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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]

DivisionEast Division
Record8–4 (8–1 SWAC)
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2013 Jackson State Tigers football
SWAC East Division champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record8–4 (8–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDerrick McCall (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorDarrin Hayes (8th season)
Home stadiumMississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
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2013 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
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
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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

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:00 pmat Tulane*L 7–3420,992
September 75:00 pmAlabama StateESPNU^W 30–2329,003
September 146:00 pmvs. Tennessee State*FSSOL 16–2642,400
September 196:30 pmTexas Southern
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
ESPNUW 35–718,801
September 286:00 pmat SouthernCST^W 19–1430,816
October 56:00 pmArkansas–Pine Bluff
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 42–3314,087
October 122:00 pmat Mississippi Valley StateW 26–1710,042
October 192:00 pmGrambling Statedagger
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W Forfeit A27,288
October 264:00 pmvs. Prairie View A&MdaggerW 51–385,116
November 91:00 pmat Alabama A&MW 26–207,365
November 162:00 pmAlcorn State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (Soul Bowl)
L 33–4834,252
December 71:00 pmvs. SouthernL 27–34 2OT38,985
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^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!.

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