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2014 Louisiana

9–⁠4 (7–⁠1 Sun Belt Conference), coached by Mark Hudspeth. Officially 7–⁠4: the NCAA vacated two regular-season wins.

From the season’s Wikipedia article: “However, in 2015 Louisiana–Lafayette vacated two wins due to major NCAA violations.”

Schedule and results

Louisiana in 2014, game by game: won vs. Southern 45–6; lost vs. Louisiana Tech 20–48; lost at No. 14 Ole Miss 15–56; lost at Boise State 9–34; won vs. Georgia State 34–31; won at Texas State 34–10; won vs. Arkansas State 55–40; won vs. South Alabama 19–9; won at New Mexico State 44–16; won at UL Monroe 34–27; lost vs. App State 16–35; won at Troy 42–23; won vs. Nevada 16–3+39−41Won 45–6 vs. Southern+39SouthernLost 20–48 vs. Louisiana Tech-28Louisiana TechLost 15–56 at No. 14 Ole Miss-41No. 14 Ole MissLost 9–34 at Boise State-25Boise StateWon 34–31 vs. Georgia State+3Georgia StateWon 34–10 at Texas State+24Texas StateWon 55–40 vs. Arkansas State+15Arkansas StateWon 19–9 vs. South Alabama+10South AlabamaWon 44–16 at New Mexico State+28New Mexico StateWon 34–27 at UL Monroe+7UL MonroeLost 16–35 vs. App State-19App StateWon 42–23 at Troy+19TroyWon 16–3 vs. Nevada+13Nevada
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsSouthernW 45–⁠683%
Sep 6vsLouisiana TechL 20–⁠4874%
Sep 13at14Ole MissL 15–⁠5624%
Sep 20atBoise StateL 9–⁠3427%
Oct 4vsGeorgia StateW 34–⁠3185%
Oct 14atTexas StateW 34–⁠1049%
Oct 21vsArkansas StateW 55–⁠4049%
Nov 1vsSouth AlabamaW 19–⁠964%
Nov 8atNew Mexico StateW 44–⁠16vacated81%
Nov 15atUL MonroeW 34–⁠2765%
Nov 22vsApp StateL 16–⁠3579%
Nov 29atTroyW 42–⁠23vacated68%
Dec 20Bowls & playoffvsNevadaNew Orleans BowlW 16–⁠353%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Nevada 16–⁠3 in the New Orleans Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Sun Belt Conference.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠1 2nd in Sun Belt Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
383–⁠338
Coach
Mark Hudspeth
Elo
1548 +21 this season
SP+ rating
2.2 No. 64 of 128; offense No. 59, defense No. 76, special teams No. 16
SRS
−3.7 No. 80 of 128 in FBS
Returning
84% of last season’s EPA, No. 15 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 107
Offensive coordinator
Jay Johnson
Defensive coordinator
James Willis
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense49th of 128
  • Defense93rd of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted56th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted108th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1746%1.0549th of 128
Defense0.1943%1.2593rd of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.17 off
0.22 def		44% off
44% def		—56th off
108th 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
Offense3.8own 303% allowed
Defense3.2own 272% 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 yardsTerrance Broadway QB2,300 yds
Passing touchdownsTerrance Broadway QB13 TD
Rushing yardsElijah McGuire RB1,264 yds
Rushing touchdownsElijah McGuire RB14 TD
Receiving yardsJames Butler WR470 yds
Receiving touchdownsJamal Robinson WR4 TD
InterceptionsCorey Trim CB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

T.J. Posey ILB★★★No. 826
Jesse Freeman OG★★No. 2158
Jordan Davis DUAL★★No. 2259
Gabe Fuselier WR★★No. 2441
LaDarrius Kidd OG★★No. 2463

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.00.770
Receivers22.00.765
Offensive line52.00.768
Defensive line22.00.751
Linebackers13.00.851
Defensive backs32.00.758
Whole class152.10.769

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 6Christian Ringo DEGreen Bay Packers

Roster 117

The 2014 roster

117 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 27 have a stat line. See the roster

2014 Sun Belt Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia Southern8–⁠09–⁠3
Louisiana7–⁠19–⁠4
App State6–⁠27–⁠5
Texas State5–⁠37–⁠5
Arkansas State5–⁠37–⁠6
South Alabama5–⁠36–⁠7
UL Monroe3–⁠54–⁠8
Troy3–⁠53–⁠9
New Mexico State1–⁠72–⁠10
Idaho1–⁠71–⁠10
Georgia State0–⁠81–⁠11

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