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2014 Oregon

13–⁠2 (8–⁠1 Pac-12), coached by Mark Helfrich, finished No. 2 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Oregon in 2014, game by game: won vs. South Dakota 62–13; won vs. No. 7 Michigan State 46–27; won vs. Wyoming 48–14; won at Washington State 38–31; lost vs. Arizona 24–31; won at No. 18 UCLA 42–30; won vs. Washington 45–20; won at California 59–41; won vs. Stanford 45–16; won at No. 20 Utah 51–27; won vs. Colorado 44–10; won at Oregon State 47–19; won vs. No. 8 Arizona 51–13; won vs. No. 2 Florida State 59–20; lost vs. No. 5 Ohio State 20–42+49−22Won 62–13 vs. South Dakota+49South DakotaWon 46–27 vs. No. 7 Michigan State+19No. 7 Michigan StateWon 48–14 vs. Wyoming+34WyomingWon 38–31 at Washington State+7Washington StateLost 24–31 vs. Arizona-7ArizonaWon 42–30 at No. 18 UCLA+12No. 18 UCLAWon 45–20 vs. Washington+25WashingtonWon 59–41 at California+18CaliforniaWon 45–16 vs. Stanford+29StanfordWon 51–27 at No. 20 Utah+24No. 20 UtahWon 44–10 vs. Colorado+34ColoradoWon 47–19 at Oregon State+28Oregon StateWon 51–13 vs. No. 8 Arizona+38No. 8 ArizonaWon 59–20 vs. No. 2 Florida State+39No. 2 Florida StateLost 20–42 vs. No. 5 Ohio State-22No. 5 Ohio State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsSouth DakotaW 62–⁠1394%
Sep 6vs7Michigan StateW 46–⁠2755%
Sep 13vsWyomingW 48–⁠1486%
Sep 20atWashington StateW 38–⁠3177%
Oct 2vsArizonaL 24–⁠3172%
Oct 11at18UCLAW 42–⁠3044%
Oct 18vsWashingtonW 45–⁠2070%
Oct 24atCaliforniaW 59–⁠4183%
Nov 1vsStanfordW 45–⁠1667%
Nov 8at20UtahW 51–⁠2766%
Nov 22vsColoradoW 44–⁠1095%
Nov 29atOregon StateW 47–⁠1982%
Dec 5vs8ArizonaPac-12 Championship GameW 51–⁠1365%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs2Florida StateRose Bowl, CFP SemifinalW 59–⁠2047%
Jan 12Bowls & playoffvs5Ohio StateCFP National ChampionshipL 20–⁠4254%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ohio State 42–⁠20 in the CFP National Championship; No. 2 in the final AP poll; Pac-12 champions.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 3
  2. Wk 2: 3
  3. Wk 3: 2
  4. Wk 4: 2
  5. Wk 5: 2
  6. Wk 6: 2
  7. Wk 7: 12
  8. Wk 8: 9
  9. Wk 9: 6
  10. Wk 10: 5
  11. Wk 11: 5
  12. Wk 12: 3
  13. Wk 13: 3
  14. Wk 14: 3
  15. Wk 15: 3
  16. Wk 16: 3
  17. Final: 2

Pac-12 champions8–⁠1 in the conference, won the Pac-12 Championship Game

Led the nationMarcus Mariota: passer rating (181.7), total offense (5,224 yds)

Heisman TrophyMarcus Mariota, QB; also the Maxwell, Walter Camp, Davey O’Brien, Unitas Golden Arm and Manning

2 consensus All-AmericansMarcus Mariota, QB; Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, DB

Record
13–⁠2
Conference
8–⁠1 first in Pac-12
AP final
No. 2 peak No. 2
Points
681–⁠354
Coach
Mark Helfrich
Elo
1837 +158 this season
SP+ rating
24.7 No. 5 of 128; offense No. 1, defense No. 41, special teams No. 69
SRS
22.9 No. 2 of 128 in FBS
Returning
71% of last season’s EPA, No. 39 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 21
Offensive coordinator
Scott Frost
Defensive coordinator
Don Pellum
Offense
No-huddle spread option
Defense
Hybrid 3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense1st of 128
  • Defense63rd of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted1st of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted44th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.3751%1.261st of 128
Defense0.1443%1.1863rd of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.35 off
0.13 def		51% off
41% def		—1st off
44th 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
Offense4.5own 341% allowed
Defense3.0own 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 yardsMarcus Mariota QB4,454 yds
Passing touchdownsMarcus Mariota QB42 TD
Rushing yardsRoyce Freeman RB1,365 yds
Rushing touchdownsRoyce Freeman RB18 TD
Receiving yardsByron Marshall WR1,003 yds
Receiving touchdownsDevon Allen WR7 TD
InterceptionsErick Dargan DB7 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Royce Freeman RB★★★★No. 34
Arrion Springs CB★★★★No. 89
Jalen Brown WR★★★★No. 107
Morgan Mahalak DUAL★★★★No. 229
Tony Brooks-James APB★★★★No. 282
Jimmie Swain OLB★★★★No. 295

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.911
Running backs24.00.941
Receivers33.00.861
Offensive line22.50.824
Defensive line13.00.853
Linebackers14.00.896
Defensive backs43.30.881
Athletes and specialists12.00.791
Whole class153.20.872

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 1Marcus Mariota QBTennessee Titans
Rd 1Arik Armstead DESan Francisco 49ers
Rd 2Jake Fisher OTCincinnati Bengals
Rd 3Hroniss Grasu CChicago Bears
Rd 7Ifo Ekpre-Olomu CBCleveland Browns

Roster 118

The 2014 roster

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

All-Pac-12

5 first team, 5 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 Pac-12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oregon8–⁠113–⁠22
Arizona7–⁠210–⁠419
Arizona State6–⁠310–⁠312
UCLA6–⁠310–⁠310
USC6–⁠39–⁠420
Utah5–⁠49–⁠421
Stanford5–⁠48–⁠5
Washington4–⁠58–⁠6
California3–⁠65–⁠7
Oregon State2–⁠75–⁠7
Washington State2–⁠73–⁠9
Colorado0–⁠92–⁠10

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