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2014 Texas Tech

4–⁠8 (2–⁠7 Big 12), coached by Kliff Kingsbury.

Schedule and results

Texas Tech in 2014, game by game: won vs. Central Arkansas 42–35; won at UTEP 30–26; lost vs. Arkansas 28–49; lost at No. 24 Oklahoma State 35–45; lost at No. 23 Kansas State 13–45; lost vs. West Virginia 34–37; won vs. Kansas 34–21; lost at No. 10 TCU 27–82; lost vs. Texas 13–34; lost vs. Oklahoma 30–42; won at Iowa State 34–31; lost vs. No. 5 Baylor 46–48+13−55Won 42–35 vs. Central Arkansas+7Central ArkansasWon 30–26 at UTEP+4UTEPLost 28–49 vs. Arkansas-21ArkansasLost 35–45 at No. 24 Oklahoma State-10No. 24 Oklahoma StateLost 13–45 at No. 23 Kansas State-32No. 23 Kansas StateLost 34–37 vs. West Virginia-3West VirginiaWon 34–21 vs. Kansas+13KansasLost 27–82 at No. 10 TCU-55No. 10 TCULost 13–34 vs. Texas-21TexasLost 30–42 vs. Oklahoma-12OklahomaWon 34–31 at Iowa State+3Iowa StateLost 46–48 vs. No. 5 Baylor-2No. 5 Baylor
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsCentral ArkansasW 42–⁠3580%
Sep 6atUTEPW 30–⁠2668%
Sep 13vsArkansasL 28–⁠4973%
Sep 25at24Oklahoma StateL 35–⁠4525%
Oct 4at23Kansas StateL 13–⁠4528%
Oct 11vsWest VirginiaL 34–⁠3757%
Oct 18vsKansasW 34–⁠2172%
Oct 25at10TCUL 27–⁠8223%
Nov 1vsTexasL 13–⁠3449%
Nov 15vsOklahomaL 30–⁠4225%
Nov 22atIowa StateW 34–⁠3146%
Nov 29vs5BaylorL 46–⁠4814%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Baylor 48–⁠46; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 81st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 101 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠7 8th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
366–⁠495
Coach
Kliff Kingsbury
Elo
1441 −110 this season
SP+ rating
4.9 No. 57 of 128; offense No. 14, defense No. 110, special teams No. 55
SRS
−3.0 No. 75 of 128 in FBS
Returning
46% of last season’s EPA, No. 91 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 40
Offensive coordinator
Eric Morris
Defensive coordinators
Matt Wallerstedt and Mike Smith
Offense
Air raid
Defense
Multiple

How good, play by play

  • Offense25th of 128
  • Defense122nd of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted12th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted122nd of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2343%1.4125th of 128
Defense0.2949%1.21122nd of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.26 off
0.26 def		45% off
47% def		—12th off
122nd 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
Offense3.1own 292% allowed
Defense4.3own 322% 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 yardsDavis Webb QB2,539 yds
Passing touchdownsDavis Webb QB24 TD
Rushing yardsDeAndre Washington RB1,103 yds
Rushing touchdownsJustin Stockton RB4 TD
Receiving yardsJakeem Grant WR938 yds
Receiving touchdownsBradley Marquez WR10 TD
InterceptionsJ.J. Gaines DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Payton Hendrix S★★★No. 346
Justin Stockton RB★★★No. 366
Nigel Bethel CB★★★No. 379
Patrick Mahomes II PRO★★★No. 389
Ian Sadler WR★★★No. 433

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.50.831
Running backs13.00.887
Receivers43.00.849
Offensive line13.00.835
Linebackers13.00.855
Defensive backs43.00.854
Whole class132.90.850

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 109

The 2014 roster

109 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 30 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

2 first team, 1 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.