2013 Alabama State Hornets football team

The 2013 Alabama State Hornets football team represented Alabama State University as a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Reggie Barlow, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 7–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the SWAC East Division. Alabama State played home games at New ASU Stadium in Montgomery, Alabama.^[1]

2013 Alabama State Hornets football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
Record	8–4 (7–2 SWAC)
Head coach	Reggie Barlow (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Fred Kaiss (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Kevin Ramsey (1st season)
Home stadium	New ASU Stadium
Seasons ← 2012 2014 →

2013 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Jackson State xy		8	–	1					8	–	4
Alcorn State		7	–	2					9	–	3
Alabama State *		7	–	2					8	–	4
Alabama A&M		4	–	5					4	–	8
Mississippi Valley State *		2	–	7					2	–	9
West Division
Southern xy$		7	–	2					9	–	4
Prairie View A&M		5	–	4					6	–	6
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		2	–	7					2	–	9
Texas Southern *		2	–	7					2	–	9
Grambling State		1	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: Southern 34, Jackson State 27 2OT
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant * – ineligible for postseason

Alabama State entered the season with a new defensive coordinator, Kevin Ramsey, who joined the team from Texas Southern University.^[2] The Hornets were picked to win the SWAC Eastern Division, and seven players were selected for the SWAC Pre-Season All-Conference team.^[3][4]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	5:00 pm	Jacksonville State*	New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL		L 22–24	20,703
September 7	6:00 pm	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (W. C. Gordon Classic)	ESPN3, ESPNU^	L 23–30	22,003
September 14	6:00 pm	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Golden Lions Stadium Pine Bluff, AR		W 40–39	6,213
September 21	5:00 pm	Grambling State	New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL		W 52–21	11,751
September 28	5:00 pm	Alcorn State	New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL		W 49–30	12,503
October 5	6:00 pm	at Texas Southern	BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, TX	CSNH^	W 34–2	2,186
October 12	1:00 pm	Prairie View A&M	New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL		W 48–42 OT	1,123
October 26	2:30 pm	vs. Alabama A&M	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Magic City Classic)	ESPN3, ESPNU^	W 31–7	63,113
November 2	6:30 pm	at Kentucky*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	ESPN3	L 14–48	53,797
November 9	1:00 pm	Southern	New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL		L 28–31	15,143
November 16	1:00 pm	at Mississippi Valley State	Rice–Totten Field Itta Bena, MS		W 19–7	1,873
November 28	3:00 pm	Stillman*	New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL (Turkey Day Classic)	ESPNU	W 41–28	14,396
*Non-conference game All times are in Central time

^Games aired on a tape delayed basis ^[5][6][7]