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2013 Washington

9–⁠4 (5–⁠4 Pac-12), coached by Steve Sarkisian, then Marques Tuiasosopo (interim, bowl game), finished No. 25 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Washington in 2013, game by game: won vs. No. 19 Boise State 38–6; won at Illinois 34–24; won vs. Idaho State 56–0; won vs. Arizona 31–13; lost at No. 5 Stanford 28–31; lost vs. No. 2 Oregon 24–45; lost at Arizona State 24–53; won vs. California 41–17; won vs. Colorado 59–7; lost at No. 13 UCLA 31–41; won at Oregon State 69–27; won vs. Washington State 27–17; won vs. BYU 31–16+56−29Won 38–6 vs. No. 19 Boise State+32No. 19 Boise StateWon 34–24 at Illinois+10IllinoisWon 56–0 vs. Idaho State+56Idaho StateWon 31–13 vs. Arizona+18ArizonaLost 28–31 at No. 5 Stanford-3No. 5 StanfordLost 24–45 vs. No. 2 Oregon-21No. 2 OregonLost 24–53 at Arizona State-29Arizona StateWon 41–17 vs. California+24CaliforniaWon 59–7 vs. Colorado+52ColoradoLost 31–41 at No. 13 UCLA-10No. 13 UCLAWon 69–27 at Oregon State+42Oregon StateWon 27–17 vs. Washington State+10Washington StateWon 31–16 vs. BYU+15BYU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vs19Boise StateW 38–⁠638%
Sep 14atIllinoisW 34–⁠2460%
Sep 21vsIdaho StateW 56–⁠091%
Sep 28vsArizonaW 31–⁠1361%
Oct 5at5StanfordL 28–⁠3127%
Oct 12vs2OregonL 24–⁠4535%
Oct 19atArizona StateL 24–⁠5341%
Oct 26vsCaliforniaW 41–⁠1782%
Nov 9vsColoradoW 59–⁠782%
Nov 15at13UCLAL 31–⁠4135%
Nov 23atOregon StateW 69–⁠2744%
Nov 29vsWashington StateW 27–⁠1775%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvsBYUFight Hunger BowlW 31–⁠1647%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat BYU 31–⁠16 in the Fight Hunger Bowl; No. 25 in the final AP poll; 6th in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 20
  2. Wk 3: 19
  3. Wk 4: 17
  4. Wk 5: 16
  5. Wk 6: 15
  6. Wk 7: 16
  7. Wk 8: 20
  8. Final: 25

John Mackey AwardAustin Seferian-Jenkins, TE

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠4 6th in Pac-12
AP final
No. 25 peak No. 15
Points
493–⁠297
Coach
Steve Sarkisian, then Marques Tuiasosopo (interim, bowl game)
Elo
1660 +126 this season
SP+ rating
20.5 No. 15 of 125; offense No. 23, defense No. 14, special teams No. 28
SRS
16.9 No. 13 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 18
Offensive coordinator
Eric Kiesau
Defensive coordinator
Justin Wilcox
Captains
Hau’oli Kikaha, Sean Parker, Keith Price, Bishop Sankey, Colin Tanigawa and John Timu
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense16th of 125
  • Defense30th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted14th of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted18th of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1544%1.0416th of 125
Defense0.0541%0.9130th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.14 off
0.04 def		44% off
39% def		—14th off
18th 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 321% allowed
Defense-0.2own 282% 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 yardsKeith Price QB2,966 yds
Passing touchdownsKeith Price QB21 TD
Rushing yardsBishop Sankey 1,870 yds
Rushing touchdownsBishop Sankey 20 TD
Receiving yardsKevin Smith WR765 yds
Receiving touchdownsAustin Seferian-Jenkins TE8 TD
InterceptionsMarcus Peters DB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Damore’ea Stringfellow WR★★★★No. 76
Troy Williams PRO★★★★No. 101
Elijah Qualls DT★★★★No. 115
Darrell Daniels WR★★★★No. 142
Joe Mathis DT★★★★No. 193
Jermaine Kelly CB★★★★No. 243
John Ross WR★★★★No. 277

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.954
Running backs13.00.880
Receivers34.00.935
Offensive line42.80.825
Defensive line33.70.917
Linebackers13.00.881
Defensive backs23.50.888
Athletes and specialists13.00.826
Whole class163.40.886

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 2Austin Seferian-Jenkins TETampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 2Bishop Sankey RBTennessee Titans

Roster 102

The 2013 roster

102 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 26 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Pac-12

1 first team, 4 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 Pac-12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arizona State8–⁠110–⁠421
Oregon7–⁠211–⁠29
Stanford7–⁠211–⁠311
UCLA6–⁠310–⁠316
USC6–⁠310–⁠419
Washington5–⁠49–⁠425
Arizona4–⁠58–⁠5
Oregon State4–⁠57–⁠6
Washington State4–⁠56–⁠7
Utah2–⁠75–⁠7
Colorado1–⁠84–⁠8
California0–⁠91–⁠11

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