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2014 San Diego State

7–⁠6 (5–⁠3 Mountain West Conference), coached by Rocky Long.

Schedule and results

San Diego State in 2014, game by game: won vs. Northern Arizona 38–7; lost at No. 21 North Carolina 27–31; lost at Oregon State 7–28; won vs. UNLV 34–17; lost at Fresno State 13–24; won at New Mexico 24–14; won vs. Hawai’i 20–10; lost at Nevada 14–30; won vs. Idaho 35–21; lost at Boise State 29–38; won vs. Air Force 30–14; won vs. San José State 38–7; lost vs. Navy 16–17+31−21Won 38–7 vs. Northern Arizona+31Northern ArizonaLost 27–31 at No. 21 North Carolina-4No. 21 North CarolinaLost 7–28 at Oregon State-21Oregon StateWon 34–17 vs. UNLV+17UNLVLost 13–24 at Fresno State-11Fresno StateWon 24–14 at New Mexico+10New MexicoWon 20–10 vs. Hawai’i+10Hawai’iLost 14–30 at Nevada-16NevadaWon 35–21 vs. Idaho+14IdahoLost 29–38 at Boise State-9Boise StateWon 30–14 vs. Air Force+16Air ForceWon 38–7 vs. San José State+31San José StateLost 16–17 vs. Navy-1Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsNorthern ArizonaW 38–⁠772%
Sep 6at21North CarolinaL 27–⁠3136%
Sep 20atOregon StateL 7–⁠2838%
Sep 27vsUNLVW 34–⁠1772%
Oct 3atFresno StateL 13–⁠2444%
Oct 10atNew MexicoW 24–⁠1461%
Oct 18vsHawai’iW 20–⁠1078%
Nov 1atNevadaL 14–⁠3044%
Nov 8vsIdahoW 35–⁠2187%
Nov 15atBoise StateL 29–⁠3827%
Nov 21vsAir ForceW 30–⁠1455%
Nov 29vsSan José StateW 38–⁠776%
Dec 23Bowls & playoffvsNavyPoinsettia BowlL 16–⁠1749%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Navy 17–⁠16 in the Poinsettia Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 86 on file).

MW West champions5–⁠3 in the conference, shared with Fresno State

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
325–⁠258
Coach
Rocky Long
Elo
1535 +8 this season
SP+ rating
1.0 No. 67 of 128; offense No. 91, defense No. 51, special teams No. 43
SRS
−3.6 No. 77 of 128 in FBS
Returning
66% of last season’s EPA, No. 50 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 73
Offensive coordinator
Bob Toledo
Offense
West Coast
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense79th of 128
  • Defense42nd of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted107th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted51st of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1143%1.0879th of 128
Defense0.1140%1.1742nd of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.09 off
0.14 def		41% off
41% def		—107th off
51st 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
Offense3.1own 323% allowed
Defense2.9own 292% 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 yardsQuinn Kaehler QB2,157 yds
Passing touchdownsQuinn Kaehler QB9 TD
Rushing yardsDonnel Pumphrey RB1,867 yds
Rushing touchdownsDonnel Pumphrey RB20 TD
Receiving yardsEric Judge WR471 yds
Receiving touchdownsAdam Roberts FB2 TD
InterceptionsCalvin Munson LB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Donavin Buck WDE★★★No. 733
Mikah Holder WR★★★No. 737
P.J. Walker RB★★★No. 945
Nick Bawden PRO★★★No. 1138
Alex Anderson OT★★★No. 1181

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks32.70.815
Running backs13.00.846
Receivers33.00.831
Offensive line22.50.783
Defensive line22.50.820
Linebackers13.00.817
Defensive backs12.00.759
Athletes and specialists22.00.769
Whole class152.60.807

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 4Terry Poole OTSeattle Seahawks

Roster 116

The 2014 roster

116 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 35 have a stat line. See the roster

2014 Mountain West Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State7–⁠112–⁠216
Colorado State6–⁠210–⁠3
Utah State6–⁠210–⁠4
Air Force5–⁠310–⁠3
San Diego State5–⁠37–⁠6
Fresno State5–⁠36–⁠8
Nevada4–⁠47–⁠6
Hawai’i3–⁠54–⁠9
Wyoming2–⁠64–⁠8
New Mexico2–⁠64–⁠8
San José State2–⁠63–⁠9
UNLV1–⁠72–⁠11

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