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2013 Northern Iowa

7–⁠5 (3–⁠5 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

Northern Iowa in 2013, game by game: won at Iowa State 28–20; won vs. Drake 45–14; won at Northern Colorado 26–7; won vs. McNeese 41–6; lost at North Dakota State 23–24; lost vs. Southern Illinois 17–24; lost vs. South Dakota 31–38; lost vs. South Dakota State 34–37; lost at Illinois State 3–13; won vs. Youngstown State 22–20; won at Missouri State 17–10; won vs. Western Illinois 28–13+35−10Won 28–20 at Iowa State+8Iowa StateWon 45–14 vs. Drake+31DrakeWon 26–7 at Northern Colorado+19Northern Colora…Won 41–6 vs. McNeese+35McNeeseLost 23–24 at North Dakota State-1North Dakota St…Lost 17–24 vs. Southern Illinois-7Southern Illino…Lost 31–38 vs. South Dakota-7South DakotaLost 34–37 vs. South Dakota State-3South Dakota St…Lost 3–13 at Illinois State-10Illinois StateWon 22–20 vs. Youngstown State+2Youngstown StateWon 17–10 at Missouri State+7Missouri StateWon 28–13 vs. Western Illinois+15Western Illinois
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atIowa StateW 28–⁠2027%
Sep 7vsDrakeW 45–⁠1468%
Sep 21atNorthern ColoradoW 26–⁠775%
Sep 28vsMcNeeseW 41–⁠657%
Oct 5atNorth Dakota StateL 23–⁠2432%
Oct 12vsSouthern IllinoisL 17–⁠2474%
Oct 19vsSouth DakotaL 31–⁠3883%
Oct 26vsSouth Dakota StateL 34–⁠3754%
Nov 2atIllinois StateL 3–⁠1347%
Nov 9vsYoungstown StateW 22–⁠2043%
Nov 16atMissouri StateW 17–⁠1045%
Nov 23vsWestern IllinoisW 28–⁠1382%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Western Illinois 28–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 89 on file).

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 7th in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
315–⁠226
Coach
—
Elo
1410 +31 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−7.8 No. 7 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 204
Offensive coordinators
Bill Salmon and Mario Verduzco
Defensive coordinator
Jeremiah Johnson
Offense
Multiple
Defense
3–⁠4

Leaders

Passing yardsSawyer Kollmorgen QB218 yds
Passing touchdownsSawyer Kollmorgen QB2 TD
Rushing yardsDavid Johnson RB199 yds
Rushing touchdownsDavid Johnson RB2 TD
Receiving yardsKevin Vereen WR68 yds
Receiving touchdownsDavid Johnson RB2 TD

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Jamison Whiting WR★★No. 2564

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers12.00.767

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.

2013 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Dakota State8–⁠013–⁠0
South Dakota State5–⁠39–⁠4
Youngstown State5–⁠38–⁠4
Southern Illinois5–⁠37–⁠5
Missouri State5–⁠35–⁠7
Illinois State4–⁠45–⁠6
Northern Iowa3–⁠57–⁠5
South Dakota3–⁠54–⁠8
Western Illinois2–⁠64–⁠8
Indiana State0–⁠81–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.