2013 Southern Jaguars football team

The 2013 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Jaguars were led by first year head coach Dawson Odums, who was made the new head coach he served serving as interim head coach for the final nine games of the previous season.^[1] The Jaguars played their home games at Ace W. Mumford Stadium and were a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The Jaguars finished the season with a 9–4 record, as West Division Champions and with a victory over Jackson State in the SWAC Championship Game.^[2]

2013 Southern Jaguars football
SWAC champion SWAC West Division champion
SWAC Championship Game, W 34–27 2OT vs. Jackson State
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	9–4 (7–2 SWAC)
Head coach	Dawson Odums (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Chennis Berry (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Chad Germany (2nd season)
Home stadium	Ace W. Mumford 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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:30 pm	at Houston*	Reliant Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN3	L 13–62	26,205
September 7	6:00 pm	at Northwestern State*	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA		L 14–55	14,873
September 14	6:00 pm	Prairie View A&M	Ace W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	CST^	W 62–59 2OT	14,586
September 21	1:00 pm	at Mississippi Valley State	Rice–Totten Field Itta Bena, MS		W 17–7	3,986
September 28	6:00 pm	Jackson State	Ace W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	CST^	L 14–19	30,816
October 12	6:00 pm	Alabama A&M	Ace W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	CST^	W 20–17 OT	15,815
October 19	2:30 pm	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Golden Lion Stadium Pine Bluff, AR		W 29–21	11,059
October 26	5:30 pm	Alcorn State	Ace W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	CST^	L 38–44 OT	27,102
November 1	8:00 pm	at Texas Southern	BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, TX	CSNH^	W 31–24	6,406
November 9	6:00 pm	at Alabama State	New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL		W 31–28	15,143
November 16	6:00 pm	Clark Atlanta*	Ace W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	CST^	W 53–0	12,217
November 30	1:30 pm	vs. Grambling State	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA (Bayou Classic)	NBC	W 40–17	47,385
December 7	1:00 pm	vs. Jackson State	Reliant Stadium Houston, TX (SWAC Championship Game)	ESPNU	W 34–27 2OT	38,985
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

^[3] ^Games will air on a tape delayed basis

Media

All Southern Jaguars football games were broadcast on KQXL-FM 106.5 with Chris Powers (play-by-play), Gerald Kimble (analyst), and Eric Randall (sideline) calling the Jaguar Action. All home games will also been televised tape delayed by Cox Sports, usually on Sunday nights.

References

1. "Dawson Odoms is the New Head Coach at Southern". WAFB. Baton Rouge, LA. December 14, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
2. "Southern defeats Jackson St, 34–27 in 2 OT". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
3. Iles, Trey (January 15, 2013). "Southern University Football Will Begin 2013 Season at Houston". The Times-Picayune. New Orleans. Retrieved January 15, 2013.