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2013 Middle Tennessee

8–⁠5 (6–⁠2 Conference USA), coached by Rick Stockstill.

Schedule and results

Middle Tennessee in 2013, game by game: won vs. Western Carolina 45–24; lost at North Carolina 20–40; won vs. Memphis 17–15; won at Florida Atlantic 42–35; lost at BYU 10–37; lost vs. East Carolina 17–24; lost at North Texas 7–34; won vs. Marshall 51–49; won at UAB 24–21; won vs. Florida International 48–0; won at Southern Miss 42–21; won vs. UTEP 48–17; lost vs. Navy 6–24+48−27Won 45–24 vs. Western Carolina+21Western CarolinaLost 20–40 at North Carolina-20North CarolinaWon 17–15 vs. Memphis+2MemphisWon 42–35 at Florida Atlantic+7Florida AtlanticLost 10–37 at BYU-27BYULost 17–24 vs. East Carolina-7East CarolinaLost 7–34 at North Texas-27North TexasWon 51–49 vs. Marshall+2MarshallWon 24–21 at UAB+3UABWon 48–0 vs. Florida International+48Florida Interna…Won 42–21 at Southern Miss+21Southern MissWon 48–17 vs. UTEP+31UTEPLost 6–24 vs. Navy-18Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsWestern CarolinaW 45–⁠2489%
Sep 7atNorth CarolinaL 20–⁠4034%
Sep 14vsMemphisW 17–⁠1570%
Sep 21atFlorida AtlanticW 42–⁠3556%
Sep 27atBYUL 10–⁠3732%
Oct 5vsEast CarolinaL 17–⁠2447%
Oct 12atNorth TexasL 7–⁠3446%
Oct 24vsMarshallW 51–⁠4947%
Nov 2atUABW 24–⁠2158%
Nov 9vsFlorida InternationalW 48–⁠077%
Nov 23atSouthern MissW 42–⁠2173%
Nov 30vsUTEPW 48–⁠1780%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvsNavyArmed Forces BowlL 6–⁠2441%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Navy 24–⁠6 in the Armed Forces Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 63 on file).

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
377–⁠341
Coach
Rick Stockstill
Elo
1462 −15 this season
SP+ rating
-11.8 No. 94 of 125; offense No. 93, defense No. 95, special teams No. 85
SRS
−6.8 No. 90 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 87
Offensive coordinator
Buster Faulkner
Defensive coordinators
Steve Ellis and Tyrone Nix
Offense
Pro spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense82nd of 125
  • Defense98th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted93rd of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted113th of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0542%0.9582nd of 125
Defense0.1347%0.8298th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.06 off
0.12 def		42% off
47% def		—93rd off
113th 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-0.3own 302% allowed
Defense0.0own 292% 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 yardsLogan Kilgore QB2,507 yds
Passing touchdownsLogan Kilgore QB16 TD
Rushing yardsJordan Parker RB745 yds
Rushing touchdownsJordan Parker RB6 TD
Receiving yardsMarcus Henry WR549 yds
Receiving touchdownsTavarres Jefferson WR5 TD
InterceptionsKevin Byard S5 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Kamani Thomas RB★★★No. 817
Shon Akins CB★★★No. 1420
Jimal McBride DT★★★No. 1478
Shane Tucker RB★★★No. 1500
Jevontey Smith WR★★★No. 1579

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.782
Running backs23.00.834
Receivers32.70.802
Offensive line32.00.753
Defensive line52.40.789
Linebackers22.00.739
Defensive backs22.50.777
Athletes and specialists22.50.774
Whole class202.40.782

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 5Jimmy Staten DTSeattle Seahawks

Roster 104

The 2013 roster

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

2013 Conference USA standings

Conference page
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.