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2013 Arizona State

10–⁠4 (8–⁠1 Pac-12), coached by Todd Graham, finished No. 21 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Arizona State in 2013, game by game: won vs. Sacramento State 55–0; won vs. No. 20 Wisconsin 32–30; lost at No. 5 Stanford 28–42; won vs. USC 62–41; lost vs. Notre Dame 34–37; won vs. Colorado 54–13; won vs. No. 20 Washington 53–24; won at Washington State 55–21; won at Utah 20–19; won vs. Oregon State 30–17; won at No. 14 UCLA 38–33; won vs. Arizona 58–21; lost vs. No. 7 Stanford 14–38; lost vs. Texas Tech 23–37+55−24Won 55–0 vs. Sacramento State+55Sacramento StateWon 32–30 vs. No. 20 Wisconsin+2No. 20 WisconsinLost 28–42 at No. 5 Stanford-14No. 5 StanfordWon 62–41 vs. USC+21USCLost 34–37 vs. Notre Dame-3Notre DameWon 54–13 vs. Colorado+41ColoradoWon 53–24 vs. No. 20 Washington+29No. 20 WashingtonWon 55–21 at Washington State+34Washington StateWon 20–19 at Utah+1UtahWon 30–17 vs. Oregon State+13Oregon StateWon 38–33 at No. 14 UCLA+5No. 14 UCLAWon 58–21 vs. Arizona+37ArizonaLost 14–38 vs. No. 7 Stanford-24No. 7 StanfordLost 23–37 vs. Texas Tech-14Texas Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsSacramento StateW 55–⁠088%
Sep 14vs20WisconsinW 32–⁠3050%
Sep 21at5StanfordL 28–⁠4226%
Sep 28vsUSCW 62–⁠4156%
Oct 5vsNotre DameL 34–⁠3743%
Oct 12vsColoradoW 54–⁠1382%
Oct 19vs20WashingtonW 53–⁠2459%
Oct 31atWashington StateW 55–⁠2168%
Nov 9atUtahW 20–⁠1962%
Nov 16vsOregon StateW 30–⁠1768%
Nov 23at14UCLAW 38–⁠3344%
Nov 30vsArizonaW 58–⁠2171%
Dec 7vs7StanfordPac-12 Championship GameL 14–⁠3842%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvsTexas TechHoliday BowlL 23–⁠3770%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Texas Tech 37–⁠23 in the Holiday Bowl; No. 21 in the final AP poll; first in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 4: 23
  2. Wk 6: 22
  3. Wk 10: 25
  4. Wk 11: 23
  5. Wk 12: 21
  6. Wk 13: 19
  7. Wk 14: 13
  8. Wk 15: 11
  9. Wk 16: 16
  10. Final: 21

Pac-12 South champions8–⁠1 in the conference

Record
10–⁠4
Conference
8–⁠1 first in Pac-12
AP final
No. 21 peak No. 11
Points
556–⁠373
Coach
Todd Graham
Elo
1646 +76 this season
SP+ rating
17.5 No. 23 of 125; offense No. 14, defense No. 35, special teams No. 75
SRS
17.7 No. 11 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 39
Offensive coordinator
Mike Norvell
Defensive coordinators
Paul Randolph and Chris Ball
Offense
Spread
Defense
Multiple

How good, play by play

  • Offense62nd of 125
  • Defense84th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted49th of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted71st of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0945%0.9362nd of 125
Defense0.1039%1.1284th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.10 off
0.09 def		46% off
38% def		—49th off
71st 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
Offense-0.1own 332% allowed
Defense-0.3own 283% 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 yardsTaylor Kelly QB3,635 yds
Passing touchdownsTaylor Kelly QB28 TD
Rushing yardsMarion Grice RB996 yds
Rushing touchdownsMarion Grice RB14 TD
Receiving yardsJaelen Strong WR1,122 yds
Receiving touchdownsJaelen Strong WR7 TD
InterceptionsAlden Darby S4 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Chans Cox ILB★★★★No. 180
Viliami Latu ILB★★★No. 462
Marcus Ball ATH★★★No. 562
Tatum Taylor ATH★★★No. 700
Ellis Jefferson WR★★★No. 834

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers23.00.835
Offensive line13.00.837
Defensive line13.00.803
Linebackers33.30.882
Defensive backs13.00.841
Athletes and specialists33.00.847
Whole class113.10.849

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 3Will Sutton DTChicago Bears
Rd 4Carl Bradford OLBGreen Bay Packers
Rd 6Marion Grice RBSan Diego Chargers

Roster 107

The 2013 roster

107 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 32 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Pac-12

7 first team, 6 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 Pac-12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arizona State8–⁠110–⁠421
Oregon7–⁠211–⁠29
Stanford7–⁠211–⁠311
UCLA6–⁠310–⁠316
USC6–⁠310–⁠419
Washington5–⁠49–⁠425
Arizona4–⁠58–⁠5
Oregon State4–⁠57–⁠6
Washington State4–⁠56–⁠7
Utah2–⁠75–⁠7
Colorado1–⁠84–⁠8
California0–⁠91–⁠11

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