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2013 UCF

12–⁠1 (8–⁠0 American Athletic Conference), coached by George O’Leary, finished No. 10 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

UCF in 2013, game by game: won vs. Akron 38–7; won at Florida International 38–0; won at Penn State 34–31; lost vs. No. 12 South Carolina 25–28; won at Memphis 24–17; won at No. 8 Louisville 38–35; won vs. UConn 62–17; won vs. Houston 19–14; won at Temple 39–36; won vs. Rutgers 41–17; won vs. South Florida 23–20; won at SMU 17–13; won vs. No. 6 Baylor 52–42+45−3Won 38–7 vs. Akron+31AkronWon 38–0 at Florida International+38Florida Interna…Won 34–31 at Penn State+3Penn StateLost 25–28 vs. No. 12 South Carolina-3No. 12 South CarolinaWon 24–17 at Memphis+7MemphisWon 38–35 at No. 8 Louisville+3No. 8 LouisvilleWon 62–17 vs. UConn+45UConnWon 19–14 vs. Houston+5HoustonWon 39–36 at Temple+3TempleWon 41–17 vs. Rutgers+24RutgersWon 23–20 vs. South Florida+3South FloridaWon 17–13 at SMU+4SMUWon 52–42 vs. No. 6 Baylor+10No. 6 Baylor
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsAkronW 38–⁠788%
Sep 6atFlorida InternationalW 38–⁠070%
Sep 14atPenn StateW 34–⁠3140%
Sep 28vs12South CarolinaL 25–⁠2851%
Oct 5atMemphisW 24–⁠1770%
Oct 18at8LouisvilleW 38–⁠3535%
Oct 26vsUConnW 62–⁠1789%
Nov 9vsHoustonW 19–⁠1464%
Nov 16atTempleW 39–⁠3679%
Nov 21vsRutgersW 41–⁠1778%
Nov 29vsSouth FloridaW 23–⁠2092%
Dec 7atSMUW 17–⁠1369%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs6BaylorFiesta BowlW 52–⁠4241%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Baylor 52–⁠42 in the Fiesta Bowl; No. 10 in the final AP poll; American Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 40 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 9: 21
  2. Wk 10: 19
  3. Wk 11: 19
  4. Wk 12: 15
  5. Wk 13: 17
  6. Wk 14: 17
  7. Wk 15: 15
  8. Wk 16: 15
  9. Final: 10

American Athletic Conference champions8–⁠0 in the conference

Record
12–⁠1
Conference
8–⁠0 first in American Athletic Conference
AP final
No. 10 peak No. 10
Points
450–⁠277
Coach
George O’Leary
Elo
1726 +139 this season
SP+ rating
12.3 No. 33 of 125; offense No. 19, defense No. 72, special teams No. 22
SRS
7.7 No. 35 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 79
Offensive coordinator
Charlie Taaffe
Defensive coordinator
Jim Fleming
Offense
Pro-style, option
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense35th of 125
  • Defense72nd of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted28th of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted74th of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1248%0.8735th of 125
Defense0.0939%1.1572nd of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.12 off
0.09 def		48% off
41% def		—28th off
74th 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-0.3own 323% allowed
Defense0.0own 272% 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 yardsBlake Bortles QB3,581 yds
Passing touchdownsBlake Bortles QB25 TD
Rushing yardsStorm Johnson RB1,139 yds
Rushing touchdownsStorm Johnson RB14 TD
Receiving yardsRannell Hall WR886 yds
Receiving touchdownsJ.J. Worton WR7 TD
InterceptionsBrandon Alexander DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Micah Reed RB★★★No. 706
Justin McDonald OLB★★★No. 1344
Pete Dinovo PRO★★★No. 1387
Dontravious Wilson RB★★★No. 1389
Jake Berman OLB★★★No. 1412

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.811
Running backs23.00.840
Offensive line23.00.802
Defensive line22.50.785
Linebackers33.00.821
Defensive backs42.80.805
Athletes and specialists12.00.733
Whole class162.80.806

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 1Blake Bortles QBJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 7Storm Johnson RBJacksonville Jaguars

Roster 103

The 2013 roster

103 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 28 have a stat line. See the roster

2013 American Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
UCF8–⁠012–⁠110
Louisville7–⁠112–⁠115
Cincinnati6–⁠29–⁠4
Houston5–⁠38–⁠5
SMU4–⁠45–⁠7
Rutgers3–⁠56–⁠7
UConn3–⁠53–⁠9
South Florida2–⁠62–⁠10
Memphis1–⁠73–⁠9
Temple1–⁠72–⁠10

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