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2013 UTEP

2–⁠10 (1–⁠7 Conference USA), coached by Sean Kugler.

Schedule and results

UTEP in 2013, game by game: lost vs. New Mexico 35–42; won at New Mexico State 42–21; lost vs. UTSA 13–32; lost at Colorado State 42–59; lost vs. Louisiana Tech 35–38; lost vs. Tulsa 20–34; lost at Rice 7–45; lost at No. 12 Texas A&M 7–57; lost at North Texas 7–41; won vs. Florida International 33–10; lost at Tulane 3–45; lost at Middle Tennessee 17–48+23−50Lost 35–42 vs. New Mexico-7New MexicoWon 42–21 at New Mexico State+21New Mexico StateLost 13–32 vs. UTSA-19UTSALost 42–59 at Colorado State-17Colorado StateLost 35–38 vs. Louisiana Tech-3Louisiana TechLost 20–34 vs. Tulsa-14TulsaLost 7–45 at Rice-38RiceLost 7–57 at No. 12 Texas A&M-50No. 12 Texas A&MLost 7–41 at North Texas-34North TexasWon 33–10 vs. Florida International+23Florida Interna…Lost 3–45 at Tulane-42TulaneLost 17–48 at Middle Tennessee-31Middle Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7vsNew MexicoL 35–⁠4264%
Sep 14atNew Mexico StateW 42–⁠2155%
Sep 21vsUTSAL 13–⁠3256%
Sep 28atColorado StateL 42–⁠5939%
Oct 5vsLouisiana TechL 35–⁠3844%
Oct 12vsTulsaL 20–⁠3435%
Oct 26atRiceL 7–⁠4517%
Nov 2at12Texas A&ML 7–⁠576%
Nov 9atNorth TexasL 7–⁠4115%
Nov 16vsFlorida InternationalW 33–⁠1060%
Nov 23atTulaneL 3–⁠4528%
Nov 30atMiddle TennesseeL 17–⁠4820%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Middle Tennessee 48–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 73rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 94 on file).

Record
2–⁠10
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 11th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
261–⁠472
Coach
Sean Kugler
Elo
1273 −118 this season
SP+ rating
-28.9 No. 118 of 125; offense No. 105, defense No. 120, special teams No. 118
SRS
−22.0 No. 118 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 121
Offensive coordinator
Patrick Higgins
Defensive coordinator
Scott Stoker
Offense
Pro spread
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense90th of 125
  • Defense117th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted110th of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted126th of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0438%0.9690th of 125
Defense0.1745%1.02117th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
0.15 def		37% off
45% def		—110th off
126th 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
Offense0.0own 271% allowed
Defense-0.1own 305% 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.

Player leaders are hidden for this season: our source’s player stats for UTEP are missing players (they add up to less than 85% of the team’s passing or rushing yards).

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Jaylon Scott CB★★★No. 1070
Aaron Jones ATH★★★No. 1573
Quentin Tezeno CB★★No. 1988
Lawrence Montegut OLB★★No. 2069
Dewan Edmonson DT★★No. 2144

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.00.758
Running backs12.00.775
Receivers22.00.753
Offensive line12.00.758
Defensive line22.00.743
Linebackers22.00.784
Defensive backs42.30.778
Athletes and specialists13.00.812
Whole class152.10.769

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 100

The 2013 roster

100 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 27 have a stat line. See the roster

2013 Conference USA standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Marshall7–⁠110–⁠4
Rice7–⁠110–⁠4
East Carolina6–⁠210–⁠3
North Texas6–⁠29–⁠4
Middle Tennessee6–⁠28–⁠5
UTSA6–⁠27–⁠5
Tulane5–⁠37–⁠6
Florida Atlantic4–⁠46–⁠6
Louisiana Tech3–⁠54–⁠8
Tulsa2–⁠63–⁠9
UTEP1–⁠72–⁠10
UAB1–⁠72–⁠10
Southern Miss1–⁠71–⁠11
Florida International1–⁠71–⁠11

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