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2013 Eastern Michigan

2–⁠10 (1–⁠7 Mid-American Conference), coached by Ron English, then Stan Parrish (interim, final 3 games).

Schedule and results

Eastern Michigan in 2013, game by game: won vs. Howard 34–24; lost at Penn State 7–45; lost at Rutgers 10–28; lost vs. Ball State 20–51; lost at Buffalo 14–42; lost at Army 25–50; lost vs. Ohio 28–56; lost at No. 23 Northern Illinois 20–59; lost at Toledo 16–55; won vs. Western Michigan 35–32; lost vs. Bowling Green 7–58; lost at Central Michigan 10–42+10−51Won 34–24 vs. Howard+10HowardLost 7–45 at Penn State-38Penn StateLost 10–28 at Rutgers-18RutgersLost 20–51 vs. Ball State-31Ball StateLost 14–42 at Buffalo-28BuffaloLost 25–50 at Army-25ArmyLost 28–56 vs. Ohio-28OhioLost 20–59 at No. 23 Northern Illinois-39No. 23 Northern Illino…Lost 16–55 at Toledo-39ToledoWon 35–32 vs. Western Michigan+3Western MichiganLost 7–58 vs. Bowling Green-51Bowling GreenLost 10–42 at Central Michigan-32Central Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsHowardW 34–⁠2471%
Sep 7atPenn StateL 7–⁠4516%
Sep 14atRutgersL 10–⁠2820%
Sep 21vsBall StateL 20–⁠5135%
Oct 5atBuffaloL 14–⁠4232%
Oct 12atArmyL 25–⁠5038%
Oct 19vsOhioL 28–⁠5627%
Oct 26at23Northern IllinoisL 20–⁠596%
Nov 2atToledoL 16–⁠5512%
Nov 9vsWestern MichiganW 35–⁠3255%
Nov 23vsBowling GreenL 7–⁠5820%
Nov 29atCentral MichiganL 10–⁠4223%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Central Michigan 42–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 39th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 on file).

Record
2–⁠10
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 10th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
226–⁠542
Coach
Ron English, then Stan Parrish (interim, final 3 games)
Elo
1255 −121 this season
SP+ rating
-35.7 No. 123 of 125; offense No. 109, defense No. 124, special teams No. 125
SRS
−28.1 No. 125 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 113
Offensive coordinator
Stan Parrish
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense101st of 125
  • Defense119th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted116th of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted128th of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0238%0.98101st of 125
Defense0.1951%0.89119th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
0.16 def		38% off
50% def		—116th off
128th 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
Offense0.0own 263% allowed
Defense-0.1own 322% 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 yardsTyler Benz QB1,497 yds
Passing touchdownsTyler Benz QB10 TD
Rushing yardsBronson Hill RB1,101 yds
Rushing touchdownsBronson Hill RB5 TD
Receiving yardsTyreese Russell TE594 yds
Receiving touchdownsDustin Creel WR5 TD
InterceptionsIke Spearman LB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Jaleel Canty ATH★★★No. 906
Dwayne Brown OT★★★No. 1540
Brandon Bossard PRO★★No. 1950
Lavonte Robinson ILB★★No. 1988
Reggie Bell DUAL★★No. 2064

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.00.792
Running backs12.00.758
Receivers12.00.744
Offensive line13.00.814
Defensive line12.00.787
Linebackers42.00.756
Defensive backs32.00.742
Athletes and specialists42.30.779
Whole class172.10.768

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 100

The 2013 roster

100 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 30 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.