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2014 TCU

12–⁠1 (8–⁠1 Big 12), coached by Gary Patterson, finished No. 3 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

TCU in 2014, game by game: won vs. Samford 48–14; won vs. Minnesota 30–7; won at SMU 56–0; won vs. No. 4 Oklahoma 37–33; lost at No. 5 Baylor 58–61; won vs. No. 15 Oklahoma State 42–9; won vs. Texas Tech 82–27; won at No. 20 West Virginia 31–30; won vs. No. 9 Kansas State 41–20; won at Kansas 34–30; won at Texas 48–10; won vs. Iowa State 55–3; won vs. No. 9 Ole Miss 42–3+56−3Won 48–14 vs. Samford+34SamfordWon 30–7 vs. Minnesota+23MinnesotaWon 56–0 at SMU+56SMUWon 37–33 vs. No. 4 Oklahoma+4No. 4 OklahomaLost 58–61 at No. 5 Baylor-3No. 5 BaylorWon 42–9 vs. No. 15 Oklahoma State+33No. 15 Oklahoma StateWon 82–27 vs. Texas Tech+55Texas TechWon 31–30 at No. 20 West Virginia+1No. 20 West VirginiaWon 41–20 vs. No. 9 Kansas State+21No. 9 Kansas StateWon 34–30 at Kansas+4KansasWon 48–10 at Texas+38TexasWon 55–3 vs. Iowa State+52Iowa StateWon 42–3 vs. No. 9 Ole Miss+39No. 9 Ole Miss
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsSamfordW 48–⁠1478%
Sep 13vsMinnesotaW 30–⁠754%
Sep 27atSMUW 56–⁠060%
Oct 4vs4OklahomaW 37–⁠3336%
Oct 11at5BaylorL 58–⁠6126%
Oct 18vs15Oklahoma StateW 42–⁠946%
Oct 25vsTexas TechW 82–⁠2777%
Nov 1at20West VirginiaW 31–⁠3050%
Nov 8vs9Kansas StateW 41–⁠2055%
Nov 15atKansasW 34–⁠3081%
Nov 27atTexasW 48–⁠1053%
Dec 6vsIowa StateW 55–⁠392%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs9Ole MissPeach BowlW 42–⁠358%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Ole Miss 42–⁠3 in the Peach Bowl; No. 3 in the final AP poll; Big 12 champions.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 25
  2. Wk 7: 9
  3. Wk 8: 12
  4. Wk 9: 10
  5. Wk 10: 10
  6. Wk 11: 6
  7. Wk 12: 5
  8. Wk 13: 5
  9. Wk 14: 6
  10. Wk 15: 4
  11. Wk 16: 6
  12. Final: 3

Big 12 champions8–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Baylor

Heisman voteTrevone Boykin, fourth

Consensus All-AmericanPaul Dawson, LB

Eddie Robinson Coach of the YearGary Patterson, coach; also the Walter Camp Coach and Bear Bryant Award

Record
12–⁠1
Conference
8–⁠1 shared first in Big 12
AP final
No. 3 peak No. 3
Points
604–⁠247
Coach
Gary Patterson
Elo
1767 +256 this season
SP+ rating
23.3 No. 9 of 128; offense No. 17, defense No. 13, special teams No. 16
SRS
22.6 No. 3 of 128 in FBS
Returning
56% of last season’s EPA, No. 70 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 43
Offensive coordinators
Doug Meacham and Sonny Cumbie
Defensive coordinator
Dick Bumpas
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5 defense

How good, play by play

  • Offense19th of 128
  • Defense5th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted17th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted7th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2548%1.2519th of 128
Defense0.0034%1.235th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.24 off
0.03 def		48% off
34% def		—17th off
7th 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
Offense3.9own 362% allowed
Defense2.2own 263% 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 yardsTrevone Boykin QB3,901 yds
Passing touchdownsTrevone Boykin QB33 TD
Rushing yardsAaron Green 922 yds
Rushing touchdownsB.J. Catalon 10 TD
Receiving yardsJosh Doctson WR1,018 yds
Receiving touchdownsJosh Doctson WR11 TD
InterceptionsChris Hackett S7 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Shaun Nixon APB★★★★No. 180
Emanuel Porter WR★★★No. 371
Ty Barrett OT★★★No. 421
Grayson Muehlstein PRO★★★No. 701
Corey McBride WR★★★No. 793

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.858
Running backs14.00.927
Receivers32.70.836
Offensive line23.00.841
Defensive line13.00.828
Linebackers13.00.826
Defensive backs13.00.812
Athletes and specialists23.00.806
Whole class123.00.838

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 3Paul Dawson OLBCincinnati Bengals
Rd 6Tayo Fabuluje OTChicago Bears

Roster 119

The 2014 roster

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

All-Big 12

5 first team, 6 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 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
TCU8–⁠112–⁠13
Baylor8–⁠111–⁠27
Kansas State7–⁠29–⁠418
Oklahoma5–⁠48–⁠5
West Virginia5–⁠47–⁠6
Texas5–⁠46–⁠7
Oklahoma State4–⁠57–⁠6
Texas Tech2–⁠74–⁠8
Kansas1–⁠83–⁠9
Iowa State0–⁠92–⁠10

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