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2013 BYU

8–⁠5, coached by Bronco Mendenhall.

Schedule and results

BYU in 2013, game by game: lost at Virginia 16–19; won vs. No. 15 Texas 40–21; lost vs. Utah 13–20; won vs. Middle Tennessee 37–10; won at Utah State 31–14; won vs. Georgia Tech 38–20; won at Houston 47–46; won vs. Boise State 37–20; lost at No. 21 Wisconsin 17–27; won vs. Idaho State 59–13; lost at Notre Dame 13–23; won at Nevada 28–23; lost vs. Washington 16–31+46−15Lost 16–19 at Virginia-3VirginiaWon 40–21 vs. No. 15 Texas+19No. 15 TexasLost 13–20 vs. Utah-7UtahWon 37–10 vs. Middle Tennessee+27Middle TennesseeWon 31–14 at Utah State+17Utah StateWon 38–20 vs. Georgia Tech+18Georgia TechWon 47–46 at Houston+1HoustonWon 37–20 vs. Boise State+17Boise StateLost 17–27 at No. 21 Wisconsin-10No. 21 WisconsinWon 59–13 vs. Idaho State+46Idaho StateLost 13–23 at Notre Dame-10Notre DameWon 28–23 at Nevada+5NevadaLost 16–31 vs. Washington-15Washington
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atVirginiaL 16–⁠1961%
Sep 7vs15TexasW 40–⁠2153%
Sep 21vsUtahL 13–⁠2069%
Sep 27vsMiddle TennesseeW 37–⁠1068%
Oct 4atUtah StateW 31–⁠1434%
Oct 12vsGeorgia TechW 38–⁠2066%
Oct 19atHoustonW 47–⁠4653%
Oct 25vsBoise StateW 37–⁠2052%
Nov 9at21WisconsinL 17–⁠2740%
Nov 16vsIdaho StateW 59–⁠1396%
Nov 23atNotre DameL 13–⁠2341%
Nov 30atNevadaW 28–⁠2367%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvsWashingtonFight Hunger BowlL 16–⁠3153%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Washington 31–⁠16 in the Fight Hunger Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 29th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
392–⁠287
Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
Elo
1621 +39 this season
SP+ rating
10.0 No. 43 of 125; offense No. 67, defense No. 17, special teams No. 42
SRS
10.5 No. 24 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 66
Offensive coordinator
Robert Anae
Defensive coordinator
Nick Howell
Captains
Uani Unga, Daniel Sorensen, J.D. Falslev and Skylar Ridley
Offense
Air raid
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense45th of 125
  • Defense15th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted36th of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted16th of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1142%1.0145th of 125
Defense0.0238%0.9615th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.11 off
0.04 def		43% off
38% def		—36th off
16th 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
Offense0.0own 302% allowed
Defense-0.2own 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 yardsTaysom Hill QB2,938 yds
Passing touchdownsTaysom Hill QB19 TD
Rushing yardsTaysom Hill QB1,344 yds
Rushing touchdownsTaysom Hill QB10 TD
Receiving yardsCody Hoffman WR894 yds
Receiving touchdownsCody Hoffman WR5 TD
InterceptionsAlani Fua LB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Brayden Kearsley OT★★★★No. 332
Talon Shumway WR★★★No. 715
Thomas Shoaf OT★★★No. 1092
Kuj Tapusoa S★★★No. 1354
Merrill Taliauli OG★★★No. 1460

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.50.796
Running backs32.30.779
Receivers32.30.808
Offensive line43.00.831
Defensive line23.00.809
Linebackers12.00.794
Defensive backs32.70.802
Whole class182.60.805

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 2Kyle Van Noy OLBDetroit Lions

Roster 148

The 2013 roster

148 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 35 have a stat line. See the roster