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2013 Wyoming

5–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Mountain West Conference), coached by Dave Christensen.

Schedule and results

Wyoming in 2013, game by game: lost at No. 18 Nebraska 34–37; won vs. Idaho 42–10; won vs. Northern Colorado 35–7; won at Air Force 56–23; lost at Texas State 21–42; won vs. New Mexico 38–31; lost vs. Colorado State 22–52; lost at San José State 44–51; lost vs. No. 17 Fresno State 10–48; lost at Boise State 7–48; won vs. Hawai’i 59–56; lost at Utah State 7–35+33−41Lost 34–37 at No. 18 Nebraska-3No. 18 NebraskaWon 42–10 vs. Idaho+32IdahoWon 35–7 vs. Northern Colorado+28Northern Colora…Won 56–23 at Air Force+33Air ForceLost 21–42 at Texas State-21Texas StateWon 38–31 vs. New Mexico+7New MexicoLost 22–52 vs. Colorado State-30Colorado StateLost 44–51 at San José State-7San José StateLost 10–48 vs. No. 17 Fresno State-38No. 17 Fresno StateLost 7–48 at Boise State-41Boise StateWon 59–56 vs. Hawai’i+3Hawai’iLost 7–35 at Utah State-28Utah State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31at18NebraskaL 34–⁠3724%
Sep 7vsIdahoW 42–⁠1075%
Sep 14vsNorthern ColoradoW 35–⁠786%
Sep 21atAir ForceW 56–⁠2347%
Sep 28atTexas StateL 21–⁠4256%
Oct 12vsNew MexicoW 38–⁠3174%
Oct 19vsColorado StateL 22–⁠5270%
Oct 26atSan José StateL 44–⁠5128%
Nov 9vs17Fresno StateL 10–⁠4828%
Nov 16atBoise StateL 7–⁠4813%
Nov 23vsHawai’iW 59–⁠5672%
Nov 30atUtah StateL 7–⁠3516%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Utah State 35–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 80th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 8th in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
375–⁠440
Coach
Dave Christensen
Elo
1385 −63 this season
SP+ rating
-15.3 No. 103 of 125; offense No. 74, defense No. 112, special teams No. 124
SRS
−12.4 No. 105 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 110
Offensive coordinators
Pete Kaligis and Jim Harding
Defensive coordinators
Chris Tormey and Jamar Cain
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense43rd of 125
  • Defense112th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted68th of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted118th of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1141%1.0743rd of 125
Defense0.1546%0.95112th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.08 off
0.13 def		40% off
45% def		—68th off
118th 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
Offense0.0own 262% allowed
Defense-0.1own 312% 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 yardsBrett Smith QB3,375 yds
Passing touchdownsBrett Smith QB29 TD
Rushing yardsShaun Wick RB979 yds
Rushing touchdownsShaun Wick RB9 TD
Receiving yardsRobert Herron WR937 yds
Receiving touchdownsRobert Herron WR9 TD
InterceptionsJordan Stanton LB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Josh Tapscott APB★★No. 1936
Connor Riese OT★★No. 2133
Taylor Knestis OT★★No. 2191
Charlie Renfree OC★★No. 2332
Omar Stover RB★★No. 2459

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs32.00.780
Offensive line42.00.776
Defensive line22.00.765
Linebackers12.00.758
Defensive backs22.00.768
Athletes and specialists12.00.764
Whole class132.00.772

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.

Drafted in 2014

The 2014 draft
Rd 4Marqueston Huff CBTennessee Titans
Rd 6Robert Herron WRTampa Bay Buccaneers

Roster 107

The 2013 roster

107 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 29 have a stat line. See the roster

2013 Mountain West Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Fresno State7–⁠111–⁠2
Utah State7–⁠19–⁠5
Boise State6–⁠28–⁠5
San Diego State6–⁠28–⁠5
Colorado State5–⁠38–⁠6
UNLV5–⁠37–⁠6
San José State5–⁠36–⁠6
Wyoming3–⁠55–⁠7
Nevada3–⁠54–⁠8
New Mexico1–⁠73–⁠9
Air Force0–⁠82–⁠10
Hawai’i0–⁠81–⁠11

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