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2013 Syracuse

7–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Scott Shafer.

Schedule and results

Syracuse in 2013, game by game: lost vs. Penn State 17–23; lost at No. 19 Northwestern 27–48; won vs. Wagner 54–0; won vs. Tulane 52–17; lost vs. No. 3 Clemson 14–49; won at NC State 24–10; lost at Georgia Tech 0–56; won vs. Wake Forest 13–0; won at Maryland 20–3; lost at No. 2 Florida State 3–59; lost vs. Pittsburgh 16–17; won vs. Boston College 34–31; won vs. Minnesota 21–17+54−56Lost 17–23 vs. Penn State-6Penn StateLost 27–48 at No. 19 Northwestern-21No. 19 NorthwesternWon 54–0 vs. Wagner+54WagnerWon 52–17 vs. Tulane+35TulaneLost 14–49 vs. No. 3 Clemson-35No. 3 ClemsonWon 24–10 at NC State+14NC StateLost 0–56 at Georgia Tech-56Georgia TechWon 13–0 vs. Wake Forest+13Wake ForestWon 20–3 at Maryland+17MarylandLost 3–59 at No. 2 Florida State-56No. 2 Florida StateLost 16–17 vs. Pittsburgh-1PittsburghWon 34–31 vs. Boston College+3Boston CollegeWon 21–17 vs. Minnesota+4Minnesota
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsPenn StateL 17–⁠2345%
Sep 7at19NorthwesternL 27–⁠4835%
Sep 14vsWagnerW 54–⁠079%
Sep 21vsTulaneW 52–⁠1779%
Oct 5vs3ClemsonL 14–⁠4940%
Oct 12atNC StateW 24–⁠1046%
Oct 19atGeorgia TechL 0–⁠5645%
Nov 2vsWake ForestW 13–⁠063%
Nov 9atMarylandW 20–⁠351%
Nov 16at2Florida StateL 3–⁠5915%
Nov 23vsPittsburghL 16–⁠1763%
Nov 30vsBoston CollegeW 34–⁠3165%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvsMinnesotaTexas BowlW 21–⁠1752%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Minnesota 21–⁠17 in the Texas Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 44th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 7th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
295–⁠330
Coach
Scott Shafer
Elo
1575 +10 this season
SP+ rating
0.0 No. 68 of 125; offense No. 78, defense No. 42, special teams No. 122
SRS
1.4 No. 61 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 74
Offensive coordinator
George McDonald
Defensive coordinator
Chuck Bullough
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense102nd of 125
  • Defense32nd of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted102nd of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted30th of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0238%1.02102nd of 125
Defense0.0542%0.9532nd of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.05 off
0.06 def		40% off
42% def		—102nd off
30th 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 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.

Player leaders are hidden for this season: our source’s player stats for Syracuse are missing players (they add up to less than 85% of the team’s passing or rushing yards).

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Corey Cooper WR★★★No. 745
Kendall Moore OT★★★No. 803
Marqez Hodge OLB★★★No. 1375
Isaiah Johnson SDE★★★No. 1463
Brisly Estime ATH★★★No. 1485

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.50.793
Receivers52.80.819
Offensive line23.00.826
Defensive line13.00.819
Linebackers13.00.823
Athletes and specialists13.00.818
Whole class122.80.816

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 3Jay Bromley DTNew York Giants
Rd 5Marquis Spruill OLBAtlanta Falcons

Roster 108

The 2013 roster

108 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 40 have a stat line. See the roster

2013 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida State8–⁠014–⁠01
Clemson7–⁠111–⁠28
Duke6–⁠210–⁠423
Miami5–⁠39–⁠4
Virginia Tech5–⁠38–⁠5
Georgia Tech5–⁠37–⁠6
North Carolina4–⁠47–⁠6
Boston College4–⁠47–⁠6
Syracuse4–⁠47–⁠6
Maryland3–⁠57–⁠6
Pittsburgh3–⁠57–⁠6
Wake Forest2–⁠64–⁠8
NC State0–⁠83–⁠9
Virginia0–⁠82–⁠10

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