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2013 Western Michigan

1–⁠11 (1–⁠7 Mid-American Conference), coached by P.J. Fleck.

Schedule and results

Western Michigan in 2013, game by game: lost at Michigan State 13–26; lost vs. Nicholls 23–27; lost at No. 17 Northwestern 17–38; lost at Iowa 3–59; lost vs. Kent State 14–32; lost at Toledo 20–47; lost vs. Buffalo 0–33; lost vs. Ball State 17–38; won at Massachusetts 31–30; lost at Eastern Michigan 32–35; lost vs. Central Michigan 22–27; lost at No. 18 Northern Illinois 14–33+7−56Lost 13–26 at Michigan State-13Michigan StateLost 23–27 vs. Nicholls-4NichollsLost 17–38 at No. 17 Northwestern-21No. 17 NorthwesternLost 3–59 at Iowa-56IowaLost 14–32 vs. Kent State-18Kent StateLost 20–47 at Toledo-27ToledoLost 0–33 vs. Buffalo-33BuffaloLost 17–38 vs. Ball State-21Ball StateWon 31–30 at Massachusetts+1MassachusettsLost 32–35 at Eastern Michigan-3Eastern MichiganLost 22–27 vs. Central Michigan-5Central MichiganLost 14–33 at No. 18 Northern Illinois-19No. 18 Northern Illino…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atMichigan StateL 13–⁠2623%
Sep 7vsNichollsL 23–⁠2786%
Sep 14at17NorthwesternL 17–⁠3816%
Sep 21atIowaL 3–⁠5926%
Sep 28vsKent StateL 14–⁠3237%
Oct 5atToledoL 20–⁠4719%
Oct 12vsBuffaloL 0–⁠3341%
Oct 19vsBall StateL 17–⁠3819%
Oct 26atMassachusettsW 31–⁠3046%
Nov 9atEastern MichiganL 32–⁠3545%
Nov 16vsCentral MichiganL 22–⁠2742%
Nov 26at18Northern IllinoisL 14–⁠334%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Northern Illinois 33–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 64th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 on file).

Record
1–⁠11
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 10th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
206–⁠425
Coach
P.J. Fleck
Elo
1264 −165 this season
SP+ rating
-25.5 No. 116 of 125; offense No. 116, defense No. 109, special teams No. 88
SRS
−21.9 No. 117 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 108
Offensive coordinator
Kirk Ciarrocca
Defensive coordinator
Ed Pinkham
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense121st of 125
  • Defense76th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted130th of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted92nd of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0337%0.92121st of 125
Defense0.0945%0.9276th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.00 off
0.10 def		36% off
45% def		—130th off
92nd 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 282% 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 yardsZach Terrell QB1,602 yds
Passing touchdownsZach Terrell QB8 TD
Rushing yardsDareyon Chance RB692 yds
Rushing touchdownsBrian Fields RB6 TD
Receiving yardsCorey Davis WR941 yds
Receiving touchdownsCorey Davis WR6 TD
InterceptionsDonald Celiscar CB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Jackson Day OT★★★No. 1590
Cameron Thomas PRO★★★No. 1605
Khairi Bailey SDE★★★No. 1610
Devante Lee WDE★★★No. 1837
Edward Rolle ATH★★No. 1988

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.810
Running backs22.00.751
Receivers22.00.754
Offensive line22.50.801
Defensive line62.30.773
Linebackers12.00.783
Defensive backs12.00.787
Athletes and specialists22.00.746
Whole class172.20.772

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.

Roster 106

The 2013 roster

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

2013 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northern Illinois8–⁠012–⁠2
Ball State7–⁠110–⁠3
Bowling Green7–⁠110–⁠4
Buffalo6–⁠28–⁠5
Toledo5–⁠37–⁠5
Central Michigan5–⁠36–⁠6
Ohio4–⁠47–⁠6
Akron4–⁠45–⁠7
Kent State3–⁠54–⁠8
Eastern Michigan1–⁠72–⁠10
Massachusetts1–⁠71–⁠11
Western Michigan1–⁠71–⁠11
Miami (OH)0–⁠80–⁠12

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