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2014 Maryland

7–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Big Ten), coached by Randy Edsall.

Schedule and results

Maryland in 2014, game by game: won vs. James Madison 52–7; won at South Florida 24–17; lost vs. West Virginia 37–40; won at Syracuse 34–20; won at Indiana 37–15; lost vs. No. 20 Ohio State 24–52; won vs. Iowa 38–31; lost at Wisconsin 7–52; won at Penn State 20–19; lost vs. No. 12 Michigan State 15–37; won at Michigan 23–16; lost vs. Rutgers 38–41; lost vs. Stanford 21–45+45−45Won 52–7 vs. James Madison+45James MadisonWon 24–17 at South Florida+7South FloridaLost 37–40 vs. West Virginia-3West VirginiaWon 34–20 at Syracuse+14SyracuseWon 37–15 at Indiana+22IndianaLost 24–52 vs. No. 20 Ohio State-28No. 20 Ohio StateWon 38–31 vs. Iowa+7IowaLost 7–52 at Wisconsin-45WisconsinWon 20–19 at Penn State+1Penn StateLost 15–37 vs. No. 12 Michigan State-22No. 12 Michigan StateWon 23–16 at Michigan+7MichiganLost 38–41 vs. Rutgers-3RutgersLost 21–45 vs. Stanford-24Stanford
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsJames MadisonW 52–⁠776%
Sep 6atSouth FloridaW 24–⁠1760%
Sep 13vsWest VirginiaL 37–⁠4063%
Sep 20atSyracuseW 34–⁠2030%
Sep 27atIndianaW 37–⁠1546%
Oct 4vs20Ohio StateL 24–⁠5244%
Oct 18vsIowaW 38–⁠3148%
Oct 25atWisconsinL 7–⁠5233%
Nov 1atPenn StateW 20–⁠1944%
Nov 15vs12Michigan StateL 15–⁠3735%
Nov 22atMichiganW 23–⁠1642%
Nov 29vsRutgersL 38–⁠4165%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvsStanfordFoster Farms BowlL 21–⁠4527%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Stanford 45–⁠21 in the Foster Farms Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 45th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Lou Groza AwardBrad Craddock, K

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked
Points
370–⁠392
Coach
Randy Edsall
Elo
1515 +36 this season
SP+ rating
5.7 No. 53 of 128; offense No. 54, defense No. 60, special teams No. 23
SRS
2.6 No. 53 of 128 in FBS
Returning
88% of last season’s EPA, No. 13 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 41
Offensive coordinator
Mike Locksley
Defensive coordinator
Brian Stewart
Offense
Multiple
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense111th of 128
  • Defense56th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted76th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted47th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0339%1.23111th of 128
Defense0.1343%1.1756th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.13 off
0.13 def		43% off
41% def		—76th off
47th 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
Offense3.6own 312% allowed
Defense3.4own 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 yardsC.J. Brown QB2,288 yds
Passing touchdownsC.J. Brown QB13 TD
Rushing yardsC.J. Brown QB539 yds
Rushing touchdownsC.J. Brown QB8 TD
Receiving yardsStefon Diggs WR792 yds
Receiving touchdownsStefon Diggs WR5 TD
InterceptionsWilliam Likely DB6 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Damian Prince OT★★★★★No. 28
Jesse Aniebonam SDE★★★★No. 129
Juwann Winfree ATH★★★★No. 256
Will Ulmer DUAL★★★No. 434
Josh Woods S★★★No. 807

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.878
Offensive line24.00.900
Defensive line33.00.843
Linebackers13.00.808
Defensive backs32.70.810
Athletes and specialists23.00.831
Whole class123.10.842

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 5Stefon Diggs WRMinnesota Vikings
Rd 6Darius Kilgo DTDenver Broncos

Roster 105

The 2014 roster

105 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 29 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big Ten

2 first team, 2 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 Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ohio State8–⁠014–⁠11
Michigan State7–⁠111–⁠25
Wisconsin7–⁠111–⁠313
Nebraska5–⁠39–⁠4
Minnesota5–⁠38–⁠5
Maryland4–⁠47–⁠6
Iowa4–⁠47–⁠6
Rutgers3–⁠58–⁠5
Illinois3–⁠56–⁠7
Michigan3–⁠55–⁠7
Northwestern3–⁠55–⁠7
Penn State2–⁠67–⁠6
Indiana1–⁠74–⁠8
Purdue1–⁠73–⁠9

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