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2014 Tulane

3–⁠9 (2–⁠6 American Athletic Conference), coached by Curtis Johnson.

Schedule and results

Tulane in 2014, game by game: lost at Tulsa 31–38; lost vs. Georgia Tech 21–38; won vs. SE Louisiana 35–20; lost at Duke 13–47; lost at Rutgers 6–31; won vs. UConn 12–3; lost at UCF 13–20; lost vs. Cincinnati 14–38; won at Houston 31–24; lost vs. Memphis 7–38; lost at East Carolina 6–34; lost vs. Temple 3–10+15−34Lost 31–38 at Tulsa-7TulsaLost 21–38 vs. Georgia Tech-17Georgia TechWon 35–20 vs. SE Louisiana+15SE LouisianaLost 13–47 at Duke-34DukeLost 6–31 at Rutgers-25RutgersWon 12–3 vs. UConn+9UConnLost 13–20 at UCF-7UCFLost 14–38 vs. Cincinnati-24CincinnatiWon 31–24 at Houston+7HoustonLost 7–38 vs. Memphis-31MemphisLost 6–34 at East Carolina-28East CarolinaLost 3–10 vs. Temple-7Temple
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 28atTulsaL 31–⁠3844%
Sep 6vsGeorgia TechL 21–⁠3841%
Sep 13vsSE LouisianaW 35–⁠2048%
Sep 20atDukeL 13–⁠4722%
Sep 27atRutgersL 6–⁠3129%
Oct 11vsUConnW 12–⁠364%
Oct 18atUCFL 13–⁠2015%
Oct 31vsCincinnatiL 14–⁠3840%
Nov 8atHoustonW 31–⁠2421%
Nov 15vsMemphisL 7–⁠3844%
Nov 22atEast CarolinaL 6–⁠3420%
Dec 6vsTempleL 3–⁠1047%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Temple 10–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the American Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 99th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 8th in American Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
192–⁠341
Coach
Curtis Johnson
Elo
1361 −82 this season
SP+ rating
-15.0 No. 113 of 128; offense No. 123, defense No. 69, special teams No. 128
SRS
−12.9 No. 111 of 128 in FBS
Returning
61% of last season’s EPA, No. 61 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 90
Offensive coordinator
Eric Price
Defensive coordinators
Jon Sumrall and Lionel Washington
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4 or 4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense121st of 128
  • Defense60th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted124th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted65th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0137%1.22121st of 128
Defense0.1346%1.1560th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.03 off
0.16 def		37% off
46% def		—124th off
65th 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
Offense2.2own 263% allowed
Defense2.8own 333% 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 yardsTanner Lee QB1,962 yds
Passing touchdownsTanner Lee QB12 TD
Rushing yardsSherman Badie RB688 yds
Rushing touchdownsLazedrick Thompson RB4 TD
Receiving yardsJustyn Shackleford WR465 yds
Receiving touchdownsCharles Jones II TE3 TD
InterceptionsParry Nickerson CB6 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Raul Diaz OC★★★No. 1312
Devon Johnson OT★★★No. 1730
Dontrell Hilliard ATH★★★No. 1740
Glen Cuiellette PRO★★★No. 1787
Zachery Harris OLB★★★No. 1790

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.803
Receivers22.00.779
Offensive line23.00.817
Defensive line42.00.786
Linebackers42.30.781
Defensive backs12.00.765
Athletes and specialists42.80.795
Whole class182.40.789

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 5Lorenzo Doss CBDenver Broncos
Rd 7Taurean Nixon CBDenver Broncos

Roster 113

The 2014 roster

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

2014 American Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Memphis7–⁠110–⁠325
UCF7–⁠19–⁠4
Cincinnati7–⁠19–⁠4
Houston5–⁠38–⁠5
East Carolina5–⁠38–⁠5
Temple4–⁠46–⁠6
South Florida3–⁠54–⁠8
Tulane2–⁠63–⁠9
Tulsa2–⁠62–⁠10
UConn1–⁠72–⁠10
SMU1–⁠71–⁠11

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