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2013 Tulane

7–⁠6 (5–⁠3 Conference USA), coached by Curtis Johnson.

Schedule and results

Tulane in 2013, game by game: won vs. Jackson State 34–7; lost vs. South Alabama 39–41; won at Louisiana Tech 24–15; lost at Syracuse 17–52; won at UL Monroe 31–14; won vs. North Texas 24–21; won vs. East Carolina 36–33; won vs. Tulsa 14–7; lost at Florida Atlantic 17–34; lost at UTSA 7–10; won vs. UTEP 45–3; lost at Rice 13–17; lost vs. Louisiana 21–24+42−35Won 34–7 vs. Jackson State+27Jackson StateLost 39–41 vs. South Alabama-2South AlabamaWon 24–15 at Louisiana Tech+9Louisiana TechLost 17–52 at Syracuse-35SyracuseWon 31–14 at UL Monroe+17UL MonroeWon 24–21 vs. North Texas+3North TexasWon 36–33 vs. East Carolina+3East CarolinaWon 14–7 vs. Tulsa+7TulsaLost 17–34 at Florida Atlantic-17Florida AtlanticLost 7–10 at UTSA-3UTSAWon 45–3 vs. UTEP+42UTEPLost 13–17 at Rice-4RiceLost 21–24 vs. Louisiana-3Louisiana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsJackson StateW 34–⁠749%
Sep 7vsSouth AlabamaL 39–⁠4165%
Sep 12atLouisiana TechW 24–⁠1518%
Sep 21atSyracuseL 17–⁠5221%
Sep 28atUL MonroeW 31–⁠1428%
Oct 5vsNorth TexasW 24–⁠2153%
Oct 12vsEast CarolinaW 36–⁠3337%
Oct 26vsTulsaW 14–⁠749%
Nov 2atFlorida AtlanticL 17–⁠3455%
Nov 9atUTSAL 7–⁠1040%
Nov 23vsUTEPW 45–⁠372%
Nov 30atRiceL 13–⁠1728%
Dec 21Bowls & playoffvsLouisianaNew Orleans BowlL 21–⁠2435%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Louisiana 24–⁠21 in the New Orleans Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 73rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
5–⁠3 7th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
322–⁠278
Coach
Curtis Johnson
Elo
1415 +105 this season
SP+ rating
-8.0 No. 85 of 125; offense No. 114, defense No. 48, special teams No. 50
SRS
−5.4 No. 86 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 83
Offensive coordinator
Eric Price
Defensive coordinators
Jon Sumrall and Lionel Washington
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4 or 4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense115th of 125
  • Defense17th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted124th of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted28th of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0137%0.89115th of 125
Defense0.0237%1.0417th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.02 off
0.05 def		38% off
39% def		—124th off
28th 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 323% allowed
Defense-0.6own 293% 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 Montana QB1,717 yds
Passing touchdownsNick Montana QB14 TD
Rushing yardsOrleans Darkwa RB863 yds
Rushing touchdownsOrleans Darkwa RB12 TD
Receiving yardsRyan Grant WR1,039 yds
Receiving touchdownsRyan Grant WR9 TD
InterceptionsLorenzo Doss CB7 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Chris Taylor OG★★★No. 943
Eldrick Washington SDE★★★No. 1605
Ade Aruna SDE★★★No. 1636
Tanzel Smart DT★★★No. 1671
Tanner Lee PRO★★★No. 1802

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.801
Offensive line32.30.808
Defensive line43.00.806
Linebackers32.00.781
Defensive backs62.00.787
Athletes and specialists22.00.769
Whole class192.30.792

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 5Ryan Grant WRWashington Redskins

Roster 100

The 2013 roster

100 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 29 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.