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2013 Alabama

11–⁠2 (7–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Nick Saban, finished No. 7 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Alabama in 2013, game by game: won vs. Virginia Tech 35–10; won at No. 6 Texas A&M 49–42; won vs. Colorado State 31–6; won vs. No. 21 Ole Miss 25–0; won vs. Georgia State 45–3; won at Kentucky 48–7; won vs. Arkansas 52–0; won vs. Tennessee 45–10; won vs. No. 10 LSU 38–17; won at Mississippi State 20–7; won vs. Chattanooga 49–0; lost at No. 4 Auburn 28–34; lost vs. No. 11 Oklahoma 31–45+52−14Won 35–10 vs. Virginia Tech+25Virginia TechWon 49–42 at No. 6 Texas A&M+7No. 6 Texas A&MWon 31–6 vs. Colorado State+25Colorado StateWon 25–0 vs. No. 21 Ole Miss+25No. 21 Ole MissWon 45–3 vs. Georgia State+42Georgia StateWon 48–7 at Kentucky+41KentuckyWon 52–0 vs. Arkansas+52ArkansasWon 45–10 vs. Tennessee+35TennesseeWon 38–17 vs. No. 10 LSU+21No. 10 LSUWon 20–7 at Mississippi State+13Mississippi Sta…Won 49–0 vs. Chattanooga+49ChattanoogaLost 28–34 at No. 4 Auburn-6No. 4 AuburnLost 31–45 vs. No. 11 Oklahoma-14No. 11 Oklahoma
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsVirginia TechW 35–⁠1077%
Sep 14at6Texas A&MW 49–⁠4250%
Sep 21vsColorado StateW 31–⁠693%
Sep 28vs21Ole MissW 25–⁠081%
Oct 5vsGeorgia StateW 45–⁠398%
Oct 12atKentuckyW 48–⁠789%
Oct 19vsArkansasW 52–⁠089%
Oct 26vsTennesseeW 45–⁠1089%
Nov 9vs10LSUW 38–⁠1770%
Nov 16atMississippi StateW 20–⁠783%
Nov 23vsChattanoogaW 49–⁠094%
Nov 30at4AuburnL 28–⁠3469%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs11OklahomaSugar BowlL 31–⁠4561%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma 45–⁠31 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 7 in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 26th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 1
  2. Wk 2: 1
  3. Wk 3: 1
  4. Wk 4: 1
  5. Wk 5: 1
  6. Wk 6: 1
  7. Wk 7: 1
  8. Wk 8: 1
  9. Wk 9: 1
  10. Wk 10: 1
  11. Wk 11: 1
  12. Wk 12: 1
  13. Wk 13: 1
  14. Wk 14: 1
  15. Wk 15: 4
  16. Wk 16: 3
  17. Final: 7

SEC West champions7–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Auburn

Heisman voteA.J. McCarron, second

Maxwell AwardA.J. McCarron, QB; also the Unitas Golden Arm

Butkus AwardC.J. Mosley, ILB

3 consensus All-AmericansCyrus Kouandjio, OL; C.J. Mosley, ILB; Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, DB

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 7 peak No. 1
Points
496–⁠181
Coach
Nick Saban
Elo
1793 +39 this season
SP+ rating
34.1 No. 2 of 125; offense No. 6, defense No. 4, special teams No. 36
SRS
23.2 No. 2 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 1
Offensive coordinator
Doug Nussmeier
Defensive coordinator
Kirby Smart
Captains
A.J. McCarron, C.J. Mosley and Kevin Norwood
Most valuable player
C.J. Mosley
Offense
Pro-style, multiple, two-back
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense7th of 125
  • Defense6th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted10th of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted5th of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1850%0.927th of 125
Defense-0.0138%0.946th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.15 off
0.01 def		49% off
37% def		—10th off
5th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.1own 312% allowed
Defense-0.9own 252% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsA.J. McCarron QB3,063 yds
Passing touchdownsA.J. McCarron QB28 TD
Rushing yardsT.J. Yeldon RB1,235 yds
Rushing touchdownsT.J. Yeldon RB14 TD
Receiving yardsAmari Cooper WR736 yds
Receiving touchdownsKevin Norwood WR7 TD
InterceptionsCyrus Jones DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Reuben Foster ILB★★★★★No. 6
Derrick Henry ATH★★★★★No. 12
Jonathan Allen OLB★★★★★No. 15
O.J. Howard TE★★★★★No. 19
Robert Foster WR★★★★★No. 23
A’Shawn Robinson OT★★★★★No. 31
Alvin Kamara APB★★★★No. 42
Dee Liner DT★★★★No. 47

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.50.905
Running backs34.00.975
Receivers34.30.956
Offensive line34.00.944
Defensive line34.00.956
Linebackers25.00.994
Defensive backs24.00.933
Athletes and specialists43.80.911
Whole class224.00.945

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2014

The 2014 draft
Rd 1C.J. Mosley ILBBaltimore Ravens
Rd 1Ha Ha Clinton-Dix SGreen Bay Packers
Rd 2Cyrus Kouandjio OTBuffalo Bills
Rd 4Kevin Norwood WRSeattle Seahawks
Rd 5Ed Stinson DEArizona Cardinals
Rd 5A.J. McCarron QBCincinnati Bengals
Rd 5Vinnie Sunseri SNew Orleans Saints
Rd 6Jeoffrey Pagan DEHouston Texans

Roster 114

The 2013 roster

114 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 35 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

6 first team, 5 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2013 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2013 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Missouri7–⁠112–⁠25
Auburn7–⁠112–⁠22
Alabama7–⁠111–⁠27
South Carolina6–⁠211–⁠24
LSU5–⁠310–⁠314
Georgia5–⁠38–⁠5
Vanderbilt4–⁠49–⁠424
Texas A&M4–⁠49–⁠418
Ole Miss3–⁠58–⁠5
Mississippi State3–⁠57–⁠6
Florida3–⁠54–⁠8
Tennessee2–⁠65–⁠7
Arkansas0–⁠83–⁠9
Kentucky0–⁠82–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.