The 2013 LSU Tigers football team represented
Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University (officially Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, commonly referred to as LSU) is a public land-grant research university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The university was founded in 1860 nea ...
in the
2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season
The 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the highest level college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
The regular season began on August 29, 2013 and ended on Dece ...
. They were led by ninth-year head coach
Les Miles
Leslie Edwin Miles (born November 10, 1953) is a former American football coach. He most recently served as the head coach at Kansas. His head coaching career began with the Oklahoma State Cowboys, where he coached from 2001 to 2004. Following t ...
and played their home games at
Tiger Stadium. They were a member of the Western Division of the
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is an American college athletic conference whose member institutions are located primarily in the South Central and Southeastern United States. Its fourteen members include the flagship public universities of ...
.
Previous season and offseason
LSU entered the 2012 season as the defending
SEC champion. The Tigers accumulated a conference record of 6–2, with losses on the road against the
Florida Gators
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and at home to the eventual national champions, the
Alabama Crimson Tide
The Alabama Crimson Tide refers to the intercollegiate athletic varsity teams that represent the University of Alabama, located in Tuscaloosa. The Crimson Tide teams compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I as a mem ...
. After finishing the regular season with an overall record of 10–2, LSU was selected to play in the
2012 Chick-fil-A Bowl
The 2012 Chick-fil-A Bowl was a college football bowl game held on December 31, 2012, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. With sponsorship from Chick-fil-A, it was the 45th edition of the game known throughout most of its history as the Peach ...
against the
Clemson Tigers
The Clemson Tigers are the athletic teams that represent Clemson University, located in Clemson, South Carolina. They compete as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level (Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) ...
. LSU was defeated by Clemson on a last second field goal by a score of 25–24.
Following the end of the season, LSU lost numerous players to the
NFL Draft
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, including ten underclassmen, the most of any other team. Key losses included second-team All Americans Kevin Minter and Eric Reid, third-team All American Sam Montgomery, and second-team All-SEC players Barkevious Mingo and Drew Alleman.
In February 2013, LSU announced that it had hired former
Baltimore Ravens
The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Ravens compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. The team plays its ...
offensive coordinator,
Cam Cameron
Malcolm "Cam" Cameron (born February 6, 1961) is an American football coach. He is the former offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach of the LSU Tigers football program. Cameron attended Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana and playe ...
, for the same position. Cameron served as the Ravens' offensive coordinator for five seasons. Cameron served for a single season as the head coach of the
Miami Dolphins
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prior to joining the Ravens' staff. Prior to that, Cameron was the offensive coordinator for five seasons for the
San Diego Chargers
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. Cameron had also previously spent time as part of the staff for the
Michigan Wolverines
The Michigan Wolverines comprise 29 varsity sports teams at the University of Michigan. These teams compete in the NCAA's Division I and in the Big Ten Conference in all sports except women's water polo, which competes in the NCAA inter-divisio ...
alongside LSU head coach Les Miles for seven seasons from 1987 to 1993. Cameron will be replacing Greg Studrawa as LSU's offensive coordinator. Studrawa had spent the prior two seasons as offensive coordinator and offensive line coach. Studrawa was retained as the offensive line coach.
Key departures
Class of 2013 signees
Coaching staff
Depth chart
The official opening day depth chart was released on August 22, 2014.
Schedule
LSU's 2013 schedule was released by the Southeastern Conference and LSU on October 18, 2012.
Rankings
Game summaries
TCU
UAB
Kent State
Auburn
Georgia
Mississippi State
Florida
Ole Miss
Furman
Alabama
Texas A&M
Arkansas
Iowa
References
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LSU Tigers football seasons
ReliaQuest Bowl champion seasons
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