2013 LSU Tigers football team

	2013 SEC football standings
	Eastern Division
	Western Division
	Championship: December 7, 2013
	As of TBA, 2013 • Rankings from AP Poll

LSU Tigers football
	2013 LSU Tigers football
Outback Bowl champion
Outback Bowl vs. Iowa, W 21–14
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	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)
	Seasons ← 2012 2014 →

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.

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	78 !6'4"	277	3 !Senior	Gretna, Louisiana	5th round draft pick (#142) to the Tennessee Titans
Chris Faulk	76	OT	82 !6'5"	331	4 !Junior	Slidell, Louisiana	Signed as an undrafted free agent with the Cleveland Browns
Michael Ford	42	RB	82 !5'9"	210	4 !Junior	Leesville, Louisiana	Signed as an undrafted free agent with the Chicago Bears
Bennie Logan	18	DT	82 !6'2"	309	4 !Junior	Coushatta, Louisiana	3rd round draft pick (#67) of the Philadelphia Eagles
P.J. Lonergan	64	C	82 !6'4"	305	4 !Senior	New Orleans, Louisiana	Signed as an undrafted free agent with the Chicago Bears
Barkevious Mingo	49	DE	76 !6'4"	241	1 !Junior	West Monroe, Louisiana	1st round draft pick (#6) of the Cleveland Browns
Kevin Minter	46	ILB	78 !6'0"	246	3 !Junior	Suwanee, Georgia	2nd round draft pick (#45) of the Arizona Cardinals
Sam Montgomery	99	DE	82 !6'3"	262	4 !Junior	Greenwood, South Carolina	3rd round draft pick (#95) of the Houston Texans
Eric Reid	1	S	82 !6'1"	213	4 !Junior	Geismar, Louisiana	1st round draft pick (#18) of the San Francisco 49ers
Russell Shepard	10	WR	82 !6'0"	196	4 !Senior	Houston, Texas	Signed as an undrafted free agent with the Philadelphia Eagles
Tharold Simon	24	CB	82 !6'2"	202	4 !Junior	Eunice, Louisiana	5th round draft pick (#138) to the Seattle Seahawks
Spencer Ware	11	RB	82 !5'10"	228	4 !Junior	Cincinnati, Ohio	6th round draft pick (#194) to the Seattle Seahawks
Brad Wing	38	P	82 !6'2"	205	4 !Sophomore	Melbourne, Australia	Signed as an undrafted free agent with the Philadelphia Eagles

Class of 2013 signees[]

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
Maquedius Bain DT	Scout:File:4 stars.svg.png Rivals: ESPN:File:4 stars.svg.png
Kendell Beckwith LB	Jackson, Louisiana	East Feliciana High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	Jan 4, 2013
Kendell Beckwith LB	Scout:File:4 stars.svg.png Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png ESPN:File:4 stars.svg.png
Josh Boutte OG	New Iberia, Louisiana	Westgate High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	313 lb (142 kg)	Feb 7, 2012
Josh Boutte OG	Scout:File:4 stars.svg.png Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png ESPN:
Tashawn Bower DE	Somerville, New Jersey	Immaculata High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	Feb 6, 2013
Tashawn Bower DE	Scout:File:4 stars.svg.png Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png ESPN:File:4 stars.svg.png
Jeryl Brazil CB	Loranger, Louisiana	Loranger High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	Jan 29, 2013
Jeryl Brazil CB	Scout:File:4 stars.svg.png Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png ESPN:File:4 stars.svg.png
John Diarse WR	Monroe, Louisiana	Neville High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	Mar 17, 2012
John Diarse WR	Scout:File:4 stars.svg.png Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png ESPN:File:4 stars.svg.png
Andy Dodd OG	Lindale, Georgia	Pepperell High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	313 lb (142 kg)	Jul 20, 2012
Andy Dodd OG	Scout: Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png ESPN:File:4 stars.svg.png
Fehoko Fanaika OG	Sacramento, California	College of San Mateo	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	340 lb (150 kg)	Mar 15, 2012
Fehoko Fanaika OG	Scout: Rivals: ESPN:
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
Greg Gilmore DT	Scout:File:5 stars.svg.png Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png ESPN:File:4 stars.svg.png
Frank Herron DE	Memphis, Tennessee	Central High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Jun 1, 2012
Frank Herron DE	Scout:File:4 stars.svg.png Rivals:File:5 stars.svg.png ESPN:File:4 stars.svg.png
Rickey Jefferson CB	Destrehan, Louisiana	Destrehan High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Jul 5, 2012
Rickey Jefferson CB	Scout:File:4 stars.svg.png Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png ESPN:File:4 stars.svg.png
Anthony Jennings QB	Marietta, Georgia	Marietta High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Jun 7, 2012
Anthony Jennings QB	Scout:File:4 stars.svg.png Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png ESPN:File:4 stars.svg.png
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
Melvin Jones LB	Scout:File:4 stars.svg.png Rivals: ESPN:
Christian Lacouture DE	Lincoln, Nebraska	Lincoln Southwest High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	273 lb (124 kg)	Nov 2, 2012
Christian Lacouture DE	Scout:File:4 stars.svg.png Rivals: ESPN:
Quantavius Leslie WR	Hogansville, Georgia	Hinds Community College	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	May 16, 2012
Quantavius Leslie WR	Scout:File:4 stars.svg.png Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png ESPN:File:4 stars.svg.png
K.J. Malone OG	Ruston, Louisiana	Cedar Creek High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	293 lb (133 kg)	Mar 31, 2012
K.J. Malone OG	Scout: Rivals: ESPN:File:4 stars.svg.png
Lewis Neal DE	Wilson, North Carolina	Hunt High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	Jul 4, 2012
Lewis Neal DE	Scout: Rivals: ESPN:File:4 stars.svg.png
Michael Patterson DE	Winnfield, Louisiana	Winnfield Senior High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Mar 28, 2012
Michael Patterson DE	Scout: Rivals: ESPN:
Avery Peterson WR	Pompano Beach, Florida	Hargrave Military Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Dec 21, 2012
Avery Peterson WR	Scout:File:4 stars.svg.png Rivals: ESPN:File:4 stars.svg.png
Ethan Pocic OT	Lemont, Illinois	Lemont High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	283 lb (128 kg)	May 29, 2012
Ethan Pocic OT	Scout:File:4 stars.svg.png Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png ESPN:File:4 stars.svg.png
Hayden Rettig QB	Los Angeles, California	Cathedral High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	May 22, 2012
Hayden Rettig QB	Scout:File:4 stars.svg.png Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png ESPN:File:4 stars.svg.png
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
Duke Riley LB	Scout: Rivals: ESPN:File:4 stars.svg.png
Rashard Robinson CB	Pompano Beach, Florida	Blanche Ely High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	169 lb (77 kg)	Jul 31, 2012
Rashard Robinson CB	Scout: Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png ESPN:
DeSean Smith TE	Lake Charles, Louisiana	Barbe High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	Jul 2, 2012
DeSean Smith TE	Scout:File:4 stars.svg.png Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png ESPN:File:4 stars.svg.png
Kevin Spears WR	New Orleans, Louisiana	Holy Cross School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Jan 19, 2013
Kevin Spears WR	Scout: Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png ESPN:File:4 stars.svg.png
Logan Stokes TE	Muscle Shoals, Alabama	Northeast Mississippi Community College	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	May 26, 2012
Logan Stokes TE	Scout: Rivals: ESPN:
Tre'Davious White CB	Shreveport, Louisiana	Green Oaks High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Feb 4, 2012
Tre'Davious White CB	Scout:File:4 stars.svg.png Rivals:File:5 stars.svg.png ESPN:File:4 stars.svg.png
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 9 Rivals: 6 ESPN: 7
Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2013 LSU Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/football/recruiting/commitments/2013/alabama-lsu. Retrieved April 19, 2013. "Louisiana State College Football Recruiting Commits". Scout.com. http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=107&p=9&c=8&yr=2013. Retrieved April 19, 2013. "LSU Tigers". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/college-football/recruiting/school/_/id/99/class/2013. Retrieved April 19, 2013. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=107&p=9&c=14&yr=2013. Retrieved April 19, 2013. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. http://www.rivals.com/TeamRank.asp?type=0&sort=0&year=2013. 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]

