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2013 Virginia

2–⁠10 (0–⁠8 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Mike London.

Schedule and results

Virginia in 2013, game by game: won vs. BYU 19–16; lost vs. No. 2 Oregon 10–59; won vs. VMI 49–0; lost at Pittsburgh 3–14; lost vs. Ball State 27–48; lost at Maryland 26–27; lost vs. Duke 22–35; lost vs. Georgia Tech 25–35; lost vs. No. 9 Clemson 10–59; lost at North Carolina 14–45; lost at Miami 26–45; lost vs. Virginia Tech 6–16+49−49Won 19–16 vs. BYU+3BYULost 10–59 vs. No. 2 Oregon-49No. 2 OregonWon 49–0 vs. VMI+49VMILost 3–14 at Pittsburgh-11PittsburghLost 27–48 vs. Ball State-21Ball StateLost 26–27 at Maryland-1MarylandLost 22–35 vs. Duke-13DukeLost 25–35 vs. Georgia Tech-10Georgia TechLost 10–59 vs. No. 9 Clemson-49No. 9 ClemsonLost 14–45 at North Carolina-31North CarolinaLost 26–45 at Miami-19MiamiLost 6–16 vs. Virginia Tech-10Virginia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsBYUW 19–⁠1639%
Sep 7vs2OregonL 10–⁠5923%
Sep 21vsVMIW 49–⁠088%
Sep 28atPittsburghL 3–⁠1433%
Oct 5vsBall StateL 27–⁠4840%
Oct 12atMarylandL 26–⁠2728%
Oct 19vsDukeL 22–⁠3547%
Oct 26vsGeorgia TechL 25–⁠3532%
Nov 2vs9ClemsonL 10–⁠5918%
Nov 9atNorth CarolinaL 14–⁠4522%
Nov 23atMiamiL 26–⁠4518%
Nov 30vsVirginia TechL 6–⁠1624%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Virginia Tech 16–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 13th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 120th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
2–⁠10
Conference
0–⁠8 tied for 13th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
237–⁠399
Coach
Mike London
Elo
1330 −119 this season
SP+ rating
-5.2 No. 82 of 125; offense No. 98, defense No. 63, special teams No. 67
SRS
−6.4 No. 89 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 29
Offensive coordinator
Steve Fairchild
Defensive coordinator
Jon Tenuta
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense117th of 125
  • Defense45th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted123rd of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted29th of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0137%0.92117th of 125
Defense0.0637%1.1645th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.03 off
0.06 def		39% off
37% def		—123rd off
29th 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 292% allowed
Defense-0.2own 332% 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 yardsDavid Watford QB2,202 yds
Passing touchdownsDavid Watford QB8 TD
Rushing yardsKevin Parks 1,031 yds
Rushing touchdownsKevin Parks 11 TD
Receiving yardsJake McGee TE395 yds
Receiving touchdownsDarius Jennings WR3 TD
InterceptionsAnthony Harris 8 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Taquan Mizzell APB★★★★No. 60
Tim Harris S★★★★No. 207
Kirk Garner S★★★No. 402
Micah Kiser OLB★★★No. 410
Corwin Cutler PRO★★★No. 480

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.872
Running backs14.00.973
Receivers13.00.857
Offensive line23.00.849
Defensive line23.00.833
Linebackers22.50.835
Defensive backs23.50.899
Athletes and specialists13.00.856
Whole class123.10.866

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 3Morgan Moses OTWashington Redskins
Rd 4Brent Urban DTBaltimore Ravens
Rd 6Luke Bowanko CJacksonville Jaguars

Roster 111

The 2013 roster

111 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 28 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.