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2013 LSU Tigers football
Outback Bowl, W 21–14 (vacated) vs. Iowa
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 14
Record0–3, 10 wins vacated (0–3 SEC, 5 wins vacated)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCam Cameron (1st season)
Offensive schemeAir Coryell
Defensive coordinatorJohn Chavis (5th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
← 2012
2014 →
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
  • * LSU and Ole Miss vacated all wins (except for Ole Miss' Music City Bowl win) due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University as a member of the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Les Miles, the Tigers finished the season with an overall record of 10–3 and mark of 6–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the SEC's Western Division. LSU was invited to the Chick-fil-A Bowl, where the Tigers lost to Clemson. The team played home games Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

In 2023, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) vacated all of LSU's wins from the 2012 through 2015 seasons due to an ineligible player.[1]

Offseason

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Following the end of the 2012 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.[2]

In 2023, all wins for the 2012 season were vacated by the NCAA.

Key departures

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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

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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:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars
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:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars
Josh Boutte
OG
New Iberia, Louisiana Westgate High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 313 lb (142 kg) Feb 7, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars
Tashawn Bower
DE
Somerville, New Jersey Immaculata High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Feb 6, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars
Jeryl Brazil
CB
Loranger, Louisiana Loranger High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 179 lb (81 kg) Jan 29, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars
John Diarse
WR
Monroe, Louisiana Neville High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Mar 17, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars
Andy Dodd
OG
Lindale, Georgia Pepperell High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 313 lb (142 kg) Jul 20, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars
Fehoko Fanaika
OG
Sacramento, California College of San Mateo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 340 lb (150 kg) Mar 15, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars
Frank Herron
DE
Memphis, Tennessee Central High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Jun 1, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars
Rickey Jefferson
CB
Destrehan, Louisiana Destrehan High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Jul 5, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars
Anthony Jennings
QB
Marietta, Georgia Marietta High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Jun 7, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars
Christian Lacouture
DE
Lincoln, Nebraska Lincoln Southwest High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 273 lb (124 kg) Nov 2, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars
Quantavius Leslie
WR
Hogansville, Georgia Hinds Community College 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 193 lb (88 kg) May 16, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars
K.J. Malone
OG
Ruston, Louisiana Cedar Creek High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 293 lb (133 kg) Mar 31, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars
Lewis Neal
DE
Wilson, North Carolina Hunt High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 236 lb (107 kg) Jul 4, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars
Michael Patterson
DE
Winnfield, Louisiana Winnfield Senior High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Mar 28, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars
Avery Peterson
WR
Pompano Beach, Florida Hargrave Military Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Dec 21, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars
Ethan Pocic
OT
Lemont, Illinois Lemont High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 283 lb (128 kg) May 29, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars
Hayden Rettig
QB
Los Angeles, California Cathedral High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) May 22, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars
Rashard Robinson
CB
Pompano Beach, Florida Blanche Ely High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 169 lb (77 kg) Jul 31, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars
DeSean Smith
TE
Lake Charles, Louisiana Barbe High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Jul 2, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars
Kevin Spears
WR
New Orleans, Louisiana Holy Cross School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Jan 19, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars
Logan Stokes
TE
Muscle Shoals, Alabama Northeast Mississippi Community College 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 240 lb (110 kg) May 26, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars
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:4/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars
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

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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:[3]

Depth chart

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The official opening day depth chart was released on August 22, 2014.[4]

Schedule

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LSU's 2013 schedule was released by the Southeastern Conference and LSU on October 18, 2012.[5]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 318:00 p.m.vs. No. 20 TCU*No. 12ESPNW 37–27 (vacated)80,230
September 76:37 p.m.UAB*No. 9ESPNUW 56–17 (vacated)90,037
September 146:00 p.m.Kent State*No. 8
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
ESPNUW 45–13 (vacated)89,113
September 216:45 p.m.AuburnNo. 6
ESPNW 35–21 (vacated)92,368
September 282:30 p.m.at No. 9 GeorgiaNo. 6CBSL 41–4492,746
October 56:00 p.m.at Mississippi StateNo. 10ESPNW 59–26 (vacated)57,113
October 122:30 p.m.No. 17 FloridaNo. 10
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
CBSW 17–6 (vacated)92,980
October 196:00 p.m.at Ole MissNo. 6ESPN2L 24–2761,160
October 266:00 p.m.Furman*daggerNo. 13
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
Tigervision PPVW 49–16 (vacated)92,554
November 97:00 p.m.at No. 1 AlabamaNo. 10CBSL 17–38101,821
November 232:30 p.m.No. 9 Texas A&MNo. 18
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
CBSW 34–10 (vacated)92,949
November 291:30 p.m.ArkansasNo. 15
CBSW 31–27 (vacated)89,656
January 1, 2014Noonvs. Iowa*No. 14ESPNW 21–14 (vacated)51,296
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Central time

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP12986610106131110181815141414
Coaches131187611118131312181915141414
HarrisNot released81212111717141414Not released
BCSNot released1313132122171516Not released

Game summaries

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TCU

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

UAB

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

Kent State

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

Auburn

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

Georgia

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

Mississippi State

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

Florida

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

Ole Miss

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

Furman

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

Alabama

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

Texas A&M

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

Arkansas

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

Iowa

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

References

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  1. ^ Mandel, Stewart (June 22, 2023). "Vacated LSU wins leave Les Miles out of CFB Hall of Fame consideration". The Athletic. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  2. ^ Rabalais, Scott (February 15, 2013). "It's Official: Cam Cameron Is LSU's Offensive Coordinator". The Advocate. Baton Rouge. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  3. ^ "Football – 2013 Coaches". LSU Athletics. Archived from the original on April 7, 2013. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  4. ^ Carter Bryant. "LSU Football: Depth Chart Analysis, Complete 2014 Preview and Predictions". Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  5. ^ "2013 Schedules". LSU Athletics. October 18, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2013.