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2013 Houston

8–⁠5 (5–⁠3 American Athletic Conference), coached by Tony Levine.

Schedule and results

Houston in 2013, game by game: won vs. Southern 62–13; won at Temple 22–13; won vs. Rice 31–26; won at UTSA 59–28; won vs. Memphis 25–15; lost vs. BYU 46–47; won at Rutgers 49–14; won vs. South Florida 35–23; lost at No. 19 UCF 14–19; lost at No. 19 Louisville 13–20; lost vs. Cincinnati 17–24; won vs. SMU 34–0; lost vs. Vanderbilt 24–41+49−17Won 62–13 vs. Southern+49SouthernWon 22–13 at Temple+9TempleWon 31–26 vs. Rice+5RiceWon 59–28 at UTSA+31UTSAWon 25–15 vs. Memphis+10MemphisLost 46–47 vs. BYU-1BYUWon 49–14 at Rutgers+35RutgersWon 35–23 vs. South Florida+12South FloridaLost 14–19 at No. 19 UCF-5No. 19 UCFLost 13–20 at No. 19 Louisville-7No. 19 LouisvilleLost 17–24 vs. Cincinnati-7CincinnatiWon 34–0 vs. SMU+34SMULost 24–41 vs. Vanderbilt-17Vanderbilt
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsSouthernW 62–⁠1384%
Sep 7atTempleW 22–⁠1346%
Sep 21vsRiceW 31–⁠2652%
Sep 28atUTSAW 59–⁠2855%
Oct 12vsMemphisW 25–⁠1577%
Oct 19vsBYUL 46–⁠4747%
Oct 26atRutgersW 49–⁠1440%
Oct 31vsSouth FloridaW 35–⁠2385%
Nov 9at19UCFL 14–⁠1936%
Nov 16at19LouisvilleL 13–⁠2031%
Nov 23vsCincinnatiL 17–⁠2451%
Nov 29vsSMUW 34–⁠065%
Jan 4Bowls & playoffvsVanderbiltBBVA Compass BowlL 24–⁠4147%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Vanderbilt 41–⁠24 in the BBVA Compass Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the American Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 81 on file).

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 4th in American Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
431–⁠283
Coach
Tony Levine
Elo
1563 +90 this season
SP+ rating
4.9 No. 59 of 125; offense No. 60, defense No. 56, special teams No. 36
SRS
5.1 No. 47 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 57
Offensive coordinator
Doug Meacham
Defensive coordinator
David Gibbs
Offense
Spread
Defense
Multiple

How good, play by play

  • Offense103rd of 125
  • Defense46th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted111th of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted35th of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0238%1.04103rd of 125
Defense0.0644%0.8346th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
0.06 def		39% off
44% def		—111th off
35th 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 333% allowed
Defense-0.1own 273% 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 yardsJohn O’Korn QB3,117 yds
Passing touchdownsJohn O’Korn QB28 TD
Rushing yardsRyan Jackson RB661 yds
Rushing touchdownsKenneth Farrow RB6 TD
Receiving yardsDeontay Greenberry WR1,202 yds
Receiving touchdownsDeontay Greenberry WR11 TD
InterceptionsAdrian McDonald S6 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Ja’Braylin Thomas OT★★★No. 750
DeMarcus Ayers WR★★★No. 814
Greg Ward Jr. WR★★★No. 935
Donald Gage WR★★★No. 1051
Tyus Bowser WDE★★★No. 1145

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers42.80.830
Offensive line23.00.826
Defensive line23.00.826
Linebackers12.00.786
Defensive backs22.50.797
Athletes and specialists23.00.810
Whole class132.80.817

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 114

The 2013 roster

114 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 34 have a stat line. See the roster

2013 American Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
UCF8–⁠012–⁠110
Louisville7–⁠112–⁠115
Cincinnati6–⁠29–⁠4
Houston5–⁠38–⁠5
SMU4–⁠45–⁠7
Rutgers3–⁠56–⁠7
UConn3–⁠53–⁠9
South Florida2–⁠62–⁠10
Memphis1–⁠73–⁠9
Temple1–⁠72–⁠10

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