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2013 North Texas

9–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Conference USA), coached by Dan McCarney.

Schedule and results

North Texas in 2013, game by game: won vs. Idaho 40–6; lost at Ohio 21–27; won vs. Ball State 34–27; lost at No. 9 Georgia 21–45; lost at Tulane 21–24; won vs. Middle Tennessee 34–7; won at Louisiana Tech 28–13; won at Southern Miss 55–14; won vs. Rice 28–16; won vs. UTEP 41–7; lost vs. UTSA 13–21; won at Tulsa 42–10; won vs. UNLV 36–14+41−24Won 40–6 vs. Idaho+34IdahoLost 21–27 at Ohio-6OhioWon 34–27 vs. Ball State+7Ball StateLost 21–45 at No. 9 Georgia-24No. 9 GeorgiaLost 21–24 at Tulane-3TulaneWon 34–7 vs. Middle Tennessee+27Middle TennesseeWon 28–13 at Louisiana Tech+15Louisiana TechWon 55–14 at Southern Miss+41Southern MissWon 28–16 vs. Rice+12RiceWon 41–7 vs. UTEP+34UTEPLost 13–21 vs. UTSA-8UTSAWon 42–10 at Tulsa+32TulsaWon 36–14 vs. UNLV+22UNLV
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsIdahoW 40–⁠669%
Sep 7atOhioL 21–⁠2732%
Sep 14vsBall StateW 34–⁠2738%
Sep 21at9GeorgiaL 21–⁠4516%
Oct 5atTulaneL 21–⁠2447%
Oct 12vsMiddle TennesseeW 34–⁠754%
Oct 19atLouisiana TechW 28–⁠1343%
Oct 26atSouthern MissW 55–⁠1467%
Oct 31vsRiceW 28–⁠1653%
Nov 9vsUTEPW 41–⁠785%
Nov 23vsUTSAL 13–⁠2170%
Nov 30atTulsaW 42–⁠1054%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsUNLVHeart of Dallas BowlW 36–⁠1462%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat UNLV 36–⁠14 in the Heart of Dallas Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 105 on file).

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
414–⁠231
Coach
Dan McCarney
Elo
1564 +154 this season
SP+ rating
1.0 No. 67 of 125; offense No. 86, defense No. 40, special teams No. 96
SRS
2.8 No. 60 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 119
Offensive coordinator
Mike Canales
Defensive coordinator
John Skladany
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense80th of 125
  • Defense35th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted99th of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted51st of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0643%0.9080th of 125
Defense0.0538%0.9935th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.05 off
0.07 def		41% off
40% def		—99th off
51st 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-0.5own 332% allowed
Defense-0.3own 253% 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 yardsDerek Thompson QB2,896 yds
Passing touchdownsDerek Thompson QB16 TD
Rushing yardsBrandin Byrd RB1,075 yds
Rushing touchdownsBrandin Byrd RB11 TD
Receiving yardsBrelan Chancellor WR792 yds
Receiving touchdownsBrelan Chancellor WR4 TD
InterceptionsMarcus Trice DB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Andrew Tucker ATH★★★No. 1425
Cody Nelson OG★★★No. 1837
Fred Scott FB★★No. 2184
Sed Ellis OLB★★No. 2227
John Schilleci S★★No. 2227

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.750
Running backs12.00.784
Receivers22.00.757
Offensive line42.30.777
Defensive line12.00.700
Linebackers22.00.775
Defensive backs12.00.783
Athletes and specialists13.00.820
Whole class132.20.770

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.

Roster 106

The 2013 roster

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

2013 Conference USA standings

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.