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2013 Tennessee

5–⁠7 (2–⁠6 Southeastern Conference), coached by Butch Jones.

Schedule and results

Tennessee in 2013, game by game: won vs. Austin Peay 45–0; won vs. Western Kentucky 52–20; lost at No. 2 Oregon 14–59; lost at No. 19 Florida 17–31; won vs. South Alabama 31–24; lost vs. No. 6 Georgia 31–34; won vs. No. 11 South Carolina 23–21; lost at No. 1 Alabama 10–45; lost at No. 10 Missouri 3–31; lost vs. No. 7 Auburn 23–55; lost vs. Vanderbilt 10–14; won at Kentucky 27–14+45−45Won 45–0 vs. Austin Peay+45Austin PeayWon 52–20 vs. Western Kentucky+32Western KentuckyLost 14–59 at No. 2 Oregon-45No. 2 OregonLost 17–31 at No. 19 Florida-14No. 19 FloridaWon 31–24 vs. South Alabama+7South AlabamaLost 31–34 vs. No. 6 Georgia-3No. 6 GeorgiaWon 23–21 vs. No. 11 South Carolina+2No. 11 South CarolinaLost 10–45 at No. 1 Alabama-35No. 1 AlabamaLost 3–31 at No. 10 Missouri-28No. 10 MissouriLost 23–55 vs. No. 7 Auburn-32No. 7 AuburnLost 10–14 vs. Vanderbilt-4VanderbiltWon 27–14 at Kentucky+13Kentucky
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsAustin PeayW 45–⁠088%
Sep 7vsWestern KentuckyW 52–⁠2059%
Sep 14at2OregonL 14–⁠5917%
Sep 21at19FloridaL 17–⁠3126%
Sep 28vsSouth AlabamaW 31–⁠2478%
Oct 5vs6GeorgiaL 31–⁠3431%
Oct 19vs11South CarolinaW 23–⁠2128%
Oct 26at1AlabamaL 10–⁠4511%
Nov 2at10MissouriL 3–⁠3121%
Nov 9vs7AuburnL 23–⁠5540%
Nov 23vsVanderbiltL 10–⁠1441%
Nov 30atKentuckyW 27–⁠1453%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Kentucky 27–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 12th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 108th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠6 12th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
286–⁠348
Coach
Butch Jones
Elo
1481 −7 this season
SP+ rating
5.1 No. 57 of 125; offense No. 63, defense No. 60, special teams No. 12
SRS
3.0 No. 57 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 25
Offensive coordinator
Mike Bajakian
Defensive coordinator
John Jancek
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense109th of 125
  • Defense110th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted115th of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted101st of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0143%0.81109th of 125
Defense0.1543%1.02110th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
0.11 def		44% off
41% def		—115th off
101st 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 324% allowed
Defense-0.1own 263% 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 yardsJustin Worley QB1,239 yds
Passing touchdownsJustin Worley QB10 TD
Rushing yardsRajion Neal RB1,124 yds
Rushing touchdownsRajion Neal RB12 TD
Receiving yardsMarquez North WR496 yds
Receiving touchdownsAlton Howard WR3 TD
InterceptionsBrian Randolph DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Marquez North WR★★★★No. 88
Joshua Dobbs PRO★★★★No. 161
Jason Carr SDE★★★★No. 188
Jalen Reeves-Maybin OLB★★★★No. 252
Ryan Jenkins WR★★★No. 358

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.50.904
Running backs12.00.786
Receivers53.20.879
Offensive line23.00.857
Defensive line33.30.855
Linebackers23.50.889
Athletes and specialists13.00.866
Whole class163.20.870

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 1Ja’Wuan James OTMiami Dolphins
Rd 6Zach Fulton OGKansas City Chiefs
Rd 6Dan McCullers DTPittsburgh Steelers

Roster 122

The 2013 roster

122 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 31 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

1 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.