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2013 Michigan

7–⁠6 (3–⁠5 Big Ten), coached by Brady Hoke.

Schedule and results

Michigan in 2013, game by game: won vs. Central Michigan 59–9; won vs. No. 14 Notre Dame 41–30; won vs. Akron 28–24; won at UConn 24–21; won vs. Minnesota 42–13; lost at Penn State 40–43; won vs. Indiana 63–47; lost at No. 24 Michigan State 6–29; lost vs. Nebraska 13–17; won at Northwestern 27–19; lost at Iowa 21–24; lost vs. No. 3 Ohio State 41–42; lost vs. Kansas State 14–31+50−23Won 59–9 vs. Central Michigan+50Central MichiganWon 41–30 vs. No. 14 Notre Dame+11No. 14 Notre DameWon 28–24 vs. Akron+4AkronWon 24–21 at UConn+3UConnWon 42–13 vs. Minnesota+29MinnesotaLost 40–43 at Penn State-3Penn StateWon 63–47 vs. Indiana+16IndianaLost 6–29 at No. 24 Michigan State-23No. 24 Michigan StateLost 13–17 vs. Nebraska-4NebraskaWon 27–19 at Northwestern+8NorthwesternLost 21–24 at Iowa-3IowaLost 41–42 vs. No. 3 Ohio State-1No. 3 Ohio StateLost 14–31 vs. Kansas State-17Kansas State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsCentral MichiganW 59–⁠978%
Sep 7vs14Notre DameW 41–⁠3048%
Sep 14vsAkronW 28–⁠2491%
Sep 21atUConnW 24–⁠2175%
Oct 5vsMinnesotaW 42–⁠1377%
Oct 12atPenn StateL 40–⁠4354%
Oct 19vsIndianaW 63–⁠4779%
Nov 2at24Michigan StateL 6–⁠2942%
Nov 9vsNebraskaL 13–⁠1763%
Nov 16atNorthwesternW 27–⁠1954%
Nov 23atIowaL 21–⁠2456%
Nov 30vs3Ohio StateL 41–⁠4235%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvsKansas StateBuffalo Wild Wings BowlL 14–⁠3146%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Kansas State 31–⁠14 in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 98th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 140 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 17
  2. Wk 2: 17
  3. Wk 3: 11
  4. Wk 4: 15
  5. Wk 5: 18
  6. Wk 6: 19
  7. Wk 7: 18
  8. Wk 9: 24
  9. Wk 10: 23
Record
7–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 8th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked peak No. 11
Points
419–⁠349
Coach
Brady Hoke
Elo
1591 −13 this season
SP+ rating
11.1 No. 39 of 125; offense No. 53, defense No. 24, special teams No. 60
SRS
6.5 No. 37 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 4
Offensive coordinator
Al Borges
Defensive coordinator
Greg Mattison
Captains
Taylor Lewan, Courtney Avery, Cameron Gordon and Jake Ryan
Most valuable player
Jeremy Gallon
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense58th of 125
  • Defense24th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted52nd of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted27th of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0943%0.9858th of 125
Defense0.0444%0.8524th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.10 off
0.05 def		42% off
43% def		—52nd off
27th 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-0.2own 303% allowed
Defense-0.3own 312% 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 yardsDevin Gardner QB2,960 yds
Passing touchdownsDevin Gardner QB21 TD
Rushing yardsFitzgerald Toussaint RB648 yds
Rushing touchdownsFitzgerald Toussaint RB13 TD
Receiving yardsJeremy Gallon WR1,373 yds
Receiving touchdownsJeremy Gallon WR9 TD
InterceptionsBlake Countess DB6 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Derrick Green RB★★★★★No. 27
Patrick Kugler OC★★★★No. 68
Dymonte Thomas S★★★★No. 70
Shane Morris PRO★★★★No. 71
Kyle Bosch OG★★★★No. 85
David Dawson OG★★★★No. 96
Chris Fox OG★★★★No. 110
Jourdan Lewis CB★★★★No. 116

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.970
Running backs34.30.935
Receivers43.00.859
Offensive line63.80.941
Defensive line34.00.930
Linebackers14.00.915
Defensive backs43.50.913
Athletes and specialists33.00.854
Whole class253.60.911

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 1Taylor Lewan OTTennessee Titans
Rd 3Michael Schofield OTDenver Broncos
Rd 7Jeremy Gallon WRNew England Patriots

Roster 114

The 2013 roster

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

All-Big Ten

3 first team, 2 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 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan State8–⁠013–⁠13
Ohio State8–⁠012–⁠212
Wisconsin6–⁠29–⁠422
Nebraska5–⁠39–⁠4
Iowa5–⁠38–⁠5
Minnesota4–⁠48–⁠5
Penn State4–⁠47–⁠5
Michigan3–⁠57–⁠6
Indiana3–⁠55–⁠7
Northwestern1–⁠75–⁠7
Illinois1–⁠74–⁠8
Purdue0–⁠81–⁠11

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