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2013 Arkansas

3–⁠9 (0–⁠8 Southeastern Conference), coached by Bret Bielema.

Schedule and results

Arkansas in 2013, game by game: won vs. Louisiana 34–14; won vs. Samford 31–21; won vs. Southern Miss 24–3; lost at Rutgers 24–28; lost vs. No. 10 Texas A&M 33–45; lost at No. 18 Florida 10–30; lost vs. No. 14 South Carolina 7–52; lost at No. 1 Alabama 0–52; lost vs. No. 8 Auburn 17–35; lost at Ole Miss 24–34; lost vs. Mississippi State 17–24; lost at No. 15 LSU 27–31+21−52Won 34–14 vs. Louisiana+20LouisianaWon 31–21 vs. Samford+10SamfordWon 24–3 vs. Southern Miss+21Southern MissLost 24–28 at Rutgers-4RutgersLost 33–45 vs. No. 10 Texas A&M-12No. 10 Texas A&MLost 10–30 at No. 18 Florida-20No. 18 FloridaLost 7–52 vs. No. 14 South Carolina-45No. 14 South CarolinaLost 0–52 at No. 1 Alabama-52No. 1 AlabamaLost 17–35 vs. No. 8 Auburn-18No. 8 AuburnLost 24–34 at Ole Miss-10Ole MissLost 17–24 vs. Mississippi State-7Mississippi Sta…Lost 27–31 at No. 15 LSU-4No. 15 LSU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsLouisianaW 34–⁠1457%
Sep 7vsSamfordW 31–⁠2181%
Sep 14vsSouthern MissW 24–⁠383%
Sep 21atRutgersL 24–⁠2843%
Sep 28vs10Texas A&ML 33–⁠4537%
Oct 5at18FloridaL 10–⁠3026%
Oct 12vs14South CarolinaL 7–⁠5234%
Oct 19at1AlabamaL 0–⁠5211%
Nov 2vs8AuburnL 17–⁠3543%
Nov 9atOle MissL 24–⁠3427%
Nov 23vsMississippi StateL 17–⁠2451%
Nov 29at15LSUL 27–⁠3111%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to LSU 31–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 13th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 100th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
0–⁠8 tied for 13th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
248–⁠369
Coach
Bret Bielema
Elo
1432 −97 this season
SP+ rating
1.5 No. 65 of 125; offense No. 57, defense No. 80, special teams No. 9
SRS
−1.6 No. 70 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 23
Offensive coordinator
Jim Chaney
Defensive coordinator
Chris Ash
Captains
Kiero Small, Travis Swanson, Chris Smith and Robert Thomas
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense75th of 125
  • Defense115th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted76th of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted112th of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0642%0.9675th of 125
Defense0.1649%0.90115th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.07 off
0.12 def		43% off
46% def		—76th off
112th 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-0.2own 262% allowed
Defense0.0own 292% 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 yardsBrandon Allen QB1,552 yds
Passing touchdownsBrandon Allen QB13 TD
Rushing yardsAlex Collins RB1,026 yds
Rushing touchdownsAlex Collins RB4 TD
Receiving yardsJavontee Herndon WR437 yds
Receiving touchdownsHunter Henry TE4 TD
InterceptionsAlan Turner S2 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Alex Collins RB★★★★No. 40
Hunter Henry TE★★★★No. 80
Denver Kirkland OG★★★★No. 144
Austin Allen PRO★★★★No. 322
Reeve Koehler OG★★★★No. 338

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.894
Running backs33.30.878
Receivers14.00.963
Offensive line43.30.865
Defensive line32.70.799
Linebackers13.00.871
Defensive backs23.00.820
Athletes and specialists12.00.791
Whole class163.10.853

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 3Travis Swanson CDetroit Lions
Rd 5Chris Smith DEJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 7Kiero Small FBSeattle Seahawks
Rd 7Zach Hocker KWashington Redskins

Roster 120

The 2013 roster

120 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 29 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

1 first team, 4 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.