2013 Tennessee State Tigers football team

2013 Tennessee State Tigers football
Black college national champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 17
FCS CoachesNo. 17
Record10–4 (6–2 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Jones (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorOsita Alaribe (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJustin Roberts (3rd season)
Home stadiumLP Field
Hale Stadium
Seasons
← 2012
2014 →
2013 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Eastern Illinois $^   8 0     12 2  
No. 17 Tennessee State ^   6 2     10 4  
No. 10 Jacksonville State ^   5 3     11 4  
UT Martin   5 3     7 5  
Eastern Kentucky   4 4     6 6  
Murray State   4 4     6 6  
Tennessee Tech   2 6     5 7  
Southeast Missouri State   2 6     3 9  
Austin Peay   0 8     0 12  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2013 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Rod Reed and played their home games at LP Field and at Hale Stadium. Tennessee State finished the season 10–4 overall and 6–2 in OVC play to place second. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated Butler in the first round before losing to Eastern Illinois in the second round.