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2013 NC State

3–⁠9 (0–⁠8 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Dave Doeren.

Schedule and results

NC State in 2013, game by game: won vs. Louisiana Tech 40–14; won vs. Richmond 23–21; lost vs. No. 3 Clemson 14–26; won vs. Central Michigan 48–14; lost at Wake Forest 13–28; lost vs. Syracuse 10–24; lost at No. 3 Florida State 17–49; lost vs. North Carolina 19–27; lost at Duke 20–38; lost at Boston College 21–38; lost vs. East Carolina 28–42; lost vs. Maryland 21–41+34−32Won 40–14 vs. Louisiana Tech+26Louisiana TechWon 23–21 vs. Richmond+2RichmondLost 14–26 vs. No. 3 Clemson-12No. 3 ClemsonWon 48–14 vs. Central Michigan+34Central MichiganLost 13–28 at Wake Forest-15Wake ForestLost 10–24 vs. Syracuse-14SyracuseLost 17–49 at No. 3 Florida State-32No. 3 Florida StateLost 19–27 vs. North Carolina-8North CarolinaLost 20–38 at Duke-18DukeLost 21–38 at Boston College-17Boston CollegeLost 28–42 vs. East Carolina-14East CarolinaLost 21–41 vs. Maryland-20Maryland
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsLouisiana TechW 40–⁠1449%
Sep 7vsRichmondW 23–⁠2178%
Sep 19vs3ClemsonL 14–⁠2642%
Sep 28vsCentral MichiganW 48–⁠1476%
Oct 5atWake ForestL 13–⁠2858%
Oct 12vsSyracuseL 10–⁠2454%
Oct 26at3Florida StateL 17–⁠4911%
Nov 2vsNorth CarolinaL 19–⁠2753%
Nov 9atDukeL 20–⁠3830%
Nov 16atBoston CollegeL 21–⁠3838%
Nov 23vsEast CarolinaL 28–⁠4232%
Nov 30vsMarylandL 21–⁠4148%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Maryland 41–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 13th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 116th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
0–⁠8 tied for 13th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
274–⁠362
Coach
Dave Doeren
Elo
1362 −142 this season
SP+ rating
-0.5 No. 70 of 125; offense No. 87, defense No. 63, special teams No. 33
SRS
−7.4 No. 91 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 59
Offensive coordinator
Matt Canada
Defensive coordinator
Dave Huxtable
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense87th of 125
  • Defense87th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted92nd of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted87th of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0439%1.0087th of 125
Defense0.1043%1.0087th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.06 off
0.10 def		40% off
42% def		—92nd off
87th 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 282% allowed
Defense-0.3own 313% 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 yardsPete Thomas QB1,667 yds
Passing touchdownsBrandon Mitchell QB7 TD
Rushing yardsShadrach Thornton RB768 yds
Rushing touchdownsMatthew Dayes RB4 TD
Receiving yardsRashard Smith WR530 yds
Receiving touchdownsJuMichael Ramos WR3 TD
InterceptionsDontae Johnson CB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Sean Paul CB★★★No. 717
Tylar Reagan OG★★★No. 730
Kenton Gibbs DT★★★No. 730
Monty Nelson DT★★★No. 736
Josh Mercer APB★★★No. 750

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.752
Running backs23.00.840
Receivers33.00.816
Offensive line33.00.845
Defensive line23.00.857
Linebackers32.70.806
Defensive backs43.00.833
Athletes and specialists23.00.822
Whole class202.90.826

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 4Dontae Johnson CBSan Francisco 49ers

Roster 111

The 2013 roster

111 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 32 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.