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2013 Texas A&M

9–⁠4 (4–⁠4 Southeastern Conference), coached by Kevin Sumlin, finished No. 18 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Texas A&M in 2013, game by game: won vs. Rice 52–31; won vs. Sam Houston 65–28; lost vs. No. 1 Alabama 42–49; won vs. SMU 42–13; won at Arkansas 45–33; won at Ole Miss 41–38; lost vs. No. 24 Auburn 41–45; won vs. Vanderbilt 56–24; won vs. UTEP 57–7; won vs. Mississippi State 51–41; lost at No. 18 LSU 10–34; lost at No. 5 Missouri 21–28; won vs. No. 22 Duke 52–48+50−24Won 52–31 vs. Rice+21RiceWon 65–28 vs. Sam Houston+37Sam HoustonLost 42–49 vs. No. 1 Alabama-7No. 1 AlabamaWon 42–13 vs. SMU+29SMUWon 45–33 at Arkansas+12ArkansasWon 41–38 at Ole Miss+3Ole MissLost 41–45 vs. No. 24 Auburn-4No. 24 AuburnWon 56–24 vs. Vanderbilt+32VanderbiltWon 57–7 vs. UTEP+50UTEPWon 51–41 vs. Mississippi State+10Mississippi Sta…Lost 10–34 at No. 18 LSU-24No. 18 LSULost 21–28 at No. 5 Missouri-7No. 5 MissouriWon 52–48 vs. No. 22 Duke+4No. 22 Duke
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsRiceW 52–⁠3181%
Sep 7vsSam HoustonW 65–⁠2884%
Sep 14vs1AlabamaL 42–⁠4950%
Sep 21vsSMUW 42–⁠1380%
Sep 28atArkansasW 45–⁠3363%
Oct 12atOle MissW 41–⁠3865%
Oct 19vs24AuburnL 41–⁠4579%
Oct 26vsVanderbiltW 56–⁠2477%
Nov 2vsUTEPW 57–⁠794%
Nov 9vsMississippi StateW 51–⁠4182%
Nov 23at18LSUL 10–⁠3445%
Nov 30at5MissouriL 21–⁠2838%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs22DukeChick-fil-A BowlW 52–⁠4863%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Duke 52–⁠48 in the Chick-fil-A Bowl; No. 18 in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The tied 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 7
  2. Wk 2: 7
  3. Wk 3: 6
  4. Wk 4: 10
  5. Wk 5: 10
  6. Wk 6: 9
  7. Wk 7: 9
  8. Wk 8: 7
  9. Wk 9: 14
  10. Wk 10: 12
  11. Wk 11: 11
  12. Wk 12: 10
  13. Wk 13: 9
  14. Wk 14: 19
  15. Wk 15: 22
  16. Wk 16: 20
  17. Final: 18

Heisman voteJohnny Manziel, fifth

2 consensus All-AmericansMike Evans, WR; Jake Matthews, OL

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 7th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 18 peak No. 6
Points
575–⁠419
Coach
Kevin Sumlin
Elo
1700 +5 this season
SP+ rating
20.4 No. 16 of 125; offense No. 1, defense No. 83, special teams No. 25
SRS
14.6 No. 19 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 9
Offensive coordinators
Clarence McKinney and Jake Spavital
Defensive coordinators
Mark Snyder and Marcel Yates
Offense
Spread
Defense
Multiple 4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense3rd of 125
  • Defense105th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted2nd of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted104th of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2153%0.953rd of 125
Defense0.1446%0.93105th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.18 off
0.11 def		51% off
44% def		—2nd off
104th 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 322% allowed
Defense-0.4own 252% 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 yardsJohnny Manziel QB4,114 yds
Passing touchdownsJohnny Manziel QB37 TD
Rushing yardsJohnny Manziel QB759 yds
Rushing touchdownsBen Malena RB10 TD
Receiving yardsMike Evans WR1,394 yds
Receiving touchdownsMike Evans WR12 TD
InterceptionsHoward Matthews DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Ricky Seals-Jones ATH★★★★★No. 24
Justin Manning DT★★★★No. 73
Isaiah Golden DT★★★★No. 99
Sebastian LaRue WR★★★★No. 143
Kameron Miles S★★★★No. 149
LaQuvionte Gonzalez WR★★★★No. 157
Daeshon Hall WDE★★★★No. 169
Kohl Stewart PRO★★★★No. 173

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks24.00.920
Running backs14.00.894
Receivers43.50.890
Offensive line33.30.894
Defensive line63.70.909
Linebackers33.00.882
Defensive backs53.20.873
Athletes and specialists43.50.872
Whole class283.50.890

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 1Jake Matthews OTAtlanta Falcons
Rd 1Mike Evans WRTampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 1Johnny Manziel QBCleveland Browns

Roster 114

The 2013 roster

114 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 39 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

4 first team

First 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.