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2013 Boise State

8–⁠5 (6–⁠2 Mountain West Conference), coached by Chris Petersen, then Bob Gregory (interim, bowl game).

Schedule and results

Boise State in 2013, game by game: lost at Washington 6–38; won vs. UT Martin 63–14; won vs. Air Force 42–20; lost at Fresno State 40–41; won vs. Southern Miss 60–7; won at Utah State 34–23; won vs. Nevada 34–17; lost at BYU 20–37; won at Colorado State 42–30; won vs. Wyoming 48–7; lost at San Diego State 31–34; won vs. New Mexico 45–17; lost vs. Oregon State 23–38+53−32Lost 6–38 at Washington-32WashingtonWon 63–14 vs. UT Martin+49UT MartinWon 42–20 vs. Air Force+22Air ForceLost 40–41 at Fresno State-1Fresno StateWon 60–7 vs. Southern Miss+53Southern MissWon 34–23 at Utah State+11Utah StateWon 34–17 vs. Nevada+17NevadaLost 20–37 at BYU-17BYUWon 42–30 at Colorado State+12Colorado StateWon 48–7 vs. Wyoming+41WyomingLost 31–34 at San Diego State-3San Diego StateWon 45–17 vs. New Mexico+28New MexicoLost 23–38 vs. Oregon State-15Oregon State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atWashingtonL 6–⁠3862%
Sep 7vsUT MartinW 63–⁠1484%
Sep 13vsAir ForceW 42–⁠2081%
Sep 20atFresno StateL 40–⁠4154%
Sep 28vsSouthern MissW 60–⁠789%
Oct 12atUtah StateW 34–⁠2349%
Oct 19vsNevadaW 34–⁠1779%
Oct 25atBYUL 20–⁠3748%
Nov 2atColorado StateW 42–⁠3071%
Nov 16vsWyomingW 48–⁠787%
Nov 23atSan Diego StateL 31–⁠3463%
Nov 30vsNew MexicoW 45–⁠1792%
Dec 24Bowls & playoffvsOregon StateHawai’i BowlL 23–⁠3870%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oregon State 38–⁠23 in the Hawai’i Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 19
Record
8–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 19
Points
488–⁠323
Coach
Chris Petersen, then Bob Gregory (interim, bowl game)
Elo
1625 −47 this season
SP+ rating
11.3 No. 38 of 125; offense No. 36, defense No. 58, special teams No. 12
SRS
6.2 No. 40 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 55
Offensive coordinator
Robert Prince
Defensive coordinator
Pete Kwiatkowski
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense22nd of 125
  • Defense82nd of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted27th of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted80th of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1446%0.9322nd of 125
Defense0.1044%1.0082nd of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.12 off
0.09 def		46% off
44% def		—27th off
80th 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-0.1own 282% 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 yardsGrant Hedrick QB1,825 yds
Passing touchdownsGrant Hedrick QB16 TD
Rushing yardsJay Ajayi RB1,425 yds
Rushing touchdownsJay Ajayi RB18 TD
Receiving yardsMatt Miller WR1,140 yds
Receiving touchdownsMatt Miller WR12 TD
InterceptionsDonte Deayon CB6 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Aaron Baltazar RB★★★No. 376
Gabe Perez OLB★★★No. 905
Andrew Tercek OG★★★No. 906
Kamalei Correa WDE★★★No. 906
Alec Dhaenens TE★★★No. 911

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.882
Receivers33.00.836
Offensive line23.00.839
Defensive line23.00.840
Linebackers23.00.840
Defensive backs32.30.798
Athletes and specialists13.00.838
Whole class142.90.833

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 2Demarcus Lawrence OLBDallas Cowboys
Rd 6Matt Paradis CDenver Broncos
Rd 7Charles Leno OTChicago Bears

Roster 101

The 2013 roster

101 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 33 have a stat line. See the roster

2013 Mountain West Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Fresno State7–⁠111–⁠2
Utah State7–⁠19–⁠5
Boise State6–⁠28–⁠5
San Diego State6–⁠28–⁠5
Colorado State5–⁠38–⁠6
UNLV5–⁠37–⁠6
San José State5–⁠36–⁠6
Wyoming3–⁠55–⁠7
Nevada3–⁠54–⁠8
New Mexico1–⁠73–⁠9
Air Force0–⁠82–⁠10
Hawai’i0–⁠81–⁠11

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