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2013 Fresno State

11–⁠2 (7–⁠1 Mountain West Conference), coached by Tim DeRuyter.

Schedule and results

Fresno State in 2013, game by game: won vs. Rutgers 52–51; won vs. Cal Poly 41–25; won vs. Boise State 41–40; won at Hawai’i 42–37; won at Idaho 61–14; won vs. UNLV 38–14; won at San Diego State 35–28; won vs. Nevada 41–23; won at Wyoming 48–10; won vs. New Mexico 69–28; lost at San José State 52–62; won vs. Utah State 24–17; lost vs. USC 20–45+47−25Won 52–51 vs. Rutgers+1RutgersWon 41–25 vs. Cal Poly+16Cal PolyWon 41–40 vs. Boise State+1Boise StateWon 42–37 at Hawai’i+5Hawai’iWon 61–14 at Idaho+47IdahoWon 38–14 vs. UNLV+24UNLVWon 35–28 at San Diego State+7San Diego StateWon 41–23 vs. Nevada+18NevadaWon 48–10 at Wyoming+38WyomingWon 69–28 vs. New Mexico+41New MexicoLost 52–62 at San José State-10San José StateWon 24–17 vs. Utah State+7Utah StateLost 20–45 vs. USC-25USC
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsRutgersW 52–⁠5156%
Sep 7vsCal PolyW 41–⁠2578%
Sep 20vsBoise StateW 41–⁠4046%
Sep 29atHawai’iW 42–⁠3772%
Oct 5atIdahoW 61–⁠1481%
Oct 19vsUNLVW 38–⁠1482%
Oct 26atSan Diego StateW 35–⁠2856%
Nov 2vsNevadaW 41–⁠2378%
Nov 9atWyomingW 48–⁠1072%
Nov 23vsNew MexicoW 69–⁠2891%
Nov 29atSan José StateL 52–⁠6267%
Dec 7vsUtah StateMountain West Championship GameW 24–⁠1749%
Dec 21Bowls & playoffvsUSCLas Vegas BowlL 20–⁠4552%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to USC 45–⁠20 in the Las Vegas Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Mountain West Conference champions.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 97 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 25
  2. Wk 6: 23
  3. Wk 7: 21
  4. Wk 8: 17
  5. Wk 9: 15
  6. Wk 10: 16
  7. Wk 11: 17
  8. Wk 12: 16
  9. Wk 13: 15
  10. Wk 14: 16
  11. Wk 15: 24
  12. Wk 16: 21

Mountain West Conference champions7–⁠1 in the conference, won the Mountain West Championship Game

Led the nationDerek Carr: passing yards (5,083 yds), passing touchdowns (50 TD), total offense (5,200 yds), total offense per game (399.9); Davante Adams: receptions (131 catches), receiving touchdowns (24 TD)

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 15
Points
564–⁠394
Coach
Tim DeRuyter
Elo
1612 +66 this season
SP+ rating
8.8 No. 48 of 125; offense No. 31, defense No. 66, special teams No. 83
SRS
3.3 No. 56 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 75
Offensive coordinator
Dave Schramm
Defensive coordinator
Nick Toth
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense10th of 125
  • Defense61st of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted20th of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted88th of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1647%1.0010th of 125
Defense0.0838%1.1561st of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.12 off
0.10 def		45% off
40% def		—20th off
88th 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 302% allowed
Defense-0.1own 303% 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 yardsDerek Carr QB5,082 yds
Passing touchdownsDerek Carr QB50 TD
Rushing yardsJosh Quezada RB807 yds
Rushing touchdownsMarteze Waller RB7 TD
Receiving yardsDavante Adams WR1,718 yds
Receiving touchdownsDavante Adams WR24 TD
InterceptionsDerron Smith 7 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Zack Greenlee PRO★★★No. 388
Da’Mari Scott WR★★★No. 1177
Jaylen Ruiz SDE★★★No. 1315
Ryan Steele DT★★★No. 1403
Stephen Van Hook OLB★★★No. 1415

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.880
Running backs13.00.808
Receivers42.50.798
Offensive line22.00.783
Defensive line42.80.803
Linebackers22.50.807
Defensive backs23.00.812
Athletes and specialists13.00.799
Whole class172.60.806

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 2Derek Carr QBOakland Raiders
Rd 2Davante Adams WRGreen Bay Packers

Roster 100

The 2013 roster

100 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 31 have a stat line. See the roster

2013 Mountain West Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Fresno State7–⁠111–⁠2
Utah State7–⁠19–⁠5
Boise State6–⁠28–⁠5
San Diego State6–⁠28–⁠5
Colorado State5–⁠38–⁠6
UNLV5–⁠37–⁠6
San José State5–⁠36–⁠6
Wyoming3–⁠55–⁠7
Nevada3–⁠54–⁠8
New Mexico1–⁠73–⁠9
Air Force0–⁠82–⁠10
Hawai’i0–⁠81–⁠11

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