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2014 Miami

6–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Al Golden.

Schedule and results

Miami in 2014, game by game: lost at Louisville 13–31; won vs. Florida A&M 41–7; won vs. Arkansas State 41–20; lost at No. 24 Nebraska 31–41; won vs. Duke 22–10; lost at Georgia Tech 17–28; won vs. Cincinnati 55–34; won at Virginia Tech 30–6; won vs. North Carolina 47–20; lost vs. No. 2 Florida State 26–30; lost at Virginia 13–30; lost vs. Pittsburgh 23–35; lost vs. South Carolina 21–24+34−18Lost 13–31 at Louisville-18LouisvilleWon 41–7 vs. Florida A&M+34Florida A&MWon 41–20 vs. Arkansas State+21Arkansas StateLost 31–41 at No. 24 Nebraska-10No. 24 NebraskaWon 22–10 vs. Duke+12DukeLost 17–28 at Georgia Tech-11Georgia TechWon 55–34 vs. Cincinnati+21CincinnatiWon 30–6 at Virginia Tech+24Virginia TechWon 47–20 vs. North Carolina+27North CarolinaLost 26–30 vs. No. 2 Florida State-4No. 2 Florida StateLost 13–30 at Virginia-17VirginiaLost 23–35 vs. Pittsburgh-12PittsburghLost 21–24 vs. South Carolina-3South Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atLouisvilleL 13–⁠3128%
Sep 6vsFlorida A&MW 41–⁠790%
Sep 13vsArkansas StateW 41–⁠2061%
Sep 20at24NebraskaL 31–⁠4134%
Sep 27vsDukeW 22–⁠1049%
Oct 4atGeorgia TechL 17–⁠2840%
Oct 11vsCincinnatiW 55–⁠3464%
Oct 23atVirginia TechW 30–⁠642%
Nov 1vsNorth CarolinaW 47–⁠2069%
Nov 15vs2Florida StateL 26–⁠3031%
Nov 22atVirginiaL 13–⁠3069%
Nov 29vsPittsburghL 23–⁠3571%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvsSouth CarolinaIndependence BowlL 21–⁠2439%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to South Carolina 24–⁠21 in the Independence Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 55th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

Record
6–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 9th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
380–⁠316
Coach
Al Golden
Elo
1535 −17 this season
SP+ rating
13.9 No. 27 of 128; offense No. 32, defense No. 29, special teams No. 55
SRS
7.4 No. 35 of 128 in FBS
Returning
41% of last season’s EPA, No. 100 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 12
Offensive coordinator
James Coley
Defensive coordinator
Mark D’Onofrio
Offense
Multiple pro-style
Defense
Multiple 4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense24th of 128
  • Defense41st of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted22nd of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted35th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2445%1.3224th of 128
Defense0.1142%1.0841st of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.24 off
0.10 def		44% off
40% def		—22nd off
35th 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
Offense3.7own 292% allowed
Defense3.3own 281% 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.

Player leaders are hidden for this season: our source’s player stats for Miami are missing players (they add up to less than 85% of the team’s passing or rushing yards).

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Chad Thomas WDE★★★★★No. 25
Joseph Yearby RB★★★★No. 45
Kc McDermott OT★★★★No. 46
Trevor Darling OT★★★★No. 93
Brad Kaaya PRO★★★★No. 142
Anthony Moten DT★★★★No. 170
Kiy Hester S★★★★No. 242
Trent Harris WDE★★★★No. 275

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.50.892
Running backs14.00.977
Receivers33.00.866
Offensive line24.00.967
Defensive line53.60.893
Linebackers43.00.865
Defensive backs23.50.881
Athletes and specialists13.00.851
Whole class203.40.891

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 1Ereck Flowers OTNew York Giants
Rd 1Phillip Dorsett WRIndianapolis Colts
Rd 2Denzel Perryman ILBSan Diego Chargers
Rd 3Clive Walford TEOakland Raiders
Rd 3Duke Johnson RBCleveland Browns
Rd 4Jon Feliciano OGOakland Raiders
Rd 6Anthony Chickillo DEPittsburgh Steelers

Roster 119

The 2014 roster

119 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 32 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.