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2013 Bowling Green

10–⁠4 (7–⁠1 Mid-American Conference), coached by Dave Clawson.

Schedule and results

Bowling Green in 2013, game by game: won vs. Tulsa 34–7; won at Kent State 41–22; lost at Indiana 10–42; won vs. Murray State 48–7; won vs. Akron 31–14; won vs. Massachusetts 28–7; lost at Mississippi State 20–21; lost vs. Toledo 25–28; won at Miami (OH) 45–3; won vs. Ohio 49–0; won at Eastern Michigan 58–7; won at Buffalo 24–7; won vs. No. 16 Northern Illinois 47–27; lost vs. Pittsburgh 27–30+51−32Won 34–7 vs. Tulsa+27TulsaWon 41–22 at Kent State+19Kent StateLost 10–42 at Indiana-32IndianaWon 48–7 vs. Murray State+41Murray StateWon 31–14 vs. Akron+17AkronWon 28–7 vs. Massachusetts+21MassachusettsLost 20–21 at Mississippi State-1Mississippi Sta…Lost 25–28 vs. Toledo-3ToledoWon 45–3 at Miami (OH)+42Miami (OH)Won 49–0 vs. Ohio+49OhioWon 58–7 at Eastern Michigan+51Eastern MichiganWon 24–7 at Buffalo+17BuffaloWon 47–27 vs. No. 16 Northern Illinois+20No. 16 Northern Illino…Lost 27–30 vs. Pittsburgh-3Pittsburgh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsTulsaW 34–⁠746%
Sep 7atKent StateW 41–⁠2238%
Sep 14atIndianaL 10–⁠4265%
Sep 21vsMurray StateW 48–⁠782%
Sep 28vsAkronW 31–⁠1486%
Oct 5vsMassachusettsW 28–⁠788%
Oct 12atMississippi StateL 20–⁠2149%
Oct 26vsToledoL 25–⁠2859%
Nov 5atMiami (OH)W 45–⁠380%
Nov 12vsOhioW 49–⁠062%
Nov 23atEastern MichiganW 58–⁠780%
Nov 29atBuffaloW 24–⁠750%
Dec 6vs16Northern IllinoisMid-American Championship GameW 47–⁠2732%
Dec 26Bowls & playoffvsPittsburghLittle Caesars BowlL 27–⁠3072%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pittsburgh 30–⁠27 in the Little Caesars Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Mid-American Conference champions.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 73 on file).

Mid-American Conference champions7–⁠1 in the conference, won the Mid-American Championship Game

Record
10–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠1 tied for 2nd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
487–⁠222
Coach
Dave Clawson
Elo
1645 +137 this season
SP+ rating
9.8 No. 44 of 125; offense No. 40, defense No. 51, special teams No. 42
SRS
5.8 No. 42 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 85
Offensive coordinator
Warren Ruggiero
Defensive coordinator
Mike Elko

How good, play by play

  • Offense9th of 125
  • Defense40th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted16th of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted61st of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1748%1.039th of 125
Defense0.0642%0.9240th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.14 off
0.08 def		45% off
43% def		—16th off
61st 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 322% allowed
Defense-0.1own 263% 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.

Player leaders are hidden for this season: our source’s player stats for Bowling Green are missing players (they add up to less than 85% of the team’s passing or rushing yards).

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Fred Coppet RB★★★No. 559
Teo Redding WR★★★No. 1114
Darius Holiday SDE★★★No. 1455
Shannon Smith DT★★★No. 1545
Eric Harrell RB★★★No. 1628

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.789
Running backs42.80.817
Receivers32.30.793
Offensive line32.00.776
Defensive line32.70.795
Linebackers12.00.738
Defensive backs22.00.786
Athletes and specialists22.00.770
Whole class192.30.789

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 108

The 2013 roster

108 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 28 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.