CollegeFootballDigestfrom CooperSearch

2014 Kansas

3–⁠9 (1–⁠8 Big 12), coached by Charlie Weis, then Clint Bowen (interim, final 8 games).

Schedule and results

Kansas in 2014, game by game: won vs. Southeast Missouri State 34–28; lost at Duke 3–41; won vs. Central Michigan 24–10; lost vs. Texas 0–23; lost at West Virginia 14–33; lost vs. No. 16 Oklahoma State 20–27; lost at Texas Tech 21–34; lost at No. 12 Baylor 14–60; won vs. Iowa State 34–14; lost vs. No. 5 TCU 30–34; lost at No. 23 Oklahoma 7–44; lost at No. 11 Kansas State 13–51+20−46Won 34–28 vs. Southeast Missouri State+6Southeast Misso…Lost 3–41 at Duke-38DukeWon 24–10 vs. Central Michigan+14Central MichiganLost 0–23 vs. Texas-23TexasLost 14–33 at West Virginia-19West VirginiaLost 20–27 vs. No. 16 Oklahoma State-7No. 16 Oklahoma StateLost 21–34 at Texas Tech-13Texas TechLost 14–60 at No. 12 Baylor-46No. 12 BaylorWon 34–14 vs. Iowa State+20Iowa StateLost 30–34 vs. No. 5 TCU-4No. 5 TCULost 7–44 at No. 23 Oklahoma-37No. 23 OklahomaLost 13–51 at No. 11 Kansas State-38No. 11 Kansas State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6vsSoutheast Missouri StateW 34–⁠2874%
Sep 13atDukeL 3–⁠4120%
Sep 20vsCentral MichiganW 24–⁠1047%
Sep 27vsTexasL 0–⁠2338%
Oct 4atWest VirginiaL 14–⁠3330%
Oct 11vs16Oklahoma StateL 20–⁠2719%
Oct 18atTexas TechL 21–⁠3428%
Nov 1at12BaylorL 14–⁠609%
Nov 8vsIowa StateW 34–⁠1445%
Nov 15vs5TCUL 30–⁠3419%
Nov 22at23OklahomaL 7–⁠4410%
Nov 29at11Kansas StateL 13–⁠5111%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Kansas State 51–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 108th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠8 9th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
214–⁠399
Coach
Charlie Weis, then Clint Bowen (interim, final 8 games)
Elo
1360 −26 this season
SP+ rating
-9.8 No. 102 of 128; offense No. 109, defense No. 74, special teams No. 119
SRS
−7.7 No. 91 of 128 in FBS
Returning
77% of last season’s EPA, No. 30 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 50
Offensive coordinators
John Reagan and Eric Kiesau
Defensive coordinator
Dave Campo
Offense
Spread
Defense
Multiple

How good, play by play

  • Offense113th of 128
  • Defense91st of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted112th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted63rd of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0234%1.24113th of 128
Defense0.1945%1.2191st of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.07 off
0.16 def		36% off
42% def		—112th off
63rd 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
Offense2.6own 291% allowed
Defense3.6own 321% 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 yardsMichael Cummings QB1,715 yds
Passing touchdownsMichael Cummings QB9 TD
Rushing yardsCorey Avery RB631 yds
Rushing touchdownsCorey Avery RB5 TD
Receiving yardsJimmay Mundine TE584 yds
Receiving touchdownsNick Harwell WR5 TD
InterceptionsJaCorey Shepherd CB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Traevohn Wrench RB★★★★No. 290
Kyron Watson OLB★★★No. 387
Darious Crawley WR★★★No. 1423
Joe Dineen Jr. ATH★★★No. 1524
Matthew Boateng CB★★★No. 1578

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs14.00.897
Receivers23.00.810
Offensive line12.00.792
Defensive line23.00.803
Linebackers13.00.884
Defensive backs13.00.814
Athletes and specialists13.00.818
Whole class93.00.826

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.

Drafted in 2015

The 2015 draft
Rd 5Ben Heeney ILBOakland Raiders
Rd 6JaCorey Shepherd CBPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 7Dexter McDonald CBOakland Raiders

Roster 96

The 2014 roster

96 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 28 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

3 first team, 1 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.