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2014 Fresno State

6–⁠8 (5–⁠3 Mountain West Conference), coached by Tim DeRuyter.

Schedule and results

Fresno State in 2014, game by game: lost at No. 15 USC 13–52; lost at Utah 27–59; lost vs. Nebraska 19–55; won vs. Southern Utah 56–16; won at New Mexico 35–24; won vs. San Diego State 24–13; lost at UNLV 27–30; lost at Boise State 27–37; lost vs. Wyoming 17–45; won vs. San José State 38–24; won at Nevada 40–20; won vs. Hawai’i 28–21; lost at No. 22 Boise State 14–28; lost vs. Rice 6–30+40−39Lost 13–52 at No. 15 USC-39No. 15 USCLost 27–59 at Utah-32UtahLost 19–55 vs. Nebraska-36NebraskaWon 56–16 vs. Southern Utah+40Southern UtahWon 35–24 at New Mexico+11New MexicoWon 24–13 vs. San Diego State+11San Diego StateLost 27–30 at UNLV-3UNLVLost 27–37 at Boise State-10Boise StateLost 17–45 vs. Wyoming-28WyomingWon 38–24 vs. San José State+14San José StateWon 40–20 at Nevada+20NevadaWon 28–21 vs. Hawai’i+7Hawai’iLost 14–28 at No. 22 Boise State-14No. 22 Boise StateLost 6–30 vs. Rice-24Rice
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30at15USCL 13–⁠5237%
Sep 6atUtahL 27–⁠5949%
Sep 13vsNebraskaL 19–⁠5546%
Sep 20vsSouthern UtahW 56–⁠1682%
Sep 26atNew MexicoW 35–⁠2464%
Oct 3vsSan Diego StateW 24–⁠1356%
Oct 10atUNLVL 27–⁠3065%
Oct 17atBoise StateL 27–⁠3733%
Nov 1vsWyomingL 17–⁠4573%
Nov 8vsSan José StateW 38–⁠2457%
Nov 22atNevadaW 40–⁠2034%
Nov 29vsHawai’iW 28–⁠2176%
Dec 6at22Boise StateMountain West Championship GameL 14–⁠2821%
Dec 24Bowls & playoffvsRiceHawai’i BowlL 6–⁠3046%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Rice 30–⁠6 in the Hawai’i Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 39th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 97 on file).

MW West champions5–⁠3 in the conference, shared with San Diego State

Record
6–⁠8
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
371–⁠454
Coach
Tim DeRuyter
Elo
1479 −96 this season
SP+ rating
-6.9 No. 92 of 128; offense No. 93, defense No. 88, special teams No. 78
SRS
−8.9 No. 95 of 128 in FBS
Returning
30% of last season’s EPA, No. 110 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 84
Offensive coordinator
Dave Schramm
Defensive coordinator
Nick Toth
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense100th of 128
  • Defense106th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted109th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted114th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0737%1.31100th of 128
Defense0.2342%1.35106th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.08 off
0.23 def		37% off
43% def		—109th off
114th 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
Offense3.3own 292% allowed
Defense3.8own 292% 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 yardsBrian Burrell QB2,620 yds
Passing touchdownsBrian Burrell QB22 TD
Rushing yardsMarteze Waller RB1,368 yds
Rushing touchdownsMarteze Waller RB11 TD
Receiving yardsJosh Harper WR1,097 yds
Receiving touchdownsJosh Harper WR7 TD
InterceptionsCharles Washington 2 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Michael Lazarus ILB★★★No. 581
Xavier Ulutu ILB★★★No. 1518
Keyan Williams WR★★★No. 1541
Samiu Akoteu DT★★★No. 1679
Kilton Anderson DUAL★★★No. 1763

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.804
Running backs12.00.733
Receivers52.20.779
Offensive line52.00.783
Defensive line22.50.793
Linebackers42.50.811
Defensive backs12.00.763
Athletes and specialists22.00.782
Whole class212.20.786

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 5Tyeler Davison DTNew Orleans Saints
Rd 6Derron Smith SCincinnati Bengals
Rd 6Cody Wichmann OGSt. Louis Rams

Roster 105

The 2014 roster

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

2014 Mountain West Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State7–⁠112–⁠216
Colorado State6–⁠210–⁠3
Utah State6–⁠210–⁠4
Air Force5–⁠310–⁠3
San Diego State5–⁠37–⁠6
Fresno State5–⁠36–⁠8
Nevada4–⁠47–⁠6
Hawai’i3–⁠54–⁠9
Wyoming2–⁠64–⁠8
New Mexico2–⁠64–⁠8
San José State2–⁠63–⁠9
UNLV1–⁠72–⁠11

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