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2014 Florida International

4–⁠8 (3–⁠5 Conference USA), coached by Ron Turner.

Schedule and results

Florida International in 2014, game by game: lost vs. Bethune-Cookman 12–14; won vs. Wagner 34–3; lost vs. Pittsburgh 25–42; lost vs. Louisville 3–34; won at UAB 34–20; won vs. Florida Atlantic 38–10; lost at UTSA 13–16; lost vs. No. 25 Marshall 13–45; lost vs. Rice 17–31; lost at Old Dominion 35–38; won vs. Middle Tennessee 38–28; lost at North Texas 14–17+31−32Lost 12–14 vs. Bethune-Cookman-2Bethune-CookmanWon 34–3 vs. Wagner+31WagnerLost 25–42 vs. Pittsburgh-17PittsburghLost 3–34 vs. Louisville-31LouisvilleWon 34–20 at UAB+14UABWon 38–10 vs. Florida Atlantic+28Florida AtlanticLost 13–16 at UTSA-3UTSALost 13–45 vs. No. 25 Marshall-32No. 25 MarshallLost 17–31 vs. Rice-14RiceLost 35–38 at Old Dominion-3Old DominionWon 38–28 vs. Middle Tennessee+10Middle TennesseeLost 14–17 at North Texas-3North Texas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsBethune-CookmanL 12–⁠1444%
Sep 6vsWagnerW 34–⁠366%
Sep 13vsPittsburghL 25–⁠4227%
Sep 20vsLouisvilleL 3–⁠3415%
Sep 27atUABW 34–⁠2032%
Oct 2vsFlorida AtlanticW 38–⁠1040%
Oct 11atUTSAL 13–⁠1634%
Oct 18vs25MarshallL 13–⁠4523%
Nov 1vsRiceL 17–⁠3132%
Nov 8atOld DominionL 35–⁠3843%
Nov 15vsMiddle TennesseeW 38–⁠2840%
Nov 22atNorth TexasL 14–⁠1739%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Texas 17–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 9th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
276–⁠298
Coach
Ron Turner
Elo
1352 +38 this season
SP+ rating
-16.2 No. 119 of 128; offense No. 126, defense No. 85, special teams No. 98
SRS
−9.0 No. 96 of 128 in FBS
Returning
108% of last season’s EPA, No. 1 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 109
Offensive coordinator
Steve Shankweiler
Defensive coordinator
Josh Conklin
Offense
Pro set
Defense
Multiple 4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense112th of 128
  • Defense18th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted116th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted37th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0337%1.07112th of 128
Defense0.0438%1.3718th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.06 off
0.11 def		36% off
40% def		—116th off
37th 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
Offense3.0own 314% allowed
Defense2.5own 323% 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 yardsAlex McGough QB1,680 yds
Passing touchdownsAlex McGough QB14 TD
Rushing yardsAlex Gardner RB582 yds
Rushing touchdownsAnthon Samuel RB5 TD
Receiving yardsJonnu Smith TE710 yds
Receiving touchdownsJonnu Smith TE8 TD
InterceptionsRichard Leonard CB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Alex McGough PRO★★★No. 1733
Luke Medlock PRO★★No. 1916
Alex Gardner RB★★No. 1918
Justin Sibole DT★★No. 1947
Anthony Wint OLB★★No. 1998

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks32.30.791
Running backs12.00.796
Receivers22.00.776
Offensive line42.00.752
Defensive line52.00.774
Linebackers32.00.772
Defensive backs52.00.753
Athletes and specialists22.00.751
Whole class252.00.767

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; 33 have a stat line. See the roster

2014 Conference USA standings

Conference page
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.