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2014 Purdue

3–⁠9 (1–⁠7 Big Ten), coached by Darrell Hazell.

Schedule and results

Purdue in 2014, game by game: won vs. Western Michigan 43–34; lost vs. Central Michigan 17–38; lost vs. No. 11 Notre Dame 14–30; won vs. Southern Illinois 35–13; lost vs. Iowa 10–24; won at Illinois 38–27; lost vs. No. 8 Michigan State 31–45; lost at Minnesota 38–39; lost at No. 17 Nebraska 14–35; lost vs. No. 25 Wisconsin 16–34; lost vs. Northwestern 14–38; lost at Indiana 16–23+22−24Won 43–34 vs. Western Michigan+9Western MichiganLost 17–38 vs. Central Michigan-21Central MichiganLost 14–30 vs. No. 11 Notre Dame-16No. 11 Notre DameWon 35–13 vs. Southern Illinois+22Southern Illino…Lost 10–24 vs. Iowa-14IowaWon 38–27 at Illinois+11IllinoisLost 31–45 vs. No. 8 Michigan State-14No. 8 Michigan StateLost 38–39 at Minnesota-1MinnesotaLost 14–35 at No. 17 Nebraska-21No. 17 NebraskaLost 16–34 vs. No. 25 Wisconsin-18No. 25 WisconsinLost 14–38 vs. Northwestern-24NorthwesternLost 16–23 at Indiana-7Indiana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsWestern MichiganW 43–⁠3463%
Sep 6vsCentral MichiganL 17–⁠3847%
Sep 13vs11Notre DameL 14–⁠3015%
Sep 20vsSouthern IllinoisW 35–⁠1349%
Sep 27vsIowaL 10–⁠2432%
Oct 4atIllinoisW 38–⁠2732%
Oct 11vs8Michigan StateL 31–⁠4520%
Oct 18atMinnesotaL 38–⁠3920%
Nov 1at17NebraskaL 14–⁠3512%
Nov 8vs25WisconsinL 16–⁠3420%
Nov 22vsNorthwesternL 14–⁠3841%
Nov 29atIndianaL 16–⁠2335%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Indiana 23–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 13th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 127th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 13th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked
Points
286–⁠380
Coach
Darrell Hazell
Elo
1340 −37 this season
SP+ rating
-6.2 No. 90 of 128; offense No. 101, defense No. 82, special teams No. 23
SRS
−6.1 No. 89 of 128 in FBS
Returning
86% of last season’s EPA, No. 14 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 70
Offensive coordinator
John Shoop
Defensive coordinator
Greg Hudson
Captains
Justin Sinz, Robert Kugler, Ryan Russell and Sean Robinson
Offense
Pro-style/Single back
Defense
3–⁠4 or 4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense102nd of 128
  • Defense69th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted101st of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted52nd of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0738%1.23102nd of 128
Defense0.1545%1.1469th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.10 off
0.14 def		40% off
43% def		—101st off
52nd 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
Offense2.9own 323% allowed
Defense3.6own 342% 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 yardsAustin Appleby QB1,449 yds
Passing touchdownsAustin Appleby QB10 TD
Rushing yardsAkeem Hunt RB949 yds
Rushing touchdownsAkeem Hunt RB6 TD
Receiving yardsDanny Anthrop WR616 yds
Receiving touchdownsDanny Anthrop WR4 TD
InterceptionsLandon Feichter S5 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Timothy Cason II CB★★★No. 826
Ja’Whaun Bentley WDE★★★No. 849
Trae Hart ATH★★★No. 1166
Brandon Roberts CB★★★No. 1404
Juan Jenkins S★★★No. 1409

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.812
Receivers32.30.782
Offensive line13.00.801
Defensive line32.70.821
Defensive backs33.00.832
Athletes and specialists23.00.824
Whole class132.80.813

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 5Ryan Russell DEDallas Cowboys

Roster 113

The 2014 roster

113 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 26 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big Ten

1 second 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 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ohio State8–⁠014–⁠11
Michigan State7–⁠111–⁠25
Wisconsin7–⁠111–⁠313
Nebraska5–⁠39–⁠4
Minnesota5–⁠38–⁠5
Maryland4–⁠47–⁠6
Iowa4–⁠47–⁠6
Rutgers3–⁠58–⁠5
Illinois3–⁠56–⁠7
Michigan3–⁠55–⁠7
Northwestern3–⁠55–⁠7
Penn State2–⁠67–⁠6
Indiana1–⁠74–⁠8
Purdue1–⁠73–⁠9

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