  • New ASU Stadium
  • Montgomery, AL
L 28–3115,143
November 161:00 pmat Mississippi Valley State W 19–71,873
November 283:00 pm Stillman *
ESPNUW 41–2814,396

^Games aired on a tape delayed basis [5] [6] [7]

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