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2013 SMU

5–⁠7 (4–⁠4 American Athletic Conference), coached by June Jones.

Schedule and results

SMU in 2013, game by game: lost vs. Texas Tech 23–41; won vs. Montana State 31–30; lost at No. 10 Texas A&M 13–42; lost at TCU 17–48; lost vs. Rutgers 52–55; won at Memphis 34–29; won vs. Temple 59–49; lost at Cincinnati 25–28; won vs. UConn 38–21; won at South Florida 16–6; lost at Houston 0–34; lost vs. No. 15 UCF 13–17+17−34Lost 23–41 vs. Texas Tech-18Texas TechWon 31–30 vs. Montana State+1Montana StateLost 13–42 at No. 10 Texas A&M-29No. 10 Texas A&MLost 17–48 at TCU-31TCULost 52–55 vs. Rutgers-3RutgersWon 34–29 at Memphis+5MemphisWon 59–49 vs. Temple+10TempleLost 25–28 at Cincinnati-3CincinnatiWon 38–21 vs. UConn+17UConnWon 16–6 at South Florida+10South FloridaLost 0–34 at Houston-34HoustonLost 13–17 vs. No. 15 UCF-4No. 15 UCF
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsTexas TechL 23–⁠4160%
Sep 7vsMontana StateW 31–⁠3070%
Sep 21at10Texas A&ML 13–⁠4220%
Sep 28atTCUL 17–⁠4834%
Oct 5vsRutgersL 52–⁠5542%
Oct 19atMemphisW 34–⁠2953%
Oct 26vsTempleW 59–⁠4968%
Nov 9atCincinnatiL 25–⁠2829%
Nov 16vsUConnW 38–⁠2178%
Nov 23atSouth FloridaW 16–⁠666%
Nov 29atHoustonL 0–⁠3435%
Dec 7vs15UCFL 13–⁠1731%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UCF 17–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the American Athletic Conference.

In program history: The tied 58th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠4 5th in American Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
321–⁠400
Coach
June Jones
Elo
1481 −60 this season
SP+ rating
-15.2 No. 102 of 125; offense No. 97, defense No. 100, special teams No. 85
SRS
−9.0 No. 95 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 72
Offensive coordinators
Hal Mumme and Jason Phillips
Defensive coordinator
Tom Mason
Offense
Run and shoot/Air raid
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense56th of 125
  • Defense71st of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted59th of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted70th of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0943%0.9656th of 125
Defense0.0946%0.8571st of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.09 off
0.09 def		43% off
45% def		—59th off
70th 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-0.2own 272% allowed
Defense-0.3own 342% 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 yardsGarrett Gilbert QB3,528 yds
Passing touchdownsGarrett Gilbert QB21 TD
Rushing yardsPrescott Line RB332 yds
Rushing touchdownsGarrett Gilbert QB6 TD
Receiving yardsJeremy Johnson WR1,112 yds
Receiving touchdownsKeenan Holman WR9 TD
InterceptionsKenneth Acker DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Zelt Minor DT★★★No. 706
Kolney Cassel PRO★★★No. 1350
J’Marcus Rhodes ATH★★★No. 1355
Carlos Carroll ILB★★★No. 1355
Everett Dickerson S★★★No. 1415

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.825
Offensive line62.70.790
Defensive line32.70.818
Linebackers32.30.787
Defensive backs72.60.797
Athletes and specialists13.00.824
Whole class212.60.799

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 6Kenneth Acker CBSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 6Garrett Gilbert QBSt. Louis Rams

Roster 114

The 2013 roster

114 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 34 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.