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2013 UConn

3–⁠9 (3–⁠5 American Athletic Conference), coached by Paul Pasqualoni, then T.J. Weist (interim, final 8 games).

Schedule and results

UConn in 2013, game by game: lost vs. Towson 18–33; lost vs. Maryland 21–32; lost vs. No. 15 Michigan 21–24; lost at Buffalo 12–41; lost vs. South Florida 10–13; lost at Cincinnati 16–41; lost at No. 21 UCF 17–62; lost vs. No. 20 Louisville 10–31; lost at SMU 21–38; won at Temple 28–21; won vs. Rutgers 28–17; won vs. Memphis 45–10+35−45Lost 18–33 vs. Towson-15TowsonLost 21–32 vs. Maryland-11MarylandLost 21–24 vs. No. 15 Michigan-3No. 15 MichiganLost 12–41 at Buffalo-29BuffaloLost 10–13 vs. South Florida-3South FloridaLost 16–41 at Cincinnati-25CincinnatiLost 17–62 at No. 21 UCF-45No. 21 UCFLost 10–31 vs. No. 20 Louisville-21No. 20 LouisvilleLost 21–38 at SMU-17SMUWon 28–21 at Temple+7TempleWon 28–17 vs. Rutgers+11RutgersWon 45–10 vs. Memphis+35Memphis
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsTowsonL 18–⁠3365%
Sep 14vsMarylandL 21–⁠3251%
Sep 21vs15MichiganL 21–⁠2425%
Sep 28atBuffaloL 12–⁠4144%
Oct 12vsSouth FloridaL 10–⁠1360%
Oct 19atCincinnatiL 16–⁠4117%
Oct 26at21UCFL 17–⁠6211%
Nov 8vs20LouisvilleL 10–⁠3116%
Nov 16atSMUL 21–⁠3822%
Nov 23atTempleW 28–⁠2134%
Nov 30vsRutgersW 28–⁠1737%
Dec 7vsMemphisW 45–⁠1059%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Memphis 45–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the American Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 72 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 6th in American Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
247–⁠363
Coach
Paul Pasqualoni, then T.J. Weist (interim, final 8 games)
Elo
1406 −64 this season
SP+ rating
-13.2 No. 96 of 125; offense No. 113, defense No. 67, special teams No. 118
SRS
−12.1 No. 103 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 62
Offensive coordinator
T.J. Weist
Defensive coordinator
Hank Hughes
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense110th of 125
  • Defense23rd of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted114th of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted21st of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0138%0.97110th of 125
Defense0.0340%1.0523rd of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
0.05 def		39% off
40% def		—114th off
21st 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 273% allowed
Defense-0.1own 342% 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 yardsCasey Cochran QB1,293 yds
Passing touchdownsCasey Cochran QB11 TD
Rushing yardsLyle McCombs RB670 yds
Rushing touchdownsLyle McCombs RB5 TD
Receiving yardsGeremy Davis WR1,085 yds
Receiving touchdownsGeremy Davis WR3 TD
InterceptionsByron Jones CB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Tim Boyle PRO★★★No. 574
Jalen Stevens WDE★★★No. 843
Richard Lagow PRO★★★No. 906
Kyle Schafenacker OG★★★No. 927
Dhameer Bradley WR★★★No. 1138

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.856
Receivers62.80.806
Offensive line33.00.815
Defensive line52.60.795
Linebackers33.00.823
Defensive backs33.00.813
Athletes and specialists12.00.733
Whole class232.80.809

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 7Shamar Stephen DTMinnesota Vikings
Rd 7Yawin Smallwood ILBAtlanta Falcons

Roster 106

The 2013 roster

106 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 27 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.