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2014 North Texas

4–⁠8 (2–⁠6 Conference USA), coached by Dan McCarney.

Schedule and results

North Texas in 2014, game by game: lost at Texas 7–38; won vs. SMU 43–6; lost vs. Louisiana Tech 21–42; won vs. Nicholls 77–3; lost at Indiana 24–49; lost at UAB 21–56; lost vs. Southern Miss 20–30; lost at Rice 21–41; won vs. Florida Atlantic 31–10; lost at UTEP 17–35; won vs. Florida International 17–14; lost at UTSA 27–34+74−35Lost 7–38 at Texas-31TexasWon 43–6 vs. SMU+37SMULost 21–42 vs. Louisiana Tech-21Louisiana TechWon 77–3 vs. Nicholls+74NichollsLost 24–49 at Indiana-25IndianaLost 21–56 at UAB-35UABLost 20–30 vs. Southern Miss-10Southern MissLost 21–41 at Rice-20RiceWon 31–10 vs. Florida Atlantic+21Florida AtlanticLost 17–35 at UTEP-18UTEPWon 17–14 vs. Florida International+3Florida Interna…Lost 27–34 at UTSA-7UTSA
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atTexasL 7–⁠3838%
Sep 6vsSMUW 43–⁠664%
Sep 11vsLouisiana TechL 21–⁠4268%
Sep 20vsNichollsW 77–⁠389%
Oct 4atIndianaL 24–⁠4946%
Oct 11atUABL 21–⁠5658%
Oct 18vsSouthern MissL 20–⁠3073%
Oct 25atRiceL 21–⁠4125%
Nov 8vsFlorida AtlanticW 31–⁠1052%
Nov 15atUTEPL 17–⁠3540%
Nov 22vsFlorida InternationalW 17–⁠1461%
Nov 29atUTSAL 27–⁠3446%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UTSA 34–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 38th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 105 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 11th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
326–⁠358
Coach
Dan McCarney
Elo
1379 −163 this season
SP+ rating
-9.4 No. 100 of 128; offense No. 111, defense No. 89, special teams No. 10
SRS
−13.8 No. 116 of 128 in FBS
Returning
17% of last season’s EPA, No. 122 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 103
Offensive coordinator
Mike Canales
Defensive coordinator
John Skladany
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense122nd of 128
  • Defense97th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted123rd of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted117th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0137%1.15122nd of 128
Defense0.2045%1.2197th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
0.23 def		38% off
47% def		—123rd off
117th 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
Offense3.8own 313% allowed
Defense3.8own 316% 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 yardsAndrew McNulty QB1,301 yds
Passing touchdownsDajon Williams QB7 TD
Rushing yardsAntoinne Jimmerson RB589 yds
Rushing touchdownsAntoinne Jimmerson RB5 TD
Receiving yardsCarlos Harris WR863 yds
Receiving touchdownsMarcus Smith TE6 TD
InterceptionsJames Jones DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Fonzale Davis WR★★★No. 1550
Willy Ivery WR★★★No. 1631
Brandon Garner S★★★No. 1890
Jalen Adams WR★★★No. 1905
Connor Means PRO★★No. 1953

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.794
Running backs12.00.768
Receivers52.60.796
Offensive line22.00.774
Defensive line42.00.760
Linebackers12.00.753
Defensive backs13.00.798
Athletes and specialists22.00.733
Whole class172.20.773

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 109

The 2014 roster

109 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 33 have a stat line. See the roster

2014 Conference USA standings

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.