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2013 LSU

10–⁠3 (5–⁠3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Les Miles, finished No. 14 in the AP poll. Officially 0–⁠3: the NCAA vacated nine regular-season wins and the 2014 Outback Bowl win.

From the season’s Wikipedia article: “In 2023, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) vacated all of LSU’s wins from the 2012 through 2015 seasons due to an ineligible player.”

Schedule and results

LSU in 2013, game by game: won vs. No. 20 TCU 37–27; won vs. UAB 56–17; won vs. Kent State 45–13; won vs. Auburn 35–21; lost at No. 9 Georgia 41–44; won at Mississippi State 59–26; won vs. No. 17 Florida 17–6; lost at Ole Miss 24–27; won vs. Furman 48–16; lost at No. 1 Alabama 17–38; won vs. No. 9 Texas A&M 34–10; won vs. Arkansas 31–27; won vs. Iowa 21–14+39−21Won 37–27 vs. No. 20 TCU+10No. 20 TCUWon 56–17 vs. UAB+39UABWon 45–13 vs. Kent State+32Kent StateWon 35–21 vs. Auburn+14AuburnLost 41–44 at No. 9 Georgia-3No. 9 GeorgiaWon 59–26 at Mississippi State+33Mississippi Sta…Won 17–6 vs. No. 17 Florida+11No. 17 FloridaLost 24–27 at Ole Miss-3Ole MissWon 48–16 vs. Furman+32FurmanLost 17–38 at No. 1 Alabama-21No. 1 AlabamaWon 34–10 vs. No. 9 Texas A&M+24No. 9 Texas A&MWon 31–27 vs. Arkansas+4ArkansasWon 21–14 vs. Iowa+7Iowa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vs20TCUW 37–⁠27vacated62%
Sep 7vsUABW 56–⁠17vacated90%
Sep 14vsKent StateW 45–⁠13vacated78%
Sep 21vsAuburnW 35–⁠21vacated79%
Sep 28at9GeorgiaL 41–⁠4447%
Oct 5atMississippi StateW 59–⁠26vacated67%
Oct 12vs17FloridaW 17–⁠6vacated65%
Oct 19atOle MissL 24–⁠2769%
Oct 26vsFurmanW 48–⁠16vacated95%
Nov 9at1AlabamaL 17–⁠3830%
Nov 23vs9Texas A&MW 34–⁠10vacated55%
Nov 29vsArkansasW 31–⁠27vacated89%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsIowaOutback BowlW 21–⁠14vacated70%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Iowa 21–⁠14 in the Outback Bowl; No. 14 in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 12
  2. Wk 2: 9
  3. Wk 3: 8
  4. Wk 4: 6
  5. Wk 5: 6
  6. Wk 6: 10
  7. Wk 7: 10
  8. Wk 8: 6
  9. Wk 9: 13
  10. Wk 10: 11
  11. Wk 11: 10
  12. Wk 12: 18
  13. Wk 13: 18
  14. Wk 14: 15
  15. Wk 15: 14
  16. Wk 16: 14
  17. Final: 14

Paul Hornung AwardOdell Beckham Jr., WR/RS

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 5th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 14 peak No. 6
Points
465–⁠286
Coach
Les Miles
Elo
1758 +82 this season
SP+ rating
28.7 No. 3 of 125; offense No. 7, defense No. 16, special teams No. 5
SRS
16.2 No. 16 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 6
Offensive coordinator
Cam Cameron
Defensive coordinator
John Chavis
Offense
Air Coryell
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense8th of 125
  • Defense70th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted8th of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted56th of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1745%1.088th of 125
Defense0.0943%0.9670th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.15 off
0.07 def		46% off
41% def		—8th off
56th 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 302% allowed
Defense0.1own 272% 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 yardsZach Mettenberger QB3,082 yds
Passing touchdownsZach Mettenberger QB22 TD
Rushing yardsJeremy Hill RB1,401 yds
Rushing touchdownsJeremy Hill RB16 TD
Receiving yardsJarvis Landry WR1,193 yds
Receiving touchdownsJarvis Landry WR10 TD
InterceptionsCraig Loston S3 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Tre’Davious White CB★★★★No. 46
Ethan Pocic OT★★★★No. 57
Kendell Beckwith OLB★★★★No. 74
Frank Herron SDE★★★★No. 89
Greg Gilmore DT★★★★No. 90
DeSean Smith TE★★★★No. 120
Jeryl Brazil CB★★★★No. 124
Hayden Rettig PRO★★★★No. 145

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks24.00.926
Receivers43.80.915
Offensive line34.00.934
Defensive line63.80.919
Linebackers24.00.937
Defensive backs34.00.937
Whole class203.90.926

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 1Odell Beckham Jr. WRNew York Giants
Rd 2Ego Ferguson DTChicago Bears
Rd 2Jeremy Hill RBCincinnati Bengals
Rd 2Jarvis Landry WRMiami Dolphins
Rd 3Trai Turner OGCarolina Panthers
Rd 5Lamin Barrow OLBDenver Broncos
Rd 6Zach Mettenberger QBTennessee Titans
Rd 6Alfred Blue RBHouston Texans
Rd 7James Wright WRCincinnati Bengals

Roster 122

The 2013 roster

122 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 31 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

2 first team, 4 second team

First 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.