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2014 Texas

6–⁠7 (5–⁠4 Big 12), coached by Charlie Strong.

Schedule and results

Texas in 2014, game by game: won vs. North Texas 38–7; lost vs. BYU 7–41; lost vs. No. 12 UCLA 17–20; won at Kansas 23–0; lost vs. No. 7 Baylor 7–28; lost vs. No. 11 Oklahoma 26–31; won vs. Iowa State 48–45; lost at No. 11 Kansas State 0–23; won at Texas Tech 34–13; won vs. No. 24 West Virginia 33–16; won at Oklahoma State 28–7; lost vs. No. 6 TCU 10–48; lost vs. Arkansas 7–31+31−38Won 38–7 vs. North Texas+31North TexasLost 7–41 vs. BYU-34BYULost 17–20 vs. No. 12 UCLA-3No. 12 UCLAWon 23–0 at Kansas+23KansasLost 7–28 vs. No. 7 Baylor-21No. 7 BaylorLost 26–31 vs. No. 11 Oklahoma-5No. 11 OklahomaWon 48–45 vs. Iowa State+3Iowa StateLost 0–23 at No. 11 Kansas State-23No. 11 Kansas StateWon 34–13 at Texas Tech+21Texas TechWon 33–16 vs. No. 24 West Virginia+17No. 24 West VirginiaWon 28–7 at Oklahoma State+21Oklahoma StateLost 10–48 vs. No. 6 TCU-38No. 6 TCULost 7–31 vs. Arkansas-24Arkansas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsNorth TexasW 38–⁠762%
Sep 6vsBYUL 7–⁠4157%
Sep 13vs12UCLAL 17–⁠2037%
Sep 27atKansasW 23–⁠062%
Oct 4vs7BaylorL 7–⁠2839%
Oct 11vs11OklahomaL 26–⁠3127%
Oct 18vsIowa StateW 48–⁠4569%
Oct 25at11Kansas StateL 0–⁠2329%
Nov 1atTexas TechW 34–⁠1351%
Nov 8vs24West VirginiaW 33–⁠1653%
Nov 15atOklahoma StateW 28–⁠744%
Nov 27vs6TCUL 10–⁠4847%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvsArkansasTexas BowlL 7–⁠3149%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arkansas 31–⁠7 in the Texas Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 99th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 126 on file).

Consensus All-AmericanMalcom Brown, DL

Record
6–⁠7
Conference
5–⁠4 tied for 4th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
278–⁠310
Coach
Charlie Strong
Elo
1558 −18 this season
SP+ rating
9.0 No. 37 of 128; offense No. 83, defense No. 11, special teams No. 50
SRS
5.5 No. 43 of 128 in FBS
Returning
54% of last season’s EPA, No. 81 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 17
Offensive coordinator
Joe Wickline
Defensive coordinator
Vance Bedford
Offense
Multiple
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense99th of 128
  • Defense14th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted91st of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted10th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0740%1.1099th of 128
Defense0.0439%1.0614th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.12 off
0.03 def		41% off
38% def		—91st off
10th 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
Offense3.7own 283% allowed
Defense2.8own 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 yardsTyrone Swoopes QB2,409 yds
Passing touchdownsTyrone Swoopes QB13 TD
Rushing yardsMalcolm Brown RB708 yds
Rushing touchdownsJohnathan Gray RB7 TD
Receiving yardsJohn Harris WR1,051 yds
Receiving touchdownsJohn Harris WR7 TD
InterceptionsDylan Haines S4 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Derick Roberson SDE★★★★No. 66
Jerrod Heard DUAL★★★★No. 67
Armanti Foreman WR★★★★No. 111
Edwin Freeman OLB★★★★No. 174
Lorenzo Joe WR★★★★No. 186
Duke Catalon RB★★★★No. 206
John Bonney S★★★★No. 251
Poona Ford DT★★★★No. 266

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.968
Running backs14.00.919
Receivers53.40.891
Offensive line23.00.851
Defensive line43.50.894
Linebackers14.00.928
Defensive backs33.30.878
Athletes and specialists13.00.851
Whole class183.40.891

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 1Malcom Brown DTNew England Patriots
Rd 3Jordan Hicks ILBPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 5Mykkele Thompson SNew York Giants
Rd 6Quandre Diggs CBDetroit Lions
Rd 7Geoff Swaim TEDallas Cowboys

Roster 124

The 2014 roster

124 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 28 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

1 first team, 5 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

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.