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2013 Jackson State

7–⁠3 (7–⁠1 Southwestern Athletic Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 8–⁠4, over 12 games to the 10 on file here.

Schedule and results

Jackson State in 2013, game by game: lost at Tulane 7–34; won vs. Alabama State 30–23; lost vs. Tennessee State 16–26; won vs. Texas Southern 35–7; won at Southern 19–14; won vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff 42–33; won at Mississippi Valley State 26–17; won vs. Prairie View A&M 51–38; won at Alabama A&M 26–20; lost vs. Alcorn State 33–48+28−27Lost 7–34 at Tulane-27TulaneWon 30–23 vs. Alabama State+7Alabama StateLost 16–26 vs. Tennessee State-10Tennessee StateWon 35–7 vs. Texas Southern+28Texas SouthernWon 19–14 at Southern+5SouthernWon 42–33 vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff+9Arkansas–Pine B…Won 26–17 at Mississippi Valley State+9Mississippi Val…Won 51–38 vs. Prairie View A&M+13Prairie View A&MWon 26–20 at Alabama A&M+6Alabama A&MLost 33–48 vs. Alcorn State-15Alcorn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29atTulaneL 7–⁠3451%
Sep 7vsAlabama StateW 30–⁠2353%
Sep 14vsTennessee StateL 16–⁠2650%
Sep 19vsTexas SouthernW 35–⁠778%
Sep 28atSouthernW 19–⁠1457%
Oct 5vsArkansas–Pine BluffW 42–⁠3367%
Oct 12atMississippi Valley StateW 26–⁠1768%
Oct 26vsPrairie View A&MW 51–⁠3860%
Nov 9atAlabama A&MW 26–⁠2073%
Nov 16vsAlcorn StateL 33–⁠4872%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Alcorn State 48–⁠33; unranked in the final AP poll; first in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 27 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season articles list one game of Jackson 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
Dec 7vsSouthernL 27–⁠34Jackson State’s article, Southern’s article

SWAC East champions7–⁠1 in the conference

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠1 first in Southwestern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
285–⁠260
Coach
—
Elo
1377 +5 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−32.4 No. 79 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 148
Offensive coordinator
Derrick McCall
Defensive coordinator
Darrin Hayes

Leaders

Passing yardsLaMontiez Ivy QB133 yds
Rushing yardsTommy Gooden WR57 yds
Rushing touchdownsEvan Ingram QB1 TD
Receiving yardsZachary Pendleton WR95 yds

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Cornelius Henderson DT★★★No. 1151
Hector Stanback OLB★★No. 2117
Trae McKenzie TE★★No. 2564

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers12.00.767
Defensive line13.00.833
Linebackers12.00.788
Whole class32.30.796

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.