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2013 Baylor

11–⁠2 (8–⁠1 Big 12), coached by Art Briles, finished No. 13 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Baylor in 2013, game by game: won vs. Wofford 69–3; won vs. Buffalo 70–13; won vs. UL Monroe 70–7; won vs. West Virginia 73–42; won at Kansas State 35–25; won vs. Iowa State 71–7; won at Kansas 59–14; won vs. No. 12 Oklahoma 41–12; won vs. Texas Tech 63–34; lost at No. 11 Oklahoma State 17–49; won at TCU 41–38; won vs. No. 23 Texas 30–10; lost vs. No. 15 UCF 42–52+66−32Won 69–3 vs. Wofford+66WoffordWon 70–13 vs. Buffalo+57BuffaloWon 70–7 vs. UL Monroe+63UL MonroeWon 73–42 vs. West Virginia+31West VirginiaWon 35–25 at Kansas State+10Kansas StateWon 71–7 vs. Iowa State+64Iowa StateWon 59–14 at Kansas+45KansasWon 41–12 vs. No. 12 Oklahoma+29No. 12 OklahomaWon 63–34 vs. Texas Tech+29Texas TechLost 17–49 at No. 11 Oklahoma State-32No. 11 Oklahoma StateWon 41–38 at TCU+3TCUWon 30–10 vs. No. 23 Texas+20No. 23 TexasLost 42–52 vs. No. 15 UCF-10No. 15 UCF
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsWoffordW 69–⁠381%
Sep 7vsBuffaloW 70–⁠1385%
Sep 21vsUL MonroeW 70–⁠777%
Oct 5vsWest VirginiaW 73–⁠4273%
Oct 12atKansas StateW 35–⁠2553%
Oct 19vsIowa StateW 71–⁠783%
Oct 26atKansasW 59–⁠1485%
Nov 7vs12OklahomaW 41–⁠1259%
Nov 16vsTexas TechW 63–⁠3473%
Nov 23at11Oklahoma StateL 17–⁠4943%
Nov 30atTCUW 41–⁠3871%
Dec 7vs23TexasW 30–⁠1070%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs15UCFFiesta BowlL 42–⁠5259%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UCF 52–⁠42 in the Fiesta Bowl; No. 13 in the final AP poll; Big 12 champions.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 23
  2. Wk 3: 22
  3. Wk 4: 20
  4. Wk 5: 19
  5. Wk 6: 17
  6. Wk 7: 15
  7. Wk 8: 12
  8. Wk 9: 6
  9. Wk 10: 5
  10. Wk 11: 5
  11. Wk 12: 4
  12. Wk 13: 3
  13. Wk 14: 9
  14. Wk 15: 9
  15. Wk 16: 6
  16. Final: 13

Big 12 champions8–⁠1 in the conference

Consensus All-AmericanCyril Richardson, OL

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
8–⁠1 first in Big 12
AP final
No. 13 peak No. 3
Points
681–⁠306
Coach
Art Briles
Elo
1730 +116 this season
SP+ rating
20.4 No. 16 of 125; offense No. 11, defense No. 27, special teams No. 53
SRS
20.7 No. 5 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 27
Offensive coordinators
Randy Clements and Philip Montgomery
Defensive coordinator
Phil Bennett
Offense
Veer and shoot
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense11th of 125
  • Defense3rd of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted7th of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted3rd of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1645%1.0211th of 125
Defense-0.0534%1.003rd of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.15 off
0.00 def		46% off
36% def		—7th off
3rd 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 312% allowed
Defense-0.5own 303% 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 yardsBryce Petty QB4,200 yds
Passing touchdownsBryce Petty QB32 TD
Rushing yardsLache Seastrunk RB1,177 yds
Rushing touchdownsBryce Petty QB14 TD
Receiving yardsAntwan Goodley WR1,339 yds
Receiving touchdownsAntwan Goodley WR13 TD
InterceptionsDemetri Goodson CB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Robbie Rhodes WR★★★★★No. 28
Andrew Billings DT★★★★No. 138
Chris Johnson DUAL★★★★No. 325
Mo Porter OT★★★No. 419
Raaquan Davis OLB★★★No. 455

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.894
Running backs13.00.871
Receivers33.70.903
Offensive line32.70.821
Defensive line43.30.859
Linebackers22.50.832
Athletes and specialists22.50.787
Whole class163.10.851

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 5Cyril Richardson OGBuffalo Bills
Rd 6Lache Seastrunk RBWashington Redskins
Rd 6Demetri Goodson CBGreen Bay Packers
Rd 7Tevin Reese WRSan Diego Chargers
Rd 7Ahmad Dixon SDallas Cowboys

Roster 109

The 2013 roster

109 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 39 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

10 first team, 1 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 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Baylor8–⁠111–⁠213
Oklahoma7–⁠211–⁠26
Oklahoma State7–⁠210–⁠317
Texas7–⁠28–⁠5
Kansas State5–⁠48–⁠5
Texas Tech4–⁠58–⁠5
TCU2–⁠74–⁠8
West Virginia2–⁠74–⁠8
Iowa State2–⁠73–⁠9
Kansas1–⁠83–⁠9

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