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2013 Tulsa

3–⁠9 (2–⁠6 Conference USA), coached by Bill Blankenship.

Schedule and results

Tulsa in 2013, game by game: lost at Bowling Green 7–34; won vs. Colorado State 30–27; lost at No. 14 Oklahoma 20–51; lost vs. Iowa State 21–38; lost vs. Rice 27–30; won at UTEP 34–20; lost at Tulane 7–14; lost vs. UTSA 15–34; lost at East Carolina 24–58; lost vs. Marshall 34–45; won at Louisiana Tech 24–14; lost vs. North Texas 10–42+14−34Lost 7–34 at Bowling Green-27Bowling GreenWon 30–27 vs. Colorado State+3Colorado StateLost 20–51 at No. 14 Oklahoma-31No. 14 OklahomaLost 21–38 vs. Iowa State-17Iowa StateLost 27–30 vs. Rice-3RiceWon 34–20 at UTEP+14UTEPLost 7–14 at Tulane-7TulaneLost 15–34 vs. UTSA-19UTSALost 24–58 at East Carolina-34East CarolinaLost 34–45 vs. Marshall-11MarshallWon 24–14 at Louisiana Tech+10Louisiana TechLost 10–42 vs. North Texas-32North Texas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29atBowling GreenL 7–⁠3454%
Sep 7vsColorado StateW 30–⁠2781%
Sep 14at14OklahomaL 20–⁠5127%
Sep 26vsIowa StateL 21–⁠3871%
Oct 5vsRiceL 27–⁠3060%
Oct 12atUTEPW 34–⁠2065%
Oct 26atTulaneL 7–⁠1451%
Nov 2vsUTSAL 15–⁠3469%
Nov 9atEast CarolinaL 24–⁠5825%
Nov 14vsMarshallL 34–⁠4544%
Nov 23atLouisiana TechW 24–⁠1438%
Nov 30vsNorth TexasL 10–⁠4246%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Texas 42–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 69th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
2–⁠6 10th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
253–⁠407
Coach
Bill Blankenship
Elo
1395 −197 this season
SP+ rating
-18.7 No. 111 of 125; offense No. 121, defense No. 87, special teams No. 67
SRS
−13.8 No. 107 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 81
Offensive coordinator
Greg Peterson
Defensive coordinator
Brent Guy

How good, play by play

  • Offense111th of 125
  • Defense48th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted120th of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted38th of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0039%0.93111th of 125
Defense0.0642%0.9648th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.03 off
0.07 def		40% off
42% def		—120th off
38th 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 282% allowed
Defense-0.2own 322% 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 yardsCody Green QB1,339 yds
Passing touchdownsCody Green QB7 TD
Rushing yardsTrey Watts RB1,329 yds
Rushing touchdownsTrey Watts RB11 TD
Receiving yardsJordan James WR471 yds
Receiving touchdownsThomas Roberson WR4 TD
InterceptionsShawn Jackson LB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Will Barrow CB★★★No. 902
Devin Rolan ILB★★★No. 1139
Keevan Lucas WR★★★No. 1447
Chris Hall FB★★★No. 1500
Joe Bean S★★★No. 1527

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.807
Running backs13.00.817
Receivers32.70.806
Offensive line32.30.764
Defensive line32.30.783
Linebackers32.70.808
Defensive backs42.50.808
Athletes and specialists22.50.787
Whole class202.50.796

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.

Roster 108

The 2013 roster

108 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.