2013 Texas Southern Tigers football team

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

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

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

Game summaries

Prairie View A&M

See also: Prairie View A&M Panthers football and 2013 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

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

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Sam Houston State

See also: Sam Houston State Bearkats football and 2013 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

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 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

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Jackson State

See also: Jackson State Tigers football and 2013 Jackson State Tigers football team

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

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Alabama A&M

See also: Alabama A&M Bulldogs football and 2013 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team

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:

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Alabama State

See also: Alabama State Hornets football and 2013 Alabama State Hornets football team

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:

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Arkansas–Pine Bluff

See also: Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football and 2013 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team

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:

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Alcorn State

See also: Alcorn State Braves football and 2013 Alcorn State Braves football team

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:

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Grambling State

See also: Grambling State Tigers football and 2013 Grambling State Tigers football team

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:

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Southern

See also: Southern Jaguars football and 2013 Southern Jaguars football team

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:

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Mississippi Valley State

See also: Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football and 2013 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

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:

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Howard

See also: Howard Bison football team

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:

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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.