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2013 Vanderbilt

9–⁠4 (4–⁠4 Southeastern Conference), coached by James Franklin, finished No. 24 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Vanderbilt in 2013, game by game: lost vs. Ole Miss 35–39; won vs. Austin Peay 38–3; lost at No. 13 South Carolina 25–35; won at Massachusetts 24–7; won vs. UAB 52–24; lost vs. Missouri 28–51; won vs. No. 15 Georgia 31–27; lost at No. 14 Texas A&M 24–56; won at Florida 34–17; won vs. Kentucky 22–6; won at Tennessee 14–10; won vs. Wake Forest 23–21; won vs. Houston 41–24+35−32Lost 35–39 vs. Ole Miss-4Ole MissWon 38–3 vs. Austin Peay+35Austin PeayLost 25–35 at No. 13 South Carolina-10No. 13 South CarolinaWon 24–7 at Massachusetts+17MassachusettsWon 52–24 vs. UAB+28UABLost 28–51 vs. Missouri-23MissouriWon 31–27 vs. No. 15 Georgia+4No. 15 GeorgiaLost 24–56 at No. 14 Texas A&M-32No. 14 Texas A&MWon 34–17 at Florida+17FloridaWon 22–6 vs. Kentucky+16KentuckyWon 14–10 at Tennessee+4TennesseeWon 23–21 vs. Wake Forest+2Wake ForestWon 41–24 vs. Houston+17Houston
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsOle MissL 35–⁠3962%
Sep 7vsAustin PeayW 38–⁠392%
Sep 14at13South CarolinaL 25–⁠3527%
Sep 21atMassachusettsW 24–⁠778%
Sep 28vsUABW 52–⁠2479%
Oct 5vsMissouriL 28–⁠5153%
Oct 19vs15GeorgiaW 31–⁠2738%
Oct 26at14Texas A&ML 24–⁠5623%
Nov 9atFloridaW 34–⁠1730%
Nov 16vsKentuckyW 22–⁠680%
Nov 23atTennesseeW 14–⁠1059%
Nov 30vsWake ForestW 23–⁠2178%
Jan 4Bowls & playoffvsHoustonBBVA Compass BowlW 41–⁠2453%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Houston 41–⁠24 in the BBVA Compass Bowl; No. 24 in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Final: 24
Record
9–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 7th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 24 peak No. 24
Points
391–⁠320
Coach
James Franklin
Elo
1635 +66 this season
SP+ rating
7.5 No. 52 of 125; offense No. 64, defense No. 36, special teams No. 42
SRS
5.5 No. 45 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 26
Offensive coordinator
John Donovan
Defensive coordinators
Bob Shoop and Brent Pry
Captains
Austyn Carta-Samuels, [[Wesley Johnson, Jordan Matthews, Walker May, Chase Garnham, Andre Hal, Javon Marshall, Carey Spear and Andrew East
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense50th of 125
  • Defense49th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted60th of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted45th of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1044%0.8950th of 125
Defense0.0744%0.8849th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.09 off
0.07 def		43% off
44% def		—60th off
45th 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 323% allowed
Defense0.0own 302% 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 yardsAustyn Carta-Samuels QB2,268 yds
Passing touchdownsAustyn Carta-Samuels QB11 TD
Rushing yardsJerron Seymour RB716 yds
Rushing touchdownsJerron Seymour RB14 TD
Receiving yardsJordan Matthews WR1,477 yds
Receiving touchdownsJordan Matthews WR7 TD
InterceptionsKenny Ladler S5 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Zach Cunningham OLB★★★★No. 263
Jay Woods DT★★★★No. 282
Jordan Cunningham WR★★★★No. 298
Ryan White CB★★★★No. 318
Johnny McCrary DUAL★★★No. 353

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.887
Receivers43.30.885
Offensive line13.00.865
Defensive line23.50.887
Linebackers23.50.892
Defensive backs33.30.871
Athletes and specialists32.30.747
Whole class163.10.857

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 2Jordan Matthews WRPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 5Wesley Johnson CPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 7Dre Hal CBHouston Texans

Roster 106

The 2013 roster

106 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 31 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

3 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 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Missouri7–⁠112–⁠25
Auburn7–⁠112–⁠22
Alabama7–⁠111–⁠27
South Carolina6–⁠211–⁠24
LSU5–⁠310–⁠314
Georgia5–⁠38–⁠5
Vanderbilt4–⁠49–⁠424
Texas A&M4–⁠49–⁠418
Ole Miss3–⁠58–⁠5
Mississippi State3–⁠57–⁠6
Florida3–⁠54–⁠8
Tennessee2–⁠65–⁠7
Arkansas0–⁠83–⁠9
Kentucky0–⁠82–⁠10

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