Defensive Starters

FS
26 Ronald Martin, Jr
12 Corey Thompson, So
⋅

WILL	MIKE	SAM
{{{ROLB_Starter}}}	31 D.J. Welter, Jr	{{{LOLB_Starter}}}
25 Kwon Alexander, Jr	23 Lamar Louis, So	{{{LOLB_Backup}}}
⋅	⋅	⋅

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

Offensive Starters

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[]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = 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	OT
#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

UAB[]

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

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

Kent State[]

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
	First meeting

Auburn[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
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

Georgia[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
#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

Mississippi State[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
#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

Florida[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
#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

Ole Miss[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
#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

Furman[]

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
	First meeting

Alabama[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
#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

Texas A&M[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
#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

Arkansas[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
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

Iowa[]

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

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

References[]

↑ Rabalais, Scott (February 15, 2013). "It's Official: Cam Cameron Is LSU's Offensive Coordinator". The Advocate (Baton Rouge). http://theadvocate.com/home/5195282-125/lsu-officially-names-cam-cameron. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
↑ "Football – 2013 Coaches". LSU Athletics. http://www.lsusports.net/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=5200&SPID=2164&SPSID=28715. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
↑ Carter Bryant. "LSU Football: Depth Chart Analysis, Complete 2014 Preview and Predictions". http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2166394-lsu-football-depth-chart-analysis-complete-2014-preview-and-predictions. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
↑ "2013 Schedules". LSU Athletics. October 18, 2012. http://www.lsusports.net/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=27811&SPID=2164&DB_OEM_ID=5200&Q_SEASON=2013. Retrieved September 23, 2013.

[1] Rabalais, Scott (February 15, 2013). "It's Official: Cam Cameron Is LSU's Offensive Coordinator". The Advocate (Baton Rouge). http://theadvocate.com/home/5195282-125/lsu-officially-names-cam-cameron. Retrieved January 1, 2014.

[Coaches-2] "Football – 2013 Coaches". LSU Athletics. http://www.lsusports.net/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=5200&SPID=2164&SPSID=28715. Retrieved April 20, 2013.

[Depth_Chart-3] Carter Bryant. "LSU Football: Depth Chart Analysis, Complete 2014 Preview and Predictions". http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2166394-lsu-football-depth-chart-analysis-complete-2014-preview-and-predictions. Retrieved October 29, 2015.

[4] "2013 Schedules". LSU Athletics. October 18, 2012. http://www.lsusports.net/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=27811&SPID=2164&DB_OEM_ID=5200&Q_SEASON=2013. Retrieved September 23, 2013.

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