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2014 Eastern Michigan

2–⁠10 (1–⁠7 Mid-American Conference), coached by Chris Creighton.

Schedule and results

Eastern Michigan in 2014, game by game: won vs. Morgan State 31–28; lost at Florida 0–65; lost at Old Dominion 3–17; lost at No. 11 Michigan State 14–73; lost at Akron 6–31; won vs. Buffalo 37–27; lost at Massachusetts 14–36; lost vs. Northern Illinois 17–28; lost vs. Central Michigan 7–38; lost at Western Michigan 7–51; lost at Ball State 30–45; lost vs. Toledo 16–52+10−65Won 31–28 vs. Morgan State+3Morgan StateLost 0–65 at Florida-65FloridaLost 3–17 at Old Dominion-14Old DominionLost 14–73 at No. 11 Michigan State-59No. 11 Michigan StateLost 6–31 at Akron-25AkronWon 37–27 vs. Buffalo+10BuffaloLost 14–36 at Massachusetts-22MassachusettsLost 17–28 vs. Northern Illinois-11Northern Illino…Lost 7–38 vs. Central Michigan-31Central MichiganLost 7–51 at Western Michigan-44Western MichiganLost 30–45 at Ball State-15Ball StateLost 16–52 vs. Toledo-36Toledo
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsMorgan StateW 31–⁠2870%
Sep 6atFloridaL 0–⁠6521%
Sep 13atOld DominionL 3–⁠1733%
Sep 20at11Michigan StateL 14–⁠738%
Oct 4atAkronL 6–⁠3127%
Oct 11vsBuffaloW 37–⁠2734%
Oct 18atMassachusettsL 14–⁠3645%
Oct 25vsNorthern IllinoisL 17–⁠2823%
Nov 1vsCentral MichiganL 7–⁠3829%
Nov 15atWestern MichiganL 7–⁠5118%
Nov 22atBall StateL 30–⁠4522%
Nov 28vsToledoL 16–⁠5219%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Toledo 52–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll; 13th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 42nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 on file).

Record
2–⁠10
Conference
1–⁠7 13th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
182–⁠491
Coach
Chris Creighton
Elo
1231 −106 this season
SP+ rating
-25.9 No. 128 of 128; offense No. 118, defense No. 125, special teams No. 98
SRS
−23.6 No. 128 of 128 in FBS
Returning
74% of last season’s EPA, No. 38 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 124
Offensive coordinator
Kalen DeBoer
Defensive coordinator
Brad McCaslin
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense125th of 128
  • Defense123rd of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted128th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted125th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0336%1.20125th of 128
Defense0.2947%1.23123rd of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.01 off
0.27 def		35% off
46% def		—128th off
125th 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
Offense2.5own 272% allowed
Defense4.1own 321% 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 yardsReginald Bell QB1,238 yds
Passing touchdownsReginald Bell QB9 TD
Rushing yardsReginald Bell QB543 yds
Rushing touchdownsReginald Bell QB4 TD
Receiving yardsTyreese Russell TE475 yds
Receiving touchdownsTyreese Russell TE3 TD
InterceptionsKevin Johnson DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Lemar Harris ATH★★★No. 1409
Shaq Vann ATH★★★No. 1740
Ka’John Armstrong OT★★No. 1952
Jason Beck CB★★No. 2227
Kyle Rachwal TE★★No. 2227

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.748
Receivers12.00.783
Offensive line52.00.757
Defensive line22.00.726
Linebackers12.00.758
Defensive backs42.00.746
Athletes and specialists23.00.814
Whole class162.10.758

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 101

The 2014 roster

101 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 26 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.