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2013 Elon

2–⁠10 (1–⁠7 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Elon in 2013, game by game: lost at Georgia Tech 0–70; won vs. West Virginia Wesleyan 49–7; lost at North Carolina A&T 10–23; lost vs. App State 21–31; lost vs. Coastal Carolina 28–53; won at Furman 28–25; lost at Wofford 27–31; lost vs. Chattanooga 9–20; lost at Western Carolina 24–27; lost vs. The Citadel 10–35; lost vs. Georgia Southern 20–38; lost at Samford 32–33+42−70Lost 0–70 at Georgia Tech-70Georgia TechWon 49–7 vs. West Virginia Wesleyan+42West Virginia W…Lost 10–23 at North Carolina A&T-13North Carolina …Lost 21–31 vs. App State-10App StateLost 28–53 vs. Coastal Carolina-25Coastal CarolinaWon 28–25 at Furman+3FurmanLost 27–31 at Wofford-4WoffordLost 9–20 vs. Chattanooga-11ChattanoogaLost 24–27 at Western Carolina-3Western CarolinaLost 10–35 vs. The Citadel-25The CitadelLost 20–38 vs. Georgia Southern-18Georgia SouthernLost 32–33 at Samford-1Samford
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atGeorgia TechL 0–⁠7011%
Sep 7vsWest Virginia WesleyanW 49–⁠767%
Sep 14atNorth Carolina A&TL 10–⁠2331%
Sep 21vsApp StateL 21–⁠3143%
Sep 28vsCoastal CarolinaL 28–⁠5332%
Oct 5atFurmanW 28–⁠2531%
Oct 12atWoffordL 27–⁠3118%
Oct 19vsChattanoogaL 9–⁠2033%
Oct 26atWestern CarolinaL 24–⁠2753%
Nov 9vsThe CitadelL 10–⁠3544%
Nov 16vsGeorgia SouthernL 20–⁠3827%
Nov 23atSamfordL 32–⁠3314%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Samford 33–⁠32; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 51 on file).

Record
2–⁠10
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 8th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
258–⁠393
Coach
—
Elo
1142 −99 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−34.3 No. 84 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 214
Offensive coordinator
Chris Pincince
Defensive coordinator
Brad Sherrod

Leaders

Passing yardsMike Quinn QB136 yds
Rushing yardsB.J. Bennett RB42 yds
Receiving yardsRicky Brown WR47 yds

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Asunji Maddox CB★★No. 3275

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Defensive backs12.00.720

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.

2013 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Chattanooga6–⁠28–⁠4
Furman6–⁠28–⁠5
Samford6–⁠28–⁠5
Georgia Southern4–⁠47–⁠4
Wofford4–⁠45–⁠6
The Citadel4–⁠45–⁠7
App State4–⁠44–⁠8
Elon1–⁠72–⁠10
Western Carolina1–⁠72–⁠10

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