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2013 San Diego State

8–⁠5 (6–⁠2 Mountain West Conference), coached by Rocky Long.

Schedule and results

San Diego State in 2013, game by game: lost vs. Eastern Illinois 19–40; lost at No. 3 Ohio State 7–42; lost vs. Oregon State 30–34; won at New Mexico State 26–16; won vs. Nevada 51–44; won at Air Force 27–20; lost vs. No. 15 Fresno State 28–35; won vs. New Mexico 35–30; won at San José State 34–30; won at Hawai’i 28–21; won vs. Boise State 34–31; lost at UNLV 19–45; won vs. Buffalo 49–24+25−35Lost 19–40 vs. Eastern Illinois-21Eastern IllinoisLost 7–42 at No. 3 Ohio State-35No. 3 Ohio StateLost 30–34 vs. Oregon State-4Oregon StateWon 26–16 at New Mexico State+10New Mexico StateWon 51–44 vs. Nevada+7NevadaWon 27–20 at Air Force+7Air ForceLost 28–35 vs. No. 15 Fresno State-7No. 15 Fresno StateWon 35–30 vs. New Mexico+5New MexicoWon 34–30 at San José State+4San José StateWon 28–21 at Hawai’i+7Hawai’iWon 34–31 vs. Boise State+3Boise StateLost 19–45 at UNLV-26UNLVWon 49–24 vs. Buffalo+25Buffalo
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsEastern IllinoisL 19–⁠4085%
Sep 7at3Ohio StateL 7–⁠4220%
Sep 21vsOregon StateL 30–⁠3445%
Sep 28atNew Mexico StateW 26–⁠1672%
Oct 4vsNevadaW 51–⁠4451%
Oct 10atAir ForceW 27–⁠2059%
Oct 26vs15Fresno StateL 28–⁠3544%
Nov 2vsNew MexicoW 35–⁠3079%
Nov 9atSan José StateW 34–⁠3034%
Nov 16atHawai’iW 28–⁠2174%
Nov 23vsBoise StateW 34–⁠3137%
Nov 30atUNLVL 19–⁠4561%
Dec 21Bowls & playoffvsBuffaloFamous Idaho Potato BowlW 49–⁠2449%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Buffalo 49–⁠24 in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 25th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 86 on file).

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
387–⁠412
Coach
Rocky Long
Elo
1539 −8 this season
SP+ rating
-4.8 No. 80 of 125; offense No. 72, defense No. 77, special teams No. 113
SRS
−4.9 No. 82 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 69
Offensive coordinator
Bob Toledo
Offense
West Coast
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense71st of 125
  • Defense58th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted98th of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted55th of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0739%1.1171st of 125
Defense0.0738%1.0458th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.05 off
0.07 def		37% off
38% def		—98th off
55th 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 332% allowed
Defense-0.1own 303% 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 yardsQuinn Kaehler QB3,007 yds
Passing touchdownsQuinn Kaehler QB19 TD
Rushing yardsAdam Muema RB1,244 yds
Rushing touchdownsAdam Muema RB15 TD
Receiving yardsEzell Ruffin WR1,136 yds
Receiving touchdownsColin Lockett WR5 TD
InterceptionsDamontae Kazee CB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Fred Melifonwu WDE★★★No. 1143
Kalan Montgomery CB★★★No. 1315
Tyler Morris S★★★No. 1425
Jordan Watson SDE★★★No. 1473
Trey Lomax S★★★No. 1555

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.807
Receivers42.50.793
Offensive line22.50.787
Defensive line23.00.826
Linebackers22.00.767
Defensive backs52.80.810
Whole class162.60.799

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 5Nat Berhe SNew York Giants
Rd 6Eric Pinkins SSeattle Seahawks

Roster 110

The 2013 roster

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

2013 Mountain West Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Fresno State7–⁠111–⁠2
Utah State7–⁠19–⁠5
Boise State6–⁠28–⁠5
San Diego State6–⁠28–⁠5
Colorado State5–⁠38–⁠6
UNLV5–⁠37–⁠6
San José State5–⁠36–⁠6
Wyoming3–⁠55–⁠7
Nevada3–⁠54–⁠8
New Mexico1–⁠73–⁠9
Air Force0–⁠82–⁠10
Hawai’i0–⁠81–⁠11

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