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2014 Arizona State

10–⁠3 (6–⁠3 Pac-12), coached by Todd Graham, finished No. 12 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Arizona State in 2014, game by game: won vs. Weber State 45–14; won at New Mexico 58–23; won at Colorado 38–24; lost vs. No. 11 UCLA 27–62; won at No. 16 USC 38–34; won vs. No. 23 Stanford 26–10; won at Washington 24–10; won vs. No. 18 Utah 19–16; won vs. No. 8 Notre Dame 55–31; lost at Oregon State 27–35; won vs. Washington State 52–31; lost at No. 12 Arizona 35–42; won vs. Duke 36–31+35−35Won 45–14 vs. Weber State+31Weber StateWon 58–23 at New Mexico+35New MexicoWon 38–24 at Colorado+14ColoradoLost 27–62 vs. No. 11 UCLA-35No. 11 UCLAWon 38–34 at No. 16 USC+4No. 16 USCWon 26–10 vs. No. 23 Stanford+16No. 23 StanfordWon 24–10 at Washington+14WashingtonWon 19–16 vs. No. 18 Utah+3No. 18 UtahWon 55–31 vs. No. 8 Notre Dame+24No. 8 Notre DameLost 27–35 at Oregon State-8Oregon StateWon 52–31 vs. Washington State+21Washington StateLost 35–42 at No. 12 Arizona-7No. 12 ArizonaWon 36–31 vs. Duke+5Duke
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 28vsWeber StateW 45–⁠1493%
Sep 6atNew MexicoW 58–⁠2377%
Sep 13atColoradoW 38–⁠2472%
Sep 25vs11UCLAL 27–⁠6253%
Oct 4at16USCW 38–⁠3434%
Oct 18vs23StanfordW 26–⁠1046%
Oct 25atWashingtonW 24–⁠1046%
Nov 1vs18UtahW 19–⁠1666%
Nov 8vs8Notre DameW 55–⁠3154%
Nov 15atOregon StateL 27–⁠3576%
Nov 22vsWashington StateW 52–⁠3185%
Nov 28at12ArizonaL 35–⁠4243%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvsDukeSun BowlW 36–⁠3160%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Duke 36–⁠31 in the Sun Bowl; No. 12 in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 19
  2. Wk 2: 17
  3. Wk 3: 16
  4. Wk 4: 15
  5. Wk 5: 15
  6. Wk 7: 20
  7. Wk 8: 17
  8. Wk 9: 14
  9. Wk 10: 15
  10. Wk 11: 11
  11. Wk 12: 7
  12. Wk 13: 13
  13. Wk 14: 13
  14. Wk 15: 17
  15. Wk 16: 15
  16. Final: 12
Record
10–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Pac-12
AP final
No. 12 peak No. 7
Points
480–⁠363
Coach
Todd Graham
Elo
1681 +84 this season
SP+ rating
13.5 No. 28 of 128; offense No. 29, defense No. 43, special teams No. 38
SRS
11.2 No. 26 of 128 in FBS
Returning
67% of last season’s EPA, No. 44 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 23
Offensive coordinator
Mike Norvell
Defensive coordinators
Keith Patterson and Chris Ball
Offense
Spread
Defense
Hybrid Attacking

How good, play by play

  • Offense61st of 128
  • Defense26th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted59th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted19th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1542%1.3061st of 128
Defense0.0739%1.3126th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.16 off
0.07 def		43% off
39% def		—59th off
19th 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
Offense3.8own 322% allowed
Defense3.1own 273% 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 Kelly QB2,114 yds
Passing touchdownsTaylor Kelly QB22 TD
Rushing yardsD.J. Foster WR1,081 yds
Rushing touchdownsD.J. Foster WR9 TD
Receiving yardsJaelen Strong WR1,165 yds
Receiving touchdownsJaelen Strong WR10 TD
InterceptionsDamarious Randall DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

D.J. Calhoun OLB★★★★No. 160
Tyler Whiley WR★★★★No. 177
Jalen Harvey WR★★★★No. 276
Connor Humphreys WDE★★★★No. 287
Manny Wilkins DUAL★★★★No. 289
Tashon Smallwood DT★★★★No. 316
Kalen Ballage ATH★★★★No. 319

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.50.874
Running backs13.00.887
Receivers24.00.914
Offensive line13.00.848
Defensive line33.70.891
Linebackers14.00.931
Defensive backs43.00.837
Athletes and specialists14.00.893
Whole class153.50.877

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 2015

The 2015 draft
Rd 1Damarious Randall SGreen Bay Packers
Rd 3Jaelen Strong WRHouston Texans
Rd 4Jamil Douglas OGMiami Dolphins
Rd 4Marcus Hardison DTCincinnati Bengals

Roster 113

The 2014 roster

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

All-Pac-12

3 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2014 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2014 Pac-12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oregon8–⁠113–⁠22
Arizona7–⁠210–⁠419
Arizona State6–⁠310–⁠312
UCLA6–⁠310–⁠310
USC6–⁠39–⁠420
Utah5–⁠49–⁠421
Stanford5–⁠48–⁠5
Washington4–⁠58–⁠6
California3–⁠65–⁠7
Oregon State2–⁠75–⁠7
Washington State2–⁠73–⁠9
Colorado0–⁠92–⁠10

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