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2014 Navy

8–⁠5, coached by Ken Niumatalolo.

Schedule and results

Navy in 2014, game by game: lost vs. No. 5 Ohio State 17–34; won at Temple 31–24; won at Texas State 35–21; lost vs. Rutgers 24–31; lost vs. Western Kentucky 27–36; lost at Air Force 21–30; won vs. VMI 51–14; won vs. San José State 41–31; lost vs. No. 6 Notre Dame 39–49; won vs. Georgia Southern 52–19; won at South Alabama 42–40; won vs. Army 17–10; won vs. San Diego State 17–16+37−17Lost 17–34 vs. No. 5 Ohio State-17No. 5 Ohio StateWon 31–24 at Temple+7TempleWon 35–21 at Texas State+14Texas StateLost 24–31 vs. Rutgers-7RutgersLost 27–36 vs. Western Kentucky-9Western KentuckyLost 21–30 at Air Force-9Air ForceWon 51–14 vs. VMI+37VMIWon 41–31 vs. San José State+10San José StateLost 39–49 vs. No. 6 Notre Dame-10No. 6 Notre DameWon 52–19 vs. Georgia Southern+33Georgia SouthernWon 42–40 at South Alabama+2South AlabamaWon 17–10 vs. Army+7ArmyWon 17–16 vs. San Diego State+1San Diego State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vs5Ohio StateL 17–⁠3434%
Sep 6atTempleW 31–⁠2448%
Sep 13atTexas StateW 35–⁠2161%
Sep 20vsRutgersL 24–⁠3169%
Sep 27vsWestern KentuckyL 27–⁠3663%
Oct 4atAir ForceL 21–⁠3054%
Oct 11vsVMIW 51–⁠1491%
Oct 25vsSan José StateW 41–⁠3158%
Nov 1vs6Notre DameL 39–⁠4925%
Nov 15vsGeorgia SouthernW 52–⁠1956%
Nov 28atSouth AlabamaW 42–⁠4056%
Dec 13vsArmyW 17–⁠1074%
Dec 23Bowls & playoffvsSan Diego StatePoinsettia BowlW 17–⁠1651%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat San Diego State 17–⁠16 in the Poinsettia Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 56th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
414–⁠355
Coach
Ken Niumatalolo
Elo
1556 +9 this season
SP+ rating
3.4 No. 61 of 128; offense No. 27, defense No. 95, special teams No. 87
SRS
−0.5 No. 66 of 128 in FBS
Returning
69% of last season’s EPA, No. 43 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 108
Offensive coordinator
Ivin Jasper
Defensive coordinator
Buddy Green
Captains
Noah Copeland and Parrish Gaines
Most valuable player
Keenan Reynolds
Offense
Triple option
Defense
Multiple

How good, play by play

  • Offense17th of 128
  • Defense102nd of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted19th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted102nd of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2550%1.1617th of 128
Defense0.2150%1.03102nd of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.24 off
0.21 def		49% off
49% def		—19th off
102nd 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
Offense4.2own 292% 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 yardsKeenan Reynolds QB843 yds
Passing touchdownsKeenan Reynolds QB6 TD
Rushing yardsKeenan Reynolds QB1,191 yds
Rushing touchdownsKeenan Reynolds QB23 TD
Receiving yardsJamir Tillman WR386 yds
Receiving touchdownsJamir Tillman WR3 TD
InterceptionsDaniel Gonzales LB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Trenton Noller OC★★★No. 1474
Anthony Villalobos SDE★★★No. 1730
Parker Wade OC★★No. 1974
Micah Thomas WDE★★No. 2054
Chibuzo Ukandu DT★★No. 2211

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.733
Running backs22.00.746
Receivers12.00.720
Offensive line32.30.790
Defensive line62.20.779
Linebackers42.00.766
Defensive backs12.00.767
Athletes and specialists12.00.763
Whole class192.10.768

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 5Joe Cardona LSNew England Patriots

Roster 162

The 2014 roster

162 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 32 have a stat line. See the roster