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2014 Kentucky

5–⁠7 (2–⁠6 Southeastern Conference), coached by Mark Stoops.

Schedule and results

Kentucky in 2014, game by game: won vs. UT Martin 59–14; won vs. Ohio 20–3; lost at Florida 30–36; won vs. Vanderbilt 17–7; won vs. South Carolina 45–38; won vs. UL Monroe 48–14; lost at LSU 3–41; lost vs. No. 1 Mississippi State 31–45; lost at Missouri 10–20; lost vs. No. 17 Georgia 31–63; lost at Tennessee 16–50; lost at No. 24 Louisville 40–44+45−38Won 59–14 vs. UT Martin+45UT MartinWon 20–3 vs. Ohio+17OhioLost 30–36 at Florida-6FloridaWon 17–7 vs. Vanderbilt+10VanderbiltWon 45–38 vs. South Carolina+7South CarolinaWon 48–14 vs. UL Monroe+34UL MonroeLost 3–41 at LSU-38LSULost 31–45 vs. No. 1 Mississippi State-14No. 1 Mississippi Sta…Lost 10–20 at Missouri-10MissouriLost 31–63 vs. No. 17 Georgia-32No. 17 GeorgiaLost 16–50 at Tennessee-34TennesseeLost 40–44 at No. 24 Louisville-4No. 24 Louisville
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsUT MartinW 59–⁠1466%
Sep 6vsOhioW 20–⁠351%
Sep 13atFloridaL 30–⁠3632%
Sep 27vsVanderbiltW 17–⁠752%
Oct 4vsSouth CarolinaW 45–⁠3829%
Oct 11vsUL MonroeW 48–⁠1465%
Oct 18atLSUL 3–⁠4124%
Oct 25vs1Mississippi StateL 31–⁠4531%
Nov 1atMissouriL 10–⁠2019%
Nov 8vs17GeorgiaL 31–⁠6332%
Nov 15atTennesseeL 16–⁠5032%
Nov 29at24LouisvilleL 40–⁠4413%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Louisville 44–⁠40; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 12th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 94th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 12th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
350–⁠375
Coach
Mark Stoops
Elo
1435 +33 this season
SP+ rating
6.6 No. 51 of 128; offense No. 60, defense No. 54, special teams No. 12
SRS
3.1 No. 48 of 128 in FBS
Returning
54% of last season’s EPA, No. 82 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 22
Offensive coordinator
Neal Brown
Defensive coordinator
D.J. Eliot
Offense
Air Raid
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense105th of 128
  • Defense62nd of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted90th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted60th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0638%1.22105th of 128
Defense0.1445%1.1462nd of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.12 off
0.15 def		41% off
44% def		—90th off
60th 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
Offense2.9own 322% allowed
Defense3.4own 303% 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 yardsPatrick Towles QB2,718 yds
Passing touchdownsPatrick Towles QB14 TD
Rushing yardsStanley Williams RB488 yds
Rushing touchdownsPatrick Towles QB6 TD
Receiving yardsRyan Timmons WR536 yds
Receiving touchdownsJavess Blue WR5 TD
InterceptionsA.J. Stamps S4 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Drew Barker PRO★★★★No. 116
Matt Elam DT★★★★No. 164
Darius West S★★★★No. 233
Denzil Ware WDE★★★★No. 248
Boom Williams APB★★★★No. 268
Thaddeus Snodgrass WR★★★★No. 301
Mike Edwards S★★★★No. 333

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.945
Running backs23.50.893
Receivers23.50.877
Offensive line13.00.803
Defensive line43.50.885
Linebackers23.00.855
Defensive backs43.50.883
Athletes and specialists12.00.786
Whole class173.40.874

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 1Bud Dupree OLBPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 4Za’Darius Smith DEBaltimore Ravens

Roster 122

The 2014 roster

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

All-SEC

2 first team

First 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.