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2013 Army

3–⁠9, coached by Rich Ellerson.

Schedule and results

Army in 2013, game by game: won vs. Morgan State 28–12; lost at Ball State 14–40; lost vs. No. 5 Stanford 20–34; lost vs. Wake Forest 11–25; won vs. Louisiana Tech 35–16; lost at Boston College 27–48; won vs. Eastern Michigan 50–25; lost at Temple 14–33; lost at Air Force 28–42; lost vs. Western Kentucky 17–21; lost at Hawai’i 42–49; lost vs. Navy 7–34+25−27Won 28–12 vs. Morgan State+16Morgan StateLost 14–40 at Ball State-26Ball StateLost 20–34 vs. No. 5 Stanford-14No. 5 StanfordLost 11–25 vs. Wake Forest-14Wake ForestWon 35–16 vs. Louisiana Tech+19Louisiana TechLost 27–48 at Boston College-21Boston CollegeWon 50–25 vs. Eastern Michigan+25Eastern MichiganLost 14–33 at Temple-19TempleLost 28–42 at Air Force-14Air ForceLost 17–21 vs. Western Kentucky-4Western KentuckyLost 42–49 at Hawai’i-7Hawai’iLost 7–34 vs. Navy-27Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsMorgan StateW 28–⁠1279%
Sep 7atBall StateL 14–⁠4022%
Sep 14vs5StanfordL 20–⁠3416%
Sep 21vsWake ForestL 11–⁠2551%
Sep 28vsLouisiana TechW 35–⁠1630%
Oct 5atBoston CollegeL 27–⁠4836%
Oct 12vsEastern MichiganW 50–⁠2562%
Oct 19atTempleL 14–⁠3342%
Nov 2atAir ForceL 28–⁠4243%
Nov 9vsWestern KentuckyL 17–⁠2141%
Nov 30atHawai’iL 42–⁠4949%
Dec 14vsNavyL 7–⁠3420%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Navy 34–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 128th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
293–⁠379
Coach
Rich Ellerson
Elo
1287 −84 this season
SP+ rating
-24.6 No. 115 of 125; offense No. 100, defense No. 118, special teams No. 85
SRS
−15.9 No. 112 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 127
Offensive coordinator
Ian Shields
Defensive coordinators
Payam Saadat and Chris Smeland
Captains
Thomas Holloway, Michael Kime and Jarrett Mackey
Offense
Triple option
Defense
Double Eagle Flex

How good, play by play

  • Offense34th of 125
  • Defense88th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted61st of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted98th of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1244%0.8934th of 125
Defense0.1144%0.9988th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.09 off
0.10 def		41% off
44% def		—61st off
98th 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
Offense0.0own 273% allowed
Defense-0.1own 352% 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 yardsAngel Santiago QB592 yds
Passing touchdownsAngel Santiago QB2 TD
Rushing yardsTerry Baggett RB1,113 yds
Rushing touchdownsAngel Santiago QB10 TD
Receiving yardsXavier Moss DB463 yds
Receiving touchdownsChevaughn Lawrence WR1 TD
InterceptionsJosh Jenkins DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Ben Okun DUAL★★No. 2314
Caleb Newman ILB★★No. 2334
Nehemiah Brown RB★★No. 2378
Scott Washle ILB★★No. 2469
Jason Nix ATH★★No. 2564

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.00.766
Running backs22.00.764
Receivers12.00.765
Offensive line12.00.758
Defensive line22.00.760
Linebackers32.00.770
Athletes and specialists12.00.767
Whole class122.00.765

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.

Roster 156

The 2013 roster

156 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 31 have a stat line. See the roster