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2013 Miami

9–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Al Golden.

Schedule and results

Miami in 2013, game by game: won vs. Florida Atlantic 34–6; won vs. No. 12 Florida 21–16; won vs. Savannah State 77–7; won at South Florida 49–21; won vs. Georgia Tech 45–30; won at North Carolina 27–23; won vs. Wake Forest 24–21; lost at No. 3 Florida State 14–41; lost vs. Virginia Tech 24–42; lost at Duke 30–48; won vs. Virginia 45–26; won at Pittsburgh 41–31; lost vs. No. 18 Louisville 9–36+70−27Won 34–6 vs. Florida Atlantic+28Florida AtlanticWon 21–16 vs. No. 12 Florida+5No. 12 FloridaWon 77–7 vs. Savannah State+70Savannah StateWon 49–21 at South Florida+28South FloridaWon 45–30 vs. Georgia Tech+15Georgia TechWon 27–23 at North Carolina+4North CarolinaWon 24–21 vs. Wake Forest+3Wake ForestLost 14–41 at No. 3 Florida State-27No. 3 Florida StateLost 24–42 vs. Virginia Tech-18Virginia TechLost 30–48 at Duke-18DukeWon 45–26 vs. Virginia+19VirginiaWon 41–31 at Pittsburgh+10PittsburghLost 9–36 vs. No. 18 Louisville-27No. 18 Louisville
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsFlorida AtlanticW 34–⁠681%
Sep 7vs12FloridaW 21–⁠1645%
Sep 21vsSavannah StateW 77–⁠795%
Sep 28atSouth FloridaW 49–⁠2176%
Oct 5vsGeorgia TechW 45–⁠3062%
Oct 17atNorth CarolinaW 27–⁠2362%
Oct 26vsWake ForestW 24–⁠2176%
Nov 2at3Florida StateL 14–⁠4124%
Nov 9vsVirginia TechL 24–⁠4266%
Nov 16atDukeL 30–⁠4847%
Nov 23vsVirginiaW 45–⁠2683%
Nov 29atPittsburghW 41–⁠3149%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvs18LouisvilleRussell Athletic BowlL 9–⁠3633%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Louisville 36–⁠9 in the Russell Athletic Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 46th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 15
  2. Wk 4: 16
  3. Wk 5: 15
  4. Wk 6: 14
  5. Wk 7: 13
  6. Wk 8: 10
  7. Wk 9: 7
  8. Wk 10: 7
  9. Wk 11: 14
  10. Wk 12: 24
Record
9–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 7
Points
440–⁠348
Coach
Al Golden
Elo
1578 +18 this season
SP+ rating
16.9 No. 25 of 125; offense No. 15, defense No. 47, special teams No. 25
SRS
5.3 No. 46 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 14
Offensive coordinator
James Coley
Defensive coordinator
Mark D’Onofrio
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense55th of 125
  • Defense100th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted32nd of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted108th of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0943%1.0555th of 125
Defense0.1345%0.95100th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.11 off
0.12 def		45% off
44% def		—32nd off
108th 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 304% allowed
Defense-0.1own 273% 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.

Player leaders are hidden for this season: our source’s player stats for Miami are missing players (they add up to less than 85% of the team’s passing or rushing yards).

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Derrick Griffin WR★★★★No. 41
Al-Quadin Muhammad SDE★★★★No. 48
Stacy Coley WR★★★★No. 65
Kevin Olsen PRO★★★★No. 93
Artie Burns S★★★★No. 98
Corn Elder ATH★★★★No. 195
Standish Dobard TE★★★★No. 239
Jamal Carter S★★★★No. 246

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.958
Receivers34.00.954
Offensive line13.00.852
Defensive line14.00.976
Linebackers14.00.899
Defensive backs24.00.932
Athletes and specialists14.00.922
Whole class103.90.933

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 3Brandon Linder OGJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 6Pat O’Donnell PChicago Bears
Rd 7Seantrel Henderson OTBuffalo Bills

Roster 114

The 2013 roster

114 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 36 have a stat line. See the roster

2013 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida State8–⁠014–⁠01
Clemson7–⁠111–⁠28
Duke6–⁠210–⁠423
Miami5–⁠39–⁠4
Virginia Tech5–⁠38–⁠5
Georgia Tech5–⁠37–⁠6
North Carolina4–⁠47–⁠6
Boston College4–⁠47–⁠6
Syracuse4–⁠47–⁠6
Maryland3–⁠57–⁠6
Pittsburgh3–⁠57–⁠6
Wake Forest2–⁠64–⁠8
NC State0–⁠83–⁠9
Virginia0–⁠82–⁠10

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