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2014 Middle Tennessee

6–⁠6 (5–⁠3 Conference USA), coached by Rick Stockstill.

Schedule and results

Middle Tennessee in 2014, game by game: won vs. Savannah State 61–7; lost at Minnesota 24–35; won vs. Western Kentucky 50–47; lost at Memphis 17–36; won at Old Dominion 41–28; won vs. Southern Miss 37–31; lost at Marshall 24–49; won vs. UAB 34–22; lost vs. BYU 7–27; lost at Florida International 28–38; won vs. Florida Atlantic 35–34; lost at UTEP 21–24+54−25Won 61–7 vs. Savannah State+54Savannah StateLost 24–35 at Minnesota-11MinnesotaWon 50–47 vs. Western Kentucky+3Western KentuckyLost 17–36 at Memphis-19MemphisWon 41–28 at Old Dominion+13Old DominionWon 37–31 vs. Southern Miss+6Southern MissLost 24–49 at Marshall-25MarshallWon 34–22 vs. UAB+12UABLost 7–27 vs. BYU-20BYULost 28–38 at Florida International-10Florida Interna…Won 35–34 vs. Florida Atlantic+1Florida AtlanticLost 21–24 at UTEP-3UTEP
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsSavannah StateW 61–⁠791%
Sep 6atMinnesotaL 24–⁠3535%
Sep 13vsWestern KentuckyW 50–⁠4750%
Sep 20atMemphisL 17–⁠3653%
Sep 26atOld DominionW 41–⁠2843%
Oct 4vsSouthern MissW 37–⁠3176%
Oct 11atMarshallL 24–⁠4925%
Oct 18vsUABW 34–⁠2266%
Nov 1vsBYUL 7–⁠2750%
Nov 15atFlorida InternationalL 28–⁠3860%
Nov 22vsFlorida AtlanticW 35–⁠3463%
Nov 29atUTEPL 21–⁠2442%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UTEP 24–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 63 on file).

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
379–⁠378
Coach
Rick Stockstill
Elo
1421 −54 this season
SP+ rating
-8.7 No. 99 of 128; offense No. 64, defense No. 114, special teams No. 117
SRS
−6.6 No. 90 of 128 in FBS
Returning
48% of last season’s EPA, No. 89 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 85
Offensive coordinator
Buster Faulkner
Defensive coordinators
Steve Ellis and Tyrone Nix
Offense
Pro spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense62nd of 128
  • Defense101st of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted58th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted91st of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1544%1.1762nd of 128
Defense0.2148%1.12101st of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.16 off
0.19 def		43% off
47% def		—58th off
91st 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
Offense3.3own 302% allowed
Defense3.5own 311% 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 yardsAustin Grammer QB2,557 yds
Passing touchdownsAustin Grammer QB17 TD
Rushing yardsReggie Whatley RB767 yds
Rushing touchdownsShane Tucker WR8 TD
Receiving yardsMarcus Henry WR527 yds
Receiving touchdownsMarcus Henry WR4 TD
InterceptionsKevin Byard S6 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

J’vonte Herrod RB★★★No. 1161
Darrius Liggins SDE★★★No. 1166
Richie James ATH★★★No. 1457
Carlos Johnson OG★★★No. 1790
Darryl Randolph CB★★No. 1989

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.835
Receivers32.00.779
Offensive line22.50.795
Defensive line22.50.784
Linebackers12.00.761
Defensive backs22.00.789
Athletes and specialists22.50.799
Whole class132.30.790

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 113

The 2014 roster

113 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 31 have a stat line. See the roster

2014 Conference USA standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Marshall7–⁠113–⁠123
Louisiana Tech7–⁠19–⁠5
Rice5–⁠38–⁠5
UTEP5–⁠37–⁠6
Middle Tennessee5–⁠36–⁠6
Western Kentucky4–⁠48–⁠5
UAB4–⁠46–⁠6
Old Dominion4–⁠46–⁠6
Florida International3–⁠54–⁠8
UTSA3–⁠54–⁠8
North Texas2–⁠64–⁠8
Florida Atlantic2–⁠63–⁠9
Southern Miss1–⁠73–⁠9

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