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2014 Tulsa

2–⁠10 (2–⁠6 American Athletic Conference), coached by Bill Blankenship.

Schedule and results

Tulsa in 2014, game by game: won vs. Tulane 38–31; lost vs. No. 4 Oklahoma 7–52; lost at Florida Atlantic 21–50; lost vs. Texas State 34–37; lost at Colorado State 17–42; lost at Temple 24–35; lost vs. South Florida 30–38; lost at Memphis 20–40; won vs. SMU 38–28; lost at UCF 7–31; lost at Houston 28–38; lost vs. East Carolina 32–49+10−45Won 38–31 vs. Tulane+7TulaneLost 7–52 vs. No. 4 Oklahoma-45No. 4 OklahomaLost 21–50 at Florida Atlantic-29Florida AtlanticLost 34–37 vs. Texas State-3Texas StateLost 17–42 at Colorado State-25Colorado StateLost 24–35 at Temple-11TempleLost 30–38 vs. South Florida-8South FloridaLost 20–40 at Memphis-20MemphisWon 38–28 vs. SMU+10SMULost 7–31 at UCF-24UCFLost 28–38 at Houston-10HoustonLost 32–49 vs. East Carolina-17East Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 28vsTulaneW 38–⁠3156%
Sep 6vs4OklahomaL 7–⁠5225%
Sep 13atFlorida AtlanticL 21–⁠5042%
Sep 27vsTexas StateL 34–⁠3760%
Oct 4atColorado StateL 17–⁠4224%
Oct 11atTempleL 24–⁠3525%
Oct 18vsSouth FloridaL 30–⁠3863%
Oct 31atMemphisL 20–⁠4022%
Nov 8vsSMUW 38–⁠2857%
Nov 14atUCFL 7–⁠3112%
Nov 22atHoustonL 28–⁠3819%
Nov 28vsEast CarolinaL 32–⁠4922%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to East Carolina 49–⁠32; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the American Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 89th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Record
2–⁠10
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 8th in American Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
296–⁠471
Coach
Bill Blankenship
Elo
1312 −118 this season
SP+ rating
-15.8 No. 116 of 128; offense No. 95, defense No. 116, special teams No. 117
SRS
−16.2 No. 120 of 128 in FBS
Returning
31% of last season’s EPA, No. 108 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 79
Offensive coordinator
Denver Johnson
Defensive coordinator
Brent Guy

How good, play by play

  • Offense89th of 128
  • Defense117th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted96th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted128th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0941%1.0989th of 128
Defense0.2744%1.50117th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.10 off
0.29 def		40% off
46% def		—96th off
128th 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
Offense2.7own 273% allowed
Defense3.9own 301% 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 yardsDane Evans QB3,102 yds
Passing touchdownsDane Evans QB23 TD
Rushing yardsZack Langer RB801 yds
Rushing touchdownsZack Langer RB4 TD
Receiving yardsKeevan Lucas WR1,219 yds
Receiving touchdownsKeevan Lucas WR11 TD
InterceptionsMichael Mudoh S2 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Petera Wilson ILB★★★No. 588
Jabe Burgess PRO★★★No. 1122
Deandre Murray ATH★★★No. 1171
Ramadi Warren RB★★★No. 1512
Tyler Bowling OT★★★No. 1518

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.837
Running backs22.50.801
Receivers62.00.782
Offensive line42.80.807
Defensive line32.00.769
Linebackers22.50.812
Defensive backs22.50.789
Athletes and specialists22.50.797
Whole class222.40.794

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 116

The 2014 roster

116 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.