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2013 Colorado State

8–⁠6 (5–⁠3 Mountain West Conference), coached by Jim McElwain.

Schedule and results

Colorado State in 2013, game by game: lost vs. Colorado 27–41; lost at Tulsa 27–30; won vs. Cal Poly 34–17; lost at No. 1 Alabama 6–31; won vs. UTEP 59–42; lost vs. San José State 27–34; won at Wyoming 52–22; won at Hawai’i 35–28; lost vs. Boise State 30–42; won vs. Nevada 38–17; won at New Mexico 66–42; lost at Utah State 0–13; won vs. Air Force 58–13; won vs. Washington State 48–45+45−25Lost 27–41 vs. Colorado-14ColoradoLost 27–30 at Tulsa-3TulsaWon 34–17 vs. Cal Poly+17Cal PolyLost 6–31 at No. 1 Alabama-25No. 1 AlabamaWon 59–42 vs. UTEP+17UTEPLost 27–34 vs. San José State-7San José StateWon 52–22 at Wyoming+30WyomingWon 35–28 at Hawai’i+7Hawai’iLost 30–42 vs. Boise State-12Boise StateWon 38–17 vs. Nevada+21NevadaWon 66–42 at New Mexico+24New MexicoLost 0–13 at Utah State-13Utah StateWon 58–13 vs. Air Force+45Air ForceWon 48–45 vs. Washington State+3Washington State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsColoradoL 27–⁠4155%
Sep 7atTulsaL 27–⁠3019%
Sep 14vsCal PolyW 34–⁠1755%
Sep 21at1AlabamaL 6–⁠317%
Sep 28vsUTEPW 59–⁠4261%
Oct 12vsSan José StateL 27–⁠3441%
Oct 19atWyomingW 52–⁠2230%
Oct 27atHawai’iW 35–⁠2859%
Nov 2vsBoise StateL 30–⁠4229%
Nov 9vsNevadaW 38–⁠1757%
Nov 16atNew MexicoW 66–⁠4261%
Nov 23atUtah StateL 0–⁠1327%
Nov 30vsAir ForceW 58–⁠1378%
Dec 21Bowls & playoffvsWashington StateNew Mexico BowlW 48–⁠4553%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Washington State 48–⁠45 in the New Mexico Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 40th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Led the nationKapri Bibbs: rushing touchdowns (31 TD), points per game (18.6)

Record
8–⁠6
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 5th in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
507–⁠417
Coach
Jim McElwain
Elo
1504 +113 this season
SP+ rating
3.0 No. 63 of 125; offense No. 51, defense No. 74, special teams No. 40
SRS
−0.4 No. 67 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 84
Offensive coordinator
Dave Baldwin
Defensive coordinators
Marty English and Al Simmons
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense29th of 125
  • Defense19th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted48th of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted23rd of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1344%1.0029th of 125
Defense0.0239%1.0119th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.10 off
0.05 def		42% off
39% def		—48th off
23rd 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 282% 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 yardsGarrett Grayson QB3,696 yds
Passing touchdownsGarrett Grayson QB23 TD
Rushing yardsKapri Bibbs RB1,741 yds
Rushing touchdownsKapri Bibbs RB31 TD
Receiving yardsRashard Higgins WR837 yds
Receiving touchdownsKivon Cartwright TE6 TD
InterceptionsTrent Matthews S4 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Nick Stevens PRO★★★No. 1072
Evan Colorito OLB★★★No. 1411
Austin Berk SDE★★★No. 1444
Trae Moxley ATH★★★No. 1772
Bryce Peters RB★★★No. 1811

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.838
Running backs13.00.800
Receivers22.00.763
Offensive line22.50.784
Defensive line32.30.782
Linebackers32.30.785
Defensive backs22.50.787
Athletes and specialists22.50.789
Whole class162.40.787

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 2Weston Richburg CNew York Giants
Rd 3Crockett Gillmore TEBaltimore Ravens

Roster 109

The 2013 roster

109 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 33 have a stat line. See the roster

2013 Mountain West Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Fresno State7–⁠111–⁠2
Utah State7–⁠19–⁠5
Boise State6–⁠28–⁠5
San Diego State6–⁠28–⁠5
Colorado State5–⁠38–⁠6
UNLV5–⁠37–⁠6
San José State5–⁠36–⁠6
Wyoming3–⁠55–⁠7
Nevada3–⁠54–⁠8
New Mexico1–⁠73–⁠9
Air Force0–⁠82–⁠10
Hawai’i0–⁠81–⁠11

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