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2014 Tennessee

7–⁠6 (3–⁠5 Southeastern Conference), coached by Butch Jones.

Schedule and results

Tennessee in 2014, game by game: won vs. Utah State 38–7; won vs. Arkansas State 34–19; lost at No. 4 Oklahoma 10–34; lost at No. 12 Georgia 32–35; lost vs. Florida 9–10; won vs. Chattanooga 45–10; lost at No. 3 Ole Miss 3–34; lost vs. No. 4 Alabama 20–34; won at South Carolina 45–42; won vs. Kentucky 50–16; lost vs. No. 19 Missouri 21–29; won at Vanderbilt 24–17; won vs. Iowa 45–28+35−31Won 38–7 vs. Utah State+31Utah StateWon 34–19 vs. Arkansas State+15Arkansas StateLost 10–34 at No. 4 Oklahoma-24No. 4 OklahomaLost 32–35 at No. 12 Georgia-3No. 12 GeorgiaLost 9–10 vs. Florida-1FloridaWon 45–10 vs. Chattanooga+35ChattanoogaLost 3–34 at No. 3 Ole Miss-31No. 3 Ole MissLost 20–34 vs. No. 4 Alabama-14No. 4 AlabamaWon 45–42 at South Carolina+3South CarolinaWon 50–16 vs. Kentucky+34KentuckyLost 21–29 vs. No. 19 Missouri-8No. 19 MissouriWon 24–17 at Vanderbilt+7VanderbiltWon 45–28 vs. Iowa+17Iowa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsUtah StateW 38–⁠743%
Sep 6vsArkansas StateW 34–⁠1956%
Sep 13at4OklahomaL 10–⁠3422%
Sep 27at12GeorgiaL 32–⁠3529%
Oct 4vsFloridaL 9–⁠1057%
Oct 11vsChattanoogaW 45–⁠1072%
Oct 18at3Ole MissL 3–⁠3422%
Oct 25vs4AlabamaL 20–⁠3429%
Nov 1atSouth CarolinaW 45–⁠4226%
Nov 15vsKentuckyW 50–⁠1668%
Nov 22vs19MissouriL 21–⁠2936%
Nov 29atVanderbiltW 24–⁠1759%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvsIowaTaxSlayer BowlW 45–⁠2848%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Iowa 45–⁠28 in the TaxSlayer Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 70th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 9th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
376–⁠315
Coach
Butch Jones
Elo
1589 +102 this season
SP+ rating
12.2 No. 30 of 128; offense No. 53, defense No. 23, special teams No. 28
SRS
11.7 No. 24 of 128 in FBS
Returning
80% of last season’s EPA, No. 26 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 7
Offensive coordinator
Mike Bajakian
Defensive coordinator
John Jancek
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense93rd of 128
  • Defense50th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted75th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted42nd of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0842%1.1593rd of 128
Defense0.1239%1.2950th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.13 off
0.12 def		44% off
38% def		—75th off
42nd 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
Offense3.4own 342% allowed
Defense3.2own 293% 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 yardsJustin Worley QB1,579 yds
Passing touchdownsJustin Worley QB12 TD
Rushing yardsJalen Hurd RB899 yds
Rushing touchdownsJoshua Dobbs QB8 TD
Receiving yardsAlton Howard WR618 yds
Receiving touchdownsVon Pearson WR5 TD
InterceptionsJustin Coleman DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Josh Malone WR★★★★No. 37
Jalen Hurd ATH★★★★No. 39
Todd Kelly Jr. S★★★★No. 64
Dillon Bates OLB★★★★No. 96
Dewayne Hendrix SDE★★★★No. 114
Derrell Scott APB★★★★No. 127
Cortez McDowell S★★★★No. 179
Daniel Helm TE★★★★No. 197

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs23.50.910
Receivers34.00.932
Offensive line13.00.866
Defensive line63.50.899
Linebackers43.30.875
Defensive backs43.80.919
Athletes and specialists33.70.904
Whole class233.60.903

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.

Roster 118

The 2014 roster

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

All-SEC

2 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 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama7–⁠112–⁠24
Missouri7–⁠111–⁠314
Mississippi State6–⁠210–⁠311
Georgia6–⁠210–⁠39
Ole Miss5–⁠39–⁠417
Auburn4–⁠48–⁠522
LSU4–⁠48–⁠5
Florida4–⁠47–⁠5
Texas A&M3–⁠58–⁠5
South Carolina3–⁠57–⁠6
Tennessee3–⁠57–⁠6
Arkansas2–⁠67–⁠6
Kentucky2–⁠65–⁠7
Vanderbilt0–⁠83–⁠9

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