2013 Jackson State Tigers football team

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]

2013 Jackson State Tigers football
SWAC East Division champion
SWAC Championship Game, L 27–34 vs. Southern
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
Record	8–4 (8–1 SWAC)
Head coach	Rick Comegy (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Derrick McCall (2nd as OC; 6th overall season)
Defensive coordinator	Darrin Hayes (8th season)
Home stadium	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
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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

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 pm	at Tulane*	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA		L 7–34	20,992
September 7	5:00 pm	Alabama State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (W.C. Gordon Classic)	ESPNU^	W 30–23	29,003
September 14	6:00 pm	vs. Tennessee State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Southern Heritage Classic)	FSSO	L 16–26	42,400
September 19	6:30 pm	Texas Southern	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	ESPNU	W 35–7	18,801
September 28	6:00 pm	at Southern	Ace W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Boombox Classic)	CST^	W 19–14	30,816
October 5	6:00 pm	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS		W 42–33	14,087
October 12	2:00 pm	at Mississippi Valley State	Rice–Totten Field Itta Bena, MS		W 26–17	10,042
October 19	2:00 pm	Grambling State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS		W Forfeit A	27,288
October 26	4:00 pm	vs. Prairie View A&M	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Shreveport Classic)		W 51–38	5,116
November 9	1:00 pm	at Alabama A&M	Louis Crews Stadium Huntsville, AL		W 26–20	7,365
November 16	2:00 pm	Alcorn State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (Soul Bowl)		L 33–48	34,252
December 7	1:00 pm	vs. Southern	Reliant Stadium Houston, TX (SWAC Championship Game)		L 27–34 2OT	38,985
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

^[4]

^Games aired on a tape delayed basis

• ^A The October 19 game against Grambling State was forfeited due to Grambling State players refusing to travel to Jackson State.^[5][6] Jackson State subsequently announced their intention to sue Grambling due to the school suffering financial losses.^[7]

Media

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

References

1. Birdsong, Nick (December 8, 2012). "SWAC Championship: 95-yard TD pass helps lift UAPB to 24–21 win against Jackson State". AL.com. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
2. "Southern defeats Jackson St, 34–27 in 2 OT". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
3. beepbeep (July 16, 2013). "2013 Pre-Season All SWAC Football". Blogger. Washington D.C. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
4. "Football – 2013 Schedule & Results". Jackson State Athletics. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Dumlao, Ros (October 23, 2013). "Jackson State says it will sue Grambling". USA Today. Retrieved October 24, 2013.