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2013 Utah

5–⁠7 (2–⁠7 Pac-12), coached by Kyle Whittingham.

Schedule and results

Utah in 2013, game by game: won vs. Utah State 30–26; won vs. Weber State 70–7; lost vs. Oregon State 48–51; won at BYU 20–13; lost vs. No. 12 UCLA 27–34; won vs. No. 5 Stanford 27–21; lost at Arizona 24–35; lost at USC 3–19; lost vs. No. 23 Arizona State 19–20; lost at No. 6 Oregon 21–44; lost at Washington State 37–49; won vs. Colorado 24–17+63−23Won 30–26 vs. Utah State+4Utah StateWon 70–7 vs. Weber State+63Weber StateLost 48–51 vs. Oregon State-3Oregon StateWon 20–13 at BYU+7BYULost 27–34 vs. No. 12 UCLA-7No. 12 UCLAWon 27–21 vs. No. 5 Stanford+6No. 5 StanfordLost 24–35 at Arizona-11ArizonaLost 3–19 at USC-16USCLost 19–20 vs. No. 23 Arizona State-1No. 23 Arizona StateLost 21–44 at No. 6 Oregon-23No. 6 OregonLost 37–49 at Washington State-12Washington StateWon 24–17 vs. Colorado+7Colorado
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsUtah StateW 30–⁠2642%
Sep 7vsWeber StateW 70–⁠782%
Sep 14vsOregon StateL 48–⁠5155%
Sep 21atBYUW 20–⁠1331%
Oct 3vs12UCLAL 27–⁠3447%
Oct 12vs5StanfordW 27–⁠2127%
Oct 19atArizonaL 24–⁠3544%
Oct 26atUSCL 3–⁠1936%
Nov 9vs23Arizona StateL 19–⁠2038%
Nov 16at6OregonL 21–⁠4412%
Nov 23atWashington StateL 37–⁠4948%
Nov 30vsColoradoW 24–⁠1772%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Colorado 24–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 89th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠7 10th in Pac-12
AP final
Unranked
Points
350–⁠336
Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Elo
1486 −8 this season
SP+ rating
11.8 No. 35 of 125; offense No. 56, defense No. 21, special teams No. 20
SRS
8.4 No. 30 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 47
Offensive coordinators
Brian Johnson and Dennis Erickson
Defensive coordinator
Kalani Sitake
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense79th of 125
  • Defense67th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted69th of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted58th of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0639%0.9979th of 125
Defense0.0839%1.0767th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.08 off
0.07 def		41% off
38% def		—69th off
58th 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 295% allowed
Defense-0.1own 301% 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 yardsTravis Wilson QB1,827 yds
Passing touchdownsTravis Wilson QB16 TD
Rushing yardsBubba Poole WR607 yds
Rushing touchdownsKelvin York RB6 TD
Receiving yardsDres Anderson WR1,002 yds
Receiving touchdownsDres Anderson WR7 TD
InterceptionsMichael Walker DB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Lowell Lotulelei DT★★★No. 403
Uaea Masina ILB★★★No. 834
Dominique Hatfield WR★★★No. 1079
Micah Thomas ATH★★★No. 1119
Conner Manning PRO★★★No. 1132

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.835
Receivers23.00.821
Offensive line23.00.816
Defensive line13.00.879
Linebackers32.30.773
Defensive backs13.00.809
Athletes and specialists22.50.809
Whole class122.70.811

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 4Keith McGill CBOakland Raiders
Rd 7Trevor Reilly OLBNew York Jets

Roster 122

The 2013 roster

122 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 23 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Pac-12

2 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2013 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2013 Pac-12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arizona State8–⁠110–⁠421
Oregon7–⁠211–⁠29
Stanford7–⁠211–⁠311
UCLA6–⁠310–⁠316
USC6–⁠310–⁠419
Washington5–⁠49–⁠425
Arizona4–⁠58–⁠5
Oregon State4–⁠57–⁠6
Washington State4–⁠56–⁠7
Utah2–⁠75–⁠7
Colorado1–⁠84–⁠8
California0–⁠91–⁠11

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