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2013 Central Michigan

6–⁠6 (5–⁠3 Mid-American Conference), coached by Dan Enos.

Schedule and results

Central Michigan in 2013, game by game: lost at No. 17 Michigan 9–59; won vs. New Hampshire 24–21; lost at UNLV 21–31; lost vs. Toledo 17–38; lost at NC State 14–48; won at Miami (OH) 21–9; won at Ohio 26–23; lost vs. No. 23 Northern Illinois 17–38; lost at Ball State 24–44; won at Western Michigan 27–22; won vs. Massachusetts 37–0; won vs. Eastern Michigan 42–10+37−50Lost 9–59 at No. 17 Michigan-50No. 17 MichiganWon 24–21 vs. New Hampshire+3New HampshireLost 21–31 at UNLV-10UNLVLost 17–38 vs. Toledo-21ToledoLost 14–48 at NC State-34NC StateWon 21–9 at Miami (OH)+12Miami (OH)Won 26–23 at Ohio+3OhioLost 17–38 vs. No. 23 Northern Illinois-21No. 23 Northern Illino…Lost 24–44 at Ball State-20Ball StateWon 27–22 at Western Michigan+5Western MichiganWon 37–0 vs. Massachusetts+37MassachusettsWon 42–10 vs. Eastern Michigan+32Eastern Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31at17MichiganL 9–⁠5922%
Sep 7vsNew HampshireW 24–⁠2164%
Sep 14atUNLVL 21–⁠3161%
Sep 21vsToledoL 17–⁠3841%
Sep 28atNC StateL 14–⁠4824%
Oct 5atMiami (OH)W 21–⁠948%
Oct 12atOhioW 26–⁠2322%
Oct 19vs23Northern IllinoisL 17–⁠3822%
Nov 6atBall StateL 24–⁠4417%
Nov 16atWestern MichiganW 27–⁠2258%
Nov 23vsMassachusettsW 37–⁠078%
Nov 29vsEastern MichiganW 42–⁠1077%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Eastern Michigan 42–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 68 on file).

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 5th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
279–⁠343
Coach
Dan Enos
Elo
1436 −5 this season
SP+ rating
-18.8 No. 112 of 125; offense No. 102, defense No. 105, special teams No. 88
SRS
−13.6 No. 106 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 104
Offensive coordinator
Mike Cummings
Defensive coordinator
Joe Tumpkin

How good, play by play

  • Offense74th of 125
  • Defense85th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted90th of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted106th of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0643%0.9774th of 125
Defense0.1047%0.8685th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.06 off
0.12 def		41% off
47% def		—90th off
106th 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-0.3own 303% allowed
Defense-0.1own 312% 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 yardsCooper Rush QB2,349 yds
Passing touchdownsCooper Rush QB15 TD
Rushing yardsSaylor Lavallii RB807 yds
Rushing touchdownsZurlon Tipton RB8 TD
Receiving yardsTitus Davis WR1,109 yds
Receiving touchdownsTitus Davis WR8 TD
InterceptionsJason Wilson DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Derek Edwards OG★★★No. 1139
Mark Chapman ATH★★★No. 1303
J.P. Quinn OT★★★No. 1671
Austin Doan OG★★★No. 1859
Josh Cox S★★★No. 1878

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.796
Running backs12.00.738
Receivers22.00.791
Offensive line42.80.808
Defensive line42.00.763
Linebackers22.00.757
Defensive backs32.30.763
Athletes and specialists13.00.827
Whole class182.30.780

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 106

The 2013 roster

106 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 32 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.