2013 LSU Tigers football team

The 2013 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by ninth-year head coach Les Miles and played their home games at Tiger Stadium. They were a member of the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference.

2013 LSU Tigers football
Outback Bowl champion
Outback Bowl, W 21–14 vs. Iowa
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 14
2013 record	10–3 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach	Les Miles (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	Cam Cameron (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Air Coryell
Defensive coordinator	John Chavis (5th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium (Capacity: 92,542)

2013 Southeastern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
No. 5 Missouri x		7	–	1					12	–	2
No. 4 South Carolina		6	–	2					11	–	2
Georgia		5	–	3					8	–	5
No. 24 Vanderbilt		4	–	4					9	–	4
Florida		3	–	5					4	–	8
Tennessee		2	–	6					5	–	7
Kentucky		0	–	8					2	–	10
Western Division
No. 2 Auburn xy$		7	–	1					12	–	2
No. 7 Alabama x%		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 14 LSU		5	–	3					10	–	3
No. 18 Texas A&M		4	–	4					9	–	4
Mississippi State		3	–	5					7	–	6
Ole Miss		3	–	5					8	–	5
Arkansas		0	–	8					3	–	9
Championship: Auburn 59, Missouri 42
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

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 and at home to the eventual national champions, the Alabama Crimson Tide. After finishing the regular season with an overall record of 10–2, LSU was selected to play in the 2012 Chick-fil-A Bowl against the Clemson Tigers. 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, 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 offensive coordinator, Cam Cameron, 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 prior to joining the Ravens' staff. Prior to that, Cameron was the offensive coordinator for five seasons for the San Diego Chargers. Cameron had also previously spent time as part of the staff for the Michigan Wolverines 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.[1]

Key departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Lavar Edwards	89	DE	6'4"	277	Senior	Gretna, Louisiana	5th round draft pick (#142) to the Tennessee Titans
Chris Faulk	76	OT	6'5"	331	Junior	Slidell, Louisiana	Signed as an undrafted free agent with the Cleveland Browns
Michael Ford	42	RB	5'9"	210	Junior	Leesville, Louisiana	Signed as an undrafted free agent with the Chicago Bears
Bennie Logan	18	DT	6'2"	309	Junior	Coushatta, Louisiana	3rd round draft pick (#67) of the Philadelphia Eagles
P.J. Lonergan	64	C	6'4"	305	Senior	New Orleans, Louisiana	Signed as an undrafted free agent with the Chicago Bears
Barkevious Mingo	49	DE	6'4"	241	Junior	West Monroe, Louisiana	1st round draft pick (#6) of the Cleveland Browns
Kevin Minter	46	ILB	6'0"	246	Junior	Suwanee, Georgia	2nd round draft pick (#45) of the Arizona Cardinals
Sam Montgomery	99	DE	6'3"	262	Junior	Greenwood, South Carolina	3rd round draft pick (#95) of the Houston Texans
Eric Reid	1	S	6'1"	213	Junior	Geismar, Louisiana	1st round draft pick (#18) of the San Francisco 49ers
Russell Shepard	10	WR	6'0"	196	Senior	Houston, Texas	Signed as an undrafted free agent with the Philadelphia Eagles
Tharold Simon	24	CB	6'2"	202	Junior	Eunice, Louisiana	5th round draft pick (#138) to the Seattle Seahawks
Spencer Ware	11	RB	5'10"	228	Junior	Cincinnati, Ohio	6th round draft pick (#194) to the Seattle Seahawks
Brad Wing	38	P	6'2"	205	Sophomore	Melbourne, Australia	Signed as an undrafted free agent with the Philadelphia Eagles

