2013 Texas Southern Tigers football

Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	2–9 (2–7 SWAC)
Head coach	Darrell Asberry (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Darrell Asberry (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Michael Vite (1st season)
Home stadium	BBVA Compass Stadium
Seasons ← 2012 2014 →

2013 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
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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

The 2013 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Darrell Asberry, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 2–7 in conference play, placing fourth in the SWAC's West Division. Texas Southern played home games at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston.

Texas Southern was ineligible for the SWAC championship due to NCAA recruiting and academic violations.

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)	KHOU-DT2	L 13–37	18,361
September 14	6:00 pm	at No. 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 Poll released prior to the 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

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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

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
Huntsville, 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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Howard

Media

Every Texas Southern football game was carried live on KTSU 90.9 FM. Select games were shown live on an ESPN network or KHOU. Most KHOU broadcasts were aired on tape-delay on Comcast SportsNet Houston.

References

^ "Texas Southern Tigers Schedule 2013". ESPN. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
^ "2013 Football Schedule". Texas Southern University Athletics. Retrieved June 14, 2023.

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