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2013 Western Illinois

4–⁠8 (2–⁠6 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

Western Illinois in 2013, game by game: won vs. Hampton 42–9; won vs. Quincy 34–6; lost at Minnesota 12–29; lost at UNLV 7–38; won vs. South Dakota 24–10; lost at Illinois State 21–35; lost vs. South Dakota State 14–38; lost at Youngstown State 14–24; lost vs. Missouri State 27–38; lost vs. Southern Illinois 28–34; won at Indiana State 21–14; lost at Northern Iowa 13–28+33−31Won 42–9 vs. Hampton+33HamptonWon 34–6 vs. Quincy+28QuincyLost 12–29 at Minnesota-17MinnesotaLost 7–38 at UNLV-31UNLVWon 24–10 vs. South Dakota+14South DakotaLost 21–35 at Illinois State-14Illinois StateLost 14–38 vs. South Dakota State-24South Dakota St…Lost 14–24 at Youngstown State-10Youngstown StateLost 27–38 vs. Missouri State-11Missouri StateLost 28–34 vs. Southern Illinois-6Southern Illino…Won 21–14 at Indiana State+7Indiana StateLost 13–28 at Northern Iowa-15Northern Iowa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsHamptonW 42–⁠951%
Sep 7vsQuincyW 34–⁠667%
Sep 14atMinnesotaL 12–⁠2915%
Sep 21atUNLVL 7–⁠3830%
Sep 28vsSouth DakotaW 24–⁠1058%
Oct 5atIllinois StateL 21–⁠3532%
Oct 12vsSouth Dakota StateL 14–⁠3834%
Oct 19atYoungstown StateL 14–⁠2415%
Oct 26vsMissouri StateL 27–⁠3847%
Nov 2vsSouthern IllinoisL 28–⁠3431%
Nov 16atIndiana StateW 21–⁠1437%
Nov 23atNorthern IowaL 13–⁠2818%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Northern Iowa 28–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The 38th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 53 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠6 9th in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
257–⁠303
Coach
—
Elo
1183 −9 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−20.5 No. 39 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 206
Defensive coordinator
Brian Ward

Leaders

Passing yardsTrenton Norvell QB303 yds
Passing touchdownsTrenton Norvell QB3 TD
Rushing yardsJ.C. Baker RB158 yds
Receiving yardsKyle Hammonds RB65 yds
Receiving touchdownsJoey Borsellino WR1 TD

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Devon Sanders RB★★No. 2564

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.767

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.

2013 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Dakota State8–⁠013–⁠0
South Dakota State5–⁠39–⁠4
Youngstown State5–⁠38–⁠4
Southern Illinois5–⁠37–⁠5
Missouri State5–⁠35–⁠7
Illinois State4–⁠45–⁠6
Northern Iowa3–⁠57–⁠5
South Dakota3–⁠54–⁠8
Western Illinois2–⁠64–⁠8
Indiana State0–⁠81–⁠11

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