The 2013 Jackson State Tigers football team represented
Jackson State University
Jackson State University (Jackson State or JSU) is a public historically black research university in Jackson, Mississippi. It is one of the largest HBCUs in the United States and the fourth largest university in Mississippi in terms of studen ...
in the
2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season
The 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, was organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The season began o ...
. The Tigers were led by eighth year head coach
Rick Comegy and played their home games at
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the
SWAC East Division. Jackson State returned as the defending East Division Champs. The Tigers finished the season with an record, as East Division Champions and with a loss against
Southern in the
SWAC Championship Game
The SWAC Championship Game, officially the Cricket Wireless SWAC Championship Game, is an American college football game that is held annually on the first Saturday in December by the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) to determine its foot ...
.
On Media Day, Jackson State was picked to finish second in the Eastern Division of the SWAC. They had two players, Defensive Lineman Tedderick Terrell and Defensive Back Qua Cox selected the Pre-Season All-SWAC 1st Team Defense. Running backs Tommy Gooden and Rakeem Sims, offensive lineman Jordan Arthur, linebacker Todd Wilcher, and defensive back Cameron Loeffler were selected as All-SWAC 2nd Team members.
Schedule
^Games aired on a tape delayed basis
* The October 19 game against Grambling State was forfeited due to Grambling State players refusing to travel to Jackson State. Jackson State subsequently announced their intention to sue Grambling due to the school suffering financial losses.
Media
Jackson State games were broadcast on
95.5 Hallelujah FM. All Jackson State games were also streamed online at no cost via
Yahoo!
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.
References
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The Jackson State Tigers football team represents Jackson State University in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).
After joining the So ...