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2013 Florida Atlantic

6–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Conference USA), coached by Carl Pelini, then Brian Wright (interim, final 4 games).

Schedule and results

Florida Atlantic in 2013, game by game: lost at Miami 6–34; lost at East Carolina 13–31; won at South Florida 28–10; lost vs. Middle Tennessee 35–42; lost at Rice 14–18; won at UAB 37–23; lost vs. Marshall 23–24; lost at No. 11 Auburn 10–45; won vs. Tulane 34–17; won at Southern Miss 41–7; won vs. New Mexico State 55–10; won vs. Florida International 21–6+45−35Lost 6–34 at Miami-28MiamiLost 13–31 at East Carolina-18East CarolinaWon 28–10 at South Florida+18South FloridaLost 35–42 vs. Middle Tennessee-7Middle TennesseeLost 14–18 at Rice-4RiceWon 37–23 at UAB+14UABLost 23–24 vs. Marshall-1MarshallLost 10–45 at No. 11 Auburn-35No. 11 AuburnWon 34–17 vs. Tulane+17TulaneWon 41–7 at Southern Miss+34Southern MissWon 55–10 vs. New Mexico State+45New Mexico StateWon 21–6 vs. Florida International+15Florida Interna…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atMiamiL 6–⁠3419%
Sep 5atEast CarolinaL 13–⁠3122%
Sep 14atSouth FloridaW 28–⁠1036%
Sep 21vsMiddle TennesseeL 35–⁠4244%
Sep 28atRiceL 14–⁠1827%
Oct 5atUABW 37–⁠2340%
Oct 12vsMarshallL 23–⁠2442%
Oct 26at11AuburnL 10–⁠4518%
Nov 2vsTulaneW 34–⁠1745%
Nov 16atSouthern MissW 41–⁠762%
Nov 23vsNew Mexico StateW 55–⁠1083%
Nov 29vsFlorida InternationalW 21–⁠682%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Florida International 21–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 25 on file).

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 8th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
317–⁠267
Coach
Carl Pelini, then Brian Wright (interim, final 4 games)
Elo
1444 +85 this season
SP+ rating
-6.6 No. 83 of 125; offense No. 106, defense No. 53, special teams No. 79
SRS
−4.2 No. 79 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 96
Offensive coordinator
Brian Wright
Defensive coordinators
Pete Rekstis and Jovan Dewitt
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense83rd of 125
  • Defense5th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted104th of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted11th of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0540%0.9383rd of 125
Defense-0.0135%1.015th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.05 off
0.03 def		39% off
37% def		—104th off
11th 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 292% allowed
Defense-0.3own 293% 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 yardsJaquez Johnson QB1,866 yds
Passing touchdownsJaquez Johnson QB12 TD
Rushing yardsJaquez Johnson QB767 yds
Rushing touchdownsJaquez Johnson QB10 TD
Receiving yardsDaniel McKinney WR610 yds
Receiving touchdownsNexon Dorvilus TE6 TD
InterceptionsD’Joun Smith DB7 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Robert Miller S★★★No. 1408
Jay Warren RB★★★No. 1565
Robert Relf OLB★★★No. 1797
Bobby Mitchell WR★★★No. 1837
Kalib Woods WR★★★No. 1866

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.783
Running backs22.50.796
Receivers32.70.792
Offensive line22.00.770
Defensive line22.00.770
Linebackers22.50.797
Defensive backs42.30.790
Athletes and specialists22.00.790
Whole class182.30.787

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 5Keith Reaser CBSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 7Randell Johnson OLBBuffalo Bills

Roster 119

The 2013 roster

119 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 33 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.