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2013 Ohio State

12–⁠2 (8–⁠0 Big Ten), coached by Urban Meyer, finished No. 12 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Ohio State in 2013, game by game: won vs. Buffalo 40–20; won vs. San Diego State 42–7; won at California 52–34; won vs. Florida A&M 76–0; won vs. No. 23 Wisconsin 31–24; won at No. 16 Northwestern 40–30; won vs. Iowa 34–24; won vs. Penn State 63–14; won at Purdue 56–0; won at Illinois 60–35; won vs. Indiana 42–14; won at Michigan 42–41; lost vs. No. 10 Michigan State 24–34; lost vs. No. 12 Clemson 35–40+76−10Won 40–20 vs. Buffalo+20BuffaloWon 42–7 vs. San Diego State+35San Diego StateWon 52–34 at California+18CaliforniaWon 76–0 vs. Florida A&M+76Florida A&MWon 31–24 vs. No. 23 Wisconsin+7No. 23 WisconsinWon 40–30 at No. 16 Northwestern+10No. 16 NorthwesternWon 34–24 vs. Iowa+10IowaWon 63–14 vs. Penn State+49Penn StateWon 56–0 at Purdue+56PurdueWon 60–35 at Illinois+25IllinoisWon 42–14 vs. Indiana+28IndianaWon 42–41 at Michigan+1MichiganLost 24–34 vs. No. 10 Michigan State-10No. 10 Michigan StateLost 35–40 vs. No. 12 Clemson-5No. 12 Clemson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsBuffaloW 40–⁠2086%
Sep 7vsSan Diego StateW 42–⁠780%
Sep 14atCaliforniaW 52–⁠3474%
Sep 21vsFlorida A&MW 76–⁠094%
Sep 28vs23WisconsinW 31–⁠2467%
Oct 5at16NorthwesternW 40–⁠3053%
Oct 19vsIowaW 34–⁠2482%
Oct 26vsPenn StateW 63–⁠1475%
Nov 2atPurdueW 56–⁠086%
Nov 16atIllinoisW 60–⁠3588%
Nov 23vsIndianaW 42–⁠1489%
Nov 30atMichiganW 42–⁠4165%
Dec 7vs10Michigan StateBig Ten Championship GameL 24–⁠3456%
Jan 3Bowls & playoffvs12ClemsonOrange BowlL 35–⁠4058%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Clemson 40–⁠35 in the Orange Bowl; No. 12 in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 33rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 2
  2. Wk 2: 3
  3. Wk 3: 4
  4. Wk 4: 4
  5. Wk 5: 4
  6. Wk 6: 4
  7. Wk 7: 4
  8. Wk 8: 4
  9. Wk 9: 4
  10. Wk 10: 4
  11. Wk 11: 4
  12. Wk 12: 3
  13. Wk 13: 4
  14. Wk 14: 3
  15. Wk 15: 2
  16. Wk 16: 7
  17. Final: 12

Big Ten Leaders champions8–⁠0 in the conference

Record
12–⁠2
Conference
8–⁠0 shared first in Big Ten
AP final
No. 12 peak No. 2
Points
637–⁠317
Coach
Urban Meyer
Elo
1740 +79 this season
SP+ rating
28.4 No. 5 of 125; offense No. 2, defense No. 44, special teams No. 1
SRS
17.3 No. 12 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 2
Offensive coordinators
Tom Herman and Ed Warinner
Defensive coordinators
Luke Fickell and Everett Withers
Captains
Jack Mewhort, C.J. Barnett, Christian Bryant, Kenny Guiton, Braxton Miller, Ryan Shazier, Corey Linsley and Corey Brown
Offense
Spread
Defense
Multiple

How good, play by play

  • Offense6th of 125
  • Defense75th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted3rd of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted72nd of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1952%0.926th of 125
Defense0.0944%0.9175th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.17 off
0.09 def		52% off
44% def		—3rd off
72nd 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-0.1own 322% allowed
Defense-0.3own 252% 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 yardsBraxton Miller QB2,094 yds
Passing touchdownsBraxton Miller QB24 TD
Rushing yardsCarlos Hyde RB1,521 yds
Rushing touchdownsCarlos Hyde RB15 TD
Receiving yardsCorey Brown WR771 yds
Receiving touchdownsCorey Brown WR10 TD
InterceptionsC.J. Barnett DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Vonn Bell S★★★★★No. 26
Jalin Marshall WR★★★★★No. 34
Joey Bosa SDE★★★★No. 37
Eli Apple CB★★★★No. 52
Mike Mitchell OLB★★★★No. 54
Cameron Burrows CB★★★★No. 63
Ezekiel Elliott APB★★★★No. 69
Dontre Wilson APB★★★★No. 72

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.938
Running backs33.30.902
Receivers34.30.953
Offensive line14.00.966
Defensive line54.00.925
Linebackers24.00.962
Defensive backs54.20.957
Athletes and specialists13.00.871
Whole class214.00.937

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 1Ryan Shazier OLBPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 1Bradley Roby CBDenver Broncos
Rd 2Carlos Hyde RBSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 2Jack Mewhort OTIndianapolis Colts
Rd 5Corey Linsley CGreen Bay Packers
Rd 7C.B. Bryant SSt. Louis Rams

Roster 114

The 2013 roster

114 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 30 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big Ten

8 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2013 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2013 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan State8–⁠013–⁠13
Ohio State8–⁠012–⁠212
Wisconsin6–⁠29–⁠422
Nebraska5–⁠39–⁠4
Iowa5–⁠38–⁠5
Minnesota4–⁠48–⁠5
Penn State4–⁠47–⁠5
Michigan3–⁠57–⁠6
Indiana3–⁠55–⁠7
Northwestern1–⁠75–⁠7
Illinois1–⁠74–⁠8
Purdue0–⁠81–⁠11

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