Class of 2013 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Maquedius Bain DT	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	University School of Nova Southeastern University	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	299 lb (136 kg)	Jan 2, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Kendell Beckwith LB	Jackson, Louisiana	East Feliciana High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	Jan 4, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Josh Boutte OG	New Iberia, Louisiana	Westgate High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	313 lb (142 kg)	Feb 7, 2012
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Tashawn Bower DE	Somerville, New Jersey	Immaculata High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	Feb 6, 2013
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Jeryl Brazil CB	Loranger, Louisiana	Loranger High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	Jan 29, 2013
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John Diarse WR	Monroe, Louisiana	Neville High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	Mar 17, 2012
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Andy Dodd OG	Lindale, Georgia	Pepperell High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	313 lb (142 kg)	Jul 20, 2012
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Fehoko Fanaika OG	Sacramento, California	College of San Mateo	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	340 lb (150 kg)	Mar 15, 2012
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Greg Gilmore DT	Hope Mills, North Carolina	South View High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	283 lb (128 kg)	Nov 8, 2012
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Frank Herron DE	Memphis, Tennessee	Central High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Jun 1, 2012
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Rickey Jefferson CB	Destrehan, Louisiana	Destrehan High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Jul 5, 2012
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Anthony Jennings QB	Marietta, Georgia	Marietta High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Jun 7, 2012
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Melvin Jones LB	Lake Charles, Louisiana	Washington-Marion Magnet High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	246 lb (112 kg)	Jun 29, 2012
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Christian Lacouture DE	Lincoln, Nebraska	Lincoln Southwest High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	273 lb (124 kg)	Nov 2, 2012
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Quantavius Leslie WR	Hogansville, Georgia	Hinds Community College	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	May 16, 2012
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K.J. Malone OG	Ruston, Louisiana	Cedar Creek High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	293 lb (133 kg)	Mar 31, 2012
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Lewis Neal DE	Wilson, North Carolina	Hunt High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	Jul 4, 2012
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Michael Patterson DE	Winnfield, Louisiana	Winnfield Senior High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Mar 28, 2012
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Avery Peterson WR	Pompano Beach, Florida	Hargrave Military Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Dec 21, 2012
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Ethan Pocic OT	Lemont, Illinois	Lemont High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	283 lb (128 kg)	May 29, 2012
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Hayden Rettig QB	Los Angeles, California	Cathedral High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	May 22, 2012
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Duke Riley LB	River Ridge, Louisiana	John Curtis Christian High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jan 30, 2013
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Rashard Robinson CB	Pompano Beach, Florida	Blanche Ely High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	169 lb (77 kg)	Jul 31, 2012
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DeSean Smith TE	Lake Charles, Louisiana	Barbe High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	Jul 2, 2012
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Kevin Spears WR	New Orleans, Louisiana	Holy Cross School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Jan 19, 2013
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Logan Stokes TE	Muscle Shoals, Alabama	Northeast Mississippi Community College	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	May 26, 2012
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Tre'Davious White CB	Shreveport, Louisiana	Green Oaks High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Feb 4, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 9   Rivals: 6  ESPN: 7
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2013 LSU Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 19, 2013. "Louisiana State College Football Recruiting Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved April 19, 2013. "LSU Tigers". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 19, 2013. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 19, 2013. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 19, 2013.

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at LSU	Alma Mater
Les Miles	Head coach	9	Michigan (1976)
Cam Cameron	Offensive coordinator, Quarterbacks	1	Indiana (1983)
John Chavis	Defensive coordinator	5	Tennessee (1979)
Frank Wilson	Running backs, Recruiting coordinator	4	Nicholls State (1997)
Steve Ensminger	Tight ends	4	LSU (1982)
Brick Haley	Defensive line	5	Alabama A&M (1989)
Adam Henry	Wide receivers	2	McNeese State (1998)
Thomas McGaughey	Special teams	3	Houston (1996)
Corey Raymond	Defensive backs	2	LSU (1992)
Greg Studrawa	Offensive line	7	Bowling Green (1987)
Reference:[2]

Depth chart

The official opening day depth chart was released on August 22, 2014.[3]

Defense FS 26 Ronald Martin, Jr 12 Corey Thompson, So ⋅ WLB MIKE SLB 58 Tahj Jones, Sr 31 D.J. Welter, Jr 18 Lamin Barrow, Sr 25 Kwon Alexander, Jr 23 Lamar Louis, So 45 Deion Jones, So ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ SS 6 Craig Loston, Sr 34 Micah Eugene, So ⋅ CB 28 Jalen Mills, So 13 Dwayne Thomas, Fr ⋅ DE DT DT DE 94 Danielle Hunter, Jr 90 Anthony Johnson, Jr 9 Ego Ferguson, Jr 59 Jermauria Rasco, Jr 98 Jordan Allen, Jr 91 Christian LaCouture, Fr 95 Quentin Thomas, So 46 Tashawn Bower, Fr ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ CB 32 Jalen Collins, So 19 Derrick Raymond, Fr 16 Tre'Davious White, So Offense WR 3 Odell Beckham Jr., Jr 83 Travin Dural, Fr 82 James Wright, Sr LT LG C RG RT 70 La'el Collins, Jr 74 Vadal Alexander, So 55 Elliott Porter, Jr 56 Trai Turner, So 65 Jerald Hawkins, Fr 76 Josh Boutte, Fr 71 Jonah Austin, So 77 Ethan Pocic, Fr 69 Fehoko Fanaika, Jr 75 Evan Washington, Jr ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ TE 41 Travis Dickson, Jr 85 Dillon Gordon, So 89 DeSean Smith, Fr WR 80 Jarvis Landry, Jr 86 Kadron Boone, Sr 2 Avery Peterson, Fr QB 8 Zach Mettenberger, Sr 10 Anthony Jennings, Fr 17 Stephen Rivers, So FB 44 J.C. Copeland, Sr 43 Connor Neighbors, Sr ⋅ Special Teams PK 42 Colby Delahoussaye, Fr PK 30 James Hairston, Jr P 38 Jamie Keehn, So KR 3 Odell Beckham Jr., Jr PR 3 Odell Beckham Jr., Jr LS 51 John Youmans, So H 48 Seth Fruge, Jr RB 33 Jeremy Hill, So 4 Alfred Blue, Sr 27 Kenny Hilliard, Jr

