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2013 Pittsburgh

7–⁠6 (3–⁠5 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Paul Chryst.

Schedule and results

Pittsburgh in 2013, game by game: lost vs. No. 11 Florida State 13–41; won vs. New Mexico 49–27; won at Duke 58–55; won vs. Virginia 14–3; lost at No. 24 Virginia Tech 9–19; won vs. Old Dominion 35–24; lost at Navy 21–24; lost at Georgia Tech 10–21; won vs. No. 24 Notre Dame 28–21; lost vs. North Carolina 27–34; won at Syracuse 17–16; lost vs. Miami 31–41; won vs. Bowling Green 30–27+22−28Lost 13–41 vs. No. 11 Florida State-28No. 11 Florida StateWon 49–27 vs. New Mexico+22New MexicoWon 58–55 at Duke+3DukeWon 14–3 vs. Virginia+11VirginiaLost 9–19 at No. 24 Virginia Tech-10No. 24 Virginia TechWon 35–24 vs. Old Dominion+11Old DominionLost 21–24 at Navy-3NavyLost 10–21 at Georgia Tech-11Georgia TechWon 28–21 vs. No. 24 Notre Dame+7No. 24 Notre DameLost 27–34 vs. North Carolina-7North CarolinaWon 17–16 at Syracuse+1SyracuseLost 31–41 vs. Miami-10MiamiWon 30–27 vs. Bowling Green+3Bowling Green
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vs11Florida StateL 13–⁠4137%
Sep 14vsNew MexicoW 49–⁠2774%
Sep 21atDukeW 58–⁠5550%
Sep 28vsVirginiaW 14–⁠367%
Oct 12at24Virginia TechL 9–⁠1933%
Oct 19vsOld DominionW 35–⁠2465%
Oct 26atNavyL 21–⁠2451%
Nov 2atGeorgia TechL 10–⁠2134%
Nov 9vs24Notre DameW 28–⁠2133%
Nov 16vsNorth CarolinaL 27–⁠3458%
Nov 23atSyracuseW 17–⁠1637%
Nov 29vsMiamiL 31–⁠4151%
Dec 26Bowls & playoffvsBowling GreenLittle Caesars BowlW 30–⁠2728%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Bowling Green 30–⁠27 in the Little Caesars Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 77th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).

Outland TrophyAaron Donald, DT; also the Lombardi, Nagurski and Bednarik

Consensus All-AmericanAaron Donald, DT

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 10th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
342–⁠353
Coach
Paul Chryst
Elo
1525 +3 this season
SP+ rating
9.4 No. 45 of 125; offense No. 46, defense No. 38, special teams No. 99
SRS
3.0 No. 57 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 32
Offensive coordinator
Joe Rudolph
Defensive coordinator
Matt House
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense27th of 125
  • Defense41st of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted30th of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted31st of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1345%0.9827th of 125
Defense0.0641%0.9741st of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.11 off
0.06 def		44% off
40% def		—30th off
31st 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
Offense0.0own 29— allowed
Defense-0.3own 29— 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 yardsTom Savage QB2,958 yds
Passing touchdownsTom Savage QB21 TD
Rushing yardsJames Conner RB799 yds
Rushing touchdownsJames Conner RB8 TD
Receiving yardsTyler Boyd WR1,174 yds
Receiving touchdownsDevin Street WR7 TD
InterceptionsRay Vinopal DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Dorian Johnson OT★★★★No. 44
Tyler Boyd WR★★★★No. 126
TraVon Chapman DUAL★★★★No. 314
Reggie Green ATH★★★No. 1026
James Conner OLB★★★No. 1056

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.896
Receivers73.10.841
Offensive line33.00.864
Defensive line13.00.803
Linebackers13.00.839
Defensive backs13.00.819
Athletes and specialists33.00.826
Whole class173.10.842

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 1Aaron Donald DTSt. Louis Rams
Rd 4Tom Savage QBHouston Texans
Rd 5Devin Street WRDallas Cowboys

Roster 98

The 2013 roster

98 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 25 have a stat line. See the roster

2013 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida State8–⁠014–⁠01
Clemson7–⁠111–⁠28
Duke6–⁠210–⁠423
Miami5–⁠39–⁠4
Virginia Tech5–⁠38–⁠5
Georgia Tech5–⁠37–⁠6
North Carolina4–⁠47–⁠6
Boston College4–⁠47–⁠6
Syracuse4–⁠47–⁠6
Maryland3–⁠57–⁠6
Pittsburgh3–⁠57–⁠6
Wake Forest2–⁠64–⁠8
NC State0–⁠83–⁠9
Virginia0–⁠82–⁠10

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