2013 Southern Jaguars football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
| mode = football
| year = 2013
| team = Southern Jaguars
| image= Southern Jaguars wordmark.png
| image_size= 250
| conference= Southwestern Athletic Conference
| division= West Division
| short_conf= SWAC
| TSNRank =
| FCSCoachRank =
| record = 9–4
| conf_record = 7–2
| head_coach= Dawson Odums
| hc_year = 1st
| cooff_coach1= Chennis Berry
| cooc1_year = 1st
| cooff_coach2= Chad Germany
| cooc2_year= 2nd
| def_coach=
| dc_year =
| off_scheme=
| def_scheme=
| stadium= Ace W. Mumford Stadium
| champion = SWAC champion
SWAC West Division champion
| conf_champ = SWAC Championship Game
| conf_champ_result = W 34–27 2OT vs. Jackson State
}}
{{2013 SWAC football standings}}
The 2013 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Jaguars were led by first year head coach Dawson Odums, who was made the new head coach he served serving as interim head coach for the final nine games of the previous season.{{cite news|title=Dawson Odoms is the New Head Coach at Southern|url=http://ebrsouth.wafb.com/news/events/56122-dawson-odoms-new-head-football-coach-southern|accessdate=December 14, 2012|work=WAFB|date=December 14, 2012|location=Baton Rouge, LA}} The Jaguars played their home games at Ace W. Mumford Stadium and were a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The Jaguars finished the season with a {{Win–loss record|w=9|l=4}} record, as West Division Champions and with a victory over Jackson State in the SWAC Championship Game.{{cite news |title=Southern defeats Jackson St, 34–27 in 2 OT |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=333412296 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=ESPN.com |date=December 7, 2013 |access-date=December 8, 2013}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = August 30
| time = 7:30 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Houston
| site_stadium = Reliant Stadium
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 13–62
| attend = 26,205
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 7
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Northwestern State
| site_stadium = Harry Turpin Stadium
| site_cityst = Natchitoches, LA
| tv =
| score = 14–55
| attend = 14,873
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 14
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Prairie View A&M
| site_stadium = Ace W. Mumford Stadium
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA
| tv = CST
| score = 62–59
| overtime = 2OT
| attend = 14,586
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 21
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Mississippi Valley State
| site_stadium = Rice–Totten Field
| site_cityst = Itta Bena, MS
| tv =
| score = 17–7
| attend = 3,986
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Jackson State
| site_stadium = Ace W. Mumford Stadium
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA
| gamename = rivalry
| tv = CST
| score = 14–19
| attend = 30,816
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Alabama A&M
| site_stadium = Ace W. Mumford Stadium
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA
| tv = CST
| score = 20–17
| overtime = OT
| attend = 15,815
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| time = 2:30 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Arkansas–Pine Bluff
| site_stadium = Golden Lion Stadium
| site_cityst = Pine Bluff, AR
| tv =
| score = 29–21
| attend = 11,059
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| time = 5:30 pm
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Alcorn State
| site_stadium = Ace W. Mumford Stadium
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA
| tv = CST
| score = 38–44
| overtime = OT
| attend = 27,102
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| time = 8:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Texas Southern
| site_stadium = BBVA Compass Stadium
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| tv = CSNH
| score = 31–24
| attend = 6,406
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Alabama State
| site_stadium = New ASU Stadium
| site_cityst = Montgomery, AL
| tv =
| score = 31–28
| attend = 15,143
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2013|team=Clark Atlanta Panthers|title=Clark Atlanta}}
| site_stadium = Ace W. Mumford Stadium
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA
| tv = CST
| score = 53–0
| attend = 12,217
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 30
| time = 1:30 pm
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| opponent = Grambling State
| site_stadium = Mercedes-Benz Superdome
| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA
| gamename = Bayou Classic
| tv = NBC
| score = 40–17
| attend = 47,385
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 7
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| opponent = Jackson State
| site_stadium = Reliant Stadium
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| gamename = SWAC Championship Game
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 34–27
| overtime = 2OT
| attend = 38,985
}}
}}
{{cite news |title=Southern University Football Will Begin 2013 Season at Houston|first=Trey|last=Iles|url=http://www.nola.com/bayouclassic/index.ssf/2013/01/southern_university_football_w_2.html|newspaper=The Times-Picayune|location=New Orleans|date=January 15, 2013|accessdate=January 15, 2013}}
Media
All Southern Jaguars football games were broadcast on KQXL-FM 106.5 with Chris Powers (play-by-play), Gerald Kimble (analyst), and Eric Randall (sideline) calling the Jaguar Action. All home games will also been televised tape delayed by Cox Sports, usually on Sunday nights.
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Southern Jaguars football navbox}}
{{Southwestern Athletic Conference football champions}}
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