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2014 Ohio

6–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Mid-American Conference), coached by Frank Solich.

Schedule and results

Ohio in 2014, game by game: won at Kent State 17–14; lost at Kentucky 3–20; lost at Marshall 14–44; won vs. Idaho 36–24; won vs. Eastern Illinois 34–19; lost at Central Michigan 10–28; lost vs. Bowling Green 13–31; won vs. Akron 23–20; lost at Western Michigan 21–42; won vs. Buffalo 37–14; lost vs. Northern Illinois 14–21; won at Miami (OH) 24–21+23−30Won 17–14 at Kent State+3Kent StateLost 3–20 at Kentucky-17KentuckyLost 14–44 at Marshall-30MarshallWon 36–24 vs. Idaho+12IdahoWon 34–19 vs. Eastern Illinois+15Eastern IllinoisLost 10–28 at Central Michigan-18Central MichiganLost 13–31 vs. Bowling Green-18Bowling GreenWon 23–20 vs. Akron+3AkronLost 21–42 at Western Michigan-21Western MichiganWon 37–14 vs. Buffalo+23BuffaloLost 14–21 vs. Northern Illinois-7Northern Illino…Won 24–21 at Miami (OH)+3Miami (OH)
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atKent StateW 17–⁠1440%
Sep 6atKentuckyL 3–⁠2049%
Sep 13atMarshallL 14–⁠4427%
Sep 20vsIdahoW 36–⁠2478%
Sep 27vsEastern IllinoisW 34–⁠1973%
Oct 4atCentral MichiganL 10–⁠2847%
Oct 11vsBowling GreenL 13–⁠3139%
Oct 18vsAkronW 23–⁠2051%
Oct 25atWestern MichiganL 21–⁠4240%
Nov 5vsBuffaloW 37–⁠1456%
Nov 18vsNorthern IllinoisL 14–⁠2132%
Nov 25atMiami (OH)W 24–⁠2165%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Miami (OH) 24–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 48th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
246–⁠298
Coach
Frank Solich
Elo
1416 −40 this season
SP+ rating
-11.7 No. 106 of 128; offense No. 118, defense No. 71, special teams No. 109
SRS
−12.6 No. 110 of 128 in FBS
Returning
24% of last season’s EPA, No. 116 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 102
Offensive coordinator
Tim Albin
Defensive coordinator
Jim Burrow
Offense
Spread option
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense101st of 128
  • Defense73rd of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted114th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted71st of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0742%1.07101st of 128
Defense0.1644%1.2273rd of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.07 off
0.17 def		39% off
44% def		—114th off
71st 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
Offense2.8own 272% allowed
Defense3.4own 282% 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 yardsJ.D. Sprague QB1,236 yds
Passing touchdownsDerrius Vick QB8 TD
Rushing yardsA.J. Ouellette RB785 yds
Rushing touchdownsA.J. Ouellette RB7 TD
Receiving yardsChase Cochran WR443 yds
Receiving touchdownsA.J. Ouellette RB3 TD
InterceptionsQuentin Poling LB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Joe Lowery OT★★★No. 1343
Robbie Walker APB★★★No. 1613
Connor Brown TE★★★No. 1876
Brennan Dudziak OT★★No. 1992
Curtis Brunson CB★★No. 2277

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs32.30.760
Receivers52.20.765
Offensive line42.30.782
Defensive line12.00.763
Linebackers22.00.762
Defensive backs42.00.742
Athletes and specialists12.00.733
Whole class202.10.761

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 122

The 2014 roster

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

2014 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northern Illinois7–⁠111–⁠3
Toledo7–⁠19–⁠4
Western Michigan6–⁠28–⁠5
Bowling Green5–⁠38–⁠6
Central Michigan5–⁠37–⁠6
Ohio4–⁠46–⁠6
Ball State4–⁠45–⁠7
Buffalo3–⁠45–⁠6
Akron3–⁠55–⁠7
Massachusetts3–⁠53–⁠9
Miami (OH)2–⁠62–⁠10
Kent State1–⁠62–⁠9
Eastern Michigan1–⁠72–⁠10

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