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2013 Alabama State

8–⁠3 (7–⁠2 Southwestern Athletic Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 8–⁠4, over 12 games to the 11 on file here.

Schedule and results

Alabama State in 2013, game by game: lost at Jackson State 23–30; won at Arkansas–Pine Bluff 40–39; won vs. Grambling 52–21; won vs. Alcorn State 49–30; won vs. Texas Southern 34–2; won vs. Prairie View A&M 48–42; won vs. Alabama A&M 31–7; lost at Kentucky 14–48; lost vs. Southern 28–31; won at Mississippi Valley State 19–7; won vs. Stillman 41–28+32−34Lost 23–30 at Jackson State-7Jackson StateWon 40–39 at Arkansas–Pine Bluff+1Arkansas–Pine B…Won 52–21 vs. Grambling+31GramblingWon 49–30 vs. Alcorn State+19Alcorn StateWon 34–2 vs. Texas Southern+32Texas SouthernWon 48–42 vs. Prairie View A&M+6Prairie View A&MWon 31–7 vs. Alabama A&M+24Alabama A&MLost 14–48 at Kentucky-34KentuckyLost 28–31 vs. Southern-3SouthernWon 19–7 at Mississippi Valley State+12Mississippi Val…Won 41–28 vs. Stillman+13Stillman
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7atJackson StateL 23–⁠3047%
Sep 14atArkansas–Pine BluffW 40–⁠3946%
Sep 21vsGramblingW 52–⁠2175%
Sep 28vsAlcorn StateW 49–⁠3070%
Oct 5vsTexas SouthernW 34–⁠280%
Oct 12vsPrairie View A&MW 48–⁠4264%
Oct 26vsAlabama A&MW 31–⁠779%
Nov 2atKentuckyL 14–⁠4850%
Nov 9vsSouthernL 28–⁠3169%
Nov 16atMississippi Valley StateW 19–⁠777%
Nov 28vsStillmanW 41–⁠2877%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Stillman 41–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season articles list one game of Alabama State’s 2013 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.

DateOpponentResultSource
Aug 31vsJacksonville StateL 22–⁠24Alabama State’s article, Jacksonville State’s article
Record
8–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Southwestern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
379–⁠285
Coach
—
Elo
1398 +25 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−30.3 No. 72 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 196
Offensive coordinator
Fred Kaiss
Defensive coordinator
Kevin Ramsey

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Jordan Harris OG★★No. 2215

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Offensive line12.00.783

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2013 Southwestern Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Jackson State7–⁠17–⁠3
Alcorn State7–⁠28–⁠3
Alabama State7–⁠28–⁠3
Southern7–⁠28–⁠4
Prairie View A&M4–⁠45–⁠6
Alabama A&M3–⁠53–⁠8
Texas Southern2–⁠62–⁠8
Mississippi Valley State2–⁠72–⁠9
Arkansas–Pine Bluff2–⁠72–⁠9
Grambling1–⁠61–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.