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2013 Utah State

9–⁠5 (7–⁠1 Mountain West Conference), coached by Matt Wells.

Schedule and results

Utah State in 2013, game by game: lost at Utah 26–30; won at Air Force 52–20; won vs. Weber State 70–6; lost at USC 14–17; won at San José State 40–12; lost vs. BYU 14–31; lost vs. Boise State 23–34; won at New Mexico 45–10; won vs. Hawai’i 47–10; won at UNLV 28–24; won vs. Colorado State 13–0; won vs. Wyoming 35–7; lost vs. No. 24 Fresno State 17–24; won vs. No. 24 Northern Illinois 21–14+64−17Lost 26–30 at Utah-4UtahWon 52–20 at Air Force+32Air ForceWon 70–6 vs. Weber State+64Weber StateLost 14–17 at USC-3USCWon 40–12 at San José State+28San José StateLost 14–31 vs. BYU-17BYULost 23–34 vs. Boise State-11Boise StateWon 45–10 at New Mexico+35New MexicoWon 47–10 vs. Hawai’i+37Hawai’iWon 28–24 at UNLV+4UNLVWon 13–0 vs. Colorado State+13Colorado StateWon 35–7 vs. Wyoming+28WyomingLost 17–24 vs. No. 24 Fresno State-7No. 24 Fresno StateWon 21–14 vs. No. 24 Northern Illinois+7No. 24 Northern Illino…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29atUtahL 26–⁠3058%
Sep 7atAir ForceW 52–⁠2059%
Sep 14vsWeber StateW 70–⁠690%
Sep 21atUSCL 14–⁠1748%
Sep 27atSan José StateW 40–⁠1254%
Oct 4vsBYUL 14–⁠3166%
Oct 12vsBoise StateL 23–⁠3451%
Oct 19atNew MexicoW 45–⁠1074%
Nov 2vsHawai’iW 47–⁠1088%
Nov 9atUNLVW 28–⁠2471%
Nov 23vsColorado StateW 13–⁠073%
Nov 30vsWyomingW 35–⁠784%
Dec 7vs24Fresno StateMountain West Championship GameL 17–⁠2451%
Dec 26Bowls & playoffvs24Northern IllinoisPoinsettia BowlW 21–⁠1436%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Northern Illinois 21–⁠14 in the Poinsettia Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

MW Mountain champions7–⁠1 in the conference

Record
9–⁠5
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
445–⁠239
Coach
Matt Wells
Elo
1638 +31 this season
SP+ rating
4.2 No. 61 of 125; offense No. 93, defense No. 18, special teams No. 47
SRS
8.4 No. 30 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 109
Offensive coordinator
Kevin McGiven
Defensive coordinator
Todd Orlando
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense68th of 125
  • Defense13th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted86th of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted9th of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0739%1.0668th of 125
Defense0.0137%0.9613th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.07 off
0.02 def		39% off
37% def		—86th off
9th 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 322% allowed
Defense-0.3own 263% 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 yardsDarell Garretson QB1,446 yds
Passing touchdownsChuckie Keeton QB18 TD
Rushing yardsJoey DeMartino RB1,221 yds
Rushing touchdownsJoey DeMartino RB13 TD
Receiving yardsTravis Reynolds WR832 yds
Receiving touchdownsBrandon Swindall WR6 TD
InterceptionsBrian Suite S5 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Tyler Fox WR★★★No. 1446
Ian Togiai OLB★★★No. 1610
Braden Harris OLB★★★No. 1744
Myron Turner S★★No. 2038
Tyshon Mosley OT★★No. 2117

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.00.778
Running backs12.00.733
Receivers42.30.783
Offensive line32.00.769
Defensive line22.00.751
Linebackers23.00.807
Defensive backs12.00.790
Athletes and specialists22.00.741
Whole class172.20.772

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 4Maurice Alexander SSt. Louis Rams
Rd 4Nevin Lawson CBDetroit Lions

Roster 109

The 2013 roster

109 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 38 have a stat line. See the roster

2013 Mountain West Conference standings

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.