2013 Alabama State Hornets football team

The 2013 Alabama State Hornets football team represented Alabama State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Hornets were led by seventh year head coach Reggie Barlow and played their home games at The New ASU Stadium.[1] They were a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) and finished the season with a 8–4 record.

2013 Alabama State Hornets football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
2013 record8–4 (7–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFred Kaiss (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorKevin Ramsey (1st season)
Home stadiumThe New ASU Stadium
(Capacity: 26,500)
2013 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East
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
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
December 7, 2013
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Texas Southern was ineligible for the SWAC Championship due to failing to fulfill NCAA graduation rate requirement (2012), repeated infractions, and lying to NCAA about self-imposed restrictions (2013 & 2014)
    • Alabama State and Mississippi Valley State were ineligible for the SWAC Championship due to Academic Progress Rate sanctions, pending appeal
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The Hornets entered the season with a new defensive coordinator, Kevin Ramsey, who joined the team from Texas Southern.[2] The Hornets also come into the season having been picked to win the SWAC Eastern Division[3] and with 7 players having been selected for the SWAC Pre-Season All-Conference team.[4]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 315:00 pmJacksonville State*
L 22–2420,703
September 76:00 pmat Jackson State
ESPN3
ESPNU^		L 23–3022,003
September 146:00 pmat Arkansas–Pine Bluff
W 40–396,213
September 215:00 pmGrambling State
  • The New ASU Stadium
  • Montgomery, AL
W 52–2111,751
September 285:00 pmAlcorn State
  • The New ASU Stadium
  • Montgomery, AL
W 49–3012,503
October 56:00 pmat Texas Southern
CSNH^W 34–22,186
October 121:00 pmPrairie View A&M
  • The New ASU Stadium
  • Montgomery, AL
W 48–42 OT1,123
October 262:30 pmvs. Alabama A&M
ESPN3
ESPNU^		W 31–763,113
November 26:30 pmat Kentucky*
ESPN3L 14–4853,797
November 91:00 pmSouthern
  • The New ASU Stadium
  • Montgomery, AL
L 28–3115,143
November 161:00 pmat Mississippi Valley State
W 19–71,873
November 283:00 pmStillman*
ESPNUW 41–2814,396

Source: Schedule ^Games aired on a tape delayed basis

References
  1. Poe, Janita (November 21, 2012). "$62 Million Alabama State Stadium Sets Stage for Growth Across Montgomery". AL.com. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  2. Sports, TSPN (January 17, 2013). "Kevin Ramsey Named Defensive Coordinator At Alabama State". TSPN Sports. Archived from the original on January 21, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
  3. Birdsong, Nick (July 15, 2013). "Alabama State Not Taking Being Picked to Win SWAC East to Head". AL.com. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
  4. Birdsong, Nick (July 15, 2013). "Seven Alabama State Players Named to SWAC Preseason All-Conference Team". AL.com. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
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