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2013 Louisville

12–⁠1 (7–⁠1 American Athletic Conference), coached by Charlie Strong, finished No. 15 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Louisville in 2013, game by game: won vs. Ohio 49–7; won vs. Eastern Kentucky 44–7; won at Kentucky 27–13; won vs. Florida International 72–0; won at Temple 30–7; won vs. Rutgers 24–10; lost vs. UCF 35–38; won at South Florida 34–3; won at UConn 31–10; won vs. Houston 20–13; won vs. Memphis 24–17; won at Cincinnati 31–24; won vs. Miami 36–9+72−3Won 49–7 vs. Ohio+42OhioWon 44–7 vs. Eastern Kentucky+37Eastern KentuckyWon 27–13 at Kentucky+14KentuckyWon 72–0 vs. Florida International+72Florida Interna…Won 30–7 at Temple+23TempleWon 24–10 vs. Rutgers+14RutgersLost 35–38 vs. UCF-3UCFWon 34–3 at South Florida+31South FloridaWon 31–10 at UConn+21UConnWon 20–13 vs. Houston+7HoustonWon 24–17 vs. Memphis+7MemphisWon 31–24 at Cincinnati+7CincinnatiWon 36–9 vs. Miami+27Miami
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsOhioW 49–⁠766%
Sep 7vsEastern KentuckyW 44–⁠783%
Sep 14atKentuckyW 27–⁠1371%
Sep 21vsFlorida InternationalW 72–⁠089%
Oct 5atTempleW 30–⁠775%
Oct 10vsRutgersW 24–⁠1068%
Oct 18vsUCFL 35–⁠3865%
Oct 26atSouth FloridaW 34–⁠380%
Nov 8atUConnW 31–⁠1084%
Nov 16vsHoustonW 20–⁠1369%
Nov 23vsMemphisW 24–⁠1788%
Dec 5atCincinnatiW 31–⁠2448%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvsMiamiRussell Athletic BowlW 36–⁠967%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Miami 36–⁠9 in the Russell Athletic Bowl; No. 15 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the American Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 82 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 9
  2. Wk 2: 8
  3. Wk 3: 7
  4. Wk 4: 7
  5. Wk 5: 7
  6. Wk 6: 7
  7. Wk 7: 8
  8. Wk 8: 8
  9. Wk 9: 18
  10. Wk 10: 20
  11. Wk 11: 20
  12. Wk 12: 19
  13. Wk 13: 21
  14. Wk 14: 21
  15. Wk 15: 19
  16. Wk 16: 18
  17. Final: 15
Record
12–⁠1
Conference
7–⁠1 2nd in American Athletic Conference
AP final
No. 15 peak No. 7
Points
457–⁠158
Coach
Charlie Strong
Elo
1746 +150 this season
SP+ rating
24.2 No. 9 of 125; offense No. 17, defense No. 9, special teams No. 53
SRS
10.5 No. 24 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 36
Offensive coordinator
Shawn Watson
Defensive coordinator
Vance Bedford
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense2nd of 125
  • Defense10th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted5th of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted19th of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2150%0.972nd of 125
Defense0.0036%1.1310th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.17 off
0.04 def		49% off
38% def		—5th off
19th 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 302% allowed
Defense-0.5own 284% 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 yardsTeddy Bridgewater QB3,970 yds
Passing touchdownsTeddy Bridgewater QB31 TD
Rushing yardsDominique Brown RB825 yds
Rushing touchdownsDominique Brown RB8 TD
Receiving yardsDeVante Parker WR885 yds
Receiving touchdownsDeVante Parker WR12 TD
InterceptionsCharles Gaines CB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

James Quick WR★★★★No. 62
James Hearns ILB★★★★No. 316
Kyle Bolin PRO★★★★No. 319
Richard Benjamin S★★★No. 428
Stacy Thomas WDE★★★No. 433

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.895
Receivers23.50.909
Offensive line23.00.836
Defensive line23.00.876
Linebackers23.50.848
Defensive backs23.00.856
Athletes and specialists13.00.873
Whole class123.30.868

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 1Calvin Pryor SNew York Jets
Rd 1Marcus Smith DEPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 1Teddy Bridgewater QBMinnesota Vikings
Rd 3Preston Brown ILBBuffalo Bills

Roster 113

The 2013 roster

113 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 30 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.