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2014 Kansas State

9–⁠4 (7–⁠2 Big 12), coached by Bill Snyder, finished No. 18 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Kansas State in 2014, game by game: won vs. Stephen F. Austin 55–16; won at Iowa State 32–28; lost vs. No. 5 Auburn 14–20; won vs. UTEP 58–28; won vs. Texas Tech 45–13; won at No. 11 Oklahoma 31–30; won vs. Texas 23–0; won vs. Oklahoma State 48–14; lost at No. 6 TCU 20–41; won at West Virginia 26–20; won vs. Kansas 51–13; lost at No. 5 Baylor 27–38; lost vs. No. 14 UCLA 35–40+39−21Won 55–16 vs. Stephen F. Austin+39Stephen F. Aust…Won 32–28 at Iowa State+4Iowa StateLost 14–20 vs. No. 5 Auburn-6No. 5 AuburnWon 58–28 vs. UTEP+30UTEPWon 45–13 vs. Texas Tech+32Texas TechWon 31–30 at No. 11 Oklahoma+1No. 11 OklahomaWon 23–0 vs. Texas+23TexasWon 48–14 vs. Oklahoma State+34Oklahoma StateLost 20–41 at No. 6 TCU-21No. 6 TCUWon 26–20 at West Virginia+6West VirginiaWon 51–13 vs. Kansas+38KansasLost 27–38 at No. 5 Baylor-11No. 5 BaylorLost 35–40 vs. No. 14 UCLA-5No. 14 UCLA
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsStephen F. AustinW 55–⁠1692%
Sep 6atIowa StateW 32–⁠2867%
Sep 18vs5AuburnL 14–⁠2051%
Sep 27vsUTEPW 58–⁠2883%
Oct 4vsTexas TechW 45–⁠1372%
Oct 18at11OklahomaW 31–⁠3030%
Oct 25vsTexasW 23–⁠071%
Nov 1vsOklahoma StateW 48–⁠1467%
Nov 8at6TCUL 20–⁠4145%
Nov 20atWest VirginiaW 26–⁠2055%
Nov 29vsKansasW 51–⁠1389%
Dec 6at5BaylorL 27–⁠3832%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs14UCLAAlamo BowlL 35–⁠4048%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UCLA 40–⁠35 in the Alamo Bowl; No. 18 in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Big 12.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 20
  2. Wk 2: 20
  3. Wk 3: 19
  4. Wk 4: 20
  5. Wk 5: 25
  6. Wk 6: 23
  7. Wk 7: 17
  8. Wk 8: 14
  9. Wk 9: 11
  10. Wk 10: 11
  11. Wk 11: 9
  12. Wk 12: 13
  13. Wk 13: 12
  14. Wk 14: 11
  15. Wk 15: 9
  16. Wk 16: 11
  17. Final: 18

Led the nationTyler Lockett: punt return average (19.8)

Consensus All-AmericanTyler Lockett, APB

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠2 3rd in Big 12
AP final
No. 18 peak No. 9
Points
465–⁠301
Coach
Bill Snyder
Elo
1651 +39 this season
SP+ rating
16.3 No. 25 of 128; offense No. 22, defense No. 41, special teams No. 9
SRS
16.2 No. 12 of 128 in FBS
Returning
74% of last season’s EPA, No. 34 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 49
Offensive coordinators
Dana Dimel and Del Miller
Defensive coordinator
Tom Hayes
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense21st of 128
  • Defense64th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted20th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted43rd of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2448%1.2121st of 128
Defense0.1445%1.2364th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.24 off
0.12 def		49% off
42% def		—20th off
43rd 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
Offense4.0own 342% allowed
Defense3.4own 302% 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 yardsJake Waters QB3,501 yds
Passing touchdownsJake Waters QB22 TD
Rushing yardsCharles Jones RB540 yds
Rushing touchdownsCharles Jones RB13 TD
Receiving yardsTyler Lockett WR1,515 yds
Receiving touchdownsTyler Lockett WR11 TD
InterceptionsRandall Evans DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Elijah Lee OLB★★★No. 595
Kaleb Prewett S★★★No. 747
Sam Sizelove ILB★★★No. 843
Kendall Adams ATH★★★No. 1181
Justin Hughes OLB★★★No. 1480

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.00.744
Receivers32.70.792
Offensive line12.00.733
Linebackers33.00.845
Defensive backs13.00.856
Athletes and specialists13.00.834
Whole class112.60.802

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 3Tyler Lockett WRSeattle Seahawks
Rd 6Randall Evans CBPhiladelphia Eagles

Roster 124

The 2014 roster

124 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 33 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

5 first team, 6 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 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
TCU8–⁠112–⁠13
Baylor8–⁠111–⁠27
Kansas State7–⁠29–⁠418
Oklahoma5–⁠48–⁠5
West Virginia5–⁠47–⁠6
Texas5–⁠46–⁠7
Oklahoma State4–⁠57–⁠6
Texas Tech2–⁠74–⁠8
Kansas1–⁠83–⁠9
Iowa State0–⁠92–⁠10

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