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2013 North Carolina

7–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Larry Fedora.

Schedule and results

North Carolina in 2013, game by game: lost at No. 6 South Carolina 10–27; won vs. Middle Tennessee 40–20; lost at Georgia Tech 20–28; lost vs. East Carolina 31–55; lost at Virginia Tech 17–27; lost vs. No. 10 Miami 23–27; won vs. Boston College 34–10; won at NC State 27–19; won vs. Virginia 45–14; won at Pittsburgh 34–27; won vs. Old Dominion 80–20; lost vs. No. 24 Duke 25–27; won vs. Cincinnati 39–17+60−24Lost 10–27 at No. 6 South Carolina-17No. 6 South CarolinaWon 40–20 vs. Middle Tennessee+20Middle TennesseeLost 20–28 at Georgia Tech-8Georgia TechLost 31–55 vs. East Carolina-24East CarolinaLost 17–27 at Virginia Tech-10Virginia TechLost 23–27 vs. No. 10 Miami-4No. 10 MiamiWon 34–10 vs. Boston College+24Boston CollegeWon 27–19 at NC State+8NC StateWon 45–14 vs. Virginia+31VirginiaWon 34–27 at Pittsburgh+7PittsburghWon 80–20 vs. Old Dominion+60Old DominionLost 25–27 vs. No. 24 Duke-2No. 24 DukeWon 39–17 vs. Cincinnati+22Cincinnati
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29at6South CarolinaL 10–⁠2728%
Sep 7vsMiddle TennesseeW 40–⁠2066%
Sep 21atGeorgia TechL 20–⁠2839%
Sep 28vsEast CarolinaL 31–⁠5564%
Oct 5atVirginia TechL 17–⁠2730%
Oct 17vs10MiamiL 23–⁠2738%
Oct 26vsBoston CollegeW 34–⁠1063%
Nov 2atNC StateW 27–⁠1947%
Nov 9vsVirginiaW 45–⁠1478%
Nov 16atPittsburghW 34–⁠2742%
Nov 23vsOld DominionW 80–⁠2068%
Nov 30vs24DukeL 25–⁠2757%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvsCincinnatiBelk BowlW 39–⁠1742%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cincinnati 39–⁠17 in the Belk Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 127 on file).

Led the nationRyan Switzer: punt return average (20.9)

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 7th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
425–⁠318
Coach
Larry Fedora
Elo
1616 +54 this season
SP+ rating
13.7 No. 29 of 125; offense No. 38, defense No. 30, special teams No. 31
SRS
6.5 No. 37 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 28
Offensive coordinator
Blake Anderson
Defensive coordinator
Dan Disch
Captains
A.J. Blue, Mack Hollins, James Hurst, Kareem Martin and Jabari Price
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense61st of 125
  • Defense54th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted63rd of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted40th of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0943%0.9361st of 125
Defense0.0742%0.9154th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.09 off
0.07 def		44% off
41% def		—63rd off
40th 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 292% allowed
Defense-0.3own 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 yardsBryn Renner QB1,765 yds
Passing touchdownsMarquise Williams QB15 TD
Rushing yardsMarquise Williams QB536 yds
Rushing touchdownsMarquise Williams QB6 TD
Receiving yardsEric Ebron TE973 yds
Receiving touchdownsQuinshad Davis WR10 TD
InterceptionsTre Boston DB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Greg Webb DT★★★★No. 140
T.J. Logan APB★★★★No. 175
Mitch Trubisky DUAL★★★★No. 211
Dajaun Drennon WDE★★★★No. 271
Brian Walker CB★★★★No. 341

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.917
Running backs14.00.928
Receivers13.00.879
Offensive line13.00.884
Defensive line33.70.906
Defensive backs23.50.878
Athletes and specialists13.00.874
Whole class103.50.896

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 1Eric Ebron TEDetroit Lions
Rd 3Kareem Martin DEArizona Cardinals
Rd 4Russell Bodine CCincinnati Bengals
Rd 4Tre Boston SCarolina Panthers
Rd 7Jabari Price CBMinnesota Vikings

Roster 111

The 2013 roster

111 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 31 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.