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2013 Sacramento State

5–⁠7 (4–⁠5 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Sacramento State in 2013, game by game: lost at San José State 0–24; lost at Arizona State 0–55; won vs. Southern Oregon 63–56; lost vs. Southern Utah 21–24; won at Weber State 31–3; won vs. Northern Colorado 37–21; lost vs. Northern Arizona 38–39; won at North Dakota 31–7; lost vs. Montana 48–51; lost at Cal Poly 7–42; won vs. Portland State 43–42; lost vs. UC Davis 7–34+28−55Lost 0–24 at San José State-24San José StateLost 0–55 at Arizona State-55Arizona StateWon 63–56 vs. Southern Oregon+7Southern OregonLost 21–24 vs. Southern Utah-3Southern UtahWon 31–3 at Weber State+28Weber StateWon 37–21 vs. Northern Colorado+16Northern Colora…Lost 38–39 vs. Northern Arizona-1Northern ArizonaWon 31–7 at North Dakota+24North DakotaLost 48–51 vs. Montana-3MontanaLost 7–42 at Cal Poly-35Cal PolyWon 43–42 vs. Portland State+1Portland StateLost 7–34 vs. UC Davis-27UC Davis
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29atSan José StateL 0–⁠2413%
Sep 5atArizona StateL 0–⁠5512%
Sep 14vsSouthern OregonW 63–⁠5674%
Sep 21vsSouthern UtahL 21–⁠2452%
Sep 28atWeber StateW 31–⁠342%
Oct 5vsNorthern ColoradoW 37–⁠2176%
Oct 12vsNorthern ArizonaL 38–⁠3955%
Oct 19atNorth DakotaW 31–⁠753%
Nov 2vsMontanaL 48–⁠5143%
Nov 9atCal PolyL 7–⁠4240%
Nov 16vsPortland StateW 43–⁠4243%
Nov 23vsUC DavisL 7–⁠3466%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UC Davis 34–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 37 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠5 tied for 8th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
326–⁠398
Coach
—
Elo
1265 −22 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−26.5 No. 58 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 142
Offensive coordinator
Paul Peterson
Defensive coordinator
Anthony Parker

Leaders

Passing yardsGarrett Safron QB303 yds
Rushing yardsEzekiel Graham WR70 yds
Receiving yardsMorris Norrise WR85 yds

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Jordan Robinson APB★★★No. 1425
Jihad Vercher DUAL★★★No. 1857

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.799
Running backs13.00.820
Whole class23.00.810

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.

2013 Big Sky standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Eastern Washington8–⁠010–⁠3
Northern Arizona8–⁠19–⁠3
Montana7–⁠210–⁠2
Southern Utah6–⁠38–⁠5
Montana State5–⁠37–⁠5
Cal Poly5–⁠36–⁠6
UC Davis5–⁠55–⁠7
Portland State4–⁠56–⁠6
Sacramento State4–⁠55–⁠7
North Dakota2–⁠73–⁠8
Idaho State1–⁠73–⁠9
Weber State1–⁠72–⁠10
Northern Colorado0–⁠81–⁠11

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