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2014 Missouri

11–⁠3 (7–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Gary Pinkel, finished No. 14 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Missouri in 2014, game by game: won vs. South Dakota State 38–18; won at Toledo 49–24; won vs. UCF 38–10; lost vs. Indiana 27–31; won at No. 13 South Carolina 21–20; lost vs. No. 13 Georgia 0–34; won at Florida 42–13; won vs. Vanderbilt 24–14; won vs. Kentucky 20–10; won at Texas A&M 34–27; won at Tennessee 29–21; won vs. Arkansas 21–14; lost vs. No. 1 Alabama 13–42; won vs. Minnesota 33–17+29−34Won 38–18 vs. South Dakota State+20South Dakota St…Won 49–24 at Toledo+25ToledoWon 38–10 vs. UCF+28UCFLost 27–31 vs. Indiana-4IndianaWon 21–20 at No. 13 South Carolina+1No. 13 South CarolinaLost 0–34 vs. No. 13 Georgia-34No. 13 GeorgiaWon 42–13 at Florida+29FloridaWon 24–14 vs. Vanderbilt+10VanderbiltWon 20–10 vs. Kentucky+10KentuckyWon 34–27 at Texas A&M+7Texas A&MWon 29–21 at Tennessee+8TennesseeWon 21–14 vs. Arkansas+7ArkansasLost 13–42 vs. No. 1 Alabama-29No. 1 AlabamaWon 33–17 vs. Minnesota+16Minnesota
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsSouth Dakota StateW 38–⁠1884%
Sep 6atToledoW 49–⁠2459%
Sep 13vsUCFW 38–⁠1066%
Sep 20vsIndianaL 27–⁠3184%
Sep 27at13South CarolinaW 21–⁠2042%
Oct 11vs13GeorgiaL 0–⁠3463%
Oct 18atFloridaW 42–⁠1359%
Oct 25vsVanderbiltW 24–⁠1483%
Nov 1vsKentuckyW 20–⁠1081%
Nov 15atTexas A&MW 34–⁠2747%
Nov 22atTennesseeW 29–⁠2164%
Nov 28vsArkansasW 21–⁠1473%
Dec 6vs1AlabamaSEC Championship GameL 13–⁠4241%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsMinnesotaCitrus BowlW 33–⁠1765%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Minnesota 33–⁠17 in the Citrus Bowl; No. 14 in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 24
  2. Wk 2: 24
  3. Wk 3: 20
  4. Wk 4: 18
  5. Wk 6: 24
  6. Wk 7: 23
  7. Wk 13: 19
  8. Wk 14: 17
  9. Wk 15: 14
  10. Wk 16: 16
  11. Final: 14

SEC East champions7–⁠1 in the conference

Consensus All-AmericanShane Ray, DL

Record
11–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 14 peak No. 14
Points
389–⁠295
Coach
Gary Pinkel
Elo
1730 +69 this season
SP+ rating
19.3 No. 16 of 128; offense No. 42, defense No. 8, special teams No. 16
SRS
13.7 No. 17 of 128 in FBS
Returning
31% of last season’s EPA, No. 107 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 37
Offensive coordinator
Josh Henson
Defensive coordinator
Dave Steckel
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense57th of 128
  • Defense19th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted55th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted12th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1640%1.2557th of 128
Defense0.0541%1.1919th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.17 off
0.05 def		41% off
39% def		—55th off
12th 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
Offense3.4own 302% allowed
Defense3.3own 312% 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 yardsMaty Mauk QB2,648 yds
Passing touchdownsMaty Mauk QB25 TD
Rushing yardsRussell Hansbrough 1,084 yds
Rushing touchdownsRussell Hansbrough 10 TD
Receiving yardsBud Sasser WR1,003 yds
Receiving touchdownsBud Sasser WR12 TD
InterceptionsBraylon Webb S4 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Andy Bauer OT★★★★No. 162
Brandon Lee OLB★★★★No. 278
Nate Brown WR★★★★No. 309
Raymond Wingo CB★★★★No. 326
Lawrence Lee WR★★★No. 552

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.857
Receivers43.30.844
Offensive line53.20.852
Defensive line22.50.821
Linebackers23.50.856
Defensive backs43.30.850
Athletes and specialists13.00.836
Whole class193.20.847

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 1Shane Ray OLBDenver Broncos
Rd 2Dorial Green-Beckham WRTennessee Titans
Rd 2Mitch Morse OGKansas City Chiefs
Rd 2Markus Golden DEArizona Cardinals
Rd 6Bud Sasser WRSt. Louis Rams
Rd 7Marcus Murphy RBNew Orleans Saints

Roster 121

The 2014 roster

121 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 27 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

3 first team, 4 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 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama7–⁠112–⁠24
Missouri7–⁠111–⁠314
Mississippi State6–⁠210–⁠311
Georgia6–⁠210–⁠39
Ole Miss5–⁠39–⁠417
Auburn4–⁠48–⁠522
LSU4–⁠48–⁠5
Florida4–⁠47–⁠5
Texas A&M3–⁠58–⁠5
South Carolina3–⁠57–⁠6
Tennessee3–⁠57–⁠6
Arkansas2–⁠67–⁠6
Kentucky2–⁠65–⁠7
Vanderbilt0–⁠83–⁠9

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