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2013 South Carolina

11–⁠2 (6–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Steve Spurrier, finished No. 4 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

South Carolina in 2013, game by game: won vs. North Carolina 27–10; lost at No. 11 Georgia 30–41; won vs. Vanderbilt 35–25; won at UCF 28–25; won vs. Kentucky 35–28; won at Arkansas 52–7; lost at Tennessee 21–23; won at No. 5 Missouri 27–24; won vs. Mississippi State 34–16; won vs. Florida 19–14; won vs. Coastal Carolina 70–10; won vs. No. 6 Clemson 31–17; won vs. No. 19 Wisconsin 34–24+60−11Won 27–10 vs. North Carolina+17North CarolinaLost 30–41 at No. 11 Georgia-11No. 11 GeorgiaWon 35–25 vs. Vanderbilt+10VanderbiltWon 28–25 at UCF+3UCFWon 35–28 vs. Kentucky+7KentuckyWon 52–7 at Arkansas+45ArkansasLost 21–23 at Tennessee-2TennesseeWon 27–24 at No. 5 Missouri+3No. 5 MissouriWon 34–16 vs. Mississippi State+18Mississippi Sta…Won 19–14 vs. Florida+5FloridaWon 70–10 vs. Coastal Carolina+60Coastal CarolinaWon 31–17 vs. No. 6 Clemson+14No. 6 ClemsonWon 34–24 vs. No. 19 Wisconsin+10No. 19 Wisconsin
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsNorth CarolinaW 27–⁠1072%
Sep 7at11GeorgiaL 30–⁠4146%
Sep 14vsVanderbiltW 35–⁠2573%
Sep 28atUCFW 28–⁠2549%
Oct 5vsKentuckyW 35–⁠2888%
Oct 12atArkansasW 52–⁠766%
Oct 19atTennesseeL 21–⁠2372%
Oct 26at5MissouriW 27–⁠2443%
Nov 2vsMississippi StateW 34–⁠1681%
Nov 16vsFloridaW 19–⁠1476%
Nov 23vsCoastal CarolinaW 70–⁠1087%
Nov 30vs6ClemsonW 31–⁠1760%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs19WisconsinCapital One BowlW 34–⁠2460%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wisconsin 34–⁠24 in the Capital One Bowl; No. 4 in the final AP poll; 4th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 6
  2. Wk 2: 6
  3. Wk 3: 13
  4. Wk 4: 12
  5. Wk 5: 12
  6. Wk 6: 13
  7. Wk 7: 14
  8. Wk 8: 11
  9. Wk 9: 20
  10. Wk 10: 14
  11. Wk 11: 13
  12. Wk 12: 11
  13. Wk 13: 12
  14. Wk 14: 10
  15. Wk 15: 8
  16. Wk 16: 8
  17. Final: 4
Record
11–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠2 4th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 4 peak No. 4
Points
443–⁠264
Coach
Steve Spurrier
Elo
1788 +113 this season
SP+ rating
19.8 No. 19 of 125; offense No. 12, defense No. 26, special teams No. 73
SRS
18.4 No. 8 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 20
Offensive coordinators
Steve Spurrier Jr. and Shawn Elliot
Defensive coordinator
Lorenzo Ward
Offense
Fun and gun
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense14th of 125
  • Defense68th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted9th of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted52nd of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1545%1.0514th of 125
Defense0.0843%1.0068th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.15 off
0.07 def		46% off
41% def		—9th off
52nd 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 291% allowed
Defense0.0own 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 yardsConnor Shaw QB2,447 yds
Passing touchdownsConnor Shaw QB24 TD
Rushing yardsMike Davis RB1,183 yds
Rushing touchdownsMike Davis RB11 TD
Receiving yardsBruce Ellington WR775 yds
Receiving touchdownsBruce Ellington WR8 TD
InterceptionsSkai Moore LB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Kelsey Griffin DT★★★★No. 84
Larenz Bryant OLB★★★★No. 103
David Williams APB★★★★No. 162
D.J. Park OG★★★★No. 278
Na’Ty Rodgers OT★★★★No. 333
Connor Mitch PRO★★★★No. 342

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.795
Running backs23.50.898
Offensive line43.50.883
Defensive line33.30.906
Linebackers33.30.896
Athletes and specialists23.00.867
Whole class163.30.879

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 1Jadeveon Clowney DEHouston Texans
Rd 4Bruce Ellington WRSan Francisco 49ers

Roster 109

The 2013 roster

109 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 36 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

2 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2013 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2013 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Missouri7–⁠112–⁠25
Auburn7–⁠112–⁠22
Alabama7–⁠111–⁠27
South Carolina6–⁠211–⁠24
LSU5–⁠310–⁠314
Georgia5–⁠38–⁠5
Vanderbilt4–⁠49–⁠424
Texas A&M4–⁠49–⁠418
Ole Miss3–⁠58–⁠5
Mississippi State3–⁠57–⁠6
Florida3–⁠54–⁠8
Tennessee2–⁠65–⁠7
Arkansas0–⁠83–⁠9
Kentucky0–⁠82–⁠10

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