CollegeFootballDigestfrom CooperSearch

2013 Kent State

4–⁠8 (3–⁠5 Mid-American Conference), coached by Paul Haynes.

Schedule and results

Kent State in 2013, game by game: won vs. Liberty 17–10; lost vs. Bowling Green 22–41; lost at No. 8 LSU 13–45; lost at Penn State 0–34; won at Western Michigan 32–14; lost vs. Northern Illinois 24–38; lost at Ball State 24–27; lost at South Alabama 21–38; lost vs. Buffalo 21–41; lost at Akron 7–16; won vs. Miami (OH) 24–6; won at Ohio 44–13+31−34Won 17–10 vs. Liberty+7LibertyLost 22–41 vs. Bowling Green-19Bowling GreenLost 13–45 at No. 8 LSU-32No. 8 LSULost 0–34 at Penn State-34Penn StateWon 32–14 at Western Michigan+18Western MichiganLost 24–38 vs. Northern Illinois-14Northern Illino…Lost 24–27 at Ball State-3Ball StateLost 21–38 at South Alabama-17South AlabamaLost 21–41 vs. Buffalo-20BuffaloLost 7–16 at Akron-9AkronWon 24–6 vs. Miami (OH)+18Miami (OH)Won 44–13 at Ohio+31Ohio
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsLibertyW 17–⁠1085%
Sep 7vsBowling GreenL 22–⁠4162%
Sep 14at8LSUL 13–⁠4522%
Sep 21atPenn StateL 0–⁠3430%
Sep 28atWestern MichiganW 32–⁠1463%
Oct 5vsNorthern IllinoisL 24–⁠3838%
Oct 12atBall StateL 24–⁠2730%
Oct 19atSouth AlabamaL 21–⁠3867%
Oct 26vsBuffaloL 21–⁠4154%
Nov 2atAkronL 7–⁠1662%
Nov 13vsMiami (OH)W 24–⁠678%
Nov 19atOhioW 44–⁠1330%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Ohio 44–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 68 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
3–⁠5 9th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
249–⁠323
Coach
Paul Haynes
Elo
1455 −115 this season
SP+ rating
-13.8 No. 98 of 125; offense No. 99, defense No. 94, special teams No. 93
SRS
−10.6 No. 100 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 118
Offensive coordinator
Brian Rock
Defensive coordinator
Brian George
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense73rd of 125
  • Defense99th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted82nd of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted107th of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0639%1.0273rd of 125
Defense0.1347%0.9499th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.07 off
0.12 def		39% off
46% def		—82nd off
107th 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 282% allowed
Defense0.0own 292% 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 yardsColin Reardon WR1,957 yds
Passing touchdownsColin Reardon WR12 TD
Rushing yardsTrayion Durham RB766 yds
Rushing touchdownsDri Archer RB6 TD
Receiving yardsChris Humphrey WR613 yds
Receiving touchdownsCasey Pierce TE5 TD
InterceptionsMalcolm Pannell CB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Demetrius Monday CB★★★No. 1310
Nathan Strock PRO★★★No. 1488
Dustyn Moore ILB★★★No. 1710
Brock Macaulay TE★★No. 1955
Darius Redmond OLB★★No. 1955

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.50.785
Running backs12.00.792
Receivers32.00.762
Offensive line12.00.733
Defensive line22.00.756
Linebackers52.20.777
Defensive backs42.30.772
Athletes and specialists32.00.750
Whole class212.10.767

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 3Dri Archer RBPittsburgh Steelers

Roster 101

The 2013 roster

101 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 28 have a stat line. See the roster

2013 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northern Illinois8–⁠012–⁠2
Ball State7–⁠110–⁠3
Bowling Green7–⁠110–⁠4
Buffalo6–⁠28–⁠5
Toledo5–⁠37–⁠5
Central Michigan5–⁠36–⁠6
Ohio4–⁠47–⁠6
Akron4–⁠45–⁠7
Kent State3–⁠54–⁠8
Eastern Michigan1–⁠72–⁠10
Massachusetts1–⁠71–⁠11
Western Michigan1–⁠71–⁠11
Miami (OH)0–⁠80–⁠12

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