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2014 Massachusetts

3–⁠9 (3–⁠5 Mid-American Conference), coached by Mark Whipple.

Schedule and results

Massachusetts in 2014, game by game: lost vs. Boston College 7–30; lost vs. Colorado 38–41; lost at Vanderbilt 31–34; lost at Penn State 7–48; lost vs. Bowling Green 42–47; lost at Miami (OH) 41–42; won at Kent State 40–17; won vs. Eastern Michigan 36–14; lost at Toledo 35–42; won vs. Ball State 24–10; lost at Akron 6–30; lost vs. Buffalo 21–41+23−41Lost 7–30 vs. Boston College-23Boston CollegeLost 38–41 vs. Colorado-3ColoradoLost 31–34 at Vanderbilt-3VanderbiltLost 7–48 at Penn State-41Penn StateLost 42–47 vs. Bowling Green-5Bowling GreenLost 41–42 at Miami (OH)-1Miami (OH)Won 40–17 at Kent State+23Kent StateWon 36–14 vs. Eastern Michigan+22Eastern MichiganLost 35–42 at Toledo-7ToledoWon 24–10 vs. Ball State+14Ball StateLost 6–30 at Akron-24AkronLost 21–41 vs. Buffalo-20Buffalo
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsBoston CollegeL 7–⁠3034%
Sep 6vsColoradoL 38–⁠4144%
Sep 13atVanderbiltL 31–⁠3417%
Sep 20atPenn StateL 7–⁠4810%
Sep 27vsBowling GreenL 42–⁠4722%
Oct 4atMiami (OH)L 41–⁠4243%
Oct 11atKent StateW 40–⁠1726%
Oct 18vsEastern MichiganW 36–⁠1455%
Oct 25atToledoL 35–⁠4220%
Nov 12vsBall StateW 24–⁠1039%
Nov 18atAkronL 6–⁠3042%
Nov 28vsBuffaloL 21–⁠4147%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Buffalo 41–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 91 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 9th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
328–⁠396
Coach
Mark Whipple
Elo
1304 −6 this season
SP+ rating
-20.2 No. 124 of 128; offense No. 102, defense No. 120, special teams No. 124
SRS
−13.7 No. 115 of 128 in FBS
Returning
66% of last season’s EPA, No. 47 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 120

How good, play by play

  • Offense58th of 128
  • Defense87th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted74th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted115th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1541%1.4058th of 128
Defense0.1845%1.2087th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.13 off
0.23 def		39% off
47% def		—74th off
115th 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
Offense3.5own 282% allowed
Defense4.0own 322% 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 yardsBlake Frohnapfel QB3,345 yds
Passing touchdownsBlake Frohnapfel QB23 TD
Rushing yardsShadrach Abrokwah RB573 yds
Rushing touchdownsShadrach Abrokwah RB7 TD
Receiving yardsTajae Sharpe WR1,281 yds
Receiving touchdownsTajae Sharpe WR7 TD
InterceptionsRandall Jette DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

J.T. Blyden RB★★★No. 1171
Jake Largay OT★★★No. 1688
Jarell Addo S★★★No. 1890
Randall West PRO★★No. 2199
Jack Wynne SDE★★No. 2466

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.00.769
Running backs13.00.834
Receivers12.00.733
Offensive line32.30.781
Defensive line32.00.767
Defensive backs13.00.798
Athletes and specialists22.00.746
Whole class132.20.772

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.

Roster 106

The 2014 roster

106 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 33 have a stat line. See the roster

2014 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northern Illinois7–⁠111–⁠3
Toledo7–⁠19–⁠4
Western Michigan6–⁠28–⁠5
Bowling Green5–⁠38–⁠6
Central Michigan5–⁠37–⁠6
Ohio4–⁠46–⁠6
Ball State4–⁠45–⁠7
Buffalo3–⁠45–⁠6
Akron3–⁠55–⁠7
Massachusetts3–⁠53–⁠9
Miami (OH)2–⁠62–⁠10
Kent State1–⁠62–⁠9
Eastern Michigan1–⁠72–⁠10

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