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2014 Toledo

9–⁠4 (7–⁠1 Mid-American Conference), coached by Matt Campbell.

Schedule and results

Toledo in 2014, game by game: won vs. New Hampshire 54–20; lost vs. No. 24 Missouri 24–49; lost at Cincinnati 34–58; won vs. Ball State 34–23; won vs. Central Michigan 42–28; won at Western Michigan 20–19; lost at Iowa State 30–37; won vs. Massachusetts 42–35; won at Kent State 30–20; lost at Northern Illinois 24–27; won vs. Bowling Green 27–20; won at Eastern Michigan 52–16; won vs. Arkansas State 63–44+36−25Won 54–20 vs. New Hampshire+34New HampshireLost 24–49 vs. No. 24 Missouri-25No. 24 MissouriLost 34–58 at Cincinnati-24CincinnatiWon 34–23 vs. Ball State+11Ball StateWon 42–28 vs. Central Michigan+14Central MichiganWon 20–19 at Western Michigan+1Western MichiganLost 30–37 at Iowa State-7Iowa StateWon 42–35 vs. Massachusetts+7MassachusettsWon 30–20 at Kent State+10Kent StateLost 24–27 at Northern Illinois-3Northern Illino…Won 27–20 vs. Bowling Green+7Bowling GreenWon 52–16 at Eastern Michigan+36Eastern MichiganWon 63–44 vs. Arkansas State+19Arkansas State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsNew HampshireW 54–⁠2073%
Sep 6vs24MissouriL 24–⁠4941%
Sep 12atCincinnatiL 34–⁠5836%
Sep 20vsBall StateW 34–⁠2356%
Sep 27vsCentral MichiganW 42–⁠2870%
Oct 4atWestern MichiganW 20–⁠1966%
Oct 11atIowa StateL 30–⁠3758%
Oct 25vsMassachusettsW 42–⁠3580%
Nov 4atKent StateW 30–⁠2069%
Nov 11atNorthern IllinoisL 24–⁠2734%
Nov 19vsBowling GreenW 27–⁠2054%
Nov 28atEastern MichiganW 52–⁠1681%
Jan 4Bowls & playoffvsArkansas StateGoDaddy BowlW 63–⁠4460%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Arkansas State 63–⁠44 in the GoDaddy Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 75 on file).

MAC West champions7–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Northern Illinois

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
476–⁠396
Coach
Matt Campbell
Elo
1585 +52 this season
SP+ rating
2.3 No. 63 of 128; offense No. 21, defense No. 109, special teams No. 84
SRS
−1.3 No. 67 of 128 in FBS
Returning
56% of last season’s EPA, No. 74 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 92
Offensive coordinators
Jason Candle and Louis Ayeni
Defensive coordinator
Jon Heacock
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3 or 4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense16th of 128
  • Defense82nd of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted35th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted95th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2549%1.1116th of 128
Defense0.1743%1.2482nd of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.21 off
0.20 def		46% off
44% def		—35th off
95th 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
Offense4.1own 292% allowed
Defense3.8own 302% 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 yardsLogan Woodside QB2,272 yds
Passing touchdownsLogan Woodside QB19 TD
Rushing yardsKareem Hunt RB1,631 yds
Rushing touchdownsKareem Hunt RB16 TD
Receiving yardsCorey Jones WR851 yds
Receiving touchdownsAlonzo Russell WR8 TD
InterceptionsJordan Haden DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Jon’Vea Johnson WR★★★No. 1152
Anthony Davis OLB★★★No. 1190
Davi’on Riley TE★★★No. 1404
Marcus Whitfield S★★★No. 1572
Dedric Brinson CB★★★No. 1751

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.799
Receivers42.80.801
Offensive line22.00.758
Defensive line32.00.762
Linebackers42.30.791
Defensive backs62.30.780
Athletes and specialists12.00.763
Whole class212.30.782

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 110

The 2014 roster

110 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 31 have a stat line. See the roster

2014 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northern Illinois7–⁠111–⁠3
Toledo7–⁠19–⁠4
Western Michigan6–⁠28–⁠5
Bowling Green5–⁠38–⁠6
Central Michigan5–⁠37–⁠6
Ohio4–⁠46–⁠6
Ball State4–⁠45–⁠7
Buffalo3–⁠45–⁠6
Akron3–⁠55–⁠7
Massachusetts3–⁠53–⁠9
Miami (OH)2–⁠62–⁠10
Kent State1–⁠62–⁠9
Eastern Michigan1–⁠72–⁠10

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