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2014 Stanford

8–⁠5 (5–⁠4 Pac-12), coached by David Shaw.

Schedule and results

Stanford in 2014, game by game: won vs. UC Davis 45–0; lost vs. No. 14 USC 10–13; won vs. Army 35–0; won at Washington 20–13; lost at No. 9 Notre Dame 14–17; won vs. Washington State 34–17; lost at No. 17 Arizona State 10–26; won vs. Oregon State 38–14; lost at No. 5 Oregon 16–45; lost vs. No. 25 Utah 17–20; won at California 38–17; won at No. 9 UCLA 31–10; won vs. Maryland 45–21+45−29Won 45–0 vs. UC Davis+45UC DavisLost 10–13 vs. No. 14 USC-3No. 14 USCWon 35–0 vs. Army+35ArmyWon 20–13 at Washington+7WashingtonLost 14–17 at No. 9 Notre Dame-3No. 9 Notre DameWon 34–17 vs. Washington State+17Washington StateLost 10–26 at No. 17 Arizona State-16No. 17 Arizona StateWon 38–14 vs. Oregon State+24Oregon StateLost 16–45 at No. 5 Oregon-29No. 5 OregonLost 17–20 vs. No. 25 Utah-3No. 25 UtahWon 38–17 at California+21CaliforniaWon 31–10 at No. 9 UCLA+21No. 9 UCLAWon 45–21 vs. Maryland+24Maryland
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsUC DavisW 45–⁠093%
Sep 6vs14USCL 10–⁠1365%
Sep 13vsArmyW 35–⁠088%
Sep 27atWashingtonW 20–⁠1348%
Oct 4at9Notre DameL 14–⁠1744%
Oct 10vsWashington StateW 34–⁠1785%
Oct 18at17Arizona StateL 10–⁠2654%
Oct 25vsOregon StateW 38–⁠1473%
Nov 1at5OregonL 16–⁠4533%
Nov 15vs25UtahL 17–⁠2068%
Nov 22atCaliforniaW 38–⁠1770%
Nov 28at9UCLAW 31–⁠1033%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvsMarylandFoster Farms BowlW 45–⁠2173%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Maryland 45–⁠21 in the Foster Farms Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 11
  2. Wk 2: 13
  3. Wk 3: 15
  4. Wk 4: 16
  5. Wk 5: 16
  6. Wk 6: 14
  7. Wk 7: 25
  8. Wk 8: 23
Record
8–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠4 tied for 6th in Pac-12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 11
Points
353–⁠213
Coach
David Shaw
Elo
1719 +32 this season
SP+ rating
21.4 No. 12 of 128; offense No. 38, defense No. 4, special teams No. 64
SRS
13.3 No. 21 of 128 in FBS
Returning
89% of last season’s EPA, No. 11 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 13
Offensive coordinator
Mike Bloomgren
Defensive coordinator
Lance Anderson
Offense
Multiple
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense43rd of 128
  • Defense11th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted39th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted6th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1844%1.1443rd of 128
Defense0.0337%1.2111th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.20 off
0.02 def		45% off
36% def		—39th off
6th 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
Offense3.2own 312% allowed
Defense2.7own 273% 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 yardsKevin Hogan QB2,792 yds
Passing touchdownsKevin Hogan QB19 TD
Rushing yardsRemound Wright RB601 yds
Rushing touchdownsRemound Wright RB11 TD
Receiving yardsTy Montgomery WR604 yds
Receiving touchdownsDevon Cajuste WR6 TD
InterceptionsBlake Martinez ILB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Solomon Thomas SDE★★★★★No. 26
Keller Chryst PRO★★★★No. 51
Casey Tucker OT★★★★No. 85
Christian McCaffrey APB★★★★No. 91
Dalton Schultz TE★★★★No. 101
Bobby Okereke OLB★★★★No. 168
Joey Alfieri OLB★★★★No. 211
Brandon Simmons S★★★★No. 226

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.975
Running backs23.50.896
Receivers14.00.953
Offensive line43.50.894
Defensive line24.00.922
Linebackers33.70.902
Defensive backs23.50.883
Athletes and specialists13.00.864
Whole class163.60.905

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 1Andrus Peat OTNew Orleans Saints
Rd 2Jordan Richards SNew England Patriots
Rd 3Alex Carter CBDetroit Lions
Rd 3Henry Anderson DEIndianapolis Colts
Rd 3Ty Montgomery WRGreen Bay Packers
Rd 5David Parry DTIndianapolis Colts

Roster 106

The 2014 roster

106 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 36 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Pac-12

3 first team, 4 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.