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2014 Arkansas

7–⁠6 (2–⁠6 Southeastern Conference), coached by Bret Bielema.

Schedule and results

Arkansas in 2014, game by game: lost at No. 6 Auburn 21–45; won vs. Nicholls 73–7; won at Texas Tech 49–28; won vs. Northern Illinois 52–14; lost vs. No. 6 Texas A&M 28–35; lost vs. No. 7 Alabama 13–14; lost vs. No. 10 Georgia 32–45; won vs. UAB 45–17; lost at No. 1 Mississippi State 10–17; won vs. No. 20 LSU 17–0; won vs. No. 8 Ole Miss 30–0; lost at No. 17 Missouri 14–21; won vs. Texas 31–7+66−24Lost 21–45 at No. 6 Auburn-24No. 6 AuburnWon 73–7 vs. Nicholls+66NichollsWon 49–28 at Texas Tech+21Texas TechWon 52–14 vs. Northern Illinois+38Northern Illino…Lost 28–35 vs. No. 6 Texas A&M-7No. 6 Texas A&MLost 13–14 vs. No. 7 Alabama-1No. 7 AlabamaLost 32–45 vs. No. 10 Georgia-13No. 10 GeorgiaWon 45–17 vs. UAB+28UABLost 10–17 at No. 1 Mississippi State-7No. 1 Mississippi Sta…Won 17–0 vs. No. 20 LSU+17No. 20 LSUWon 30–0 vs. No. 8 Ole Miss+30No. 8 Ole MissLost 14–21 at No. 17 Missouri-7No. 17 MissouriWon 31–7 vs. Texas+24Texas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30at6AuburnL 21–⁠4520%
Sep 6vsNichollsW 73–⁠785%
Sep 13atTexas TechW 49–⁠2827%
Sep 20vsNorthern IllinoisW 52–⁠1436%
Sep 27vs6Texas A&ML 28–⁠3528%
Oct 11vs7AlabamaL 13–⁠1434%
Oct 18vs10GeorgiaL 32–⁠4535%
Oct 25vsUABW 45–⁠1774%
Nov 1at1Mississippi StateL 10–⁠1721%
Nov 15vs20LSUW 17–⁠037%
Nov 22vs8Ole MissW 30–⁠039%
Nov 28at17MissouriL 14–⁠2127%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvsTexasTexas BowlW 31–⁠751%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Texas 31–⁠7 in the Texas Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 12th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 12th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
415–⁠250
Coach
Bret Bielema
Elo
1629 +175 this season
SP+ rating
12.2 No. 30 of 128; offense No. 47, defense No. 20, special teams No. 94
SRS
18.1 No. 8 of 128 in FBS
Returning
67% of last season’s EPA, No. 45 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 29
Offensive coordinator
Jim Chaney
Defensive coordinator
Robb Smith
Captains
Brandon Allen, Brey Cook, Trey Flowers and Alan Turner
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense53rd of 128
  • Defense39th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted28th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted16th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1643%1.2153rd of 128
Defense0.1041%1.1539th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.22 off
0.07 def		46% off
37% def		—28th off
16th 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
Offense3.6own 322% allowed
Defense2.4own 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 yardsBrandon Allen QB2,285 yds
Passing touchdownsBrandon Allen QB20 TD
Rushing yardsJonathan Williams RB1,190 yds
Rushing touchdownsAlex Collins RB12 TD
Receiving yardsKeon Hatcher WR558 yds
Receiving touchdownsKeon Hatcher WR6 TD
InterceptionsBrooks Ellis LB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Bijhon Jackson DT★★★★No. 81
Brian Wallace OT★★★★No. 90
Jojo Robinson ATH★★★★No. 265
Frank Ragnow OT★★★★No. 314
Jovan Pruitt OT★★★No. 351

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.888
Running backs13.00.855
Receivers23.00.866
Offensive line33.70.914
Defensive line33.00.869
Defensive backs53.00.834
Athletes and specialists23.50.870
Whole class173.20.867

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 4Trey Flowers DENew England Patriots
Rd 5Martrell Spaight OLBWashington Redskins
Rd 6Tevin Mitchel OLBWashington Redskins
Rd 6Darius Philon DTSan Diego Chargers
Rd 6A.J. Derby TENew England Patriots

Roster 114

The 2014 roster

114 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 38 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

1 first team, 4 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 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama7–⁠112–⁠24
Missouri7–⁠111–⁠314
Mississippi State6–⁠210–⁠311
Georgia6–⁠210–⁠39
Ole Miss5–⁠39–⁠417
Auburn4–⁠48–⁠522
LSU4–⁠48–⁠5
Florida4–⁠47–⁠5
Texas A&M3–⁠58–⁠5
South Carolina3–⁠57–⁠6
Tennessee3–⁠57–⁠6
Arkansas2–⁠67–⁠6
Kentucky2–⁠65–⁠7
Vanderbilt0–⁠83–⁠9

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