2013 Tennessee State Tigers football team

2013 Tennessee State Tigers football
Black college football national champions
FCS Playoffs Second Round vs. Eastern Illinois, L 10–51
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Ranking
Sports Network #17
FCS Coaches #17
2013 record 10–4 (6–2 OVC)
Head coach Rod Reed (4th year)
Offensive coordinator Mike Jones
Co-defensive coordinator Osita Alaribe
Co-defensive coordinator Justin Roberts
Home stadium LP Field
(Capacity: 69,143)
Hale Stadium
(Capacity: 18,000)
2013 OVC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#4 Eastern Illinois †^   8 0         12 2  
#17 Tennessee State ^   6 2         10 4  
#10 Jacksonville State ^   5 3         11 4  
Tennessee–Martin   5 3         7 5  
Eastern Kentucky   4 4         6 6  
Murray State   4 4         6 6  
Tennessee Tech   2 6         5 7  
SE Missouri State   2 6         3 9  
Austin Peay   0 8         0 12  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2013 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth year head coach Rod Reed and played their home games at LP Field, with one home game played at Hale Stadium. They were a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 10–4, 6–2 in OVC play to finish in second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Butler to advance to the second round where they lost to Eastern Illinois.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 7:00 PM #23 Bethune-Cookman* LP FieldNashville, TN (John Merritt Classic) ESPN3 L 9–12   16,108
September 7 2:00 PM at Florida A&M* Bragg Memorial StadiumTallahassee, FL W 27–7   14,237
September 14 6:00 PM vs. Jackson State* Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN (Southern Heritage Classic) FSSO W 26–16   42,400
September 21 7:00 PM at Tennessee Tech Tucker StadiumCookeville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy) ESPN3 W 41–21   10,044
September 28 2:00 PM vs. Central State* Edward Jones DomeSt. Louis, MO W 73–6   22,000
October 5 6:00 PM Southeast Missouri State LP Field • Nashville, TN OVCDN W 40–16   7,374
October 12 3:00 PM at #24 Jacksonville State JSU StadiumJacksonville, AL OVCDN W 31–15   19,092
October 19 1:00 PM at UT Martin #24 Graham StadiumMartin, TN (Sgt. York Trophy) OVCDN W 29–15   4,166
October 26 4:00 PM #3 Eastern Illinoisdagger #21 LP Field • Nashville, TN OVCDN L 16–34   22,157
November 2 1:00 PM at Eastern Kentucky #23 Roy Kidd StadiumRichmond, KY ESPN3 L 0–44   5,700
November 9 2:00 PM Austin Peay Hale Stadium • Nashville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy) OVCDN W 31–6   5,258
November 16 2:00 PM Murray State LP Field • Nashville, TN OVCDN W 17–10   6,412
November 30 12:00 PM at Butler* #19 Butler BowlIndianapolis, IN (FCS Playoffs First Round) ESPN3 W 31–0   1,928
December 7 1:00 PM at #2 Eastern Illinois* #19 O'Brien StadiumCharleston, IL (FCS Playoffs Second Round) ESPN3 L 10–51   4,825
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

References

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