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2013 Northwestern State

6–⁠6 (3–⁠4 Southland Conference).

Schedule and results

Northwestern State in 2013, game by game: won at Missouri State 23–17; won vs. Southern 55–14; lost at Cincinnati 9–66; lost at UAB 28–52; won vs. Langston 37–0; lost at Nicholls 21–33; lost vs. SE Louisiana 22–37; lost at Sam Houston 10–44; won vs. Central Arkansas 31–28; won vs. Lamar 37–28; lost at McNeese 17–43; won vs. Stephen F. Austin 40–27+41−57Won 23–17 at Missouri State+6Missouri StateWon 55–14 vs. Southern+41SouthernLost 9–66 at Cincinnati-57CincinnatiLost 28–52 at UAB-24UABWon 37–0 vs. Langston+37LangstonLost 21–33 at Nicholls-12NichollsLost 22–37 vs. SE Louisiana-15SE LouisianaLost 10–44 at Sam Houston-34Sam HoustonWon 31–28 vs. Central Arkansas+3Central ArkansasWon 37–28 vs. Lamar+9LamarLost 17–43 at McNeese-26McNeeseWon 40–27 vs. Stephen F. Austin+13Stephen F. Aust…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29atMissouri StateW 23–⁠1741%
Sep 7vsSouthernW 55–⁠1464%
Sep 14atCincinnatiL 9–⁠6614%
Sep 21atUABL 28–⁠5234%
Sep 28vsLangstonW 37–⁠079%
Oct 12atNichollsL 21–⁠3352%
Oct 19vsSE LouisianaL 22–⁠3745%
Oct 26atSam HoustonL 10–⁠4415%
Nov 2vsCentral ArkansasW 31–⁠2833%
Nov 9vsLamarW 37–⁠2853%
Nov 16atMcNeeseL 17–⁠4319%
Nov 23vsStephen F. AustinW 40–⁠2760%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Stephen F. Austin 40–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Southland Conference.

In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 75 on file).

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠4 5th in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
330–⁠389
Coach
—
Elo
1276 +22 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−28.0 No. 65 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Robby Brown
Defensive coordinator
Chris Boone

Leaders

Passing yardsZach Adkins QB273 yds
Passing touchdownsZach Adkins QB1 TD
Rushing yardsGarrett Atzenweiler RB103 yds
Rushing touchdownsGarrett Atzenweiler RB2 TD
Receiving yardsLouis Hollier Jr. WR97 yds
Receiving touchdownsLouis Hollier Jr. WR1 TD

2013 Southland Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
SE Louisiana7–⁠010–⁠2
McNeese6–⁠110–⁠2
Sam Houston4–⁠39–⁠4
Central Arkansas4–⁠37–⁠5
Northwestern State3–⁠46–⁠6
Lamar2–⁠55–⁠7
Nicholls1–⁠64–⁠8
Stephen F. Austin1–⁠63–⁠9

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