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2013 Southern Miss

1–⁠11 (1–⁠7 Conference USA), coached by Todd Monken.

Schedule and results

Southern Miss in 2013, game by game: lost vs. Texas State 15–22; lost at No. 22 Nebraska 13–56; lost at Arkansas 3–24; lost at Boise State 7–60; lost vs. Florida International 23–24; lost at East Carolina 14–55; lost vs. North Texas 14–55; lost at Marshall 13–61; lost at Louisiana Tech 13–36; lost vs. Florida Atlantic 7–41; lost vs. Middle Tennessee 21–42; won at UAB 62–27+35−53Lost 15–22 vs. Texas State-7Texas StateLost 13–56 at No. 22 Nebraska-43No. 22 NebraskaLost 3–24 at Arkansas-21ArkansasLost 7–60 at Boise State-53Boise StateLost 23–24 vs. Florida International-1Florida Interna…Lost 14–55 at East Carolina-41East CarolinaLost 14–55 vs. North Texas-41North TexasLost 13–61 at Marshall-48MarshallLost 13–36 at Louisiana Tech-23Louisiana TechLost 7–41 vs. Florida Atlantic-34Florida AtlanticLost 21–42 vs. Middle Tennessee-21Middle TennesseeWon 62–27 at UAB+35UAB
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsTexas StateL 15–⁠2258%
Sep 7at22NebraskaL 13–⁠5615%
Sep 14atArkansasL 3–⁠2417%
Sep 28atBoise StateL 7–⁠6011%
Oct 5vsFlorida InternationalL 23–⁠2457%
Oct 19atEast CarolinaL 14–⁠5516%
Oct 26vsNorth TexasL 14–⁠5533%
Nov 2atMarshallL 13–⁠6118%
Nov 9atLouisiana TechL 13–⁠3622%
Nov 16vsFlorida AtlanticL 7–⁠4138%
Nov 23vsMiddle TennesseeL 21–⁠4227%
Nov 30atUABW 62–⁠2733%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat UAB 62–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 72nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 90 on file).

Record
1–⁠11
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 11th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
205–⁠503
Coach
Todd Monken
Elo
1266 −109 this season
SP+ rating
-24.5 No. 114 of 125; offense No. 117, defense No. 101, special teams No. 110
SRS
−23.8 No. 122 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 82
Offensive coordinator
Marcus Arroyo
Defensive coordinator
David Duggan
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense124th of 125
  • Defense81st of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted133rd of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted97th of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0635%0.95124th of 125
Defense0.1043%0.9281st of 125
Opponent-adjusted-0.02 off
0.10 def		36% off
44% def		—133rd off
97th 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-0.3own 293% allowed
Defense-0.1own 332% 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 yardsNick Mullens QB1,776 yds
Passing touchdownsNick Mullens QB13 TD
Rushing yardsKendrick Hardy RB419 yds
Rushing touchdownsKendrick Hardy RB2 TD
Receiving yardsMarkese Triplett WR558 yds
Receiving touchdownsMarkese Triplett WR4 TD
InterceptionsEd Wilkins DB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Christopher Robinson DT★★★No. 706
Rod Crayton DT★★★No. 838
Tyre’oune Holmes ATH★★★No. 1408
Jonathan Wilson SDE★★★No. 1610
Devin Farrior OT★★★No. 1627

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.00.771
Receivers42.00.779
Offensive line32.30.790
Defensive line62.70.808
Linebackers13.00.797
Defensive backs42.30.786
Athletes and specialists13.00.822
Whole class212.40.792

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 3Khyri Thornton DTGreen Bay Packers

Roster 112

The 2013 roster

112 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 32 have a stat line. See the roster

2013 Conference USA standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Marshall7–⁠110–⁠4
Rice7–⁠110–⁠4
East Carolina6–⁠210–⁠3
North Texas6–⁠29–⁠4
Middle Tennessee6–⁠28–⁠5
UTSA6–⁠27–⁠5
Tulane5–⁠37–⁠6
Florida Atlantic4–⁠46–⁠6
Louisiana Tech3–⁠54–⁠8
Tulsa2–⁠63–⁠9
UTEP1–⁠72–⁠10
UAB1–⁠72–⁠10
Southern Miss1–⁠71–⁠11
Florida International1–⁠71–⁠11

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