2013 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team

2013 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
	East Division
2013 record	4–8 (4–5 SWAC)
Head coach	Anthony Jones (12th year)
Offensive coordinator	Cedric Pearl (7th year)
Defensive coordinator	Brawnski Towns (35th year)
Home stadium	Louis Crews Stadium (Capacity: 21,000)

2013 SWAC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East
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
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: December 7, 2013
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Texas Southern was ineligible for the SWAC Championship due to failing to fulfill NCAA graduation rate requirement (2012), repeated infractions, and lying to NCAA about self-imposed restrictions (2013 & 2014) Alabama State and Mississippi Valley State were ineligible for the SWAC Championship due to Academic Progress Rate sanctions, pending appeal Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2013 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team represented Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University (Alabama A&M) in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs were led by 12th-year head coach Anthony Jones and played their home games at Louis Crews Stadium. They were a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference and finished the season with a 4–8 record.

At SWAC Media Day, the Bulldogs were picked to finish third in the division. Additionally 5 Bulldogs players: Montaurius Corey Johnson, Reginald Bailey, Justin Goodrich, and Derrick Harris, were selected to the SWAC 2nd-team All-Conference.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 PM	at Grambling State	Eddie Robinson Stadium • Grambling, LA		W 23–9	7,648
September 7	6:00 PM	Tuskegee*	Louis Crews Stadium • Huntsville, AL (Lewis Crews Classic)		L 7–23	13,267
September 14	6:00 PM	at South Carolina State*	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium • Orangeburg, SC		L 0–32	11,146
September 21	6:00 PM	at Prairie View A&M	Edward L. Blackshear Field • Prairie View, TX		L 26–28	4,712
September 28	6:00 PM	Texas Southern	Louis Crews Stadium • Huntsville, AL		W 12–10	7,267
October 5	1:00 PM	Mississippi Valley State	Louis Crews Stadium • Huntsville, AL		L 9–28	12,873
October 12	6:00 PM	at Southern	Ace W. Mumford Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	CST^	L 17–20 ^OT	15,815
October 26	2:30 PM	vs. Alabama State	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (76th Magic City Classic)	ESPN3 ESPNU^	L 7–31	3,113
November 2	4:00 PM	at Alcorn State	Jack Spinks Stadium • Lorman, MS		W 19–18	7,037
November 9	1:00 PM	Jackson State	Louis Crews Stadium • Huntsville, AL		L 20–26	7,365
November 16	1:00 PM	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Louis Crews Stadium • Huntsville, AL		W 50–42	7,783
November 23	12:30 PM	at Georgia Tech*	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPN3	L 7–66	45,194
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time All dates, times, and TV are tentative and subject to change.

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^Games aired on a tape delayed basis

References

1. Sports Info, AAMU (July 15, 2013). "Five Bulldogs named to Preseason All-SWAC team, Bulldogs picked to finish third". AAMU Sports. Huntsville, AL. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
2. Birdsong, Nick (January 22, 2013). "Alabama A&M releases 2013 football schedule". AL.com. Huntsville, AL. Retrieved January 22, 2013.