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2014 Ball State

5–⁠7 (4–⁠4 Mid-American Conference), coached by Pete Lembo.

Schedule and results

Ball State in 2014, game by game: won vs. Colgate 30–10; lost at Iowa 13–17; lost vs. Indiana State 20–27; lost at Toledo 23–34; lost at Army 24–33; lost vs. Western Michigan 38–42; won at Central Michigan 32–29; won vs. Akron 35–21; lost vs. Northern Illinois 21–35; lost at Massachusetts 10–24; won vs. Eastern Michigan 45–30; won at Bowling Green 41–24+20−14Won 30–10 vs. Colgate+20ColgateLost 13–17 at Iowa-4IowaLost 20–27 vs. Indiana State-7Indiana StateLost 23–34 at Toledo-11ToledoLost 24–33 at Army-9ArmyLost 38–42 vs. Western Michigan-4Western MichiganWon 32–29 at Central Michigan+3Central MichiganWon 35–21 vs. Akron+14AkronLost 21–35 vs. Northern Illinois-14Northern Illino…Lost 10–24 at Massachusetts-14MassachusettsWon 45–30 vs. Eastern Michigan+15Eastern MichiganWon 41–24 at Bowling Green+17Bowling Green
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsColgateW 30–⁠1089%
Sep 6atIowaL 13–⁠1743%
Sep 13vsIndiana StateL 20–⁠2790%
Sep 20atToledoL 23–⁠3444%
Oct 4atArmyL 24–⁠3362%
Oct 11vsWestern MichiganL 38–⁠4271%
Oct 18atCentral MichiganW 32–⁠2935%
Oct 25vsAkronW 35–⁠2161%
Nov 5vsNorthern IllinoisL 21–⁠3544%
Nov 12atMassachusettsL 10–⁠2461%
Nov 22vsEastern MichiganW 45–⁠3078%
Nov 28atBowling GreenW 41–⁠2428%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Bowling Green 41–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 61 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
332–⁠326
Coach
Pete Lembo
Elo
1476 −90 this season
SP+ rating
-6.6 No. 91 of 128; offense No. 87, defense No. 103, special teams No. 10
SRS
−9.8 No. 98 of 128 in FBS
Returning
-5% of last season’s EPA, No. 125 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 101
Offensive coordinator
Joey Lynch
Defensive coordinator
Kevin Kelly
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense75th of 128
  • Defense90th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted93rd of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted105th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1242%1.1075th of 128
Defense0.1948%1.1390th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.11 off
0.22 def		40% off
49% def		—93rd off
105th 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 303% allowed
Defense3.3own 292% 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 yardsJack Milas QB1,302 yds
Passing touchdownsOzzie Mann QB10 TD
Rushing yardsJahwan Edwards RB1,252 yds
Rushing touchdownsJahwan Edwards RB12 TD
Receiving yardsKeVonn Mabon WR717 yds
Receiving touchdownsKeVonn Mabon WR5 TD
InterceptionsEric Patterson CB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Kevin Willis OC★★★No. 1480
Quentin Turner CB★★★No. 1546
Roy Denson ATH★★★No. 1708
David Morrison PRO★★★No. 1718
Jordan Hogue WR★★★No. 1809

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.807
Receivers52.20.767
Offensive line22.50.804
Linebackers22.00.771
Defensive backs22.50.801
Athletes and specialists52.40.781
Whole class172.40.782

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 113

The 2014 roster

113 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 25 have a stat line. See the roster

2014 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northern Illinois7–⁠111–⁠3
Toledo7–⁠19–⁠4
Western Michigan6–⁠28–⁠5
Bowling Green5–⁠38–⁠6
Central Michigan5–⁠37–⁠6
Ohio4–⁠46–⁠6
Ball State4–⁠45–⁠7
Buffalo3–⁠45–⁠6
Akron3–⁠55–⁠7
Massachusetts3–⁠53–⁠9
Miami (OH)2–⁠62–⁠10
Kent State1–⁠62–⁠9
Eastern Michigan1–⁠72–⁠10

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