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2014 UCF

9–⁠4 (7–⁠1 American Athletic Conference), coached by George O’Leary.

Schedule and results

  • Biggest winBeat SMU 53–⁠7Nov 22

    By 46 points, its widest win.

  • Most excitingBeat BYU 31–⁠24Oct 9

    The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.

UCF in 2014, game by game: lost vs. Penn State 24–26; lost at No. 20 Missouri 10–38; won vs. Bethune-Cookman 41–7; won at Houston 17–12; won vs. BYU 31–24; won vs. Tulane 20–13; won vs. Temple 34–14; lost at UConn 29–37; won vs. Tulsa 31–7; won vs. SMU 53–7; won at South Florida 16–0; won at East Carolina 32–30; lost vs. NC State 27–34+46−28Lost 24–26 vs. Penn State-2Penn StateLost 10–38 at No. 20 Missouri-28No. 20 MissouriWon 41–7 vs. Bethune-Cookman+34Bethune-CookmanWon 17–12 at Houston+5HoustonWon 31–24 vs. BYU+7BYUWon 20–13 vs. Tulane+7TulaneWon 34–14 vs. Temple+20TempleLost 29–37 at UConn-8UConnWon 31–7 vs. Tulsa+24TulsaWon 53–7 vs. SMU+46SMUWon 16–0 at South Florida+16South FloridaWon 32–30 at East Carolina+2East CarolinaLost 27–34 vs. NC State-7NC State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsPenn StateL 24–⁠2662%
Sep 13at20MissouriL 10–⁠3834%
Sep 20vsBethune-CookmanW 41–⁠781%
Oct 2atHoustonW 17–⁠1258%
Oct 9vsBYUW 31–⁠2461%
Oct 18vsTulaneW 20–⁠1385%
Oct 25vsTempleW 34–⁠1479%
Nov 1atUConnL 29–⁠3784%
Nov 14vsTulsaW 31–⁠788%
Nov 22vsSMUW 53–⁠791%
Nov 28atSouth FloridaW 16–⁠082%
Dec 4atEast CarolinaW 32–⁠3049%
Dec 26Bowls & playoffvsNC StateSt. Petersburg BowlL 27–⁠3472%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to NC State 34–⁠27 in the St. Petersburg Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; American Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 40 on file).

American Athletic Conference champions7–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Cincinnati and Memphis

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in American Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
365–⁠249
Coach
George O’Leary
Elo
1633 −17 this season
SP+ rating
5.7 No. 53 of 128; offense No. 85, defense No. 22, special teams No. 78
SRS
1.0 No. 59 of 128 in FBS
Returning
44% of last season’s EPA, No. 95 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 68
Offensive coordinator
Charlie Taaffe
Defensive coordinator
Tyson Summers
Offense
Pro-style, option
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense95th of 128
  • Defense6th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted95th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted26th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0842%1.1495th of 128
Defense0.0140%1.106th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.10 off
0.09 def		41% off
42% def		—95th off
26th 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 342% allowed
Defense2.5own 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 yardsJustin Holman QB2,952 yds
Passing touchdownsJustin Holman QB23 TD
Rushing yardsWilliam Stanback RB697 yds
Rushing touchdownsWilliam Stanback RB10 TD
Receiving yardsBreshad Perriman WR1,044 yds
Receiving touchdownsBreshad Perriman WR9 TD
InterceptionsJacoby Glenn DB7 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Kyle Gibson S★★★★No. 284
Wyatt Miller OT★★★No. 1455
C.J. Jones RB★★★No. 1489
Chris Davis Jr. WR★★★No. 1546
Mac Loudermilk DUAL★★★No. 1590

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.814
Running backs13.00.819
Receivers22.50.796
Offensive line32.70.807
Defensive line23.00.809
Defensive backs14.00.898
Whole class102.90.816

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 1Breshad Perriman WRBaltimore Ravens
Rd 4Clayton Geathers SIndianapolis Colts

Roster 110

The 2014 roster

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

2014 American Athletic Conference standings

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.