2013 Georgia Southern
7–4 (4–4 Southern Conference). Officially 5–4. The NCAA vacated two wins, per the season’s Wikipedia article. Share
From the season’s Wikipedia article: “On July 22, 2016, the university announced that it was ordered by the NCAA to vacate two wins from the 2013 season and one win from the 2014 season, due to academically ineligible student-athletes participating in those games.”
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Savannah State 77–9Aug 31
By 68 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vsSavannah State | W 77–9 | 90% |
| Sep 7 | vsSaint Francis | W 59–17 | 81% |
| Sep 14 | at Wofford | L 20–30 | 50% |
| Sep 28 | vs Chattanooga | W 23–21 | 69% |
| Oct 5 | at Samford | L 34–44 | 56% |
| Oct 12 | vs The Citadel | W 28–21 | 76% |
| Oct 26 | at App State | L 14–38 | 66% |
| Nov 2 | vs Furman | L 14–16 | 74% |
| Nov 9 | vs Western Carolina | W 35–19 | 85% |
| Nov 16 | at Elon | W 38–20 | 73% |
| Nov 23 | at Florida | W 26–20 | 21% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Florida 26–20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 38 on file).
- Record
- 7–4
- Conference
- 4–4 tied for 4th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 368–255
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1437 −22 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −19.2 No. 35 of 126 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 135
- Offensive coordinator
- Brent Davis
- Defensive coordinators
- Jack Curtis and Kevin Corless
- Offense
- Triple option
- Defense
- 4–3
Player leaders are hidden for this season: our source’s player stats for Georgia Southern are missing players (they add up to less than 85% of the team’s passing or rushing yards).
Top recruits in the 2013 class
| Ryan George WDE | ★★ | No. 1932 |
| Chaz Thornton RB | ★★ | No. 2532 |
| Andy Kwon OC | ★★ | No. 2564 |
| L.A. Ramsby RB | ★★ | No. 2564 |
| Tyrail Hawkins ATH | ★★ | No. 2564 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2013 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Running backs | 3 | 2.0 | 0.765 |
| Offensive line | 1 | 2.0 | 0.767 |
| Defensive line | 1 | 2.0 | 0.796 |
| Athletes and specialists | 2 | 2.0 | 0.738 |
| Whole class | 7 | 2.0 | 0.762 |
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 3 | Jerick McKinnon RB | Minnesota Vikings |
| Rd 7 | Lavelle Westbrooks CB | Cincinnati Bengals |
2013 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga | 6–2 | 8–4 | |
| Furman | 6–2 | 8–5 | |
| Samford | 6–2 | 8–5 | |
 Georgia Southern | 4–4 | 7–4 | |
| Wofford | 4–4 | 5–6 | |
| The Citadel | 4–4 | 5–7 | |
| App State | 4–4 | 4–8 | |
| Elon | 1–7 | 2–10 | |
| Western Carolina | 1–7 | 2–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.