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2014 Colorado

2–⁠10 (0–⁠9 Pac-12), coached by Mike MacIntyre.

Schedule and results

Colorado in 2014, game by game: lost vs. Colorado State 17–31; won at Massachusetts 41–38; lost vs. No. 16 Arizona State 24–38; won vs. Hawai’i 21–12; lost at California 56–59; lost vs. Oregon State 31–36; lost at No. 22 USC 28–56; lost vs. No. 25 UCLA 37–40; lost vs. Washington 23–38; lost at No. 21 Arizona 20–38; lost at No. 3 Oregon 10–44; lost vs. Utah 34–38+9−34Lost 17–31 vs. Colorado State-14Colorado StateWon 41–38 at Massachusetts+3MassachusettsLost 24–38 vs. No. 16 Arizona State-14No. 16 Arizona StateWon 21–12 vs. Hawai’i+9Hawai’iLost 56–59 at California-3CaliforniaLost 31–36 vs. Oregon State-5Oregon StateLost 28–56 at No. 22 USC-28No. 22 USCLost 37–40 vs. No. 25 UCLA-3No. 25 UCLALost 23–38 vs. Washington-15WashingtonLost 20–38 at No. 21 Arizona-18No. 21 ArizonaLost 10–44 at No. 3 Oregon-34No. 3 OregonLost 34–38 vs. Utah-4Utah
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsColorado StateL 17–⁠3136%
Sep 6atMassachusettsW 41–⁠3856%
Sep 13vs16Arizona StateL 24–⁠3828%
Sep 20vsHawai’iW 21–⁠1261%
Sep 27atCaliforniaL 56–⁠5939%
Oct 4vsOregon StateL 31–⁠3634%
Oct 18at22USCL 28–⁠5614%
Oct 25vs25UCLAL 37–⁠4021%
Nov 1vsWashingtonL 23–⁠3828%
Nov 8at21ArizonaL 20–⁠3812%
Nov 22at3OregonL 10–⁠445%
Nov 29vsUtahL 34–⁠3827%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Utah 38–⁠34; unranked in the final AP poll; 12th in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 121st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
2–⁠10
Conference
0–⁠9 12th in Pac-12
AP final
Unranked
Points
342–⁠468
Coach
Mike MacIntyre
Elo
1333 −71 this season
SP+ rating
-5.0 No. 87 of 128; offense No. 45, defense No. 118, special teams No. 16
SRS
−5.2 No. 84 of 128 in FBS
Returning
62% of last season’s EPA, No. 57 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 74
Offensive coordinator
Brian Lindgren
Defensive coordinator
Kent Baer
Offense
Pro–style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense64th of 128
  • Defense107th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted64th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted104th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1444%1.1564th of 128
Defense0.2345%1.26107th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.15 off
0.21 def		44% off
44% def		—64th off
104th 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 271% allowed
Defense4.2own 291% 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 yardsSefo Liufau QB3,200 yds
Passing touchdownsSefo Liufau QB28 TD
Rushing yardsChristian Powell 448 yds
Rushing touchdownsChristian Powell 4 TD
Receiving yardsNelson Spruce WR1,198 yds
Receiving touchdownsNelson Spruce WR12 TD
InterceptionsTedric Thompson DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Shay Fields WR★★★No. 586
Grant Watanabe ILB★★★No. 812
Isaac Miller OT★★★No. 818
Cade Apsay PRO★★★No. 916
Dylan Keeney TE★★★No. 923

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.847
Receivers32.70.830
Offensive line33.00.819
Defensive line32.70.804
Linebackers23.00.839
Defensive backs33.00.821
Athletes and specialists12.00.789
Whole class162.80.821

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 110

The 2014 roster

110 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 20 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Pac-12

1 second team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2014 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

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.