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2014 Cincinnati

9–⁠4 (7–⁠1 American Athletic Conference), coached by Tommy Tuberville.

Schedule and results

Cincinnati in 2014, game by game: won vs. Toledo 58–34; won vs. Miami (OH) 31–24; lost at No. 22 Ohio State 28–50; lost vs. Memphis 14–41; lost at Miami 34–55; won at SMU 41–3; won vs. South Florida 34–17; won at Tulane 38–14; won vs. East Carolina 54–46; won at UConn 41–0; won at Temple 14–6; won vs. Houston 38–31; lost vs. Virginia Tech 17–33+41−27Won 58–34 vs. Toledo+24ToledoWon 31–24 vs. Miami (OH)+7Miami (OH)Lost 28–50 at No. 22 Ohio State-22No. 22 Ohio StateLost 14–41 vs. Memphis-27MemphisLost 34–55 at Miami-21MiamiWon 41–3 at SMU+38SMUWon 34–17 vs. South Florida+17South FloridaWon 38–14 at Tulane+24TulaneWon 54–46 vs. East Carolina+8East CarolinaWon 41–0 at UConn+41UConnWon 14–6 at Temple+8TempleWon 38–31 vs. Houston+7HoustonLost 17–33 vs. Virginia Tech-16Virginia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 12vsToledoW 58–⁠3464%
Sep 20vsMiami (OH)W 31–⁠2490%
Sep 27at22Ohio StateL 28–⁠5034%
Oct 4vsMemphisL 14–⁠4176%
Oct 11atMiamiL 34–⁠5536%
Oct 18atSMUW 41–⁠357%
Oct 24vsSouth FloridaW 34–⁠1779%
Oct 31atTulaneW 38–⁠1460%
Nov 13vsEast CarolinaW 54–⁠4652%
Nov 22atUConnW 41–⁠074%
Nov 29atTempleW 14–⁠660%
Dec 6vsHoustonW 38–⁠3167%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvsVirginia TechMilitary BowlL 17–⁠3364%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Virginia Tech 33–⁠17 in the Military Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; American Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

American Athletic Conference champions7–⁠1 in the conference, shared with UCF and Memphis

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in American Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
442–⁠354
Coach
Tommy Tuberville
Elo
1592 +26 this season
SP+ rating
6.9 No. 48 of 128; offense No. 28, defense No. 80, special teams No. 46
SRS
1.7 No. 55 of 128 in FBS
Returning
40% of last season’s EPA, No. 101 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 65
Offensive coordinator
Eddie Gran
Defensive coordinators
Robert Prunty and Hank Hughes
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense14th of 128
  • Defense86th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted14th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted98th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2646%1.2814th of 128
Defense0.1847%1.2186th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.25 off
0.20 def		46% off
47% def		—14th off
98th 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
Offense4.1own 263% allowed
Defense3.2own 311% 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 yardsGunner Kiel QB3,254 yds
Passing touchdownsGunner Kiel QB31 TD
Rushing yardsMike Boone RB650 yds
Rushing touchdownsMike Boone RB9 TD
Receiving yardsShaq Washington WR761 yds
Receiving touchdownsChris Moore WR8 TD
InterceptionsHoward Wilder CB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Kevin Mouhon ILB★★★No. 413
J.J. Pinckney ATH★★★No. 916
Luke Callahan OG★★★No. 1327
Hayden Moore PRO★★★No. 1346
Davin Pierce WR★★★No. 1457

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.825
Receivers32.30.797
Offensive line22.50.805
Defensive line52.40.786
Linebackers13.00.880
Defensive backs22.00.755
Athletes and specialists42.80.812
Whole class182.50.800

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 106

The 2014 roster

106 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 32 have a stat line. See the roster

2014 American Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Memphis7–⁠110–⁠325
UCF7–⁠19–⁠4
Cincinnati7–⁠19–⁠4
Houston5–⁠38–⁠5
East Carolina5–⁠38–⁠5
Temple4–⁠46–⁠6
South Florida3–⁠54–⁠8
Tulane2–⁠63–⁠9
Tulsa2–⁠62–⁠10
UConn1–⁠72–⁠10
SMU1–⁠71–⁠11

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