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2014 BYU

8–⁠5, coached by Bronco Mendenhall.

Schedule and results

BYU in 2014, game by game: won at UConn 35–10; won at Texas 41–7; won vs. Houston 33–25; won vs. Virginia 41–33; lost vs. Utah State 20–35; lost at UCF 24–31; lost vs. Nevada 35–42; lost at Boise State 30–55; won at Middle Tennessee 27–7; won vs. UNLV 42–23; won vs. Savannah State 64–0; won at California 42–35; lost vs. Memphis 48–55+64−25Won 35–10 at UConn+25UConnWon 41–7 at Texas+34TexasWon 33–25 vs. Houston+8HoustonWon 41–33 vs. Virginia+8VirginiaLost 20–35 vs. Utah State-15Utah StateLost 24–31 at UCF-7UCFLost 35–42 vs. Nevada-7NevadaLost 30–55 at Boise State-25Boise StateWon 27–7 at Middle Tennessee+20Middle TennesseeWon 42–23 vs. UNLV+19UNLVWon 64–0 vs. Savannah State+64Savannah StateWon 42–35 at California+7CaliforniaLost 48–55 vs. Memphis-7Memphis
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29atUConnW 35–⁠1062%
Sep 6atTexasW 41–⁠743%
Sep 11vsHoustonW 33–⁠2575%
Sep 20vsVirginiaW 41–⁠3384%
Oct 3vsUtah StateL 20–⁠3573%
Oct 9atUCFL 24–⁠3139%
Oct 18vsNevadaL 35–⁠4274%
Oct 24atBoise StateL 30–⁠5538%
Nov 1atMiddle TennesseeW 27–⁠750%
Nov 15vsUNLVW 42–⁠2385%
Nov 22vsSavannah StateW 64–⁠098%
Nov 29atCaliforniaW 42–⁠3565%
Dec 22Bowls & playoffvsMemphisMiami Beach BowlL 48–⁠5554%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Memphis 55–⁠48 in the Miami Beach Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 40th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 25
  2. Wk 4: 21
  3. Wk 5: 20
  4. Wk 6: 18
Record
8–⁠5
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked peak No. 18
Points
482–⁠358
Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
Elo
1576 −5 this season
SP+ rating
10.2 No. 35 of 128; offense No. 41, defense No. 47, special teams No. 26
SRS
2.7 No. 50 of 128 in FBS
Returning
55% of last season’s EPA, No. 76 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 64
Offensive coordinator
Robert Anae
Defensive coordinator
Nick Howell
Captains
Taysom Hill, Paul Lasike, Craig Bills and Remington Peck
Offense
Air raid
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense42nd of 128
  • Defense53rd of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted33rd of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted64th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1845%1.1742nd of 128
Defense0.1340%1.2053rd of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.21 off
0.16 def		44% off
42% def		—33rd off
64th 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 312% allowed
Defense3.5own 312% 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 yardsChristian Stewart QB2,621 yds
Passing touchdownsChristian Stewart QB25 TD
Rushing yardsJamaal Williams RB518 yds
Rushing touchdownsTaysom Hill QB8 TD
Receiving yardsMitch Mathews WR922 yds
Receiving touchdownsMitch Mathews WR9 TD
InterceptionsAlani Fua LB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Fred Warner OLB★★★★No. 307
Matt Bushman TE★★★No. 764
Sione Takitaki FB★★★No. 779
Zac Dawe SDE★★★No. 837
Trey Dye WR★★★No. 1577

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.782
Running backs13.00.854
Receivers23.00.835
Offensive line22.00.779
Defensive line32.30.789
Linebackers23.50.848
Defensive backs22.50.782
Whole class132.60.807

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 145

The 2014 roster

145 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 41 have a stat line. See the roster