2013 Tennessee State Tigers football team

2013 Tennessee State Tigers football
Black college national champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 17
FCS CoachesNo. 17
Record10–4 (6–2 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Jones (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorOsita Alaribe (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJustin Roberts (3rd season)
Home stadiumLP Field
Hale Stadium
Seasons
← 2012
2014 →
2013 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Eastern Illinois $^   8 – 0     12 – 2  
No. 17 Tennessee State ^   6 – 2     10 – 4  
No. 10 Jacksonville State ^   5 – 3     11 – 4  
UT Martin   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Eastern Kentucky   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Murray State   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Tennessee Tech   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Southeast Missouri State   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Austin Peay   0 – 8     0 – 12  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2013 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) 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 and at Hale Stadium. Tennessee State finished the season 10–4 overall and 6–2 in OVC play to place second. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated Butler in the first round before losing to Eastern Illinois in the second round.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 pmNo. 23 Bethune–Cookman*
ESPN3L 9–1216,108
September 72:00 pmat Florida A&M*
W 27–714,237
September 146:00 pmvs. Jackson State*
FSSOW 26–1642,400
September 217:00 pmat Tennessee Tech
ESPN3W 41–2110,044
September 282:00 pmvs. Central State (OH)*
W 73–622,000
October 56:00 pmSoutheast Missouri State
  • LP Field
  • Nashville, TN
OVCDNW 40–167,374
October 123:00 pmat No. 24 Jacksonville State
OVCDNW 31–1519,092
October 191:00 pmat UT MartinNo. 24
OVCDNW 29–154,166
October 264:00 pmNo. 3 Eastern IllinoisdaggerNo. 21
  • LP Field
  • Nashville, TN
OVCDNL 16–3422,157
November 21:00 pmat Eastern KentuckyNo. 23
ESPN3L 0–445,700
November 92:00 pmAustin Peay
OVCDNW 31–65,258
November 162:00 pmMurray State
  • LP Field
  • Nashville, TN
OVCDNW 17–106,412
November 3012:00 pmat Butler*No. 19
ESPN3W 31–01,928
December 71:00 pmat No. 2 Eastern Illinois*No. 19
ESPN3L 10–514,825

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