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2013 Wisconsin

9–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Big Ten), coached by Gary Andersen, finished No. 22 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Wisconsin in 2013, game by game: won vs. Massachusetts 45–0; won vs. Tennessee Tech 48–0; lost at Arizona State 30–32; won vs. Purdue 41–10; lost at No. 4 Ohio State 24–31; won vs. No. 19 Northwestern 35–6; won at Illinois 56–32; won at Iowa 28–9; won vs. BYU 27–17; won vs. Indiana 51–3; won at Minnesota 20–7; lost vs. Penn State 24–31; lost vs. No. 8 South Carolina 24–34+48−10Won 45–0 vs. Massachusetts+45MassachusettsWon 48–0 vs. Tennessee Tech+48Tennessee TechLost 30–32 at Arizona State-2Arizona StateWon 41–10 vs. Purdue+31PurdueLost 24–31 at No. 4 Ohio State-7No. 4 Ohio StateWon 35–6 vs. No. 19 Northwestern+29No. 19 NorthwesternWon 56–32 at Illinois+24IllinoisWon 28–9 at Iowa+19IowaWon 27–17 vs. BYU+10BYUWon 51–3 vs. Indiana+48IndianaWon 20–7 at Minnesota+13MinnesotaLost 24–31 vs. Penn State-7Penn StateLost 24–34 vs. No. 8 South Carolina-10No. 8 South Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsMassachusettsW 45–⁠090%
Sep 7vsTennessee TechW 48–⁠092%
Sep 14atArizona StateL 30–⁠3250%
Sep 21vsPurdueW 41–⁠1078%
Sep 28at4Ohio StateL 24–⁠3133%
Oct 12vs19NorthwesternW 35–⁠659%
Oct 19atIllinoisW 56–⁠3271%
Nov 2atIowaW 28–⁠960%
Nov 9vsBYUW 27–⁠1760%
Nov 16vsIndianaW 51–⁠384%
Nov 23atMinnesotaW 20–⁠763%
Nov 30vsPenn StateL 24–⁠3179%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs8South CarolinaCapital One BowlL 24–⁠3440%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to South Carolina 34–⁠24 in the Capital One Bowl; No. 22 in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 23
  2. Wk 2: 21
  3. Wk 3: 20
  4. Wk 4: 24
  5. Wk 5: 23
  6. Wk 8: 25
  7. Wk 9: 22
  8. Wk 10: 22
  9. Wk 11: 21
  10. Wk 12: 17
  11. Wk 13: 16
  12. Wk 14: 14
  13. Wk 15: 21
  14. Wk 16: 19
  15. Final: 22

Burlsworth TrophyJared Abbrederis, WR

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 3rd in Big Ten
AP final
No. 22 peak No. 14
Points
453–⁠212
Coach
Gary Andersen
Elo
1683 +62 this season
SP+ rating
22.4 No. 11 of 125; offense No. 16, defense No. 11, special teams No. 103
SRS
16.6 No. 14 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 40
Offensive coordinator
Andy Ludwig
Defensive coordinator
Dave Aranda
Most valuable player
Chris Borland
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense25th of 125
  • Defense16th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted26th of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted13th of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1347%0.9325th of 125
Defense0.0239%0.9216th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.12 off
0.03 def		46% off
39% def		—26th off
13th 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 302% allowed
Defense-0.1own 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 yardsJoel Stave QB2,494 yds
Passing touchdownsJoel Stave QB22 TD
Rushing yardsMelvin Gordon RB1,609 yds
Rushing touchdownsJames White RB13 TD
Receiving yardsJared Abbrederis WR1,081 yds
Receiving touchdownsJared Abbrederis WR7 TD
InterceptionsSojourn Shelton CB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Corey Clement RB★★★★No. 154
Chikwe Obasih WDE★★★No. 345
Rob Wheelwright WR★★★No. 349
Alec James ATH★★★No. 437
Jackson Keeler OT★★★No. 455

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.00.700
Running backs14.00.933
Receivers23.00.856
Offensive line22.50.821
Defensive line22.50.795
Linebackers33.00.826
Defensive backs23.00.807
Athletes and specialists33.00.849
Whole class172.80.819

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 3Dez Southward SAtlanta Falcons
Rd 3Chris Borland ILBSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 4James White RBNew England Patriots
Rd 5Jared Abbrederis WRGreen Bay Packers
Rd 7Beau Allen DTPhiladelphia Eagles

Roster 122

The 2013 roster

122 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 30 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big Ten

3 first team, 3 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 Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan State8–⁠013–⁠13
Ohio State8–⁠012–⁠212
Wisconsin6–⁠29–⁠422
Nebraska5–⁠39–⁠4
Iowa5–⁠38–⁠5
Minnesota4–⁠48–⁠5
Penn State4–⁠47–⁠5
Michigan3–⁠57–⁠6
Indiana3–⁠55–⁠7
Northwestern1–⁠75–⁠7
Illinois1–⁠74–⁠8
Purdue0–⁠81–⁠11

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