2013 Texas Southern Tigers football team

2013 Texas Southern Tigers football

Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference West Division
2013 record	2–9 (2–7 SWAC)
Head coach	Darrell Asberry (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Darrell Asberry (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	Michael Vite (1st year)
Home stadium	BBVA Compass Stadium (Capacity: 22,039)


2013 SWAC football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
East
Jackson State ^x^y	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
Southern ^x^y†	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: December 7, 2013
† – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Texas Southern was ineligible for the SWAC Championship due to failing to fulfill NCAA graduation rate requirement (2012), repeated infractions, and lying to NCAA about self-imposed restrictions (2013 & 2014) Alabama State and Mississippi Valley State were ineligible for the SWAC Championship due to Academic Progress Rate sanctions, pending appeal Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2013 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were led by second year head coach Darrell Asberry^[1] and played their home games at a BBVA Compass Stadium, home of the Houston Dynamo.^[2] They were a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), but they were ineligible for the SWAC Championship due to NCAA recruiting and academic violations. They finished the season 2–9, 2–7 in SWAC play.

Media

Every Texas Southern football game will be carried live on KTSU 90.9 FM. Select games will be shown live on an ESPN Network or KHOU. Most KHOU games will be shown tape-delayed on Comcast SportsNet Houston.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 PM	Prairie View A&M	BBVA Compass Stadium • Houston, TX (Labor Day Classic XXIX)	KHOU-DT2	L 13–37	18,361
September 14	6:00 PM	at #5 Sam Houston State*	Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX	CSNH	L 17–55	6,403
September 19	6:30 PM	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS	ESPNU	L 7–35	13,801
September 28	6:00 PM	at Alabama A&M	Louis Crews Stadium • Huntsville, AL		L 10–12	7,267
October 5	6:00 PM	Alabama State	BBVA Compass Stadium • Houston, TX	KHOU-DT2	L 2–34	2,186
October 12	6:00 PM	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Golden Lion Stadium • Pine Bluff, AR		W 41–28	4,491
October 19	2:00 PM	Alcorn State	BBVA Compass Stadium • Houston, TX	KHOU-DT2	L 13–20	4,582
October 26	2:00 PM	at Grambling State	Eddie Robinson Stadium • Grambling, LA		W 23–17 ^OT	7,670
November 1	8:00 PM	Southern	BBVA Compass Stadium • Houston, TX	KHOU-DT2	L 24–31	6,406
November 9	1:00 PM	at Mississippi Valley State	Rice–Totten Field • Itta Bena, MS		L 17–20	2,706
November 16	2:00 PM	Howard*	BBVA Compass Stadium • Houston, TX	KHOU-DT2	L 6–40	1,562
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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Game Summaries

Prairie View A&M

Prairie View A&M at Texas Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Panthers	13	7	7	10	37
Tigers	10	3	0	0	13

Date: August 31
Location: BBVA Compass Stadium
Houston, TX
Game start: 7:05 PM CST
Elapsed time: 3:10
Game attendance: 18,361
Game weather: 96 °F (36 °C), Clear & Humid, winds @ 5mph
Referee: Eddie Kelley
TV announcers (KHOU-DT2): Nick Strong and Dejuan Fulgham

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	12:20	PVAM	Johnta Hebert 2-yard touchdown run, Amir Smith rush failed	PVAM 6–0

1	10:21	TXSOFB	Dedric Shipman 30-yard touchdown pass from Homer Causey, Eric Medina kick good	TXSOFB 7–6

1	7:13	PVAM	De'Auntre Smiley 2-yard touchdown run, Christopher Barrick kick good	PVAM 13–7

1	3:42	TXSOFB	Eric Medina 18-yard Field Goal	PVAM 13–10

2	8:50	TXSOFB	Eric Medina 34-yard Field Goal	Tied 13–13

2	0:54	PVAM	Courtney Brown 4-yard touchdown run, Christopher Barrick kick good	PVAM 20–13

3	10:39	PVAM	Greg Thurmond 29-yard touchdown pass from Jerry Lovelock, Christopher Barrick kick good	PVAM 27–13

4	8:50	PVAM	Christopher Barrick 37-yard Field Goal	PVAM 30–13

4	3:50	PVAM	Courtney Brown 8-yard touchdown run, Christopher Barrick kick good	PVAM 37–13

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–8	2012	Texas Southern, 44–41

Sam Houston State

Texas Southern at Sam Houston State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	3	7	7	17
• #5 Bearkats	0	27	14	14	55

Date: September 14
Location: Bowers Stadium
Huntsvile, TX
Game start: 2:07 PM CST
Elapsed time: 3:07
Game attendance: 6,403
Referee: D Alvarez
TV announcers (CSNH): Brett Dolan, Eddie Robinson Jr. & Bart Enis

Sources:

Scoring summary

2	12:35	TXSOFB	Eric Medina 27-yard Field Goal	TXSOFB 3–0

2	5:52	SHSU	Timothy Flanders 2-yard touchdown run, Luc Swimberghe kick good	SHSU 7–3

2	4:35	SHSU	Torrance Williams 6-yard touchdown pass from Brian Bell, Luc Swimberghe kick good	SHSU 14–3

