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2013 Ball State

10–⁠3 (7–⁠1 Mid-American Conference), coached by Pete Lembo.

Schedule and results

Ball State in 2013, game by game: won vs. Illinois State 51–28; won vs. Army 40–14; lost at North Texas 27–34; won at Eastern Michigan 51–20; won vs. Toledo 31–24; won at Virginia 48–27; won vs. Kent State 27–24; won at Western Michigan 38–17; won at Akron 42–24; won vs. Central Michigan 44–24; lost at No. 20 Northern Illinois 27–48; won vs. Miami (OH) 55–14; lost vs. Arkansas State 20–23+41−21Won 51–28 vs. Illinois State+23Illinois StateWon 40–14 vs. Army+26ArmyLost 27–34 at North Texas-7North TexasWon 51–20 at Eastern Michigan+31Eastern MichiganWon 31–24 vs. Toledo+7ToledoWon 48–27 at Virginia+21VirginiaWon 27–24 vs. Kent State+3Kent StateWon 38–17 at Western Michigan+21Western MichiganWon 42–24 at Akron+18AkronWon 44–24 vs. Central Michigan+20Central MichiganLost 27–48 at No. 20 Northern Illinois-21No. 20 Northern Illino…Won 55–14 vs. Miami (OH)+41Miami (OH)Lost 20–23 vs. Arkansas State-3Arkansas State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsIllinois StateW 51–⁠2877%
Sep 7vsArmyW 40–⁠1478%
Sep 14atNorth TexasL 27–⁠3462%
Sep 21atEastern MichiganW 51–⁠2065%
Sep 28vsToledoW 31–⁠2459%
Oct 5atVirginiaW 48–⁠2760%
Oct 12vsKent StateW 27–⁠2470%
Oct 19atWestern MichiganW 38–⁠1781%
Oct 26atAkronW 42–⁠2483%
Nov 6vsCentral MichiganW 44–⁠2483%
Nov 13at20Northern IllinoisL 27–⁠4832%
Nov 29vsMiami (OH)W 55–⁠1494%
Jan 5Bowls & playoffvsArkansas StateGoDaddy BowlL 20–⁠2362%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arkansas State 23–⁠20 in the GoDaddy Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 61 on file).

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠1 tied for 2nd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
501–⁠321
Coach
Pete Lembo
Elo
1600 +67 this season
SP+ rating
7.5 No. 52 of 125; offense No. 20, defense No. 83, special teams No. 47
SRS
1.3 No. 62 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 105
Offensive coordinator
Rich Skrosky
Defensive coordinator
Jay Bateman
Offense
Multiple
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense44th of 125
  • Defense60th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted64th of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted93rd of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1148%0.8844th of 125
Defense0.0843%0.9460th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.09 off
0.10 def		46% off
45% def		—64th off
93rd 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 322% allowed
Defense-0.2own 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 yardsKeith Wenning QB4,148 yds
Passing touchdownsKeith Wenning QB35 TD
Rushing yardsJahwan Edwards RB1,110 yds
Rushing touchdownsJahwan Edwards RB14 TD
Receiving yardsWillie Snead WR1,516 yds
Receiving touchdownsWillie Snead WR15 TD
InterceptionsJeffery Garrett CB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Calvin Blank TE★★★No. 1078
Vinnie Palazeti OT★★★No. 1546
Haris Vrabac OT★★★No. 1585
Jack Milas PRO★★★No. 1808
Damerrian Petty DT★★No. 2117

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.800
Running backs12.00.773
Receivers22.50.808
Offensive line42.50.796
Defensive line32.00.774
Linebackers32.00.769
Defensive backs32.00.767
Athletes and specialists12.00.776
Whole class182.20.782

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 5Jonathan Newsome DEIndianapolis Colts
Rd 6Keith Wenning QBBaltimore Ravens

Roster 108

The 2013 roster

108 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 26 have a stat line. See the roster

2013 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northern Illinois8–⁠012–⁠2
Ball State7–⁠110–⁠3
Bowling Green7–⁠110–⁠4
Buffalo6–⁠28–⁠5
Toledo5–⁠37–⁠5
Central Michigan5–⁠36–⁠6
Ohio4–⁠47–⁠6
Akron4–⁠45–⁠7
Kent State3–⁠54–⁠8
Eastern Michigan1–⁠72–⁠10
Massachusetts1–⁠71–⁠11
Western Michigan1–⁠71–⁠11
Miami (OH)0–⁠80–⁠12

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