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2013 Rice

10–⁠4 (7–⁠1 Conference USA), coached by David Bailiff.

Schedule and results

Rice in 2013, game by game: lost at No. 7 Texas A&M 31–52; won vs. Kansas 23–14; lost vs. Houston 26–31; won vs. Florida Atlantic 18–14; won at Tulsa 30–27; won at UTSA 27–21; won at New Mexico State 45–19; won vs. UTEP 45–7; lost at North Texas 16–28; won vs. Louisiana Tech 52–14; won at UAB 37–34; won vs. Tulane 17–13; won vs. Marshall 41–24; lost vs. Mississippi State 7–44+38−37Lost 31–52 at No. 7 Texas A&M-21No. 7 Texas A&MWon 23–14 vs. Kansas+9KansasLost 26–31 vs. Houston-5HoustonWon 18–14 vs. Florida Atlantic+4Florida AtlanticWon 30–27 at Tulsa+3TulsaWon 27–21 at UTSA+6UTSAWon 45–19 at New Mexico State+26New Mexico StateWon 45–7 vs. UTEP+38UTEPLost 16–28 at North Texas-12North TexasWon 52–14 vs. Louisiana Tech+38Louisiana TechWon 37–34 at UAB+3UABWon 17–13 vs. Tulane+4TulaneWon 41–24 vs. Marshall+17MarshallLost 7–44 vs. Mississippi State-37Mississippi Sta…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31at7Texas A&ML 31–⁠5219%
Sep 14vsKansasW 23–⁠1471%
Sep 21vsHoustonL 26–⁠3148%
Sep 28vsFlorida AtlanticW 18–⁠1473%
Oct 5atTulsaW 30–⁠2740%
Oct 12atUTSAW 27–⁠2159%
Oct 19atNew Mexico StateW 45–⁠1982%
Oct 26vsUTEPW 45–⁠783%
Oct 31atNorth TexasL 16–⁠2847%
Nov 16vsLouisiana TechW 52–⁠1467%
Nov 21atUABW 37–⁠3476%
Nov 30vsTulaneW 17–⁠1372%
Dec 7vsMarshallConference USA Championship GameW 41–⁠2446%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsMississippi StateLiberty BowlL 7–⁠4456%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Mississippi State 44–⁠7 in the Liberty Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Conference USA champions.

In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).

Conference USA champions7–⁠1 in the conference, won the Conference USA Championship Game

Record
10–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
415–⁠342
Coach
David Bailiff
Elo
1544 +52 this season
SP+ rating
-1.5 No. 73 of 125; offense No. 90, defense No. 60, special teams No. 40
SRS
−1.4 No. 69 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 91
Offensive coordinator
John Reagan
Defensive coordinator
Chris Thurmond
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense66th of 125
  • Defense33rd of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted75th of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted43rd of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0843%0.9566th of 125
Defense0.0538%1.0733rd of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.07 off
0.07 def		42% off
39% def		—75th off
43rd 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 302% allowed
Defense-0.1own 282% 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 yardsTaylor McHargue QB2,345 yds
Passing touchdownsTaylor McHargue QB17 TD
Rushing yardsCharles Ross RB1,280 yds
Rushing touchdownsCharles Ross RB15 TD
Receiving yardsJordan Taylor WR848 yds
Receiving touchdownsJordan Taylor WR8 TD
InterceptionsPhillip Gaines CB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Kenneth Thompson OG★★★No. 935
Cole Hunt TE★★★No. 1531
Jowan Davis RB★★★No. 1585
Nate German PRO★★★No. 1690
Robby Wells TE★★★No. 1837

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.806
Running backs13.00.811
Receivers42.80.800
Offensive line32.30.803
Defensive line32.00.781
Linebackers22.50.789
Athletes and specialists22.00.764
Whole class162.40.792

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 3Phillip Gaines CBKansas City Chiefs

Roster 107

The 2013 roster

107 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 27 have a stat line. See the roster

2013 Conference USA standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Marshall7–⁠110–⁠4
Rice7–⁠110–⁠4
East Carolina6–⁠210–⁠3
North Texas6–⁠29–⁠4
Middle Tennessee6–⁠28–⁠5
UTSA6–⁠27–⁠5
Tulane5–⁠37–⁠6
Florida Atlantic4–⁠46–⁠6
Louisiana Tech3–⁠54–⁠8
Tulsa2–⁠63–⁠9
UTEP1–⁠72–⁠10
UAB1–⁠72–⁠10
Southern Miss1–⁠71–⁠11
Florida International1–⁠71–⁠11

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