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2014 Florida Atlantic

3–⁠9 (2–⁠6 Conference USA), coached by Charlie Partridge.

Schedule and results

Florida Atlantic in 2014, game by game: lost at No. 22 Nebraska 7–55; lost at No. 2 Alabama 0–41; won vs. Tulsa 50–21; lost at Wyoming 19–20; won vs. UTSA 41–37; lost at Florida International 10–38; won vs. Western Kentucky 45–38; lost at No. 23 Marshall 16–35; lost vs. UAB 28–31; lost at North Texas 10–31; lost at Middle Tennessee 34–35; lost vs. Old Dominion 28–31+29−48Lost 7–55 at No. 22 Nebraska-48No. 22 NebraskaLost 0–41 at No. 2 Alabama-41No. 2 AlabamaWon 50–21 vs. Tulsa+29TulsaLost 19–20 at Wyoming-1WyomingWon 41–37 vs. UTSA+4UTSALost 10–38 at Florida International-28Florida Interna…Won 45–38 vs. Western Kentucky+7Western KentuckyLost 16–35 at No. 23 Marshall-19No. 23 MarshallLost 28–31 vs. UAB-3UABLost 10–31 at North Texas-21North TexasLost 34–35 at Middle Tennessee-1Middle TennesseeLost 28–31 vs. Old Dominion-3Old Dominion
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30at22NebraskaL 7–⁠5529%
Sep 6at2AlabamaL 0–⁠4114%
Sep 13vsTulsaW 50–⁠2158%
Sep 20atWyomingL 19–⁠2045%
Sep 27vsUTSAW 41–⁠3750%
Oct 2atFlorida InternationalL 10–⁠3860%
Oct 18vsWestern KentuckyW 45–⁠3846%
Oct 25at23MarshallL 16–⁠3518%
Nov 1vsUABL 28–⁠3167%
Nov 8atNorth TexasL 10–⁠3148%
Nov 22atMiddle TennesseeL 34–⁠3537%
Nov 29vsOld DominionL 28–⁠3160%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Old Dominion 31–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 25 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 11th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
288–⁠413
Coach
Charlie Partridge
Elo
1370 −93 this season
SP+ rating
-10.4 No. 104 of 128; offense No. 88, defense No. 106, special teams No. 94
SRS
−10.7 No. 102 of 128 in FBS
Returning
74% of last season’s EPA, No. 37 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 94
Offensive coordinator
Brian Wright
Defensive coordinator
Roc Bellantoni
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense71st of 128
  • Defense118th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted72nd of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted113th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1242%1.0871st of 128
Defense0.2749%1.21118th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.14 off
0.23 def		41% off
48% def		—72nd off
113th 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
Offense2.9own 30— allowed
Defense4.2own 29— 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 yardsJaquez Johnson QB2,215 yds
Passing touchdownsJaquez Johnson QB17 TD
Rushing yardsJay Warren RB571 yds
Rushing touchdownsJaquez Johnson QB7 TD
Receiving yardsLucky Whitehead WR706 yds
Receiving touchdownsLucky Whitehead WR6 TD
InterceptionsAndrae Kirk LB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Gregory Howell RB★★★No. 1317
Kris Harris ILB★★★No. 1511
Jason Driskel DUAL★★★No. 1774
Joe Gold OG★★No. 1976
Jake Stoshak S★★No. 2054

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.804
Running backs22.50.793
Receivers42.00.735
Offensive line42.00.771
Defensive line42.00.751
Linebackers32.30.771
Defensive backs22.00.789
Athletes and specialists12.00.776
Whole class212.10.766

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 3D’Joun Smith CBIndianapolis Colts

Roster 116

The 2014 roster

116 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 30 have a stat line. See the roster

2014 Conference USA standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Marshall7–⁠113–⁠123
Louisiana Tech7–⁠19–⁠5
Rice5–⁠38–⁠5
UTEP5–⁠37–⁠6
Middle Tennessee5–⁠36–⁠6
Western Kentucky4–⁠48–⁠5
UAB4–⁠46–⁠6
Old Dominion4–⁠46–⁠6
Florida International3–⁠54–⁠8
UTSA3–⁠54–⁠8
North Texas2–⁠64–⁠8
Florida Atlantic2–⁠63–⁠9
Southern Miss1–⁠73–⁠9

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