2014 Iowa State
2–10 (0–9 Big 12), coached by Paul Rhoads. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Toledo 37–30Oct 11
By 7 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Texas 45–48Oct 18
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs North Dakota State | L 14–34 | 47% |
| Sep 6 | vs 20Kansas State | L 28–32 | 33% |
| Sep 13 | at Iowa | W 20–17 | 24% |
| Sep 27 | vs 7Baylor | L 28–49 | 26% |
| Oct 4 | at 21Oklahoma State | L 20–37 | 16% |
| Oct 11 | vs Toledo | W 37–30 | 42% |
| Oct 18 | at Texas | L 45–48 | 31% |
| Nov 1 | vs 19Oklahoma | L 14–59 | 23% |
| Nov 8 | at Kansas | L 14–34 | 55% |
| Nov 22 | vs Texas Tech | L 31–34 | 54% |
| Nov 29 | vs West Virginia | L 24–37 | 34% |
| Dec 6 | at 4TCU | L 3–55 | 8% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to TCU 55–3; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Big 12.
In program history: The 116th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
- Record
- 2–10
- Conference
- 0–9 10th in Big 12
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 278–466
- Coach
- Paul Rhoads
- Elo
- 1362 −109 this season
- SP+ rating
- -7.9 No. 97 of 128; offense No. 107, defense No. 82, special teams No. 43
- SRS
- −5.8 No. 86 of 128 in FBS
- Returning
- 79% of last season’s EPA, No. 27 of 125
- Recruiting class
- No. 59
- Offensive coordinator
- Mark Mangino
- Defensive coordinator
- Wally Burnham
- Offense
- Spread
- Defense
- 4–3
How good, play by play
| EPA per play | Success | Explosiveness | FBS rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 0.08 | 41% | 1.21 | 94th of 128 |
| Defense | 0.27 | 52% | 1.09 | 116th of 128 |
| Opponent-adjusted | 0.12 off 0.22 def | 43% off 49% def | — | 86th off 110th 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 40 | Average start | Havoc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 3.5 | own 28 | 2% allowed |
| Defense | 3.9 | own 28 | 1% 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.
Player leaders are hidden for this season: our source’s player stats for Iowa State are missing players (they add up to less than 85% of the team’s passing or rushing yards).
Top recruits in the 2014 class
| Allen Lazard WR | ★★★★ | No. 78 |
| Sam Seonbuchner OLB | ★★★ | No. 923 |
| Cole Anderson OG | ★★★ | No. 1111 |
| Kory Kodanko OT | ★★★ | No. 1321 |
| Darius Lee-Campbell DUAL | ★★★ | No. 1348 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2014 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 1 | 3.0 | 0.825 |
| Receivers | 2 | 3.5 | 0.884 |
| Offensive line | 3 | 3.0 | 0.827 |
| Linebackers | 3 | 2.7 | 0.816 |
| Defensive backs | 2 | 3.0 | 0.810 |
| Athletes and specialists | 2 | 3.0 | 0.802 |
| Whole class | 13 | 3.0 | 0.826 |
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 127
The 2014 roster127 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 24 have a stat line. See the roster
All-Big 12
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
E.J. BibbsTECoaches-1; Media-1
Second team
Nigel TribuneDBMedia-2
From Wikipedia’s 2014 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
2014 Big 12 standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCU | 8–1 | 12–1 | 3 |
| Baylor | 8–1 | 11–2 | 7 |
| Kansas State | 7–2 | 9–4 | 18 |
| Oklahoma | 5–4 | 8–5 | |
| West Virginia | 5–4 | 7–6 | |
| Texas | 5–4 | 6–7 | |
| Oklahoma State | 4–5 | 7–6 | |
| Texas Tech | 2–7 | 4–8 | |
| Kansas | 1–8 | 3–9 | |
| Iowa State | 0–9 | 2–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.