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2014 San José State

3–⁠9 (2–⁠6 Mountain West Conference), coached by Ron Caragher.

Schedule and results

San José State in 2014, game by game: won vs. North Dakota 42–10; lost at No. 5 Auburn 13–59; lost at Minnesota 7–24; lost vs. Nevada 10–21; won vs. UNLV 33–10; won at Wyoming 27–20; lost at Navy 31–41; lost vs. Colorado State 31–38; lost at Fresno State 24–38; lost vs. Hawai’i 0–13; lost at Utah State 7–41; lost at San Diego State 7–38+32−46Won 42–10 vs. North Dakota+32North DakotaLost 13–59 at No. 5 Auburn-46No. 5 AuburnLost 7–24 at Minnesota-17MinnesotaLost 10–21 vs. Nevada-11NevadaWon 33–10 vs. UNLV+23UNLVWon 27–20 at Wyoming+7WyomingLost 31–41 at Navy-10NavyLost 31–38 vs. Colorado State-7Colorado StateLost 24–38 at Fresno State-14Fresno StateLost 0–13 vs. Hawai’i-13Hawai’iLost 7–41 at Utah State-34Utah StateLost 7–38 at San Diego State-31San Diego State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 28vsNorth DakotaW 42–⁠1088%
Sep 6at5AuburnL 13–⁠5924%
Sep 20atMinnesotaL 7–⁠2439%
Sep 27vsNevadaL 10–⁠2157%
Oct 4vsUNLVW 33–⁠1066%
Oct 18atWyomingW 27–⁠2051%
Oct 25atNavyL 31–⁠4142%
Nov 1vsColorado StateL 31–⁠3840%
Nov 8atFresno StateL 24–⁠3843%
Nov 15vsHawai’iL 0–⁠1373%
Nov 21atUtah StateL 7–⁠4115%
Nov 29atSan Diego StateL 7–⁠3824%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to San Diego State 38–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 57th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 91 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 9th in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
232–⁠353
Coach
Ron Caragher
Elo
1363 −145 this season
SP+ rating
-11.5 No. 105 of 128; offense No. 104, defense No. 86, special teams No. 127
SRS
−13.2 No. 113 of 128 in FBS
Returning
36% of last season’s EPA, No. 105 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 83
Offensive coordinator
Jimmie Dougherty
Defensive coordinator
Greg Robinson
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense74th of 128
  • Defense81st of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted82nd of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted78th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1240%1.2874th of 128
Defense0.1745%1.1081st of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.12 off
0.17 def		39% off
45% def		—82nd off
78th 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
Offense2.2own 272% allowed
Defense3.8own 332% 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 yardsJoe Gray QB2,305 yds
Passing touchdownsJoe Gray QB11 TD
Rushing yardsTyler Ervin RB888 yds
Rushing touchdownsTyler Ervin RB4 TD
Receiving yardsTyler Winston WR694 yds
Receiving touchdownsTyler Winston WR5 TD
InterceptionsJimmy Pruitt CB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Justin Holmes WR★★★No. 1151
Limihai Hifo RB★★★No. 1440
Nautica Flemming CB★★★No. 1826
Thai Cottrell WR★★No. 2152
Chad Miller S★★No. 2523

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.821
Receivers32.30.786
Offensive line22.00.753
Defensive line22.00.752
Linebackers12.00.768
Defensive backs32.30.780
Athletes and specialists12.00.700
Whole class132.20.769

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 7Akeem King SAtlanta Falcons

Roster 111

The 2014 roster

111 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 29 have a stat line. See the roster

2014 Mountain West Conference standings

Conference page
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.