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2013 UAB

2–⁠10 (1–⁠7 Conference USA), coached by Garrick McGee.

Schedule and results

UAB in 2013, game by game: lost at Troy 31–34; lost at No. 9 LSU 17–56; won vs. Northwestern State 52–28; lost at Vanderbilt 24–52; lost vs. Florida Atlantic 23–37; won at Florida International 27–24; lost at UTSA 31–52; lost vs. Middle Tennessee 21–24; lost at Marshall 14–56; lost at East Carolina 14–63; lost vs. Rice 34–37; lost vs. Southern Miss 27–62+24−49Lost 31–34 at Troy-3TroyLost 17–56 at No. 9 LSU-39No. 9 LSUWon 52–28 vs. Northwestern State+24Northwestern St…Lost 24–52 at Vanderbilt-28VanderbiltLost 23–37 vs. Florida Atlantic-14Florida AtlanticWon 27–24 at Florida International+3Florida Interna…Lost 31–52 at UTSA-21UTSALost 21–24 vs. Middle Tennessee-3Middle TennesseeLost 14–56 at Marshall-42MarshallLost 14–63 at East Carolina-49East CarolinaLost 34–37 vs. Rice-3RiceLost 27–62 vs. Southern Miss-35Southern Miss
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atTroyL 31–⁠3433%
Sep 7at9LSUL 17–⁠5610%
Sep 21vsNorthwestern StateW 52–⁠2866%
Sep 28atVanderbiltL 24–⁠5221%
Oct 5vsFlorida AtlanticL 23–⁠3760%
Oct 12atFlorida InternationalW 27–⁠2440%
Oct 26atUTSAL 31–⁠5239%
Nov 2vsMiddle TennesseeL 21–⁠2442%
Nov 9atMarshallL 14–⁠5620%
Nov 16atEast CarolinaL 14–⁠6312%
Nov 21vsRiceL 34–⁠3724%
Nov 30vsSouthern MissL 27–⁠6267%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Southern Miss 62–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The worst season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 31 on file).

Record
2–⁠10
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 11th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
315–⁠525
Coach
Garrick McGee
Elo
1231 −136 this season
SP+ rating
-20.8 No. 113 of 125; offense No. 89, defense No. 122, special teams No. 16
SRS
−19.0 No. 114 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 97
Offensive coordinator
Richard Owens
Defensive coordinator
Reggie Johnson
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense39th of 125
  • Defense122nd of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted45th of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted131st of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1140%1.1439th of 125
Defense0.2247%1.04122nd of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.10 off
0.18 def		40% off
47% def		—45th off
131st 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
Offense0.0own 282% 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 yardsJonathan Perry QB1,379 yds
Passing touchdownsJonathan Perry QB10 TD
Rushing yardsDarrin Reaves RB928 yds
Rushing touchdownsDarrin Reaves RB12 TD
Receiving yardsJ.J. Nelson WR846 yds
Receiving touchdownsJ.J. Nelson WR8 TD
InterceptionsJimmy Jean CB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Jeremiah Briscoe PRO★★★No. 1478
Fredrick Rich ILB★★★No. 1695
T.J. McCollum S★★No. 1907
Brandon Fuller OLB★★No. 1918
Justin Green WR★★No. 1932

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.818
Running backs22.00.789
Receivers62.00.779
Offensive line12.00.743
Defensive line22.00.763
Linebackers52.20.790
Defensive backs82.00.759
Athletes and specialists12.00.748
Whole class262.10.774

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 109

The 2013 roster

109 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 26 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.