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2013 Wake Forest

4–⁠8 (2–⁠6 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Jim Grobe.

Schedule and results

Wake Forest in 2013, game by game: won vs. Presbyterian 31–7; lost at Boston College 10–24; lost vs. UL Monroe 19–21; won at Army 25–11; lost at No. 3 Clemson 7–56; won vs. NC State 28–13; won vs. Maryland 34–10; lost at No. 7 Miami 21–24; lost at Syracuse 0–13; lost vs. No. 3 Florida State 3–59; lost vs. No. 25 Duke 21–28; lost at Vanderbilt 21–23+24−56Won 31–7 vs. Presbyterian+24PresbyterianLost 10–24 at Boston College-14Boston CollegeLost 19–21 vs. UL Monroe-2UL MonroeWon 25–11 at Army+14ArmyLost 7–56 at No. 3 Clemson-49No. 3 ClemsonWon 28–13 vs. NC State+15NC StateWon 34–10 vs. Maryland+24MarylandLost 21–24 at No. 7 Miami-3No. 7 MiamiLost 0–13 at Syracuse-13SyracuseLost 3–59 vs. No. 3 Florida State-56No. 3 Florida StateLost 21–28 vs. No. 25 Duke-7No. 25 DukeLost 21–23 at Vanderbilt-2Vanderbilt
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsPresbyterianW 31–⁠781%
Sep 6atBoston CollegeL 10–⁠2444%
Sep 14vsUL MonroeL 19–⁠2149%
Sep 21atArmyW 25–⁠1149%
Sep 28at3ClemsonL 7–⁠5616%
Oct 5vsNC StateW 28–⁠1342%
Oct 19vsMarylandW 34–⁠1048%
Oct 26at7MiamiL 21–⁠2424%
Nov 2atSyracuseL 0–⁠1337%
Nov 9vs3Florida StateL 3–⁠5916%
Nov 23vs25DukeL 21–⁠2840%
Nov 30atVanderbiltL 21–⁠2322%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Vanderbilt 23–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; 12th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 54th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠6 12th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
220–⁠289
Coach
Jim Grobe
Elo
1436 +4 this season
SP+ rating
-2.8 No. 75 of 125; offense No. 103, defense No. 29, special teams No. 88
SRS
−2.5 No. 73 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 65
Offensive coordinator
Steed Lobotzke
Defensive coordinator
Brian Knorr
Offense
Spread
Defense
Multiple

How good, play by play

  • Offense113th of 125
  • Defense26th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted119th of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted22nd of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0137%0.93113th of 125
Defense0.0441%0.8426th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.03 off
0.05 def		38% off
41% def		—119th off
22nd 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 294% allowed
Defense-0.2own 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 yardsTanner Price QB2,233 yds
Passing touchdownsTanner Price QB13 TD
Rushing yardsJosh Harris 470 yds
Rushing touchdownsTanner Price QB5 TD
Receiving yardsMichael Campanaro 803 yds
Receiving touchdownsMichael Campanaro 6 TD
InterceptionsKevin Johnson CB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Michael Stevenson S★★★No. 1004
Dezmond Wortham RB★★★No. 1004
Wendell Dunn OLB★★★No. 1059
Ali Lamot OLB★★★No. 1072
Josh Harris OC★★★No. 1184

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.809
Running backs23.00.828
Receivers23.00.810
Offensive line32.70.814
Defensive line22.50.777
Linebackers42.80.812
Defensive backs42.50.803
Athletes and specialists22.50.772
Whole class202.70.804

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 7Michael Campanaro WRBaltimore Ravens

Roster 103

The 2013 roster

103 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 32 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.