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2013 West Virginia

4–⁠8 (2–⁠7 Big 12), coached by Dana Holgorsen.

Schedule and results

West Virginia in 2013, game by game: won vs. William & Mary 24–17; lost at No. 16 Oklahoma 7–16; won vs. Georgia State 41–7; lost at Maryland 0–37; won vs. No. 11 Oklahoma State 30–21; lost at No. 17 Baylor 42–73; lost vs. No. 16 Texas Tech 27–37; lost at Kansas State 12–35; won at TCU 30–27; lost vs. Texas 40–47; lost at Kansas 19–31; lost vs. Iowa State 44–52+34−37Won 24–17 vs. William & Mary+7William & MaryLost 7–16 at No. 16 Oklahoma-9No. 16 OklahomaWon 41–7 vs. Georgia State+34Georgia StateLost 0–37 at Maryland-37MarylandWon 30–21 vs. No. 11 Oklahoma State+9No. 11 Oklahoma StateLost 42–73 at No. 17 Baylor-31No. 17 BaylorLost 27–37 vs. No. 16 Texas Tech-10No. 16 Texas TechLost 12–35 at Kansas State-23Kansas StateWon 30–27 at TCU+3TCULost 40–47 vs. Texas-7TexasLost 19–31 at Kansas-12KansasLost 44–52 vs. Iowa State-8Iowa State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsWilliam & MaryW 24–⁠1787%
Sep 7at16OklahomaL 7–⁠1627%
Sep 14vsGeorgia StateW 41–⁠792%
Sep 21atMarylandL 0–⁠3747%
Sep 28vs11Oklahoma StateW 30–⁠2135%
Oct 5at17BaylorL 42–⁠7327%
Oct 19vs16Texas TechL 27–⁠3742%
Oct 26atKansas StateL 12–⁠3532%
Nov 2atTCUW 30–⁠2735%
Nov 9vsTexasL 40–⁠4737%
Nov 16atKansasL 19–⁠3164%
Nov 30vsIowa StateL 44–⁠5261%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Iowa State 52–⁠44; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 101st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠7 tied for 7th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
316–⁠400
Coach
Dana Holgorsen
Elo
1425 −118 this season
SP+ rating
-0.9 No. 72 of 125; offense No. 78, defense No. 69, special teams No. 53
SRS
−3.2 No. 75 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 30
Offensive coordinator
Shannon Dawson
Defensive coordinator
Keith Patterson
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense100th of 125
  • Defense56th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted83rd of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted62nd of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0336%1.04100th of 125
Defense0.0742%0.9656th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.07 off
0.08 def		39% off
42% def		—83rd off
62nd 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-0.3own 272% 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 yardsClint Trickett QB1,605 yds
Passing touchdownsClint Trickett QB7 TD
Rushing yardsCharles Sims RB1,095 yds
Rushing touchdownsCharles Sims RB11 TD
Receiving yardsMario Alford WR552 yds
Receiving touchdownsKevin White WR5 TD
InterceptionsDarwin Cook S4 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Shelton Gibson WR★★★★No. 137
Darrien Howard ILB★★★★No. 331
Al-Rasheed Benton ILB★★★No. 466
Hodari Christian OLB★★★No. 745
Chavas Rawlins DUAL★★★No. 803

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.853
Running backs23.00.824
Receivers14.00.937
Offensive line13.00.819
Linebackers33.30.874
Defensive backs23.00.846
Athletes and specialists23.00.836
Whole class123.20.854

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 3Charles Sims RBTampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 3William Clarke DECincinnati Bengals

Roster 119

The 2013 roster

119 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 28 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 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 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Baylor8–⁠111–⁠213
Oklahoma7–⁠211–⁠26
Oklahoma State7–⁠210–⁠317
Texas7–⁠28–⁠5
Kansas State5–⁠48–⁠5
Texas Tech4–⁠58–⁠5
TCU2–⁠74–⁠8
West Virginia2–⁠74–⁠8
Iowa State2–⁠73–⁠9
Kansas1–⁠83–⁠9

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