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2013 Alcorn State

8–⁠3 (7–⁠2 Southwestern Athletic Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 9–⁠3, over 12 games to the 11 on file here.

Schedule and results

Alcorn State in 2013, game by game: lost at Mississippi State 7–51; won vs. Mississippi Valley State 35–28; won at Arkansas–Pine Bluff 21–16; lost vs. Alabama State 30–49; won vs. Warner 57–0; won vs. Grambling 48–0; won vs. Texas Southern 20–13; won at Southern 44–38; lost vs. Alabama A&M 18–19; won vs. Prairie View A&M 50–35; won at Jackson State 48–33+57−44Lost 7–51 at Mississippi State-44Mississippi Sta…Won 35–28 vs. Mississippi Valley State+7Mississippi Val…Won 21–16 at Arkansas–Pine Bluff+5Arkansas–Pine B…Lost 30–49 vs. Alabama State-19Alabama StateWon 57–0 vs. Warner+57WarnerWon 48–0 vs. Grambling+48GramblingWon 20–13 vs. Texas Southern+7Texas SouthernWon 44–38 at Southern+6SouthernLost 18–19 vs. Alabama A&M-1Alabama A&MWon 50–35 vs. Prairie View A&M+15Prairie View A&MWon 48–33 at Jackson State+15Jackson State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7atMississippi StateL 7–⁠5110%
Sep 14vsMississippi Valley StateW 35–⁠2858%
Sep 21atArkansas–Pine BluffW 21–⁠1626%
Sep 28vsAlabama StateL 30–⁠4930%
Oct 5vsWarnerW 57–⁠074%
Oct 12vsGramblingAt IndianapolisW 48–⁠066%
Oct 19vsTexas SouthernW 20–⁠1361%
Oct 26atSouthernW 44–⁠3843%
Nov 2vsAlabama A&ML 18–⁠1973%
Nov 7vsPrairie View A&MW 50–⁠3556%
Nov 16atJackson StateW 48–⁠3328%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Jackson State 48–⁠33; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 26 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season article lists one game of Alcorn 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.

DateOpponentResultSource
Aug 31vsEdward WatersW 63–⁠12Alcorn State’s article
Record
8–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Southwestern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
378–⁠282
Coach
—
Elo
1351 +163 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−34.8 No. 90 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 149
Offensive coordinator
Willie Simmons
Defensive coordinator
Tony Pecoraro

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Montreal Jordan CB★★★No. 834
William Lloyd RB★★★No. 1485
D’Andre Smith CB★★No. 3312
Lenorris Footman DUAL★★No. 3312

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.700
Running backs13.00.818
Defensive backs22.50.776
Whole class42.50.767

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.