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2013 App State

4–⁠8 (4–⁠4 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

App State in 2013, game by game: lost at Montana 6–30; lost vs. North Carolina A&T 21–24; won at Elon 31–21; lost vs. Charleston Southern 24–27; lost at The Citadel 28–31; lost vs. Samford 10–34; lost at Furman 10–27; won vs. Georgia Southern 38–14; lost vs. Chattanooga 28–35; lost at Georgia 6–45; won at Wofford 33–21; won vs. Western Carolina 48–27+24−39Lost 6–30 at Montana-24MontanaLost 21–24 vs. North Carolina A&T-3North Carolina …Won 31–21 at Elon+10ElonLost 24–27 vs. Charleston Southern-3Charleston Sout…Lost 28–31 at The Citadel-3The CitadelLost 10–34 vs. Samford-24SamfordLost 10–27 at Furman-17FurmanWon 38–14 vs. Georgia Southern+24Georgia SouthernLost 28–35 vs. Chattanooga-7ChattanoogaLost 6–45 at Georgia-39GeorgiaWon 33–21 at Wofford+12WoffordWon 48–27 vs. Western Carolina+21Western Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atMontanaL 6–⁠3042%
Sep 7vsNorth Carolina A&TL 21–⁠2463%
Sep 21atElonW 31–⁠2157%
Sep 28vsCharleston SouthernL 24–⁠2771%
Oct 5atThe CitadelL 28–⁠3153%
Oct 12vsSamfordL 10–⁠3450%
Oct 19atFurmanL 10–⁠2750%
Oct 26vsGeorgia SouthernW 38–⁠1434%
Nov 2vsChattanoogaL 28–⁠3544%
Nov 9atGeorgiaL 6–⁠458%
Nov 16atWoffordW 33–⁠2128%
Nov 23vsWestern CarolinaW 48–⁠2783%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Western Carolina 48–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 58 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 4th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
283–⁠336
Coach
—
Elo
1343 −50 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−24.8 No. 53 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 125
Offensive coordinators
Frank Ponce and Dwayne Ledford
Defensive coordinator
Nate Woody
Offense
Spread option
Defense
3–⁠4

Leaders

Passing yardsKameron Bryant QB221 yds
Rushing yardsMarcus Cox RB59 yds
Receiving yardsAndrew Peacock WR90 yds
InterceptionsJohn Law ILB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Terrence Upshaw RB★★★No. 1475
Nathaniel Norwood ILB★★No. 2140
Taylor Lamb PRO★★No. 2193
Marcus Cox ATH★★No. 2345
George Vinson OLB★★No. 2415

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.783
Running backs13.00.818
Receivers12.00.767
Offensive line22.00.700
Defensive line12.00.700
Linebackers32.00.778
Defensive backs12.00.700
Athletes and specialists22.00.739
Whole class122.10.748

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.

2013 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Chattanooga6–⁠28–⁠4
Furman6–⁠28–⁠5
Samford6–⁠28–⁠5
Georgia Southern4–⁠47–⁠4
Wofford4–⁠45–⁠6
The Citadel4–⁠45–⁠7
App State4–⁠44–⁠8
Elon1–⁠72–⁠10
Western Carolina1–⁠72–⁠10

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