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2013 Virginia Tech

8–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Frank Beamer.

Schedule and results

Virginia Tech in 2013, game by game: lost vs. No. 1 Alabama 10–35; won vs. Western Carolina 45–3; won at East Carolina 15–10; won vs. Marshall 29–21; won at Georgia Tech 17–10; won vs. North Carolina 27–17; won vs. Pittsburgh 19–9; lost vs. Duke 10–13; lost at Boston College 27–34; won at No. 14 Miami 42–24; lost vs. Maryland 24–27; won at Virginia 16–6; lost vs. No. 17 UCLA 12–42+42−30Lost 10–35 vs. No. 1 Alabama-25No. 1 AlabamaWon 45–3 vs. Western Carolina+42Western CarolinaWon 15–10 at East Carolina+5East CarolinaWon 29–21 vs. Marshall+8MarshallWon 17–10 at Georgia Tech+7Georgia TechWon 27–17 vs. North Carolina+10North CarolinaWon 19–9 vs. Pittsburgh+10PittsburghLost 10–13 vs. Duke-3DukeLost 27–34 at Boston College-7Boston CollegeWon 42–24 at No. 14 Miami+18No. 14 MiamiLost 24–27 vs. Maryland-3MarylandWon 16–6 at Virginia+10VirginiaLost 12–42 vs. No. 17 UCLA-30No. 17 UCLA
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vs1AlabamaL 10–⁠3523%
Sep 7vsWestern CarolinaW 45–⁠392%
Sep 14atEast CarolinaW 15–⁠1044%
Sep 21vsMarshallW 29–⁠2168%
Sep 26atGeorgia TechW 17–⁠1037%
Oct 5vsNorth CarolinaW 27–⁠1770%
Oct 12vsPittsburghW 19–⁠967%
Oct 26vsDukeL 10–⁠1372%
Nov 2atBoston CollegeL 27–⁠3468%
Nov 9at14MiamiW 42–⁠2434%
Nov 16vsMarylandL 24–⁠2778%
Nov 30atVirginiaW 16–⁠676%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs17UCLASun BowlL 12–⁠4239%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UCLA 42–⁠12 in the Sun Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 7: 24
  2. Wk 8: 19
  3. Wk 9: 16
Record
8–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 16
Points
293–⁠251
Coach
Frank Beamer
Elo
1577 +30 this season
SP+ rating
14.9 No. 26 of 125; offense No. 77, defense No. 1, special teams No. 108
SRS
6.2 No. 40 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 21
Offensive coordinator
Scot Loeffler
Defensive coordinator
Bud Foster
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense92nd of 125
  • Defense4th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted103rd of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted4th of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0337%1.0192nd of 125
Defense-0.0233%1.204th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.05 off
0.00 def		38% off
33% def		—103rd off
4th 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-0.4own 303% allowed
Defense-0.2own 274% 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 yardsLogan Thomas QB2,907 yds
Passing touchdownsLogan Thomas QB16 TD
Rushing yardsTrey Edmunds 675 yds
Rushing touchdownsTrey Edmunds 10 TD
Receiving yardsWillie Byrn WR660 yds
Receiving touchdownsD.J. Coles WR6 TD
InterceptionsKendall Fuller CB6 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Kendall Fuller CB★★★★★No. 17
Holland Fisher S★★★★No. 58
Wyatt Teller SDE★★★★No. 155
Bucky Hodges DUAL★★★★No. 250
Brandon Facyson CB★★★No. 429

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.50.891
Offensive line23.00.860
Defensive line14.00.933
Linebackers13.00.856
Defensive backs53.60.910
Athletes and specialists13.00.871
Whole class123.40.893

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 1Kyle Fuller CBChicago Bears
Rd 4Logan Thomas QBArizona Cardinals
Rd 6Antone Exum CBMinnesota Vikings

Roster 120

The 2013 roster

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

2013 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida State8–⁠014–⁠01
Clemson7–⁠111–⁠28
Duke6–⁠210–⁠423
Miami5–⁠39–⁠4
Virginia Tech5–⁠38–⁠5
Georgia Tech5–⁠37–⁠6
North Carolina4–⁠47–⁠6
Boston College4–⁠47–⁠6
Syracuse4–⁠47–⁠6
Maryland3–⁠57–⁠6
Pittsburgh3–⁠57–⁠6
Wake Forest2–⁠64–⁠8
NC State0–⁠83–⁠9
Virginia0–⁠82–⁠10

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