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2013 South Alabama

6–⁠6 (4–⁠3 Sun Belt Conference), coached by Joey Jones.

Schedule and results

South Alabama in 2013, game by game: lost vs. Southern Utah 21–22; won at Tulane 41–39; won vs. Western Kentucky 31–24; lost at Tennessee 24–31; lost at Troy 33–34; won vs. Kent State 38–21; lost at Texas State 31–33; lost vs. Arkansas State 16–17; lost at Navy 14–42; won vs. UL Monroe 36–14; won at Georgia State 38–17; won vs. Louisiana 30–8+22−28Lost 21–22 vs. Southern Utah-1Southern UtahWon 41–39 at Tulane+2TulaneWon 31–24 vs. Western Kentucky+7Western KentuckyLost 24–31 at Tennessee-7TennesseeLost 33–34 at Troy-1TroyWon 38–21 vs. Kent State+17Kent StateLost 31–33 at Texas State-2Texas StateLost 16–17 vs. Arkansas State-1Arkansas StateLost 14–42 at Navy-28NavyWon 36–14 vs. UL Monroe+22UL MonroeWon 38–17 at Georgia State+21Georgia StateWon 30–8 vs. Louisiana+22Louisiana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsSouthern UtahL 21–⁠2254%
Sep 7atTulaneW 41–⁠3935%
Sep 14vsWestern KentuckyW 31–⁠2436%
Sep 28atTennesseeL 24–⁠3122%
Oct 5atTroyL 33–⁠3432%
Oct 19vsKent StateW 38–⁠2133%
Oct 26atTexas StateL 31–⁠3337%
Nov 2vsArkansas StateL 16–⁠1739%
Nov 16atNavyL 14–⁠4223%
Nov 23vsUL MonroeW 36–⁠1445%
Nov 30atGeorgia StateW 38–⁠1776%
Dec 7vsLouisianaW 30–⁠831%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Louisiana 30–⁠8; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Sun Belt Conference.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 16 on file).

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Sun Belt Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
353–⁠302
Coach
Joey Jones
Elo
1428 +131 this season
SP+ rating
-10.2 No. 91 of 125; offense No. 85, defense No. 97, special teams No. 96
SRS
−4.3 No. 80 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 92
Offensive coordinator
Robert Matthews
Defensive coordinator
Kevin Sherrer
Offense
Multiple
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense60th of 125
  • Defense77th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted73rd of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted100th of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0942%0.9960th of 125
Defense0.1043%0.9977th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.08 off
0.10 def		42% off
44% def		—73rd off
100th 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 303% allowed
Defense0.0own 292% 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 yardsRoss Metheny QB2,622 yds
Passing touchdownsRoss Metheny QB15 TD
Rushing yardsJay Jones RB737 yds
Rushing touchdownsRoss Metheny QB10 TD
Receiving yardsShavarez Smith WR940 yds
Receiving touchdownsShavarez Smith WR6 TD
InterceptionsMontell Garner CB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Kaleb Blanchard RB★★★No. 481
Dejon Funderburk WR★★★No. 1051
Noah Armstrong OT★★★No. 1369
Jalen Wells TE★★★No. 1506
Devon Earl CB★★★No. 1741

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.793
Running backs22.50.826
Receivers52.40.801
Offensive line22.50.805
Defensive line22.00.787
Defensive backs22.50.798
Athletes and specialists12.00.758
Whole class152.30.799

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.

Roster 113

The 2013 roster

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

2013 Sun Belt Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Louisiana5–⁠29–⁠4
Arkansas State5–⁠28–⁠5
Western Kentucky4–⁠38–⁠4
UL Monroe4–⁠36–⁠6
South Alabama4–⁠36–⁠6
Troy4–⁠36–⁠6
Texas State2–⁠56–⁠6
Georgia State0–⁠70–⁠12

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