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2013 Notre Dame

9–⁠4, coached by Brian Kelly, finished No. 20 in the AP poll. Officially 0–⁠4: the NCAA vacated eight regular-season wins and the 2013 Pinstripe Bowl win.

From the season’s Wikipedia article: “In November 2016, the NCAA infractions panel vacated all wins from Notre Dame’s 2012 and 2013 seasons based on its finding that ineligible students had played for the 2012 and 2013 teams.”

Schedule and results

Notre Dame in 2013, game by game: won vs. Temple 28–6; lost at No. 17 Michigan 30–41; won at Purdue 31–24; won vs. Michigan State 17–13; lost vs. No. 14 Oklahoma 21–35; won vs. No. 22 Arizona State 37–34; won vs. USC 14–10; won at Air Force 45–10; won vs. Navy 38–34; lost at Pittsburgh 21–28; won vs. BYU 23–13; lost at No. 8 Stanford 20–27; won vs. Rutgers 29–16+35−14Won 28–6 vs. Temple+22TempleLost 30–41 at No. 17 Michigan-11No. 17 MichiganWon 31–24 at Purdue+7PurdueWon 17–13 vs. Michigan State+4Michigan StateLost 21–35 vs. No. 14 Oklahoma-14No. 14 OklahomaWon 37–34 vs. No. 22 Arizona State+3No. 22 Arizona StateWon 14–10 vs. USC+4USCWon 45–10 at Air Force+35Air ForceWon 38–34 vs. Navy+4NavyLost 21–28 at Pittsburgh-7PittsburghWon 23–13 vs. BYU+10BYULost 20–27 at No. 8 Stanford-7No. 8 StanfordWon 29–16 vs. Rutgers+13Rutgers
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsTempleW 28–⁠6vacated82%
Sep 7at17MichiganL 30–⁠4152%
Sep 14atPurdueW 31–⁠24vacated69%
Sep 21vsMichigan StateW 17–⁠13vacated66%
Sep 28vs14OklahomaL 21–⁠3557%
Oct 5vs22Arizona StateW 37–⁠34vacated57%
Oct 19vsUSCW 14–⁠10vacated69%
Oct 26atAir ForceW 45–⁠10vacated82%
Nov 2vsNavyW 38–⁠34vacated81%
Nov 9atPittsburghL 21–⁠2867%
Nov 23vsBYUW 23–⁠13vacated59%
Nov 30at8StanfordL 20–⁠2732%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvsRutgersPinstripe BowlW 29–⁠16vacated76%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Rutgers 29–⁠16 in the Pinstripe Bowl; No. 20 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 59th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 14
  2. Wk 2: 14
  3. Wk 3: 21
  4. Wk 4: 22
  5. Wk 5: 22
  6. Wk 11: 24
  7. Wk 14: 25
  8. Wk 16: 25
  9. Final: 20
Record
9–⁠4
Conference
—
AP final
No. 20 peak No. 14
Points
354–⁠291
Coach
Brian Kelly
Elo
1682 +1 this season
SP+ rating
13.2 No. 30 of 125; offense No. 35, defense No. 34, special teams No. 67
SRS
8.0 No. 33 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 5
Offensive coordinator
Chuck Martin
Defensive coordinators
Bob Diaco and Kerry Cooks
Captains
Zack Martin, Bennett Jackson and T.J. Jones
Most valuable player
T.J. Jones
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense67th of 125
  • Defense51st of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted72nd of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted44th of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0743%1.0267th of 125
Defense0.0745%0.8351st of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.08 off
0.07 def		44% off
44% def		—72nd off
44th 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 292% 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.

Player leaders are hidden for this season: our source’s player stats for Notre Dame are missing players (they add up to less than 85% of the team’s passing or rushing yards).

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Jaylon Smith OLB★★★★★No. 2
Max Redfield S★★★★★No. 29
Greg Bryant RB★★★★No. 45
Hunter Bivin OT★★★★No. 97
Tarean Folston RB★★★★No. 106
Steve Elmer OT★★★★No. 109
Isaac Rochell SDE★★★★No. 112
John Montelus OG★★★★No. 139

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.930
Running backs24.00.964
Receivers53.80.904
Offensive line54.00.939
Defensive line23.50.915
Linebackers34.00.928
Defensive backs34.30.938
Athletes and specialists13.00.883
Whole class223.90.926

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 1Zack Martin OTDallas Cowboys
Rd 2Stephon Tuitt DEPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 2Troy Niklas TEArizona Cardinals
Rd 3Louis Nix III DTHouston Texans
Rd 3Chris Watt OGSan Diego Chargers
Rd 4Prince Shembo OLBAtlanta Falcons
Rd 6Bennett Jackson CBNew York Giants
Rd 6T.J. Jones WRDetroit Lions

Roster 110

The 2013 roster

110 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 28 have a stat line. See the roster