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2014 Louisville

9–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Bobby Petrino, finished No. 24 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Louisville in 2014, game by game: won vs. Miami 31–13; won vs. Murray State 66–21; lost at Virginia 21–23; won at Florida International 34–3; won vs. Wake Forest 20–10; won at Syracuse 28–6; lost at Clemson 17–23; won vs. NC State 30–18; lost vs. No. 2 Florida State 31–42; won at Boston College 38–19; won at Notre Dame 31–28; won vs. Kentucky 44–40; lost vs. No. 13 Georgia 14–37+45−23Won 31–13 vs. Miami+18MiamiWon 66–21 vs. Murray State+45Murray StateLost 21–23 at Virginia-2VirginiaWon 34–3 at Florida International+31Florida Interna…Won 20–10 vs. Wake Forest+10Wake ForestWon 28–6 at Syracuse+22SyracuseLost 17–23 at Clemson-6ClemsonWon 30–18 vs. NC State+12NC StateLost 31–42 vs. No. 2 Florida State-11No. 2 Florida StateWon 38–19 at Boston College+19Boston CollegeWon 31–28 at Notre Dame+3Notre DameWon 44–40 vs. Kentucky+4KentuckyLost 14–37 vs. No. 13 Georgia-23No. 13 Georgia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsMiamiW 31–⁠1372%
Sep 6vsMurray StateW 66–⁠2191%
Sep 13atVirginiaL 21–⁠2378%
Sep 20atFlorida InternationalW 34–⁠385%
Sep 27vsWake ForestW 20–⁠1084%
Oct 3atSyracuseW 28–⁠663%
Oct 11atClemsonL 17–⁠2349%
Oct 18vsNC StateW 30–⁠1886%
Oct 30vs2Florida StateL 31–⁠4241%
Nov 8atBoston CollegeW 38–⁠1960%
Nov 22atNotre DameW 31–⁠2848%
Nov 29vsKentuckyW 44–⁠4087%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvs13GeorgiaBelk BowlL 14–⁠3752%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia 37–⁠14 in the Belk Bowl; No. 24 in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 82 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 25
  2. Wk 3: 21
  3. Wk 14: 24
  4. Wk 15: 21
  5. Wk 16: 20
  6. Final: 24

Jim Thorpe AwardGerod Holliman, S

Consensus All-AmericanGerod Holliman, S

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 24 peak No. 20
Points
405–⁠283
Coach
Bobby Petrino
Elo
1680 +16 this season
SP+ rating
17.0 No. 23 of 128; offense No. 36, defense No. 9, special teams No. 72
SRS
10.3 No. 29 of 128 in FBS
Returning
38% of last season’s EPA, No. 102 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 45
Offensive coordinator
Garrick McGee
Defensive coordinator
Todd Grantham
Offense
Multiple
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense68th of 128
  • Defense2nd of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted52nd of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted5th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1339%1.3068th of 128
Defense-0.0234%1.152nd of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.18 off
0.02 def		42% off
35% def		—52nd off
5th 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
Offense4.1own 312% allowed
Defense2.5own 323% 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 yardsWill Gardner QB1,669 yds
Passing touchdownsWill Gardner QB12 TD
Rushing yardsBrandon Radcliff RB737 yds
Rushing touchdownsBrandon Radcliff RB12 TD
Receiving yardsDeVante Parker WR855 yds
Receiving touchdownsDeVante Parker WR5 TD
InterceptionsGerod Holliman S14 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Reggie Bonnafon DUAL★★★No. 396
Lukayus McNeil OT★★★No. 556
L.J. Scott FB★★★No. 556
Cornelius Sturghill ATH★★★No. 779
Danny Burns OT★★★No. 803

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.883
Running backs13.00.866
Receivers12.00.787
Offensive line32.70.832
Defensive line13.00.846
Defensive backs13.00.814
Athletes and specialists13.00.854
Whole class92.80.839

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 1DeVante Parker WRMiami Dolphins
Rd 3Jamon Brown OTSt. Louis Rams
Rd 3John Miller OGBuffalo Bills
Rd 3Lorenzo Mauldin OLBNew York Jets
Rd 4James Sample SJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 6Deiontrez Mount OLBTennessee Titans
Rd 6Charles Gaines CBCleveland Browns
Rd 6B.J. Dubose DEMinnesota Vikings
Rd 7Gerod Holliman SPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 7Gerald Christian TEArizona Cardinals

Roster 107

The 2014 roster

107 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 36 have a stat line. See the roster

2014 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida State8–⁠013–⁠15
Georgia Tech6–⁠211–⁠38
Clemson6–⁠210–⁠315
Louisville5–⁠39–⁠424
Duke5–⁠39–⁠4
Boston College4–⁠47–⁠6
Pittsburgh4–⁠46–⁠7
North Carolina4–⁠46–⁠7
NC State3–⁠58–⁠5
Virginia Tech3–⁠57–⁠6
Miami3–⁠56–⁠7
Virginia3–⁠55–⁠7
Syracuse1–⁠73–⁠9
Wake Forest1–⁠73–⁠9

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