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2014 UAB

6–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Conference USA), coached by Bill Clark.

Schedule and results

UAB in 2014, game by game: won vs. Troy 48–10; lost at Mississippi State 34–47; won vs. Alabama A&M 41–14; lost vs. Florida International 20–34; won at Western Kentucky 42–39; won vs. North Texas 56–21; lost at Middle Tennessee 22–34; lost at Arkansas 17–45; won at Florida Atlantic 31–28; lost vs. Louisiana Tech 24–40; lost vs. No. 18 Marshall 18–23; won at Southern Miss 45–24+38−28Won 48–10 vs. Troy+38TroyLost 34–47 at Mississippi State-13Mississippi Sta…Won 41–14 vs. Alabama A&M+27Alabama A&MLost 20–34 vs. Florida International-14Florida Interna…Won 42–39 at Western Kentucky+3Western KentuckyWon 56–21 vs. North Texas+35North TexasLost 22–34 at Middle Tennessee-12Middle TennesseeLost 17–45 at Arkansas-28ArkansasWon 31–28 at Florida Atlantic+3Florida AtlanticLost 24–40 vs. Louisiana Tech-16Louisiana TechLost 18–23 vs. No. 18 Marshall-5No. 18 MarshallWon 45–24 at Southern Miss+21Southern Miss
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsTroyW 48–⁠1041%
Sep 6atMississippi StateL 34–⁠4718%
Sep 13vsAlabama A&MW 41–⁠1466%
Sep 27vsFlorida InternationalL 20–⁠3468%
Oct 4atWestern KentuckyW 42–⁠3919%
Oct 11vsNorth TexasW 56–⁠2142%
Oct 18atMiddle TennesseeL 22–⁠3434%
Oct 25atArkansasL 17–⁠4526%
Nov 1atFlorida AtlanticW 31–⁠2833%
Nov 8vsLouisiana TechL 24–⁠4035%
Nov 22vs18MarshallL 18–⁠2318%
Nov 29atSouthern MissW 45–⁠2452%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Southern Miss 45–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 31 on file).

Led the nationJ.J. Nelson: kickoff return average (38.3)

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
398–⁠359
Coach
Bill Clark
Elo
1399 +78 this season
SP+ rating
-4.2 No. 83 of 128; offense No. 83, defense No. 96, special teams No. 3
SRS
−2.5 No. 70 of 128 in FBS
Returning
38% of last season’s EPA, No. 102 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 114
Offensive coordinator
Bryant Vincent
Defensive coordinator
Duwan Walker
Offense
Spread option
Defense
Multiple 4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense84th of 128
  • Defense68th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted81st of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted62nd of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1044%1.1584th of 128
Defense0.1542%1.3268th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.13 off
0.15 def		44% off
41% def		—81st off
62nd 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 331% allowed
Defense3.5own 292% 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 yardsCody Clements QB2,227 yds
Passing touchdownsCody Clements QB14 TD
Rushing yardsJordan Howard RB1,587 yds
Rushing touchdownsJordan Howard RB13 TD
Receiving yardsJ.J. Nelson WR655 yds
Receiving touchdownsJ.J. Nelson WR4 TD
InterceptionsLaMarcus Farmer CB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Justin Brown OG★★★No. 1418
Quincy Perdue WR★★★No. 1572
Deontae Crumitie OG★★★No. 1624
Rakeem Battle CB★★No. 2242
Collin Lisa WR★★No. 2293

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.779
Running backs22.00.727
Receivers42.30.780
Offensive line52.40.774
Defensive line22.00.719
Linebackers12.00.771
Defensive backs32.00.773
Whole class182.20.764

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 5J.J. Nelson WRArizona Cardinals
Rd 6Kennard Backman TEGreen Bay Packers

Roster 107

The 2014 roster

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

2014 Conference USA standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Marshall7–⁠113–⁠123
Louisiana Tech7–⁠19–⁠5
Rice5–⁠38–⁠5
UTEP5–⁠37–⁠6
Middle Tennessee5–⁠36–⁠6
Western Kentucky4–⁠48–⁠5
UAB4–⁠46–⁠6
Old Dominion4–⁠46–⁠6
Florida International3–⁠54–⁠8
UTSA3–⁠54–⁠8
North Texas2–⁠64–⁠8
Florida Atlantic2–⁠63–⁠9
Southern Miss1–⁠73–⁠9

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