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2014 Texas A&M

8–⁠5 (3–⁠5 Southeastern Conference), coached by Kevin Sumlin.

Schedule and results

Texas A&M in 2014, game by game: won at No. 9 South Carolina 52–28; won vs. Lamar 73–3; won vs. Rice 38–10; won at SMU 58–6; won vs. Arkansas 35–28; lost at No. 12 Mississippi State 31–48; lost vs. No. 3 Ole Miss 20–35; lost at No. 7 Alabama 0–59; won vs. UL Monroe 21–16; won at No. 3 Auburn 41–38; lost vs. Missouri 27–34; lost vs. LSU 17–23; won vs. West Virginia 45–37+70−59Won 52–28 at No. 9 South Carolina+24No. 9 South CarolinaWon 73–3 vs. Lamar+70LamarWon 38–10 vs. Rice+28RiceWon 58–6 at SMU+52SMUWon 35–28 vs. Arkansas+7ArkansasLost 31–48 at No. 12 Mississippi State-17No. 12 Mississippi Sta…Lost 20–35 vs. No. 3 Ole Miss-15No. 3 Ole MissLost 0–59 at No. 7 Alabama-59No. 7 AlabamaWon 21–16 vs. UL Monroe+5UL MonroeWon 41–38 at No. 3 Auburn+3No. 3 AuburnLost 27–34 vs. Missouri-7MissouriLost 17–23 vs. LSU-6LSUWon 45–37 vs. West Virginia+8West Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 28at9South CarolinaW 52–⁠2834%
Sep 6vsLamarW 73–⁠393%
Sep 13vsRiceW 38–⁠1079%
Sep 20atSMUW 58–⁠675%
Sep 27vsArkansasW 35–⁠2872%
Oct 4at12Mississippi StateL 31–⁠4855%
Oct 11vs3Ole MissL 20–⁠3560%
Oct 18at7AlabamaL 0–⁠5935%
Nov 1vsUL MonroeW 21–⁠1684%
Nov 8at3AuburnW 41–⁠3829%
Nov 15vsMissouriL 27–⁠3453%
Nov 27vsLSUL 17–⁠2357%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvsWest VirginiaLiberty BowlW 45–⁠3756%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat West Virginia 45–⁠37 in the Liberty Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 38th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 21
  2. Wk 2: 9
  3. Wk 3: 7
  4. Wk 4: 6
  5. Wk 5: 6
  6. Wk 6: 6
  7. Wk 7: 14
  8. Wk 8: 21
Record
8–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 9th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 6
Points
458–⁠365
Coach
Kevin Sumlin
Elo
1631 −2 this season
SP+ rating
20.2 No. 15 of 128; offense No. 8, defense No. 61, special teams No. 1
SRS
12.6 No. 22 of 128 in FBS
Returning
23% of last season’s EPA, No. 120 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 5
Offensive coordinator
Jake Spavital
Defensive coordinators
Mark Snyder and Mark Hagen
Offense
Spread
Defense
Multiple 4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense41st of 128
  • Defense96th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted30th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted79th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1846%1.2341st of 128
Defense0.2046%1.1696th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.22 off
0.18 def		49% off
44% def		—30th off
79th 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
Offense4.0own 302% allowed
Defense3.3own 271% 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 yardsKenny Hill QB2,649 yds
Passing touchdownsKenny Hill QB23 TD
Rushing yardsTra Carson RB581 yds
Rushing touchdownsTrey Williams RB7 TD
Receiving yardsJosh Reynolds WR842 yds
Receiving touchdownsJosh Reynolds WR13 TD
InterceptionsArmani Watts DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Myles Garrett WDE★★★★★No. 2
Kyle Allen PRO★★★★★No. 8
Speedy Noil WR★★★★★No. 10
Nick Harvey CB★★★★No. 60
Frank Iheanacho WR★★★★No. 88
DeShawn Washington DT★★★★No. 148
Qualen Cunningham WDE★★★★No. 157
Otaro Alaka OLB★★★★No. 165

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks15.00.996
Receivers33.70.909
Offensive line23.50.879
Defensive line54.20.935
Linebackers24.00.920
Defensive backs33.70.910
Whole class163.90.920

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 1Cedric Ogbuehi OTCincinnati Bengals
Rd 5Jarvis Harrison OGNew York Jets

Roster 115

The 2014 roster

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

All-SEC

1 first team, 3 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 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.