# 2013 Texas Southern Tigers football team

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 StadiumHouston, TX (Labor Day Classic) | KHOU-DT2 | L 13–37 | 18,361 |
| September 14 | 6:00 pm | at No. 5 Sam Houston State* | Bowers StadiumHuntsville, TX | CSNH | L 17–55 | 6,403 |
| September 19 | 6:30 pm | at Jackson State | Mississippi Veterans Memorial StadiumJackson, MS | ESPNU | L 7–35 | 13,801 |
| September 28 | 6:00 pm | at Alabama A&M | Louis Crews StadiumHuntsville, AL | | L 10–12 | 7,267 |
| October 5 | 6:00 pm | Alabama State | BBVA Compass StadiumHouston, TX | KHOU-DT2 | L 2–34 | 2,186 |
| October 12 | 6:00 pm | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Golden Lion StadiumPine Bluff, AR | | W 41–28 | 4,491 |
| October 19 | 2:00 pm | Alcorn State | BBVA Compass StadiumHouston, TX | KHOU-DT2 | L 13–20 | 4,582 |
| October 26 | 2:00 pm | at Grambling State | Eddie Robinson StadiumGrambling, LA | | W 23–17 $^{OT}$ | 7,670 |
| November 1 | 8:00 pm | Southern | BBVA Compass StadiumHouston, TX | KHOU-DT2 | L 24–31 | 6,406 |
| November 9 | 1:00 pm | at Mississippi Valley State | Rice–Totten FieldItta Bena, MS | | L 17–20 | 2,706 |
| November 16 | 2:00 pm | Howard* | BBVA Compass StadiumHouston, TX | KHOU-DT2 | L 6–40 | 1,562 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Prairie View A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Panthers | 13 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 37 |
| Tigers | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 |

### Sam Houston State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| • #5 Bearkats | 0 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 55 |

### Jackson State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| TSU Tigers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| • JSU Tigers | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |

### Alabama A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| • Bulldogs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 |

### Alabama State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Arkansas–Pine Bluff

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Tigers | 17 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 41 |
| Golden Lions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |

### Alcorn State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Braves | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Tigers | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 |

### Grambling State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| • TSU Tigers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| GSU Tigers | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |

### Southern

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Jaguars | 0 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
| Tigers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 24 |

### Mississippi Valley State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| • Delta Devils | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 20 |

### Howard

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Bison | 7 | 23 | 0 | 10 | 40 |
| Tigers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |

## 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.