2	1:15	SHSU	Brian Bell 3-yard touchdown run, Luc Swimberghe kick good	SHSU 21–3

2	0:19	SHSU	Timothy Flanders 1-yard touchdown run, Luc Swimberghe kick failed	SHSU 27–3

3	10:11	SHSU	Shane Young 5-yard touchdown pass from Brian Bell, Luc Swimberghe kick good	SHSU 34–3

3	4:52	SHSU	Keshawn Hill 23-yard touchdown run, Luc Swimberghe kick good	SHSU 41–3

3	4:04	TXSOFB	Daveonn Porter 50-yard touchdown run, Eric Medina kick good	SHSU 41–10

4	14:55	SHSU	Ragan Henderson 5-yard touchdown pass from Don King III, Luc Swimberghe kick good	SHSU 48–10

4	11:12	TXSOFB	Homer Causey 10-yard touchdown run, Eric Medina kick good	SHSU 48–17

4	8:13	SHSU	Ryan Wilson 1-yard touchdown run, Luc Swimberghe kick good	SHSU 55–17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–9	2012	Sam Houston State, 50–6

Jackson State

Texas Southern at Jackson State

	1	2	3	4	Total
TSU Tigers	0	7	0	0	7
• JSU Tigers	7	7	14	7	35

Date: September 19
Location: Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Jackson, MS
Game start: 6:32 PM CST
Elapsed time: 3:25
Game attendance: 13,801
Game weather: 90 °F (32 °C), Sunny & Humid
Referee: George McCullum
TV announcers (ESPNU): Mark Neely and Jay Walker

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	5:20	J-STATE	Clayton Moore 2-yard touchdown run, Ryan Deising kick good	J-STATE 7–0

2	3:57	TXSOFB	Daveonn Porter 2-yard Touchdown run, Eric Medina kick good	Tied 7–7

2	0:23	J-STATE	Javancy Jones blocked punt returned for touchdown, Ryan Deising kick good	J-STATE 14–7

3	5:42	J-STATE	Rakeem Sims 2-yard touchdown run, Ryan Deising kick good	J-STATE 21–7

3	0:32	J-STATE	Rakeem Sims 1-yard touchdown run, Ryan Deising kick good	J-STATE 28–7

4	10:30	J_STATE	Stedmon Capler 2-yard touchdown run, Ryan Deising kick good	J-STATE 35–7

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–24–1	2012	Mississippi Valley State, 34–3

Alabama A&M

Texas Southern at Alabama A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	3	7	0	10
• Bulldogs	6	0	0	6	12

Date: September 28
Location: Louis Crews Stadium
Huntsville, AL

Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–8	2012	Alabama A&M, 42–13

Alabama State

Alabama State at Texas Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 5
Location: BBVA Compass Stadium
Houston, TX
TV announcers (KHOU-DT2): Nick Strong & Dejuan Fulgham

Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–13–2	2012	Texas Southern, 45–0

Arkansas–Pine Bluff

Texas Southern at Arkansas–Pine Bluff

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Tigers	17	7	7	10	41
Golden Lions	7	7	0	14	28

Date: October 12
Location: Golden Lion Stadium
Pine Bluff, AR

Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–13	2012	Arkansas- Pine Bluff, 49–3

Alcorn State

Alcorn State at Texas Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Braves	6	7	0	7	20
Tigers	7	6	0	0	13

Date: October 19
Location: BBVA Compass Stadium
Houston, TX
TV announcers (KHOU-DT2): Nick Strong & Dejuan Fulgham

Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–26–3	2012	Alcorn State, 34–24

Grambling State

Texas Southern at Grambling State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
• TSU Tigers	7	3	0	7	6	23
GSU Tigers	14	3	0	0	0	17

Date: October 26
Location: Eddie Robinson Stadium
Grambling, LA

Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–44–3	2012	Texas Southern, 23–20

Southern

Southern at Texas Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Jaguars	0	21	0	10	31
Tigers	3	7	0	14	24

Date: November 2
Location: BBVA Compass Stadium
Houston, TX
TV announcers (KHOU-DT2): Nick Strong & Dejuan Fulgham

Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–30–1	2012	Southern, 34–7

Mississippi Valley State

Texas Southern at Mississippi Valley State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	10	0	7	17
• Delta Devils	7	13	0	0	20

Date: November 9
Location: Rice–Totten Field
Itta Bena, MS

Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–24–1	2012	Mississippi Valley State, 34–3

Howard

Howard at Texas Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bison	7	23	0	10	40
Tigers	3	3	0	0	6

Date: November 16
Location: BBVA Compass Stadium
Houston, TX
Game attendance: 1,562
TV announcers (KHOU-DT2): Nick Strong & Dejuan Fulgham

Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

References

↑ Turner, Ronnie (January 3, 2012). "Texas Southern Introduces New Football Coach Asberry". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
↑ Turner, Ronnie (May 5, 2012). "For TSU, Move Into New Home is Like Time Warp Into 21st Century". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
↑ http://www.tsuball.com/schedule.aspx?path=football

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Venues	Alexander Durley Sports Complex (?–2011) BBVA Compass Stadium (2012–present)

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