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2013 Central Arkansas

7–⁠5 (4–⁠3 Southland Conference).

Schedule and results

Central Arkansas in 2013, game by game: won vs. Incarnate Word 58–7; lost at Colorado 24–38; lost at UT Martin 23–24; won at Missouri State 17–13; lost vs. McNeese 28–59; won vs. Nebraska Kearney 31–0; won at Lamar 26–24; won vs. Stephen F. Austin 66–31; lost at Northwestern State 28–31; lost vs. SE Louisiana 31–58; won at Nicholls 17–10; won vs. Sam Houston 49–31+51−31Won 58–7 vs. Incarnate Word+51Incarnate WordLost 24–38 at Colorado-14ColoradoLost 23–24 at UT Martin-1UT MartinWon 17–13 at Missouri State+4Missouri StateLost 28–59 vs. McNeese-31McNeeseWon 31–0 vs. Nebraska Kearney+31Nebraska KearneyWon 26–24 at Lamar+2LamarWon 66–31 vs. Stephen F. Austin+35Stephen F. Aust…Lost 28–31 at Northwestern State-3Northwestern St…Lost 31–58 vs. SE Louisiana-27SE LouisianaWon 17–10 at Nicholls+7NichollsWon 49–31 vs. Sam Houston+18Sam Houston
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsIncarnate WordW 58–⁠786%
Sep 7atColoradoL 24–⁠3846%
Sep 14atUT MartinL 23–⁠2443%
Sep 21atMissouri StateW 17–⁠1365%
Oct 5vsMcNeeseL 28–⁠5954%
Oct 12vsNebraska KearneyW 31–⁠079%
Oct 19atLamarW 26–⁠2454%
Oct 26vsStephen F. AustinW 66–⁠3169%
Nov 2atNorthwestern StateL 28–⁠3167%
Nov 9vsSE LouisianaL 31–⁠5848%
Nov 16atNichollsW 17–⁠1065%
Nov 23vsSam HoustonW 49–⁠3141%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Sam Houston 49–⁠31; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southland Conference.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 25 on file).

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
398–⁠326
Coach
—
Elo
1399 −7 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−17.2 No. 32 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 145
Offensive coordinator
Brooks Hollingsworth
Defensive coordinator
Matt Williamson

Leaders

Passing yardsWynrick Smothers QB280 yds
Passing touchdownsWynrick Smothers QB2 TD
Rushing yardsWillie Matthews RB32 yds
Rushing touchdownsWynrick Smothers QB1 TD
Receiving yardsDezmin Lewis WR89 yds
Receiving touchdownsChase Dixon WR1 TD
InterceptionsBobby Watkins QB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Stockton Mallett OG★★★No. 1590
Fernando Van Hook APB★★★No. 1802
Hayden Hildebrand PRO★★No. 2277

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.780
Running backs13.00.801
Offensive line13.00.811
Whole class32.70.797

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.

2013 Southland Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
SE Louisiana7–⁠010–⁠2
McNeese6–⁠110–⁠2
Sam Houston4–⁠39–⁠4
Central Arkansas4–⁠37–⁠5
Northwestern State3–⁠46–⁠6
Lamar2–⁠55–⁠7
Nicholls1–⁠64–⁠8
Stephen F. Austin1–⁠63–⁠9

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