2013 College football preview: Phil Steele breaks down returning starters for all 125 teams [Graph]
The 2013 college football season is going to be upon us far more quickly than we think. Phil Steele takes a peek at how the rosters of each program are shaping up by breaking down the returning starters of every team by position. Of course, taking a peek at the returning starters for each of the teams as they prepare for next season’s kickoff is not going to prove a direct correlation between expected wins and losses.
However, it is an important indicator and one that is extremely useful for both coaches and fans alike.
A veteran team is generally a better team. Such a mindset may end up holding especially true for the top team on this chart, Bowling Green. The Falcons are an up-and-coming program within the MAC that is enjoying nothing short of a renaissance after sending a number of teams to the postseason and Northern Illinois to the 2013 Orange Bowl.
The team played Florida extremely tough in Week 1 of the 2012 season. Smaller teams generally lack the type of depth big-time schools do, meaning a strong veteran presence may prove even more important.
On that same note, teams in conferences such as the SEC, Pac-12, Big Ten, Big 12 and ACC, bring in the nation’s top freshmen year in and year out. Thus, seeing Texas A&M, Florida State and Oklahoma near the bottom of this list should not send fans of these example programs running for the hills.
Related: Check out where each of these teams stand in the updated 2013 Recruiting Rankings.
| RK | TEAM | CONF | TOTAL | OFF | QB | RB/FB | REC/TE | OL | DEF | DL | LB | DB’s | K | P |
| 1 | Bowling Green | MAC | 19 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Indiana | BIG 10 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Miami, Fl | ACC | 19 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas | BIG 12 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | UTSA | CUSA | 19 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Hawaii | MW | 18 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Mississippi | SEC | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | UNLV | MW | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Arizona | PAC-12 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Army | INDEP | 17 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Colorado | PAC-12 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Middle Tennessee | CUSA | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Rice | CUSA | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | South Alabama | SUN BELT | 17 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Tulane | CUSA | 17 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | ULM | SUN BELT | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Washington | PAC-12 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Buffalo | MAC | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Colorado St | MW | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 16 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Minnesota | BIG 10 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | North Texas | CUSA | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | San Diego St | MW | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Wake Forest | ACC | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Auburn | SEC | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | East Carolina | CUSA | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Louisville | BIG EAST | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Marshall | CUSA | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Michigan St | BIG 10 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | North Carolina | ACC | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Northwestern | BIG 10 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Old Dominion | INDEP | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Oregon | PAC-12 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Oregon St | PAC-12 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Stanford | PAC-12 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | TCU | BIG 12 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Temple | BIG EAST | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | USC | PAC-12 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Utah St | MW | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Washington St | PAC-12 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Wisconsin | BIG 10 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Akron | MAC | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Arizona St | PAC-12 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Ball St | MAC | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Boston College | ACC | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | BYU | INDEP | 14 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Cent Michigan | MAC | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Cincinnati | BIG EAST | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Duke | ACC | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Georgia St | SUN BELT | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Houston | BIG EAST | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 41 | Iowa | BIG 10 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | New Mexico St | INDEP | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 41 | Notre Dame | INDEP | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Oklahoma St | BIG 12 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 41 | Virginia | ACC | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Wyoming | MW | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 58 | Alabama | SEC | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 58 | Baylor | BIG 12 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 58 | Boise St | MW | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 58 | Clemson | ACC | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | Connecticut | BIG EAST | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 58 | Eastern Michigan | MAC | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | Fresno st | MW | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 58 | Georgia | SEC | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 58 | Kentucky | SEC | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 58 | LSU | SEC | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Memphis | BIG EAST | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 58 | Miami, Oh | MAC | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 58 | Mississippi St | SEC | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 58 | Nebraska | BIG 10 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Ohio St | BIG 10 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | Penn St | BIG 10 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 58 | Purdue | BIG 10 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 58 | San Jose St | MW | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 58 | Southern Miss | CUSA | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Syracuse | ACC | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 58 | Tennessee | SEC | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 58 | Texas St | SUN BELT | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 58 | Texas Tech | BIG 12 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 58 | Toledo | MAC | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 58 | UCLA | PAC-12 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | UL Lafayette | SUN BELT | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Utah | PAC-12 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 58 | WKU | SUN BELT | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 88 | Air Force | MW | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 88 | Arkansas St | SUN BELT | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | Florida Atlantic | CUSA | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 88 | Illinois | BIG 10 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 88 | Maryland | ACC | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 88 | Michigan | BIG 10 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 88 | Missouri | SEC | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | Northern Illinois | MAC | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | South Carolina | SEC | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 88 | UAB | CUSA | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 98 | Arkansas | SEC | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 98 | Florida | SEC | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 98 | Idaho | INDEP | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | Kansas | BIG 12 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 98 | Kent St | MAC | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 98 | Navy | INDEP | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 98 | Nevada | MW | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | New Mexico | MW | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 98 | NC State | ACC | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 98 | Ohio | MAC | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 98 | Oklahoma | BIG 12 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 98 | UCF | BIG EAST | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 98 | UTEP | CUSA | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 112 | Florida St | ACC | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 112 | Rutgers | BIG EAST | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 112 | Texas A&M | SEC | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 112 | Tulsa | CUSA | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 112 | USF | BIG EAST | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 112 | Western Mich | MAC | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 117 | California | PAC-12 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 117 | Iowa St | BIG 12 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 117 | Massachusetts | MAC | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 117 | SMU | BIG EAST | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 117 | West Virginia | BIG 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 122 | FIU | CUSA | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 122 | Kansas St | BIG 12 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 124 | Troy | SUN BELT | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 125 | Louisiana Tech | CUSA | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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