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2013 Cincinnati

9–⁠4 (6–⁠2 American Athletic Conference), coached by Tommy Tuberville.

Schedule and results

Cincinnati in 2013, game by game: won vs. Purdue 42–7; lost at Illinois 17–45; won vs. Northwestern State 66–9; won at Miami (OH) 14–0; lost at South Florida 20–26; won vs. Temple 38–20; won vs. UConn 41–16; won at Memphis 34–21; won vs. SMU 28–25; won at Rutgers 52–17; won at Houston 24–17; lost vs. No. 19 Louisville 24–31; lost vs. North Carolina 17–39+57−28Won 42–7 vs. Purdue+35PurdueLost 17–45 at Illinois-28IllinoisWon 66–9 vs. Northwestern State+57Northwestern St…Won 14–0 at Miami (OH)+14Miami (OH)Lost 20–26 at South Florida-6South FloridaWon 38–20 vs. Temple+18TempleWon 41–16 vs. UConn+25UConnWon 34–21 at Memphis+13MemphisWon 28–25 vs. SMU+3SMUWon 52–17 at Rutgers+35RutgersWon 24–17 at Houston+7HoustonLost 24–31 vs. No. 19 Louisville-7No. 19 LouisvilleLost 17–39 vs. North Carolina-22North Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsPurdueW 42–⁠774%
Sep 7atIllinoisL 17–⁠4572%
Sep 14vsNorthwestern StateW 66–⁠986%
Sep 21atMiami (OH)W 14–⁠073%
Oct 5atSouth FloridaL 20–⁠2677%
Oct 11vsTempleW 38–⁠2078%
Oct 19vsUConnW 41–⁠1683%
Oct 30atMemphisW 34–⁠2171%
Nov 9vsSMUW 28–⁠2571%
Nov 16atRutgersW 52–⁠1751%
Nov 23atHoustonW 24–⁠1749%
Dec 5vs19LouisvilleL 24–⁠3152%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvsNorth CarolinaBelk BowlL 17–⁠3958%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Carolina 39–⁠17 in the Belk Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the American Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 3rd in American Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
417–⁠273
Coach
Tommy Tuberville
Elo
1600 −6 this season
SP+ rating
7.8 No. 51 of 125; offense No. 50, defense No. 31, special teams No. 121
SRS
1.3 No. 62 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 60
Offensive coordinator
Eddie Gran
Defensive coordinators
Art Kaufman and Robert Prunty
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense49th of 125
  • Defense69th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted51st of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted77th of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1046%0.9649th of 125
Defense0.0941%0.9669th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.10 off
0.09 def		44% off
42% def		—51st off
77th 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-0.1own 312% allowed
Defense-0.3own 283% 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 yardsBrendon Kay QB3,302 yds
Passing touchdownsBrendon Kay QB22 TD
Rushing yardsHosey Williams RB655 yds
Rushing touchdownsTion Green RB7 TD
Receiving yardsAnthony McClung WR939 yds
Receiving touchdownsChris Moore WR9 TD
InterceptionsDeven Drane CB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Travis Johnson TE★★★★No. 274
Tyler Cogswell PRO★★★No. 843
Javon Harrison DUAL★★★No. 1132
Ben Flick OT★★★No. 1525
Korey Cunningham TE★★★No. 1527

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks33.00.833
Receivers33.30.841
Offensive line13.00.815
Defensive line13.00.799
Defensive backs12.00.783
Whole class93.00.824

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 112

The 2013 roster

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

2013 American Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
UCF8–⁠012–⁠110
Louisville7–⁠112–⁠115
Cincinnati6–⁠29–⁠4
Houston5–⁠38–⁠5
SMU4–⁠45–⁠7
Rutgers3–⁠56–⁠7
UConn3–⁠53–⁠9
South Florida2–⁠62–⁠10
Memphis1–⁠73–⁠9
Temple1–⁠72–⁠10

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