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2013 UNLV

7–⁠6 (5–⁠3 Mountain West Conference), coached by Bobby Hauck.

Schedule and results

UNLV in 2013, game by game: lost at Minnesota 23–51; lost vs. Arizona 13–58; won vs. Central Michigan 31–21; won vs. Western Illinois 38–7; won at New Mexico 56–42; won vs. Hawai’i 39–37; lost at No. 17 Fresno State 14–38; won at Nevada 27–22; lost vs. San José State 24–34; lost vs. Utah State 24–28; won at Air Force 41–21; won vs. San Diego State 45–19; lost vs. North Texas 14–36+31−45Lost 23–51 at Minnesota-28MinnesotaLost 13–58 vs. Arizona-45ArizonaWon 31–21 vs. Central Michigan+10Central MichiganWon 38–7 vs. Western Illinois+31Western IllinoisWon 56–42 at New Mexico+14New MexicoWon 39–37 vs. Hawai’i+2Hawai’iLost 14–38 at No. 17 Fresno State-24No. 17 Fresno StateWon 27–22 at Nevada+5NevadaLost 24–34 vs. San José State-10San José StateLost 24–28 vs. Utah State-4Utah StateWon 41–21 at Air Force+20Air ForceWon 45–19 vs. San Diego State+26San Diego StateLost 14–36 vs. North Texas-22North Texas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29atMinnesotaL 23–⁠5127%
Sep 7vsArizonaL 13–⁠5828%
Sep 14vsCentral MichiganW 31–⁠2139%
Sep 21vsWestern IllinoisW 38–⁠770%
Sep 28atNew MexicoW 56–⁠4241%
Oct 12vsHawai’iW 39–⁠3766%
Oct 19at17Fresno StateL 14–⁠3818%
Oct 26atNevadaW 27–⁠2228%
Nov 2vsSan José StateL 24–⁠3439%
Nov 9vsUtah StateL 24–⁠2829%
Nov 21atAir ForceW 41–⁠2147%
Nov 30vsSan Diego StateW 45–⁠1939%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsNorth TexasHeart of Dallas BowlL 14–⁠3638%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Texas 36–⁠14 in the Heart of Dallas Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The tied 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 5th in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
389–⁠414
Coach
Bobby Hauck
Elo
1433 +95 this season
SP+ rating
-10.1 No. 90 of 125; offense No. 73, defense No. 95, special teams No. 122
SRS
−5.5 No. 88 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 98
Offensive coordinator
Timm Rosenbach
Defensive coordinator
Tim Hauck

How good, play by play

  • Offense98th of 125
  • Defense80th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted118th of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted94th of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0343%0.8898th of 125
Defense0.1042%1.0080th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.03 off
0.10 def		42% off
43% def		—118th off
94th 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-0.1own 312% allowed
Defense-0.1own 313% 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 yardsCaleb Herring QB2,718 yds
Passing touchdownsCaleb Herring QB24 TD
Rushing yardsTim Cornett RB1,284 yds
Rushing touchdownsTim Cornett RB15 TD
Receiving yardsDevante Davis WR1,290 yds
Receiving touchdownsDevante Davis WR14 TD
InterceptionsFrank Crawford DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Kendal Keys WR★★★No. 732
Torry McTyer WR★★★No. 1424
Keith Whitely RB★★★No. 1585
Jared Lebowitz PRO★★★No. 1725
Malo Feula ILB★★No. 2193

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.805
Running backs22.50.797
Receivers62.30.789
Offensive line22.00.748
Linebackers32.00.766
Whole class142.30.781

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 101

The 2013 roster

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

2013 Mountain West Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Fresno State7–⁠111–⁠2
Utah State7–⁠19–⁠5
Boise State6–⁠28–⁠5
San Diego State6–⁠28–⁠5
Colorado State5–⁠38–⁠6
UNLV5–⁠37–⁠6
San José State5–⁠36–⁠6
Wyoming3–⁠55–⁠7
Nevada3–⁠54–⁠8
New Mexico1–⁠73–⁠9
Air Force0–⁠82–⁠10
Hawai’i0–⁠81–⁠11

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