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2014 Central Michigan

7–⁠6 (5–⁠3 Mid-American Conference), coached by Dan Enos.

Schedule and results

Central Michigan in 2014, game by game: won vs. Chattanooga 20–16; won at Purdue 38–17; lost vs. Syracuse 3–40; lost at Kansas 10–24; lost at Toledo 28–42; won vs. Ohio 28–10; won at Northern Illinois 34–17; lost vs. Ball State 29–32; won at Buffalo 20–14; won at Eastern Michigan 38–7; won vs. Miami (OH) 34–27; lost vs. Western Michigan 20–32; lost vs. Western Kentucky 48–49+31−37Won 20–16 vs. Chattanooga+4ChattanoogaWon 38–17 at Purdue+21PurdueLost 3–40 vs. Syracuse-37SyracuseLost 10–24 at Kansas-14KansasLost 28–42 at Toledo-14ToledoWon 28–10 vs. Ohio+18OhioWon 34–17 at Northern Illinois+17Northern Illino…Lost 29–32 vs. Ball State-3Ball StateWon 20–14 at Buffalo+6BuffaloWon 38–7 at Eastern Michigan+31Eastern MichiganWon 34–27 vs. Miami (OH)+7Miami (OH)Lost 20–32 vs. Western Michigan-12Western MichiganLost 48–49 vs. Western Kentucky-1Western Kentucky
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 28vsChattanoogaW 20–⁠1667%
Sep 6atPurdueW 38–⁠1753%
Sep 13vsSyracuseL 3–⁠4050%
Sep 20atKansasL 10–⁠2453%
Sep 27atToledoL 28–⁠4230%
Oct 4vsOhioW 28–⁠1053%
Oct 11atNorthern IllinoisW 34–⁠1722%
Oct 18vsBall StateL 29–⁠3265%
Oct 25atBuffaloW 20–⁠1449%
Nov 1atEastern MichiganW 38–⁠771%
Nov 15vsMiami (OH)W 34–⁠2786%
Nov 22vsWestern MichiganL 20–⁠3262%
Dec 24Bowls & playoffvsWestern KentuckyBahamas BowlL 48–⁠4943%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Western Kentucky 49–⁠48 in the Bahamas Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 25th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 68 on file).

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
350–⁠327
Coach
Dan Enos
Elo
1480 +22 this season
SP+ rating
-5.2 No. 88 of 128; offense No. 82, defense No. 82, special teams No. 106
SRS
−5.9 No. 87 of 128 in FBS
Returning
96% of last season’s EPA, No. 5 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 116
Offensive coordinator
Morris Watts
Defensive coordinator
Joe Tumpkin

How good, play by play

  • Offense38th of 128
  • Defense57th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted51st of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted67th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1948%1.1538th of 128
Defense0.1340%1.3157th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.18 off
0.17 def		45% off
42% def		—51st off
67th 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 292% 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 yardsCooper Rush QB3,157 yds
Passing touchdownsCooper Rush QB27 TD
Rushing yardsThomas Rawls RB1,103 yds
Rushing touchdownsThomas Rawls RB10 TD
Receiving yardsTitus Davis WR980 yds
Receiving touchdownsTitus Davis WR13 TD
InterceptionsBrandon Greer DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Otis Kearney S★★★No. 1846
Amari Coleman CB★★★No. 1885
Alex Neering SDE★★★No. 1885
Cooper Mojsiejenko ATH★★No. 2003
Jimmy McCarthy OT★★No. 2054

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.786
Running backs12.00.733
Receivers32.00.757
Offensive line32.00.772
Defensive line32.30.782
Linebackers12.00.769
Defensive backs32.70.787
Athletes and specialists32.00.782
Whole class182.20.774

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 6L.T. Walton DTPittsburgh Steelers

Roster 107

The 2014 roster

107 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 31 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.