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2014 California

5–⁠7 (3–⁠6 Pac-12), coached by Sonny Dykes.

Schedule and results

California in 2014, game by game: won at Northwestern 31–24; won vs. Sacramento State 55–14; lost at Arizona 45–49; won vs. Colorado 59–56; won at Washington State 60–59; lost vs. Washington 7–31; lost vs. UCLA 34–36; lost vs. No. 6 Oregon 41–59; won at Oregon State 45–31; lost at USC 30–38; lost vs. Stanford 17–38; lost vs. BYU 35–42+41−24Won 31–24 at Northwestern+7NorthwesternWon 55–14 vs. Sacramento State+41Sacramento StateLost 45–49 at Arizona-4ArizonaWon 59–56 vs. Colorado+3ColoradoWon 60–59 at Washington State+1Washington StateLost 7–31 vs. Washington-24WashingtonLost 34–36 vs. UCLA-2UCLALost 41–59 vs. No. 6 Oregon-18No. 6 OregonWon 45–31 at Oregon State+14Oregon StateLost 30–38 at USC-8USCLost 17–38 vs. Stanford-21StanfordLost 35–42 vs. BYU-7BYU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atNorthwesternW 31–⁠2425%
Sep 6vsSacramento StateW 55–⁠1470%
Sep 20atArizonaL 45–⁠4920%
Sep 27vsColoradoW 59–⁠5661%
Oct 4atWashington StateW 60–⁠5938%
Oct 11vsWashingtonL 7–⁠3133%
Oct 18vsUCLAL 34–⁠3626%
Oct 24vs6OregonL 41–⁠5917%
Nov 1atOregon StateW 45–⁠3126%
Nov 13atUSCL 30–⁠3818%
Nov 22vsStanfordL 17–⁠3830%
Nov 29vsBYUL 35–⁠4235%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to BYU 42–⁠35; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 97th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠6 9th in Pac-12
AP final
Unranked
Points
459–⁠477
Coach
Sonny Dykes
Elo
1409 +40 this season
SP+ rating
-0.6 No. 71 of 128; offense No. 25, defense No. 113, special teams No. 94
SRS
1.8 No. 54 of 128 in FBS
Returning
82% of last season’s EPA, No. 21 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 55
Offensive coordinator
Tony Franklin
Defensive coordinator
Art Kaufman
Offense
Air raid
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense30th of 128
  • Defense114th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted26th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted112th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2246%1.2930th of 128
Defense0.2748%1.23114th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.23 off
0.23 def		47% off
45% def		—26th off
112th 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
Offense3.9own 302% allowed
Defense4.2own 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 yardsJared Goff QB3,973 yds
Passing touchdownsJared Goff QB35 TD
Rushing yardsDaniel Lasco RB1,115 yds
Rushing touchdownsDaniel Lasco RB12 TD
Receiving yardsKenny Lawler WR701 yds
Receiving touchdownsKenny Lawler WR9 TD
InterceptionsGriffin Piatt S3 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Erik Brown WR★★★★No. 156
Devante Downs OLB★★★★No. 327
Tre Watson RB★★★No. 596
Vic Enwere RB★★★No. 737
Quentin Tartabull S★★★No. 775

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.826
Running backs23.00.860
Receivers14.00.934
Offensive line13.00.826
Defensive line13.00.851
Linebackers23.50.845
Defensive backs13.00.854
Whole class93.20.856

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 121

The 2014 roster

121 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 31 have a stat line. See the roster

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.