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2013 Colorado

4–⁠8 (1–⁠8 Pac-12), coached by Mike MacIntyre.

Schedule and results

Colorado in 2013, game by game: won vs. Colorado State 41–27; won vs. Central Arkansas 38–24; lost at Oregon State 17–44; lost vs. No. 2 Oregon 16–57; lost at Arizona State 13–54; won vs. Charleston Southern 43–10; lost vs. Arizona 20–44; lost at No. 17 UCLA 23–45; lost at Washington 7–59; won vs. California 41–24; lost vs. No. 23 USC 29–47; lost at Utah 17–24+33−52Won 41–27 vs. Colorado State+14Colorado StateWon 38–24 vs. Central Arkansas+14Central ArkansasLost 17–44 at Oregon State-27Oregon StateLost 16–57 vs. No. 2 Oregon-41No. 2 OregonLost 13–54 at Arizona State-41Arizona StateWon 43–10 vs. Charleston Southern+33Charleston Sout…Lost 20–44 vs. Arizona-24ArizonaLost 23–45 at No. 17 UCLA-22No. 17 UCLALost 7–59 at Washington-52WashingtonWon 41–24 vs. California+17CaliforniaLost 29–47 vs. No. 23 USC-18No. 23 USCLost 17–24 at Utah-7Utah
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsColorado StateW 41–⁠2745%
Sep 7vsCentral ArkansasW 38–⁠2454%
Sep 28atOregon StateL 17–⁠4422%
Oct 5vs2OregonL 16–⁠5714%
Oct 12atArizona StateL 13–⁠5418%
Oct 19vsCharleston SouthernW 43–⁠1065%
Oct 26vsArizonaL 20–⁠4435%
Nov 2at17UCLAL 23–⁠4516%
Nov 9atWashingtonL 7–⁠5918%
Nov 16vsCaliforniaW 41–⁠2462%
Nov 23vs23USCL 29–⁠4721%
Nov 30atUtahL 17–⁠2428%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Utah 24–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; 11th in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 118th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠8 11th in Pac-12
AP final
Unranked
Points
305–⁠459
Coach
Mike MacIntyre
Elo
1355 +1 this season
SP+ rating
-0.7 No. 71 of 125; offense No. 68, defense No. 73, special teams No. 75
SRS
−3.7 No. 77 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 68
Offensive coordinator
Brian Lindgren
Defensive coordinator
Kent Baer
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense122nd of 125
  • Defense97th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted126th of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted83rd of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0338%0.80122nd of 125
Defense0.1345%1.0097th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.02 off
0.09 def		41% off
43% def		—126th off
83rd 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-0.3own 332% 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 yardsSefo Liufau QB1,779 yds
Passing touchdownsSefo Liufau QB12 TD
Rushing yardsChristian Powell 562 yds
Rushing touchdownsMichael Adkins II 6 TD
Receiving yardsPaul Richardson WR1,343 yds
Receiving touchdownsPaul Richardson WR10 TD
InterceptionsGreg Henderson CB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Sefo Liufau DUAL★★★No. 421
Bryce Bobo WR★★★No. 803
Jimmie Gilbert WDE★★★No. 935
Colin Sutton OG★★★No. 1065
Phillip Lindsay APB★★★No. 1101

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.878
Running backs32.30.807
Receivers23.00.837
Offensive line52.80.823
Defensive line32.70.819
Linebackers22.50.805
Whole class162.70.822

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 2Paul Richardson WRSeattle Seahawks

Roster 115

The 2013 roster

115 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 24 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Pac-12

1 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 2013 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2013 Pac-12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arizona State8–⁠110–⁠421
Oregon7–⁠211–⁠29
Stanford7–⁠211–⁠311
UCLA6–⁠310–⁠316
USC6–⁠310–⁠419
Washington5–⁠49–⁠425
Arizona4–⁠58–⁠5
Oregon State4–⁠57–⁠6
Washington State4–⁠56–⁠7
Utah2–⁠75–⁠7
Colorado1–⁠84–⁠8
California0–⁠91–⁠11

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