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2013 East Carolina

10–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Conference USA), coached by Ruffin McNeill.

Schedule and results

East Carolina in 2013, game by game: won vs. Old Dominion 52–38; won vs. Florida Atlantic 31–13; lost vs. Virginia Tech 10–15; won at North Carolina 55–31; won at Middle Tennessee 24–17; lost at Tulane 33–36; won vs. Southern Miss 55–14; won at Florida International 34–13; won vs. Tulsa 58–24; won vs. UAB 63–14; won at NC State 42–28; lost at Marshall 28–59; won vs. Ohio 37–20+49−31Won 52–38 vs. Old Dominion+14Old DominionWon 31–13 vs. Florida Atlantic+18Florida AtlanticLost 10–15 vs. Virginia Tech-5Virginia TechWon 55–31 at North Carolina+24North CarolinaWon 24–17 at Middle Tennessee+7Middle TennesseeLost 33–36 at Tulane-3TulaneWon 55–14 vs. Southern Miss+41Southern MissWon 34–13 at Florida International+21Florida Interna…Won 58–24 vs. Tulsa+34TulsaWon 63–14 vs. UAB+49UABWon 42–28 at NC State+14NC StateLost 28–59 at Marshall-31MarshallWon 37–20 vs. Ohio+17Ohio
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsOld DominionW 52–⁠3863%
Sep 5vsFlorida AtlanticW 31–⁠1378%
Sep 14vsVirginia TechL 10–⁠1556%
Sep 28atNorth CarolinaW 55–⁠3136%
Oct 5atMiddle TennesseeW 24–⁠1753%
Oct 12atTulaneL 33–⁠3663%
Oct 19vsSouthern MissW 55–⁠1484%
Nov 2atFlorida InternationalW 34–⁠1377%
Nov 9vsTulsaW 58–⁠2475%
Nov 16vsUABW 63–⁠1488%
Nov 23atNC StateW 42–⁠2868%
Nov 29atMarshallL 28–⁠5951%
Dec 23Bowls & playoffvsOhioBeef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl St. PetersburgW 37–⁠2067%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Ohio 37–⁠20 in the Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl St. Petersburg; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 70 on file).

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
522–⁠322
Coach
Ruffin McNeill
Elo
1594 +101 this season
SP+ rating
7.5 No. 52 of 125; offense No. 44, defense No. 46, special teams No. 115
SRS
4.8 No. 50 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 73
Offensive coordinator
Lincoln Riley
Defensive coordinator
Rick Smith
Offense
Air raid
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense19th of 125
  • Defense37th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted17th of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted73rd of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1447%0.9619th of 125
Defense0.0538%1.0037th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.13 off
0.09 def		47% off
42% def		—17th off
73rd 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 323% allowed
Defense0.0own 292% 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 yardsShane Carden QB4,139 yds
Passing touchdownsShane Carden QB33 TD
Rushing yardsVintavious Cooper RB1,193 yds
Rushing touchdownsVintavious Cooper RB13 TD
Receiving yardsJustin Hardy WR1,284 yds
Receiving touchdownsJustin Hardy WR8 TD
InterceptionsDamon Magazu DB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Marquez Grayson RB★★★No. 394
Devaris Brunson OLB★★★No. 462
Tristan Mumford ILB★★★No. 801
Kurt Benkert PRO★★★No. 1072
B.J. Beecher PRO★★★No. 1102

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.838
Running backs13.00.880
Receivers32.30.789
Offensive line32.00.776
Defensive line42.30.775
Linebackers33.00.842
Defensive backs62.50.773
Athletes and specialists12.00.778
Whole class232.50.795

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 126

The 2013 roster

126 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 40 have a stat line. See the roster

2013 Conference USA standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Marshall7–⁠110–⁠4
Rice7–⁠110–⁠4
East Carolina6–⁠210–⁠3
North Texas6–⁠29–⁠4
Middle Tennessee6–⁠28–⁠5
UTSA6–⁠27–⁠5
Tulane5–⁠37–⁠6
Florida Atlantic4–⁠46–⁠6
Louisiana Tech3–⁠54–⁠8
Tulsa2–⁠63–⁠9
UTEP1–⁠72–⁠10
UAB1–⁠72–⁠10
Southern Miss1–⁠71–⁠11
Florida International1–⁠71–⁠11

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