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2013 Mississippi State

7–⁠6 (3–⁠5 Southeastern Conference), coached by Dan Mullen.

Schedule and results

Mississippi State in 2013, game by game: lost vs. No. 13 Oklahoma State 3–21; won vs. Alcorn State 51–7; lost at Auburn 20–24; won vs. Troy 62–7; lost vs. No. 10 LSU 26–59; won vs. Bowling Green 21–20; won vs. Kentucky 28–22; lost at No. 14 South Carolina 16–34; lost at No. 11 Texas A&M 41–51; lost vs. No. 1 Alabama 7–20; won at Arkansas 24–17; won vs. Ole Miss 17–10; won vs. Rice 44–7+55−33Lost 3–21 vs. No. 13 Oklahoma State-18No. 13 Oklahoma StateWon 51–7 vs. Alcorn State+44Alcorn StateLost 20–24 at Auburn-4AuburnWon 62–7 vs. Troy+55TroyLost 26–59 vs. No. 10 LSU-33No. 10 LSUWon 21–20 vs. Bowling Green+1Bowling GreenWon 28–22 vs. Kentucky+6KentuckyLost 16–34 at No. 14 South Carolina-18No. 14 South CarolinaLost 41–51 at No. 11 Texas A&M-10No. 11 Texas A&MLost 7–20 vs. No. 1 Alabama-13No. 1 AlabamaWon 24–17 at Arkansas+7ArkansasWon 17–10 vs. Ole Miss+7Ole MissWon 44–7 vs. Rice+37Rice
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vs13Oklahoma StateL 3–⁠2137%
Sep 7vsAlcorn StateW 51–⁠790%
Sep 14atAuburnL 20–⁠2442%
Sep 21vsTroyW 62–⁠767%
Oct 5vs10LSUL 26–⁠5933%
Oct 12vsBowling GreenW 21–⁠2051%
Oct 24vsKentuckyW 28–⁠2275%
Nov 2at14South CarolinaL 16–⁠3419%
Nov 9at11Texas A&ML 41–⁠5118%
Nov 16vs1AlabamaL 7–⁠2017%
Nov 23atArkansasW 24–⁠1749%
Nov 28vsOle MissW 17–⁠1049%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsRiceLiberty BowlW 44–⁠744%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Rice 44–⁠7 in the Liberty Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 25th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 9th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
360–⁠299
Coach
Dan Mullen
Elo
1587 +49 this season
SP+ rating
10.7 No. 41 of 125; offense No. 37, defense No. 36, special teams No. 110
SRS
8.1 No. 32 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 24
Offensive coordinator
Les Koenning
Defensive coordinator
Geoff Collins
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense41st of 125
  • Defense83rd of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted46th of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted59th of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1145%0.9841st of 125
Defense0.1042%0.9883rd of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.10 off
0.07 def		45% off
39% def		—46th off
59th 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 301% allowed
Defense0.1own 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.

Leaders

Passing yardsDak Prescott QB1,940 yds
Passing touchdownsDak Prescott QB10 TD
Rushing yardsDak Prescott QB829 yds
Rushing touchdownsDak Prescott QB13 TD
Receiving yardsJameon Lewis WR923 yds
Receiving touchdownsJameon Lewis WR5 TD
InterceptionsNickoe Whitley DB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Chris Jones SDE★★★★★No. 18
Ashton Shumpert S★★★★No. 183
Fred Ross WR★★★★No. 196
Cord Sandberg DUAL★★★★No. 235
Jake Thomas OT★★★No. 360

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.50.868
Receivers23.50.884
Offensive line33.00.856
Defensive line15.00.992
Defensive backs14.00.923
Athletes and specialists33.00.854
Whole class123.40.879

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 3Gabe Jackson OGOakland Raiders

Roster 108

The 2013 roster

108 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 35 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

1 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 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.