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2013 Texas Tech

8–⁠5 (4–⁠5 Big 12), coached by Kliff Kingsbury.

Schedule and results

Texas Tech in 2013, game by game: won at SMU 41–23; won vs. Stephen F. Austin 61–13; won vs. No. 24 TCU 20–10; won vs. Texas State 33–7; won at Kansas 54–16; won vs. Iowa State 42–35; won at West Virginia 37–27; lost at No. 17 Oklahoma 30–38; lost vs. No. 18 Oklahoma State 34–52; lost vs. Kansas State 26–49; lost vs. No. 4 Baylor 34–63; lost at Texas 16–41; won vs. No. 16 Arizona State 37–23+48−29Won 41–23 at SMU+18SMUWon 61–13 vs. Stephen F. Austin+48Stephen F. Aust…Won 20–10 vs. No. 24 TCU+10No. 24 TCUWon 33–7 vs. Texas State+26Texas StateWon 54–16 at Kansas+38KansasWon 42–35 vs. Iowa State+7Iowa StateWon 37–27 at West Virginia+10West VirginiaLost 30–38 at No. 17 Oklahoma-8No. 17 OklahomaLost 34–52 vs. No. 18 Oklahoma State-18No. 18 Oklahoma StateLost 26–49 vs. Kansas State-23Kansas StateLost 34–63 vs. No. 4 Baylor-29No. 4 BaylorLost 16–41 at Texas-25TexasWon 37–23 vs. No. 16 Arizona State+14No. 16 Arizona State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atSMUW 41–⁠2340%
Sep 7vsStephen F. AustinW 61–⁠1387%
Sep 12vs24TCUW 20–⁠1057%
Sep 21vsTexas StateW 33–⁠779%
Oct 5atKansasW 54–⁠1672%
Oct 12vsIowa StateW 42–⁠3576%
Oct 19atWest VirginiaW 37–⁠2758%
Oct 26at17OklahomaL 30–⁠3837%
Nov 2vs18Oklahoma StateL 34–⁠5251%
Nov 9vsKansas StateL 26–⁠4957%
Nov 16vs4BaylorL 34–⁠6327%
Nov 28atTexasL 16–⁠4132%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvs16Arizona StateHoliday BowlW 37–⁠2330%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Arizona State 37–⁠23 in the Holiday Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 33rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 101 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 4: 25
  2. Wk 5: 24
  3. Wk 6: 20
  4. Wk 7: 20
  5. Wk 8: 16
  6. Wk 9: 10
  7. Wk 10: 15
  8. Wk 11: 25

Consensus All-AmericanJace Amaro, TE

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠5 6th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 10
Points
465–⁠397
Coach
Kliff Kingsbury
Elo
1577 +47 this season
SP+ rating
14.0 No. 28 of 125; offense No. 22, defense No. 48, special teams No. 56
SRS
6.3 No. 39 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 46
Offensive coordinators
Sonny Cumbie and Eric Morris
Defensive coordinators
Matt Wallerstedt and Mike Smith
Offense
Air raid
Defense
Multiple

How good, play by play

  • Offense36th of 125
  • Defense43rd of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted22nd of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted53rd of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1145%0.9936th of 125
Defense0.0641%0.9243rd of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.12 off
0.07 def		46% off
42% def		—22nd off
53rd 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 303% allowed
Defense-0.1own 302% 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 yardsDavis Webb QB2,718 yds
Passing touchdownsDavis Webb QB20 TD
Rushing yardsKenny Williams RB497 yds
Rushing touchdownsKenny Williams RB8 TD
Receiving yardsJace Amaro TE1,352 yds
Receiving touchdownsEric Ward WR8 TD
InterceptionsJ.J. Gaines DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Devin Lauderdale WR★★★No. 350
Gary Moore WR★★★No. 393
Dylan Cantrell WR★★★No. 452
Cody Hayes OT★★★No. 838
Dee Paul ATH★★★No. 843

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers53.00.856
Offensive line13.00.851
Defensive line23.00.814
Linebackers13.00.836
Defensive backs13.00.821
Athletes and specialists33.00.830
Whole class133.00.839

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 2Jace Amaro TENew York Jets
Rd 7Will Smith ILBDallas Cowboys

Roster 107

The 2013 roster

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

All-Big 12

3 first team, 2 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 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Baylor8–⁠111–⁠213
Oklahoma7–⁠211–⁠26
Oklahoma State7–⁠210–⁠317
Texas7–⁠28–⁠5
Kansas State5–⁠48–⁠5
Texas Tech4–⁠58–⁠5
TCU2–⁠74–⁠8
West Virginia2–⁠74–⁠8
Iowa State2–⁠73–⁠9
Kansas1–⁠83–⁠9

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