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2013 Boston College

7–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Steve Addazio.

Schedule and results

Boston College in 2013, game by game: won vs. Villanova 24–14; won vs. Wake Forest 24–10; lost at USC 7–35; lost vs. No. 8 Florida State 34–48; won vs. Army 48–27; lost at No. 3 Clemson 14–24; lost at North Carolina 10–34; won vs. Virginia Tech 34–27; won at New Mexico State 48–34; won vs. NC State 38–21; won at Maryland 29–26; lost at Syracuse 31–34; lost vs. Arizona 19–42+21−28Won 24–14 vs. Villanova+10VillanovaWon 24–10 vs. Wake Forest+14Wake ForestLost 7–35 at USC-28USCLost 34–48 vs. No. 8 Florida State-14No. 8 Florida StateWon 48–27 vs. Army+21ArmyLost 14–24 at No. 3 Clemson-10No. 3 ClemsonLost 10–34 at North Carolina-24North CarolinaWon 34–27 vs. Virginia Tech+7Virginia TechWon 48–34 at New Mexico State+14New Mexico StateWon 38–21 vs. NC State+17NC StateWon 29–26 at Maryland+3MarylandLost 31–34 at Syracuse-3SyracuseLost 19–42 vs. Arizona-23Arizona
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsVillanovaW 24–⁠1463%
Sep 6vsWake ForestW 24–⁠1056%
Sep 14atUSCL 7–⁠3528%
Sep 28vs8Florida StateL 34–⁠4821%
Oct 5vsArmyW 48–⁠2764%
Oct 12at3ClemsonL 14–⁠2414%
Oct 26atNorth CarolinaL 10–⁠3437%
Nov 2vsVirginia TechW 34–⁠2732%
Nov 9atNew Mexico StateW 48–⁠3474%
Nov 16vsNC StateW 38–⁠2162%
Nov 23atMarylandW 29–⁠2643%
Nov 30atSyracuseL 31–⁠3435%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsArizonaAdvoCare V100 BowlL 19–⁠4238%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arizona 42–⁠19 in the AdvoCare V100 Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 76th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

Heisman voteAndre Williams, fourth

Led the nationAndre Williams: rushing yards (2,177 yds)

Doak Walker AwardAndre Williams, RB

Consensus All-AmericanAndre Williams, RB

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 7th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
360–⁠376
Coach
Steve Addazio
Elo
1466 +53 this season
SP+ rating
7.1 No. 55 of 125; offense No. 48, defense No. 68, special teams No. 9
SRS
0.7 No. 65 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 86
Offensive coordinator
Ryan Day
Defensive coordinator
Don Brown
Captains
Ian White and Kasim Edebali
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense84th of 125
  • Defense103rd of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted66th of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted109th of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0539%0.9384th of 125
Defense0.1344%1.00103rd of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.08 off
0.12 def		42% off
44% def		—66th off
109th 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 292% allowed
Defense-0.1own 271% 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 yardsChase Rettig QB1,995 yds
Passing touchdownsChase Rettig QB17 TD
Rushing yardsAndre Williams RB2,177 yds
Rushing touchdownsAndre Williams RB18 TD
Receiving yardsAlex Amidon WR1,032 yds
Receiving touchdownsAlex Amidon WR5 TD
InterceptionsBryce Jones DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Tevin Montgomery DT★★★No. 551
Myles Willis WR★★★No. 944
Mackay Lowrie PRO★★★No. 1327
Matt Milano S★★★No. 1355
Charlie Callinan WR★★★No. 1375

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.824
Running backs12.00.733
Receivers33.00.829
Defensive line42.80.815
Linebackers13.00.797
Defensive backs32.30.799
Whole class142.70.809

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 4Andre Williams RBNew York Giants
Rd 4Kevin Pierre-Louis OLBSeattle Seahawks
Rd 7Nate Freese KDetroit Lions
Rd 7Kaleb Ramsey DTSan Francisco 49ers

Roster 96

The 2013 roster

96 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 27 have a stat line. See the roster

2013 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida State8–⁠014–⁠01
Clemson7–⁠111–⁠28
Duke6–⁠210–⁠423
Miami5–⁠39–⁠4
Virginia Tech5–⁠38–⁠5
Georgia Tech5–⁠37–⁠6
North Carolina4–⁠47–⁠6
Boston College4–⁠47–⁠6
Syracuse4–⁠47–⁠6
Maryland3–⁠57–⁠6
Pittsburgh3–⁠57–⁠6
Wake Forest2–⁠64–⁠8
NC State0–⁠83–⁠9
Virginia0–⁠82–⁠10

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