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2014 Florida State

13–⁠1 (8–⁠0 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Jimbo Fisher, finished No. 5 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Florida State in 2014, game by game: won vs. Oklahoma State 37–31; won vs. The Citadel 37–12; won vs. No. 22 Clemson 23–17; won at NC State 56–41; won vs. Wake Forest 43–3; won at Syracuse 38–20; won vs. No. 5 Notre Dame 31–27; won at Louisville 42–31; won vs. Virginia 34–20; won at Miami 30–26; won vs. Boston College 20–17; won vs. Florida 24–19; won vs. No. 12 Georgia Tech 37–35; lost vs. No. 3 Oregon 20–59+40−39Won 37–31 vs. Oklahoma State+6Oklahoma StateWon 37–12 vs. The Citadel+25The CitadelWon 23–17 vs. No. 22 Clemson+6No. 22 ClemsonWon 56–41 at NC State+15NC StateWon 43–3 vs. Wake Forest+40Wake ForestWon 38–20 at Syracuse+18SyracuseWon 31–27 vs. No. 5 Notre Dame+4No. 5 Notre DameWon 42–31 at Louisville+11LouisvilleWon 34–20 vs. Virginia+14VirginiaWon 30–26 at Miami+4MiamiWon 20–17 vs. Boston College+3Boston CollegeWon 24–19 vs. Florida+5FloridaWon 37–35 vs. No. 12 Georgia Tech+2No. 12 Georgia TechLost 20–59 vs. No. 3 Oregon-39No. 3 Oregon
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsOklahoma StateW 37–⁠3163%
Sep 6vsThe CitadelW 37–⁠1295%
Sep 20vs22ClemsonW 23–⁠1774%
Sep 27atNC StateW 56–⁠4179%
Oct 4vsWake ForestW 43–⁠391%
Oct 11atSyracuseW 38–⁠2078%
Oct 18vs5Notre DameW 31–⁠2770%
Oct 30atLouisvilleW 42–⁠3159%
Nov 8vsVirginiaW 34–⁠2093%
Nov 15atMiamiW 30–⁠2669%
Nov 22vsBoston CollegeW 20–⁠1789%
Nov 29vsFloridaW 24–⁠1986%
Dec 6vs12Georgia TechACC Championship GameW 37–⁠3570%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs3OregonRose Bowl, CFP SemifinalL 20–⁠5953%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oregon 59–⁠20 in the Rose Bowl, CFP Semifinal; No. 5 in the final AP poll; Atlantic Coast Conference champions.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 78 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 1
  2. Wk 2: 1
  3. Wk 3: 1
  4. Wk 4: 1
  5. Wk 5: 1
  6. Wk 6: 1
  7. Wk 7: 1
  8. Wk 8: 2
  9. Wk 9: 2
  10. Wk 10: 2
  11. Wk 11: 2
  12. Wk 12: 2
  13. Wk 13: 1
  14. Wk 14: 1
  15. Wk 15: 2
  16. Wk 16: 2
  17. Final: 5

Atlantic Coast Conference champions8–⁠0 in the conference, won the ACC Championship Game

John Mackey AwardNick O’Leary, TE

3 consensus All-AmericansNick O’Leary, TE; Tre’ Jackson, OL; Roberto Aguayo, K

Record
13–⁠1
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 5 peak No. 1
Points
472–⁠358
Coach
Jimbo Fisher
Elo
1813 +69 this season
SP+ rating
28.5 No. 2 of 128; offense No. 4, defense No. 17, special teams No. 5
SRS
12.5 No. 23 of 128 in FBS
Returning
62% of last season’s EPA, No. 60 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 4
Offensive coordinators
Lawrence Dawsey and Randy Sanders
Defensive coordinator
Charles Kelly
Captains
Mario Edwards Jr., Rashad Greene, Jared Haggins, Terrance Smith, Tre’ Jackson, Christian Green, Cameron Erving, Josue Matías, Bobby Hart, Eddie Goldman, Nick Waisome and Desmond Hollin
Most valuable player
Dalvin Cook
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
Multiple 4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense26th of 128
  • Defense47th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted11th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted41st of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2348%1.2326th of 128
Defense0.1244%1.1447th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.27 off
0.12 def		50% off
43% def		—11th off
41st 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
Offense3.9own 303% allowed
Defense3.4own 322% 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 yardsJameis Winston QB3,907 yds
Passing touchdownsJameis Winston QB25 TD
Rushing yardsDalvin Cook RB1,008 yds
Rushing touchdownsKarlos Williams RB11 TD
Receiving yardsNick O’Leary TE618 yds
Receiving touchdownsNick O’Leary TE6 TD
InterceptionsNate Andrews DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Dalvin Cook RB★★★★★No. 13
Ermon Lane WR★★★★★No. 24
Travis Rudolph WR★★★★No. 43
Jacob Pugh OLB★★★★No. 69
Kain Daub ILB★★★★No. 74
Derrick Nnadi DT★★★★No. 97
Roderick Johnson OT★★★★No. 123
Demarcus Christmas DT★★★★No. 134

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.911
Running backs15.00.994
Receivers34.30.956
Offensive line33.70.906
Defensive line63.70.895
Linebackers34.00.952
Defensive backs14.00.929
Athletes and specialists23.00.841
Whole class203.90.916

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 1Jameis Winston QBTampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 1Cameron Erving CCleveland Browns
Rd 2Mario Edwards Jr. DEOakland Raiders
Rd 2Eddie Goldman DTChicago Bears
Rd 2Ronald Darby CBBuffalo Bills
Rd 3P.J. Williams CBNew Orleans Saints
Rd 4Tre Jackson OGNew England Patriots
Rd 5Rashad Greene WRJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 5Karlos Williams RBBuffalo Bills
Rd 6Nick O’Leary TEBuffalo Bills
Rd 7Bobby Hart OTNew York Giants

Roster 124

The 2014 roster

124 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 29 have a stat line. See the roster

2014 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida State8–⁠013–⁠15
Georgia Tech6–⁠211–⁠38
Clemson6–⁠210–⁠315
Louisville5–⁠39–⁠424
Duke5–⁠39–⁠4
Boston College4–⁠47–⁠6
Pittsburgh4–⁠46–⁠7
North Carolina4–⁠46–⁠7
NC State3–⁠58–⁠5
Virginia Tech3–⁠57–⁠6
Miami3–⁠56–⁠7
Virginia3–⁠55–⁠7
Syracuse1–⁠73–⁠9
Wake Forest1–⁠73–⁠9

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