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2013 Kentucky

2–⁠10 (0–⁠8 Southeastern Conference), coached by Mark Stoops.

Schedule and results

Kentucky in 2013, game by game: lost vs. Western Kentucky 26–35; won vs. Miami (OH) 41–7; lost vs. No. 7 Louisville 13–27; lost vs. No. 20 Florida 7–24; lost at No. 13 South Carolina 28–35; lost vs. No. 1 Alabama 7–48; lost at Mississippi State 22–28; won vs. Alabama State 48–14; lost vs. No. 9 Missouri 17–48; lost at Vanderbilt 6–22; lost at Georgia 17–59; lost vs. Tennessee 14–27+34−42Lost 26–35 vs. Western Kentucky-9Western KentuckyWon 41–7 vs. Miami (OH)+34Miami (OH)Lost 13–27 vs. No. 7 Louisville-14No. 7 LouisvilleLost 7–24 vs. No. 20 Florida-17No. 20 FloridaLost 28–35 at No. 13 South Carolina-7No. 13 South CarolinaLost 7–48 vs. No. 1 Alabama-41No. 1 AlabamaLost 22–28 at Mississippi State-6Mississippi Sta…Won 48–14 vs. Alabama State+34Alabama StateLost 17–48 vs. No. 9 Missouri-31No. 9 MissouriLost 6–22 at Vanderbilt-16VanderbiltLost 17–59 at Georgia-42GeorgiaLost 14–27 vs. Tennessee-13Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsWestern KentuckyL 26–⁠3542%
Sep 7vsMiami (OH)W 41–⁠759%
Sep 14vs7LouisvilleL 13–⁠2729%
Sep 28vs20FloridaL 7–⁠2425%
Oct 5at13South CarolinaL 28–⁠3512%
Oct 12vs1AlabamaL 7–⁠4811%
Oct 24atMississippi StateL 22–⁠2825%
Nov 2vsAlabama StateW 48–⁠1450%
Nov 9vs9MissouriL 17–⁠4821%
Nov 16atVanderbiltL 6–⁠2220%
Nov 23atGeorgiaL 17–⁠5914%
Nov 30vsTennesseeL 14–⁠2747%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 27–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 13th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 116th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
2–⁠10
Conference
0–⁠8 tied for 13th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
246–⁠374
Coach
Mark Stoops
Elo
1354 −60 this season
SP+ rating
-2.5 No. 74 of 125; offense No. 70, defense No. 82, special teams No. 28
SRS
−4.9 No. 82 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 34
Offensive coordinator
Neal Brown
Defensive coordinator
D.J. Eliot
Offense
Air raid
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense78th of 125
  • Defense121st of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted80th of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted125th of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0642%0.9578th of 125
Defense0.2048%0.97121st of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.07 off
0.14 def		42% off
45% def		—80th off
125th 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-0.1own 272% allowed
Defense-0.1own 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 yardsMaxwell Smith QB1,276 yds
Passing touchdownsMaxwell Smith QB9 TD
Rushing yardsJojo Kemp RB482 yds
Rushing touchdownsJalen Whitlow QB6 TD
Receiving yardsJavess Blue WR586 yds
Receiving touchdownsJavess Blue WR4 TD
InterceptionsAshely Lowery S1 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Jason Hatcher WDE★★★★No. 179
Marcus McWilson ATH★★★★No. 280
Alvonte Bell SDE★★★No. 371
Ryan Timmons RB★★★No. 496
Kyle Meadows OT★★★No. 562

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.801
Running backs13.00.871
Receivers23.00.848
Offensive line43.00.829
Defensive line43.30.871
Defensive backs23.00.847
Athletes and specialists23.50.862
Whole class163.10.849

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 5Avery Williamson ILBTennessee Titans

Roster 113

The 2013 roster

113 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 25 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

2 second team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2013 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2013 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Missouri7–⁠112–⁠25
Auburn7–⁠112–⁠22
Alabama7–⁠111–⁠27
South Carolina6–⁠211–⁠24
LSU5–⁠310–⁠314
Georgia5–⁠38–⁠5
Vanderbilt4–⁠49–⁠424
Texas A&M4–⁠49–⁠418
Ole Miss3–⁠58–⁠5
Mississippi State3–⁠57–⁠6
Florida3–⁠54–⁠8
Tennessee2–⁠65–⁠7
Arkansas0–⁠83–⁠9
Kentucky0–⁠82–⁠10

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