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2014 App State

7–⁠5 (6–⁠2 Sun Belt Conference), coached by Scott Satterfield.

Schedule and results

App State in 2014, game by game: lost at Michigan 14–52; won vs. Campbell 66–0; lost at Southern Miss 20–21; lost at Georgia Southern 14–34; lost vs. South Alabama 21–47; lost vs. Liberty 48–55; won at Troy 53–14; won vs. Georgia State 44–0; won vs. UL Monroe 31–29; won at Arkansas State 37–32; won at Louisiana 35–16; won vs. Idaho 45–28+66−38Lost 14–52 at Michigan-38MichiganWon 66–0 vs. Campbell+66CampbellLost 20–21 at Southern Miss-1Southern MissLost 14–34 at Georgia Southern-20Georgia SouthernLost 21–47 vs. South Alabama-26South AlabamaLost 48–55 vs. Liberty-7LibertyWon 53–14 at Troy+39TroyWon 44–0 vs. Georgia State+44Georgia StateWon 31–29 vs. UL Monroe+2UL MonroeWon 37–32 at Arkansas State+5Arkansas StateWon 35–16 at Louisiana+19LouisianaWon 45–28 vs. Idaho+17Idaho
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atMichiganL 14–⁠5216%
Sep 6vsCampbellW 66–⁠081%
Sep 20atSouthern MissL 20–⁠2141%
Sep 25atGeorgia SouthernL 14–⁠3428%
Oct 4vsSouth AlabamaL 21–⁠4741%
Oct 11vsLibertyL 48–⁠5548%
Oct 18atTroyW 53–⁠1430%
Nov 1vsGeorgia StateW 44–⁠076%
Nov 8vsUL MonroeW 31–⁠2949%
Nov 15atArkansas StateW 37–⁠3218%
Nov 22atLouisianaW 35–⁠1621%
Nov 29vsIdahoW 45–⁠2885%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Idaho 45–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Sun Belt Conference.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 58 on file).

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠2 3rd in Sun Belt Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
428–⁠328
Coach
Scott Satterfield
Elo
1442 +114 this season
SP+ rating
-8.3 No. 98 of 128; offense No. 80, defense No. 92, special teams No. 123
SRS
−7.7 No. 91 of 128 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 87
Offensive coordinators
Frank Ponce and Dwayne Ledford
Defensive coordinator
Nate Woody
Offense
Spread option
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense18th of 128
  • Defense59th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted42nd of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted80th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2544%1.2718th of 128
Defense0.1342%1.1759th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.20 off
0.18 def		42% off
42% def		—42nd off
80th 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
Offense4.0own 332% allowed
Defense3.6own 352% 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 yardsTaylor Lamb QB2,381 yds
Passing touchdownsTaylor Lamb QB17 TD
Rushing yardsMarcus Cox RB1,415 yds
Rushing touchdownsMarcus Cox RB19 TD
Receiving yardsMalachi Jones WR585 yds
Receiving touchdownsSimms McElfresh WR5 TD
InterceptionsJoel Ross DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Jaylan Barbour WR★★★No. 799
Nikia Cathey ATH★★★No. 1129
Shaedon Meadors WR★★★No. 1138
Josh Boyd APB★★★No. 1418
Okon Godwin OLB★★★No. 1740

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.795
Running backs13.00.822
Receivers62.50.798
Offensive line42.00.751
Defensive line32.00.777
Linebackers32.30.775
Defensive backs42.00.757
Athletes and specialists22.50.808
Whole class242.20.779

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 109

The 2014 roster

109 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 28 have a stat line. See the roster

2014 Sun Belt Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia Southern8–⁠09–⁠3
Louisiana7–⁠19–⁠4
App State6–⁠27–⁠5
Texas State5–⁠37–⁠5
Arkansas State5–⁠37–⁠6
South Alabama5–⁠36–⁠7
UL Monroe3–⁠54–⁠8
Troy3–⁠53–⁠9
New Mexico State1–⁠72–⁠10
Idaho1–⁠71–⁠10
Georgia State0–⁠81–⁠11

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