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2013 Louisiana Tech

4–⁠8 (3–⁠5 Conference USA), coached by Skip Holtz.

Schedule and results

Louisiana Tech in 2013, game by game: lost at NC State 14–40; won vs. Lamar 27–14; lost vs. Tulane 15–24; lost at Kansas 10–13; lost vs. Army 16–35; won at UTEP 38–35; lost vs. North Texas 13–28; won at Florida International 23–7; won vs. Southern Miss 36–13; lost at Rice 14–52; lost vs. Tulsa 14–24; lost at UTSA 10–30+23−38Lost 14–40 at NC State-26NC StateWon 27–14 vs. Lamar+13LamarLost 15–24 vs. Tulane-9TulaneLost 10–13 at Kansas-3KansasLost 16–35 vs. Army-19ArmyWon 38–35 at UTEP+3UTEPLost 13–28 vs. North Texas-15North TexasWon 23–7 at Florida International+16Florida Interna…Won 36–13 vs. Southern Miss+23Southern MissLost 14–52 at Rice-38RiceLost 14–24 vs. Tulsa-10TulsaLost 10–30 at UTSA-20UTSA
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atNC StateL 14–⁠4051%
Sep 7vsLamarW 27–⁠1487%
Sep 12vsTulaneL 15–⁠2482%
Sep 21atKansasL 10–⁠1359%
Sep 28vsArmyL 16–⁠3570%
Oct 5atUTEPW 38–⁠3556%
Oct 19vsNorth TexasL 13–⁠2857%
Oct 26atFlorida InternationalW 23–⁠755%
Nov 9vsSouthern MissW 36–⁠1378%
Nov 16atRiceL 14–⁠5233%
Nov 23vsTulsaL 14–⁠2462%
Nov 30atUTSAL 10–⁠3031%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UTSA 30–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 40th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 94 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
3–⁠5 9th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
230–⁠315
Coach
Skip Holtz
Elo
1378 −186 this season
SP+ rating
-16.8 No. 108 of 125; offense No. 115, defense No. 83, special teams No. 56
SRS
−19.2 No. 115 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 89
Offensive coordinator
Tony Petersen
Defensive coordinator
Kim Dameron
Offense
Multiple
Defense
Multiple

How good, play by play

  • Offense86th of 125
  • Defense34th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted96th of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted79th of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0540%0.9886th of 125
Defense0.0542%0.9434th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.06 off
0.09 def		40% off
45% def		—96th off
79th 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 303% allowed
Defense0.0own 313% 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 yardsRyan Higgins QB1,715 yds
Passing touchdownsRyan Higgins QB6 TD
Rushing yardsKenneth Dixon RB917 yds
Rushing touchdownsKenneth Dixon RB4 TD
Receiving yardsSterling Griffin WR357 yds
Receiving touchdownsAndrew Guillot WR2 TD
InterceptionsAdairius Barnes CB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Hakim Gray ILB★★★No. 1136
Xavier Woods CB★★★No. 1364
Carlos Henderson ATH★★★No. 1369
Cam Manning OG★★★No. 1746
Trent Taylor WR★★★No. 1751

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers13.00.803
Offensive line22.50.768
Defensive line12.00.786
Linebackers13.00.835
Defensive backs22.50.796
Athletes and specialists42.30.757
Whole class112.50.780

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 4Justin Ellis DTOakland Raiders
Rd 6I.K. Enemkpali DENew York Jets

Roster 104

The 2013 roster

104 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 32 have a stat line. See the roster

2013 Conference USA standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Marshall7–⁠110–⁠4
Rice7–⁠110–⁠4
East Carolina6–⁠210–⁠3
North Texas6–⁠29–⁠4
Middle Tennessee6–⁠28–⁠5
UTSA6–⁠27–⁠5
Tulane5–⁠37–⁠6
Florida Atlantic4–⁠46–⁠6
Louisiana Tech3–⁠54–⁠8
Tulsa2–⁠63–⁠9
UTEP1–⁠72–⁠10
UAB1–⁠72–⁠10
Southern Miss1–⁠71–⁠11
Florida International1–⁠71–⁠11

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