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2014 Troy

3–⁠9 (3–⁠5 Sun Belt Conference), coached by Larry Blakeney.

Schedule and results

Troy in 2014, game by game: lost at UAB 10–48; lost vs. Duke 17–34; lost vs. Abilene Christian 35–38; lost at No. 13 Georgia 0–66; lost at UL Monroe 20–22; won vs. New Mexico State 41–24; lost vs. App State 14–53; lost at South Alabama 13–27; lost at Georgia Southern 10–42; won vs. Georgia State 45–21; won at Idaho 34–17; lost vs. Louisiana 23–42+24−66Lost 10–48 at UAB-38UABLost 17–34 vs. Duke-17DukeLost 35–38 vs. Abilene Christian-3Abilene Christi…Lost 0–66 at No. 13 Georgia-66No. 13 GeorgiaLost 20–22 at UL Monroe-2UL MonroeWon 41–24 vs. New Mexico State+17New Mexico StateLost 14–53 vs. App State-39App StateLost 13–27 at South Alabama-14South AlabamaLost 10–42 at Georgia Southern-32Georgia SouthernWon 45–21 vs. Georgia State+24Georgia StateWon 34–17 at Idaho+17IdahoLost 23–42 vs. Louisiana-19Louisiana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atUABL 10–⁠4859%
Sep 6vsDukeL 17–⁠3434%
Sep 13vsAbilene ChristianL 35–⁠3872%
Sep 20at13GeorgiaL 0–⁠6613%
Sep 27atUL MonroeL 20–⁠2228%
Oct 11vsNew Mexico StateW 41–⁠2465%
Oct 18vsApp StateL 14–⁠5370%
Oct 24atSouth AlabamaL 13–⁠2723%
Oct 30atGeorgia SouthernL 10–⁠4219%
Nov 8vsGeorgia StateW 45–⁠2174%
Nov 15atIdahoW 34–⁠1753%
Nov 29vsLouisianaL 23–⁠4232%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Louisiana 42–⁠23; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Sun Belt Conference.

In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 35 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 7th in Sun Belt Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
262–⁠434
Coach
Larry Blakeney
Elo
1305 −136 this season
SP+ rating
-15.9 No. 117 of 128; offense No. 103, defense No. 115, special teams No. 90
SRS
−17.2 No. 121 of 128 in FBS
Returning
36% of last season’s EPA, No. 104 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 132
Offensive coordinator
Kenny Edenfield
Defensive coordinator
Wayne Bolt
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense76th of 128
  • Defense111th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted99th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted123rd of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1141%1.1476th of 128
Defense0.2548%1.24111th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.10 off
0.27 def		39% off
49% def		—99th off
123rd 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
Offense3.2own 281% allowed
Defense3.8own 313% 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 yardsBrandon Silvers QB1,832 yds
Passing touchdownsBrandon Silvers QB11 TD
Rushing yardsBrandon Burks RB584 yds
Rushing touchdownsJordan Chunn RB6 TD
Receiving yardsBryan Holmes WR460 yds
Receiving touchdownsBryan Holmes WR5 TD
InterceptionsMontres Kitchens S6 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Andre Flakes ATH★★No. 2054
Emanuel Thompson ATH★★No. 2927
John Johnson ATH★★No. 2977
Gabe Hill TE★★No. 3534
Seth Calloway SDE★★No. 3534

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

Roster 117

The 2014 roster

117 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 33 have a stat line. See the roster

2014 Sun Belt Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia Southern8–⁠09–⁠3
Louisiana7–⁠19–⁠4
App State6–⁠27–⁠5
Texas State5–⁠37–⁠5
Arkansas State5–⁠37–⁠6
South Alabama5–⁠36–⁠7
UL Monroe3–⁠54–⁠8
Troy3–⁠53–⁠9
New Mexico State1–⁠72–⁠10
Idaho1–⁠71–⁠10
Georgia State0–⁠81–⁠11

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