2013 Grambling State Tigers football team

The 2013 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Doug Williams in the third season of his second tenure as head coach and ninth overall after coaching the Tigers from 1998 to 2003. They competed as a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) and played their home games at Eddie Robinson Stadium in Grambling, Louisiana. The Tigers finished the season with a 1–11 record.

2013 Grambling State Tigers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	1–11 (1–8 SWAC)
Head coach	Doug Williams (9th season; first 2 games) George Ragsdale (interim, games 3–7) Dennis Winston (interim, final 5 games)
Offensive coordinator	Vyron Brown (3rd season)
Home stadium	Eddie Robinson Stadium
Seasons ← 2012 2014 →

2013 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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

Head coach Doug Williams' contract was bought out after the first two games of the season.^[1] He was replaced by interim head coach George Ragsdale, the team's running backs coach.^[1] Ragsdale was subsequently fired on October 17 after losing five games in a row and replaced with Dennis Winston as interim head coach.^[2] In response to a number of players being dissatisfied with the conditions of the facility and practices of the athletic department, Grambling State refused to play the October 19 game against Jackson State University.^[3][4] As such, their game against the Tigers was forfeited.^[3][4] On October 22, the players officially ended their boycott, and the team returned to the field for their next game against Texas Southern University.^[5]

On December 4, 2013, Broderick Fobbs was introduced as Winston's replacement as full-time head coach of the Tigers.^[6]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 pm	Alabama A&M	Eddie Robinson Stadium Grambling, LA	PSB	L 9–23	7,648
September 7	6:00 pm	at Louisiana–Monroe*	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	ESPN3	L 10–48	23,600
September 14	4:00 pm	vs. Lincoln (MO)*	Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO		L 34–47	20,176
September 21	5:00 pm	at Alabama State	The New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL		L 21–52	11,751
September 28	6:00 pm	Lamar*	Eddie Robinson Stadium Grambling, LA	PSB	L 16–27	6,497
October 5	6:00 pm	vs. Prairie View A&M	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (State Fair Classic)		L 3–31	27,745
October 12	4:00 pm	vs. Alcorn State	Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN (Circle City Classic)		L 0–48	22,357
October 19	2:00 pm	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS		L forfeit A
October 26	2:00 pm	Texas Southern	Eddie Robinson Stadium Grambling, LA	PSB	L 17–23 OT	7,670
November 2	2:00 pm	Mississippi Valley State	Eddie Robinson Stadium Grambling, LA	PSB	W 47–40	10,155
November 9	2:30 pm	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Golden Lion Stadium Pine Bluff, AR		L 42–45	5,787
November 30	1:30 pm	vs. Southern	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA (Bayou Classic)	NBC	L 17–40	47,385
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

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• ^A October 19's game against Jackson State was forfeited due to Grambling State players refusing to travel to Jackson State.^[3][4]

References

1. "Doug Williams Says He's Been Fired by Grambling". USA Today. September 11, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
2. "Dennis Winston named interim coach". ESPN. ESPN.com news services. October 17, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
3. Bromberg, Nick (October 18, 2013). "Grambling State Players Don't Board Buses to Travel to Jackson State, Game is Forfeited". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
4. Iles, Trey (October 18, 2013). "Grambling State University Football Forced to Forfeit Game vs. Jackson State". The Times-Picayune. New Orleans. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
5. "Grambling players end boycott". ESPN. ESPN.com news services. October 22, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
6. "Broderick Fobbs to coach Grambling". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 4, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
7. "Grambling Tigers Schedule 2013". ESPN. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
8. "2013 Football Schedule". Grambling State University Athletics. Retrieved August 8, 2023.