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2013 Nebraska

9–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Big Ten), coached by Bo Pelini.

Schedule and results

Nebraska in 2013, game by game: won vs. Wyoming 37–34; won vs. Southern Miss 56–13; lost vs. No. 16 UCLA 21–41; won vs. South Dakota State 59–20; won vs. Illinois 39–19; won at Purdue 44–7; lost at Minnesota 23–34; won vs. Northwestern 27–24; won at Michigan 17–13; lost vs. No. 14 Michigan State 28–41; won at Penn State 23–20; lost vs. Iowa 17–38; won vs. No. 23 Georgia 24–19+43−21Won 37–34 vs. Wyoming+3WyomingWon 56–13 vs. Southern Miss+43Southern MissLost 21–41 vs. No. 16 UCLA-20No. 16 UCLAWon 59–20 vs. South Dakota State+39South Dakota St…Won 39–19 vs. Illinois+20IllinoisWon 44–7 at Purdue+37PurdueLost 23–34 at Minnesota-11MinnesotaWon 27–24 vs. Northwestern+3NorthwesternWon 17–13 at Michigan+4MichiganLost 28–41 vs. No. 14 Michigan State-13No. 14 Michigan StateWon 23–20 at Penn State+3Penn StateLost 17–38 vs. Iowa-21IowaWon 24–19 vs. No. 23 Georgia+5No. 23 Georgia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsWyomingW 37–⁠3476%
Sep 7vsSouthern MissW 56–⁠1385%
Sep 14vs16UCLAL 21–⁠4163%
Sep 21vsSouth Dakota StateW 59–⁠2073%
Oct 5vsIllinoisW 39–⁠1975%
Oct 12atPurdueW 44–⁠767%
Oct 26atMinnesotaL 23–⁠3459%
Nov 2vsNorthwesternW 27–⁠2464%
Nov 9atMichiganW 17–⁠1337%
Nov 16vs14Michigan StateL 28–⁠4148%
Nov 23atPenn StateW 23–⁠2045%
Nov 29vsIowaL 17–⁠3866%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs23GeorgiaGator BowlW 24–⁠1935%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Georgia 24–⁠19 in the Gator Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 76th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 18
  2. Wk 2: 22
  3. Wk 3: 23
  4. Wk 9: 25
Record
9–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked peak No. 18
Points
415–⁠323
Coach
Bo Pelini
Elo
1597 +4 this season
SP+ rating
11.6 No. 36 of 125; offense No. 47, defense No. 39, special teams No. 5
SRS
4.9 No. 49 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 22
Offensive coordinator
Tim Beck
Defensive coordinator
John Papuchis
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense70th of 125
  • Defense14th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted74th of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted15th of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0743%0.8770th of 125
Defense0.0141%0.8914th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.07 off
0.03 def		42% off
42% def		—74th off
15th 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
Offense0.0own 293% allowed
Defense-0.3own 302% 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 yardsTommy Armstrong Jr. QB966 yds
Passing touchdownsTaylor Martinez QB10 TD
Rushing yardsAmeer Abdullah RB1,690 yds
Rushing touchdownsImani Cross RB10 TD
Receiving yardsQuincy Enunwa WR753 yds
Receiving touchdownsQuincy Enunwa WR12 TD
InterceptionsCiante Evans CB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Terrell Newby RB★★★★No. 123
Adam Taylor RB★★★★No. 247
Josh Banderas ILB★★★★No. 249
Johnny Stanton DUAL★★★★No. 296
Marcus Newby OLB★★★★No. 305
A.J. Natter WDE★★★★No. 330
D.J. Singleton S★★★★No. 336

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.899
Running backs24.00.926
Receivers32.70.812
Offensive line42.80.825
Defensive line23.50.872
Linebackers33.70.895
Defensive backs23.50.868
Athletes and specialists22.50.816
Whole class193.20.857

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 2Stan Jean-Baptiste CBNew Orleans Saints
Rd 3Spencer Long OGWashington Redskins
Rd 6Quincy Enunwa WRNew York Jets

Roster 136

The 2013 roster

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

All-Big Ten

2 first team, 3 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.