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2014 Florida

7–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Southeastern Conference), coached by Will Muschamp, then D.J. Durkin (interim, bowl game).

Schedule and results

Florida in 2014, game by game: won vs. Eastern Michigan 65–0; won vs. Kentucky 36–30; lost at No. 3 Alabama 21–42; won at Tennessee 10–9; lost vs. LSU 27–30; lost vs. Missouri 13–42; won vs. No. 9 Georgia 38–20; won at Vanderbilt 34–10; lost vs. South Carolina 20–23; won vs. Eastern Kentucky 52–3; lost at No. 1 Florida State 19–24; won vs. East Carolina 28–20+65−29Won 65–0 vs. Eastern Michigan+65Eastern MichiganWon 36–30 vs. Kentucky+6KentuckyLost 21–42 at No. 3 Alabama-21No. 3 AlabamaWon 10–9 at Tennessee+1TennesseeLost 27–30 vs. LSU-3LSULost 13–42 vs. Missouri-29MissouriWon 38–20 vs. No. 9 Georgia+18No. 9 GeorgiaWon 34–10 at Vanderbilt+24VanderbiltLost 20–23 vs. South Carolina-3South CarolinaWon 52–3 vs. Eastern Kentucky+49Eastern KentuckyLost 19–24 at No. 1 Florida State-5No. 1 Florida StateWon 28–20 vs. East Carolina+8East Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6vsEastern MichiganW 65–⁠079%
Sep 13vsKentuckyW 36–⁠3068%
Sep 20at3AlabamaL 21–⁠4221%
Oct 4atTennesseeW 10–⁠943%
Oct 11vsLSUL 27–⁠3042%
Oct 18vsMissouriL 13–⁠4241%
Nov 1vs9GeorgiaW 38–⁠2022%
Nov 8atVanderbiltW 34–⁠1056%
Nov 15vsSouth CarolinaL 20–⁠2353%
Nov 22vsEastern KentuckyW 52–⁠375%
Nov 29at1Florida StateL 19–⁠2414%
Jan 3Bowls & playoffvsEast CarolinaBirmingham BowlW 28–⁠2048%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat East Carolina 28–⁠20 in the Birmingham Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The tied 50th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
363–⁠253
Coach
Will Muschamp, then D.J. Durkin (interim, bowl game)
Elo
1604 +85 this season
SP+ rating
17.3 No. 21 of 128; offense No. 60, defense No. 6, special teams No. 12
SRS
11.0 No. 27 of 128 in FBS
Returning
44% of last season’s EPA, No. 97 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 9
Offensive coordinator
Kurt Roper
Defensive coordinator
D.J. Durkin
Offense
Spread
Defense
Multiple 4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense107th of 128
  • Defense8th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted98th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted11th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0439%1.13107th of 128
Defense0.0239%1.118th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.10 off
0.04 def		40% off
37% def		—98th off
11th 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
Offense3.4own 333% allowed
Defense2.5own 283% 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 yardsJeff Driskel QB1,140 yds
Passing touchdownsJeff Driskel QB9 TD
Rushing yardsMatt Jones RB817 yds
Rushing touchdownsKelvin Taylor RB6 TD
Receiving yardsDemarcus Robinson WR810 yds
Receiving touchdownsDemarcus Robinson WR7 TD
InterceptionsBrian Poole DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Teez Tabor CB★★★★★No. 15
Gerald Willis DT★★★★No. 35
Will Grier PRO★★★★No. 48
Thomas Holley DT★★★★No. 80
Treon Harris ATH★★★★No. 122
David Sharpe OT★★★★No. 124
J.C. Jackson WR★★★★No. 136
Khairi Clark DT★★★★No. 182

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.977
Receivers33.30.899
Offensive line43.30.887
Defensive line43.80.931
Defensive backs34.00.933
Athletes and specialists33.00.842
Whole class183.50.904

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 1Dante Fowler Jr. DEJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 1D.J. Humphries OTArizona Cardinals
Rd 3Chaz Green OTDallas Cowboys
Rd 3Matt Jones RBWashington Redskins
Rd 4Max Garcia CDenver Broncos
Rd 5Neiron Ball OLBOakland Raiders
Rd 7Andre Debose WROakland Raiders
Rd 7Trent Brown OGSan Francisco 49ers

Roster 115

The 2014 roster

115 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 36 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

2 first team, 3 second team

First 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 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama7–⁠112–⁠24
Missouri7–⁠111–⁠314
Mississippi State6–⁠210–⁠311
Georgia6–⁠210–⁠39
Ole Miss5–⁠39–⁠417
Auburn4–⁠48–⁠522
LSU4–⁠48–⁠5
Florida4–⁠47–⁠5
Texas A&M3–⁠58–⁠5
South Carolina3–⁠57–⁠6
Tennessee3–⁠57–⁠6
Arkansas2–⁠67–⁠6
Kentucky2–⁠65–⁠7
Vanderbilt0–⁠83–⁠9

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