Schedule

LSU's 2013 schedule was released by the Southeastern Conference and LSU on October 18, 2012.[4]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 20 TCU*	No. 12	AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX (Cowboys Classic)	ESPN	W 37–27	80,230
September 7	6:00 p.m.	UAB*	No. 9	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPNU	W 56–17	90,037
September 14	6:00 p.m.	Kent State*	No. 8	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPNU	W 45–13	89,113
September 21	6:45 p.m.	Auburn	No. 6	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Tiger Bowl)	ESPN	W 35–21	92,368
September 28	2:30 p.m.	at No. 9 Georgia	No. 6	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (College GameDay)	CBS	L 41–44	92,746
October 5	6:00 p.m.	at Mississippi State	No. 10	Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS (rivalry)	ESPN	W 59–26	57,113
October 12	2:30 p.m.	No. 17 Florida	No. 10	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	CBS	W 17–6	92,980
October 19	6:00 p.m.	at Ole Miss	No. 6	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (Magnolia Bowl)	ESPN2	L 24–27	61,160
October 26	6:00 p.m.	Furman*	No. 13	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	Tigervision PPV	W 48–16	92,554
November 9	7:00 p.m.	at No. 1 Alabama	No. 10	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry) (College GameDay)	CBS	L 17–38	101,821
November 23	2:30 p.m.	No. 9 Texas A&M	No. 18	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	CBS	W 34–10	92,949
November 29	1:30 p.m.	Arkansas	No. 15	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Golden Boot)	CBS	W 31–27	89,656
January 1, 2014	12:00 p.m.	vs. Iowa*	No. 14	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL (Outback Bowl)	ESPN	W 21–14	51,296
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Central time

Rankings

See also: 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	12	9	8	6	6	10	10	6	13	11	10	18	18	15	14	14	14
Coaches	13	11	8	7	6	11	11	8	13	13	12	18	19	15	14	14	14
Harris	Not released							8	12	12	11	17	17	14	14	14	Not released
BCS	Not released								13	13	13	21	22	17	15	16	Not released

Game summaries

TCU

	1	2	3	4	Total
#12 LSU	6	10	14	7	37
#20 TCU	3	7	7	10	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–2–1	1968	W 10–7

See also: 2013 TCU Horned Frogs football team and Cowboys Classic

UAB

	1	2	3	4	Total
UAB	0	17	0	0	17
#9 LSU	21	14	21	0	56

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2000	L 10–13

See also: 2013 UAB Blazers football team

Kent State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Kent State	0	10	3	0	13
#8 LSU	21	10	0	14	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
	First meeting

See also: 2013 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

Auburn

	1	2	3	4	Total
Auburn	0	0	14	7	21
#6 LSU	14	7	7	7	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
26–20–1	2012	W 12–10

See also: 2013 Auburn Tigers football team and Auburn–LSU football rivalry

Georgia

	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 LSU	14	3	10	14	41
#9 Georgia	14	10	10	10	44

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–12–1	2011	W 42–10

See also: 2013 Georgia Bulldogs football team

Mississippi State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#10 LSU	14	14	3	28	59
Mississippi State	9	14	3	0	26

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
70–33–3	2012	W 37–17

See also: 2013 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
#17 Florida	3	0	0	3	6
#10 LSU	0	14	0	3	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
25–31–3	2012	L 6–14

See also: 2013 Florida Gators football team and Florida–LSU football rivalry

Ole Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 LSU	0	0	14	10	24
Ole Miss	3	7	14	3	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
58–39–4	2012	W 41–35

See also: 2013 Ole Miss Rebels football team and Magnolia Bowl

Furman

	1	2	3	4	Total
Furman	10	6	0	0	16
#13 LSU	13	7	14	14	48

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
	First meeting

See also: 2013 Furman Paladins football team

Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
#10 LSU	0	14	3	0	17
#1 Alabama	3	14	7	14	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
25–47–5	2012	L 17–21

See also: 2013 Alabama Crimson Tide football team and Alabama–LSU football rivalry

Texas A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
#9 Texas A&M	0	10	0	0	10
#18 LSU	7	14	10	3	34

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
28–20–3	2012	W 24–19

See also: 2013 Texas A&M Aggies football team and LSU–Texas A&M football rivalry

Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Arkansas	7	10	10	0	27
#15 LSU	14	0	7	10	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
36–20–2	2012	W 20–13

See also: 2013 Arkansas Razorbacks football team and Arkansas–LSU football rivalry

Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa	0	0	7	7	14
#14 LSU	7	7	0	7	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2005	L 25–30

See also: 2013 Iowa Hawkeyes football team and 2014 Outback Bowl

References

1. Rabalais, Scott (February 15, 2013). "It's Official: Cam Cameron Is LSU's Offensive Coordinator". The Advocate. Baton Rouge. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
2. "Football – 2013 Coaches". LSU Athletics. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
3. Carter Bryant. "LSU Football: Depth Chart Analysis, Complete 2014 Preview and Predictions". Retrieved October 29, 2015.
4. "2013 Schedules". LSU Athletics. October 18, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2013.