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2013 Rutgers

6–⁠7 (3–⁠5 American Athletic Conference), coached by Kyle Flood.

Schedule and results

Rutgers in 2013, game by game: lost at Fresno State 51–52; won vs. Norfolk State 38–0; won vs. Eastern Michigan 28–10; won vs. Arkansas 28–24; won at SMU 55–52; lost at No. 8 Louisville 10–24; lost vs. Houston 14–49; won vs. Temple 23–20; lost vs. Cincinnati 17–52; lost at No. 17 UCF 17–41; lost at UConn 17–28; won vs. South Florida 31–6; lost vs. No. 25 Notre Dame 16–29+38−35Lost 51–52 at Fresno State-1Fresno StateWon 38–0 vs. Norfolk State+38Norfolk StateWon 28–10 vs. Eastern Michigan+18Eastern MichiganWon 28–24 vs. Arkansas+4ArkansasWon 55–52 at SMU+3SMULost 10–24 at No. 8 Louisville-14No. 8 LouisvilleLost 14–49 vs. Houston-35HoustonWon 23–20 vs. Temple+3TempleLost 17–52 vs. Cincinnati-35CincinnatiLost 17–41 at No. 17 UCF-24No. 17 UCFLost 17–28 at UConn-11UConnWon 31–6 vs. South Florida+25South FloridaLost 16–29 vs. No. 25 Notre Dame-13No. 25 Notre Dame
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29atFresno StateL 51–⁠5244%
Sep 7vsNorfolk StateW 38–⁠087%
Sep 14vsEastern MichiganW 28–⁠1080%
Sep 21vsArkansasW 28–⁠2457%
Oct 5atSMUW 55–⁠5258%
Oct 10at8LouisvilleL 10–⁠2432%
Oct 26vsHoustonL 14–⁠4960%
Nov 2vsTempleW 23–⁠2076%
Nov 16vsCincinnatiL 17–⁠5249%
Nov 21at17UCFL 17–⁠4122%
Nov 30atUConnL 17–⁠2863%
Dec 7vsSouth FloridaW 31–⁠677%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvs25Notre DamePinstripe BowlL 16–⁠2924%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Notre Dame 29–⁠16 in the Pinstripe Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the American Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 46th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 152 on file).

Record
6–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 6th in American Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
345–⁠387
Coach
Kyle Flood
Elo
1461 −94 this season
SP+ rating
-8.1 No. 86 of 125; offense No. 90, defense No. 87, special teams No. 79
SRS
−7.9 No. 92 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 48
Offensive coordinator
Ron Prince
Defensive coordinators
Dave Cohen and Joe Rossi
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense88th of 125
  • Defense106th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted100th of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted114th of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0441%1.0588th of 125
Defense0.1442%1.06106th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.05 off
0.12 def		40% off
42% def		—100th off
114th 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 333% allowed
Defense-0.2own 272% 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 yardsGary Nova QB2,159 yds
Passing touchdownsGary Nova QB18 TD
Rushing yardsPaul James RB881 yds
Rushing touchdownsPaul James RB9 TD
Receiving yardsTyler Kroft TE573 yds
Receiving touchdownsLeonte Carroo WR9 TD
InterceptionsJamal Merrell LB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Nadir Barnwell ATH★★★★No. 209
Dorian Miller OG★★★No. 364
Myles Nash ATH★★★No. 574
Andre Patton WR★★★No. 817
Dontea Ayres RB★★★No. 906

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs33.00.835
Receivers33.00.844
Offensive line13.00.886
Defensive line43.00.827
Linebackers13.00.804
Defensive backs13.00.814
Athletes and specialists33.30.868
Whole class163.10.841

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.

Roster 113

The 2013 roster

113 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 33 have a stat line. See the roster

2013 American Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
UCF8–⁠012–⁠110
Louisville7–⁠112–⁠115
Cincinnati6–⁠29–⁠4
Houston5–⁠38–⁠5
SMU4–⁠45–⁠7
Rutgers3–⁠56–⁠7
UConn3–⁠53–⁠9
South Florida2–⁠62–⁠10
Memphis1–⁠73–⁠9
Temple1–⁠72–⁠10

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