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2014 NC State

8–⁠5 (3–⁠5 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Dave Doeren.

Schedule and results

NC State in 2014, game by game: won vs. Georgia Southern 24–23; won vs. Old Dominion 46–34; won at South Florida 49–17; won vs. Presbyterian 42–0; lost vs. No. 1 Florida State 41–56; lost at Clemson 0–41; lost vs. Boston College 14–30; lost at Louisville 18–30; won at Syracuse 24–17; lost vs. Georgia Tech 23–56; won vs. Wake Forest 42–13; won at North Carolina 35–7; won vs. UCF 34–27+42−41Won 24–23 vs. Georgia Southern+1Georgia SouthernWon 46–34 vs. Old Dominion+12Old DominionWon 49–17 at South Florida+32South FloridaWon 42–0 vs. Presbyterian+42PresbyterianLost 41–56 vs. No. 1 Florida State-15No. 1 Florida StateLost 0–41 at Clemson-41ClemsonLost 14–30 vs. Boston College-16Boston CollegeLost 18–30 at Louisville-12LouisvilleWon 24–17 at Syracuse+7SyracuseLost 23–56 vs. Georgia Tech-33Georgia TechWon 42–13 vs. Wake Forest+29Wake ForestWon 35–7 at North Carolina+28North CarolinaWon 34–27 vs. UCF+7UCF
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsGeorgia SouthernW 24–⁠2360%
Sep 6vsOld DominionW 46–⁠3457%
Sep 13atSouth FloridaW 49–⁠1754%
Sep 20vsPresbyterianW 42–⁠082%
Sep 27vs1Florida StateL 41–⁠5621%
Oct 4atClemsonL 0–⁠4121%
Oct 11vsBoston CollegeL 14–⁠3051%
Oct 18atLouisvilleL 18–⁠3014%
Nov 1atSyracuseW 24–⁠1729%
Nov 8vsGeorgia TechL 23–⁠5635%
Nov 15vsWake ForestW 42–⁠1365%
Nov 29atNorth CarolinaW 35–⁠726%
Dec 26Bowls & playoffvsUCFSt. Petersburg BowlW 34–⁠2728%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat UCF 34–⁠27 in the St. Petersburg Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 48th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 9th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
392–⁠351
Coach
Dave Doeren
Elo
1537 +129 this season
SP+ rating
8.1 No. 43 of 128; offense No. 35, defense No. 63, special teams No. 31
SRS
2.7 No. 50 of 128 in FBS
Returning
24% of last season’s EPA, No. 119 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 34
Offensive coordinator
Matt Canada
Defensive coordinator
Dave Huxtable
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense36th of 128
  • Defense79th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted38th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted70th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2049%1.0636th of 128
Defense0.1744%1.1979th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.21 off
0.17 def		48% off
43% def		—38th off
70th 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
Offense3.9own 301% allowed
Defense3.7own 284% 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 yardsJacoby Brissett QB2,606 yds
Passing touchdownsJacoby Brissett QB23 TD
Rushing yardsShadrach Thornton RB907 yds
Rushing touchdownsShadrach Thornton RB9 TD
Receiving yardsBo Hines WR616 yds
Receiving touchdownsDavid Grinnage TE5 TD
InterceptionsJosh Jones S4 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Kentavius Street SDE★★★★No. 104
Jalan McClendon PRO★★★★No. 263
Troy Vincent CB★★★No. 381
Germaine Pratt S★★★No. 391
Justin Jones WDE★★★No. 446

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.903
Running backs23.00.830
Receivers33.00.824
Offensive line13.00.837
Defensive line33.30.889
Linebackers23.00.852
Defensive backs52.80.853
Athletes and specialists42.80.816
Whole class213.00.846

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 111

The 2014 roster

111 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 31 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.