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2013 San José State

6–⁠6 (5–⁠3 Mountain West Conference), coached by Ron Caragher.

Schedule and results

San José State in 2013, game by game: won vs. Sacramento State 24–0; lost at No. 5 Stanford 13–34; lost at Minnesota 24–43; lost vs. Utah State 12–40; won at Hawai’i 37–27; won at Colorado State 34–27; won vs. Wyoming 51–44; won at UNLV 34–24; lost vs. San Diego State 30–34; lost at Nevada 16–38; lost vs. Navy 52–58; won vs. No. 16 Fresno State 62–52+24−28Won 24–0 vs. Sacramento State+24Sacramento StateLost 13–34 at No. 5 Stanford-21No. 5 StanfordLost 24–43 at Minnesota-19MinnesotaLost 12–40 vs. Utah State-28Utah StateWon 37–27 at Hawai’i+10Hawai’iWon 34–27 at Colorado State+7Colorado StateWon 51–44 vs. Wyoming+7WyomingWon 34–24 at UNLV+10UNLVLost 30–34 vs. San Diego State-4San Diego StateLost 16–38 at Nevada-22NevadaLost 52–58 vs. Navy-6NavyWon 62–52 vs. No. 16 Fresno State+10No. 16 Fresno State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsSacramento StateW 24–⁠087%
Sep 7at5StanfordL 13–⁠3427%
Sep 21atMinnesotaL 24–⁠4351%
Sep 27vsUtah StateL 12–⁠4046%
Oct 6atHawai’iW 37–⁠2764%
Oct 12atColorado StateW 34–⁠2759%
Oct 26vsWyomingW 51–⁠4472%
Nov 2atUNLVW 34–⁠2461%
Nov 9vsSan Diego StateL 30–⁠3466%
Nov 16atNevadaL 16–⁠3859%
Nov 22vsNavyL 52–⁠5856%
Nov 29vs16Fresno StateW 62–⁠5233%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Fresno State 62–⁠52; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 91 on file).

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 5th in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
389–⁠421
Coach
Ron Caragher
Elo
1512 −56 this season
SP+ rating
-5.1 No. 81 of 125; offense No. 45, defense No. 110, special teams No. 47
SRS
−4.9 No. 82 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 123
Offensive coordinator
Jimmie Dougherty
Defensive coordinator
Kenwick Thompson
Offense
Multiple
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense23rd of 125
  • Defense107th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted21st of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted120th of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1446%0.9823rd of 125
Defense0.1446%1.00107th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.12 off
0.13 def		46% off
46% def		—21st off
120th 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 262% allowed
Defense0.0own 313% 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 yardsDavid Fales QB4,189 yds
Passing touchdownsDavid Fales QB33 TD
Rushing yardsJarrod Lawson RB788 yds
Rushing touchdownsJarrod Lawson RB4 TD
Receiving yardsChandler Jones WR1,356 yds
Receiving touchdownsChandler Jones WR15 TD
InterceptionsChristian Tago LB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Tyler Winston ATH★★★No. 1151
Brandon Monroe S★★★No. 1510
Thomas Tucker WR★★No. 1939
Travis Miller DT★★No. 2345
Nate Velichko DT★★No. 2400

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers32.00.761
Offensive line32.00.747
Defensive line62.00.754
Defensive backs13.00.816
Athletes and specialists13.00.833
Whole class142.10.764

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 5Bene Benwikere CBCarolina Panthers
Rd 6David Fales QBChicago Bears

Roster 106

The 2013 roster

106 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 31 have a stat line. See the roster

2013 Mountain West Conference standings

Conference page
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.